Did You Know That ‘Landman’ Star, Billy Bob Thornton, Is In A Band Called The Boxmasters & They’ve Released 19 Albums?

Billy Bob Thornton’s got himself a band?

They’re a rock and country music group that calls themselves The Boxmasters. Would I have preferred for them to be called the Billy Bob Band? Or the Billy Band Thorntons? Without a doubt. But it’s still very cool to hear that the Landman star has himself a successful side project… and in case you didn’t know, music is something that Thornton has always had an interest in.

It’s hard to imagine the actor known for such classic films as Sling Blade and Bad Santa was struggling to get his foot in the door in the entertainment industry, but like many that chase the dream of becoming a movie star, Thornton’s life wasn’t all glitz and glamor initially.

Long before Billy Bob was the star of the hit Paramount+ show Landman, he was broke and trying to make it in the City of Stars. Thornton moved to California in the 1980s originally trying to make it in music. When things weren’t progressing, he decided to try out a little acting gig on the side.

For his first job, which just required him to say one line, he was paid over $350. From that point on, he knew he wanted to be an actor. Thornton flip-flopped between acting and playing music in the late 1980s and early 90s in an effort to just stay afloat financially. When one potential career path slowed, he pivoted and went to the other.

Obviously, the whole acting and writing thing became the career path that Billy Bob Thornton was supposed to walk along. However, thanks to his success as an actor, he also got to try his hand out in the music industry. Thus, the actor ended up achieving the best of both worlds.

So when Thornton isn’t busy with projects meant for the big and/or small screen, you just might catch him playing with his rocking country band: The Boxmasters. Since 2008, the band has been crafting and releasing music, and their sound could be described as a melting pot of rock and classic country (many of their songs prominently feature a steel guitar).

The Boxmasters have put out 19 albums in their time together (a couple of those being Christmas albums), and I’ve got to say that a lot of their music is legitimately good. Now would I seek it out all the time? Or have it featured heavily in my rotation? Probably not. But it is good enough to throw on at the occasional get together.

Makes for a great talking point too. Throw on a Billy Bob Thornton song and turn to your friend and say:

“You know this is the guy from ‘Landman’ right?”

Imagine starting that conversation with an ice cold beer in your hand.

All in all, it’s just fun to know that Billy Bob Thornton carves out time in his busy schedule to be a part of a band that could be described as a passion project of his. And it’s not something that is “in his past” either. The Boxmasters just recently put out an album called Pepper Tree Hill in July of this year, so they are very much an active band.

And they’ve brought to life such classic hits as:

“I’ll Give You A Ring”

“That Mountain”

“The Poor House”

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