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Infobox musical artist | name = Pat McGee Band| image =| caption = The Pat McGee Band as of 2005. From left: Chris Williams, Crix Reardon, Pat McGee, Chardy McEwan, Todd Wright, Brian Fechino deletable image-caption|Wednesday, 28 October 2009|date=July 2011| image_size =| background = group_or_band| origin = Richmond, Virginia|Richmond , Virginia , United States|USA | genre = Rock (music)|Rock , Folk music|Folk | years_active = 1996–present| label = Giant Records (Warner Bros. subsidiary label)|Giant Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros. Kirtland Records|Kirtland | associated_acts = Getaway Car (band)|Getaway Car | website = http://www.patmcgee.net www.patmcgee.net| current_members = Brian Fechino Chardy McEwan Pat McGee (musician)|Pat McGee Chris Reardon (musician)|Chris "Crix" Reardon Jonathan Williams (pianist)|Jonathan Williams | past_members = John Small (bassist)|John Small Al Walsh Chris Williams (drummer)|Chris Williams Todd Wright (musician)|Todd Wright The Pat McGee Band is a rock band from Richmond, Virginia . Formed by frontman Pat McGee (musician)|Pat McGee , who attended Longwood University in Farmville, VA . On the heels of his solo release From the Wood in 1995, the Pat McGee Band signed with Warner Bros. Records subsidiary Giant Records (Warner Bros. subsidiary label)|Giant Records in 1999. Shine (Pat McGee Band album)|Shine , the band's major-label debut, was released in 2000 with the national singles "Runaway" and "Rebecca". After two years of delays, the band released their second album with Warner, Save Me (Pat McGee Band album)|Save Me , in 2004. The band was dropped from the label that year and picked up by Kirtland Records . An enhanced Save Me is now being distributed through Kirtland with the radio single "Must Have Been Love".
Former guitarist and vocalist Al Walsh left the band in an amicable split at the end of 2001. Keyboardist and vocalist Jonathan Williams (pianist)|Jonathan Williams left in 2003 but rejoined the band in late 2005. Both were significant contributors to the band's sound, particularly in the form of backing vocals. The band didn't see another background vocalist until the 2003 addition of keyboardist/guitarist Todd Wright (musician)|Todd Wright .
Longtime bassist John Small (bassist)|John Small left the band in 2004. With Jonathan's return, Todd Wright has left the band. Todd is now finding success as the front man of his own band, Getaway Car (band)|Getaway Car , where he's backed by guitarist Matt Miceli and Crix Reardon - while still a part of Pat McGee Band - on bass.
Drummer Chris Williams died peacefully in his home October 28, 2006.
As of June 2007, the band has severed ties with Kirtland Records and is once again recording independently. http://www.patmcgeeband.com/flash/pmb_email_wolftrap_studio.htm As of 2008, Matt "Chew" Calvarese has increasingly sat in as the band's new drummer.
Discography
1995 - From the Wood (Pat McGee solo release)
1997 - Revel (Pat McGee Band album)|Revel (independent release)
1999 - General Admission (Pat McGee Band album)|General Admission (independent release)
