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J and J - Dylan Tribute

About Me


J and J (AKA GURU MONKEY) are a Dylan Tribute who play here and there, and wherever the wind blows. Out of deep respect for the words and music of Bob Dylan these two dedicated disciples decided to work alchemy and try to recreate the philosopher's stone and, thus, 'You Know Something's Happening Here' was tempered from the base elements that lay all around. The lyrics and essential chord sequences are all Bob Dylan's, and J and J salute him for giving them these gifts of verse and structure out of which they could fashion their own arrangements and send them forth into the mists and murk of the world. Please enjoy J and J'S humble efforts and attempts to capture the essence of a legend in his own time. Perhaps their time in space is short ... but for this brief moment, life may be beautiful.
J and J.
Special Thanks to SPARKY from Tokyo band, BOOGIE SUE, for lead guitar on 'On The Road Again'. Also, Joel and Jason would like to thank Bob Dylan, Special Rider Music and Columbia/Sony BMG Music Entertainment.
CD cover concept and design by Joel Shawn.
Neil Young - Fork In The Road

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 19/03/2007
Band Website: www.bobdylan.com
Band Members: J and J (AKA GURU MONKEY)

Joel Shawn - Vocals, backing vocals, lead guitar, rythm guitar, bass, percussion and keyboards.

J.Walker - Vocals, backing vocals, rythm guitar, layabout and general n'erdowell.

Sparky (from Boogie Sue) - lead guitar for 'On The Road Again'.

Bob Dylan - with us in spirit ... we hope.
Influences: Dylan, Heaven and Earth.
Sounds Like: Whatever you decide
Record Label: Necks TWIST or Nexist
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

SSAFA Norton House Project

My friend, Sue, initiated this project. Please give support if you feel inclined and please spread awareness. They also have a Facebook page, so please check it out.http://www.ssafa.org.uk/nortonhom...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:25:00 GMT

Request ...

Just over a week ago I learned that my very good friend, Ali Stephens, has cancer ... again (she already made it through a bout of cervical cancer). Also, her friend Mike Maran, has problems of his ...
Posted by on Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:14:00 GMT

NEW DYLAN CD and MYSPACE PAGE!!

Hello there Dylan fans, the new CD has been a year in the making and we're glad that, finally, we can just kick back and give it a spin. There's also a new myspace page for the CD which you can find i...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:48:00 GMT

Neil Young - Fork In The Road

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids....
Posted by on Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:31:00 GMT

NEW DYLAN PROJECT CD ALMOST READY!!

HI THERE FOLKS!! It's been a slow train comin' but it's almost here ... the NEW GURU MONKEY (AKA J AND J) DYLAN PROJECT CD will arrive very soon!! "Some Trains Don't Pull No Gamblers" will include int...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:57:00 GMT

Asylum Skies finally gets into the top 100!!

We've cracked it !!! Our song, Asylum Skies (Guru Monkey), has made it to the top 100 in the Neil Young chart and is at 99 this week. Considering that's out of about 2800 songs I think we can feel qu...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:56:00 GMT

New Guru Monkey CD available as album download!

Hi there, you can now download a collection of 20 of our original 'Guru Monkey' tracks as an album from www.soundclick.com/gurumonkey for the small price of $12.99! (about 6 GBP or 1200 Yen - very ch...
Posted by on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:23:00 GMT

CD on Dylancover.com !

Hello, our CD has been listed on Dylancover.com ... please check it out ... click on the link and scroll about halfway down the page. http://dylancoveralbums.com/vocals1c.htm http://dylancover.blogs...
Posted by on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Chernobyl Week.

Chernobyl Week is fast approaching. Please spread awareness if you have a spare 5 minutes, and give a thought  for the children who are still suffering the effects of the disaster. Please try and...
Posted by on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 08:02:00 GMT

Guru Monkey121 on Neil Young Chart

Hi there, our song, Asylum Skies, is hanging in there at 121 in the chart this week. If you like the song, or if you have time, please go to the link below, find Asylum Skies by Guru Monkey at 121 an...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:57:00 GMT