The Ugly Americans - Night On Redneck Mountain - 1985
from the "Comboland 3" cassette

from the Independant Weekly

Sometime in 1983, Northgate Mall Record Bar clerk Bob McIlwee discovered that he shared a love for punk rock with Danny Hooley, a video arcade employee. The two formed a band that summer, recruiting drummer Dan Adams and bassist Chris Eubank--both Duke students--to complete the lineup. Adjoining dorm rooms in Duke's Alspaugh Hall were the home of the band in its infancy, though they quickly graduated to practicing and playing shows at the Duke Coffeehouse.

Early the next year, the band acted quickly, founding its own Discipline Records and recording a 14-track debut with Byron McKay at JAG Studios. The album was pressed and issued on blue vinyl months later and just months before Adams left the band. Jon McClain of Stillborn Christians success stepped in behind the kit, and a more metal-oriented approach quickly manifested itself, due in large part to Raleigh crossover rabble-rousers, Corrosion of Conformity.

The band later signed to Metal Blade imprint Death Records and issued the eight-song Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed in 1985. Tours with The Dead Kennedys, The Descendents and COC followed for two years. The band broke up in 1987, only to reform following their first reunion gig in 1988. Once again, the band eschewed metal, experimenting now with punk songs conceived with open tunings and wild time signatures when original drummer Jon McClain rejoined. They broke up for the last time in 1990.

Band Members:
Bob McIlwee - Vocals
Danny Hooley - Guitar
Jon McClain - Drums
Chris Eubank - Bass