Omar & the Howlers

Omar And The Howlers
Omar and the Howlers performing in Austin, Texas
Background information
OriginAustin, Texas, United States
GenresBlues rock
Texas blues
Southern rock
Years active1973–present
LabelsColumbia Records, Provogue, Big Guitar Music, Antone's, Watermelon
MembersOmar Kent Dykes, Bruce Jones, Wes Starr
Websitehttp://www.omarandthehowlers.com

Omar And The Howlers is a Texas based electric blues and blues rock band, The original Howlers was formed in Hattiesburg, Mississippi in 1973. Three years later they moved to Austin, Texas. The band has regularly toured European countries. Led by singer/guitarist Omar Dykes, they are best known for the 1987 album Hard Times in the Land of Plenty which sold over half a million copies and whose title song was a top 20 hit in America.

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