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About Me

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Music:

Member Since: 9/18/2006
Band Members: Check out my Pics!
Influences: Yes, Gnarls Barkley, Doug Sham, The Meters, Dr John, NRBQ, MMW, New Orleans Social Club, Glenn Phillips Band, Ray Charles, Marcia Ball, Allen Toussaint, Steely Dan, Little Feat, Jellybread, Steve Winwood, The Band, Vince Guaraldi, Bruce Hornsby, Robert Fripp, Peter Gabriel, The Ink Spots, Morris Hayes, Govt Mule, Chuck Leavell, The Coasters, John Hiatt, Free, Traffic, Chester Thompson, Buddy Miles, Deep Purple, Mountain, Professor Longhair, Brian Auger, Savoy Brown, Elton John, Floyd Cramer, Leon Russell, Bonnie Raitt, Larry Graham, Neville Brothers, Spirit, Wet Willie, Edgar Winter, Los Lobos, Todd Rundgren, Jimmy Smith, Tower Of Power, Maceo Parker
Sounds Like: ’ammond B3, Moog, Russian Choir, Clav, Piano, Accordion....
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Evolution

Moog Voyager (with Moogerfooger Delay) and Mellotron M400 for this intro to 'Evolution' by Beggars' Caravan for their 'Take Me With You' album. Recorded at Osceola Studios in Raleigh with Ian Schreier...
Posted by Jay Shirley on Sun, 03 Aug 2008 09:03:00 PST

Lets Get Funked Up

The Corey Parker Band. This was recorded live @The Temple Ball in Santa Monica, California. Just one of the stops on our West Coast Swing tour in 2005. The song actually goes on for over 16 minutes...
Posted by Jay Shirley on Sun, 03 Aug 2008 08:55:00 PST

Monsters

Spooky. The atmosphere around here. With the tron flutes. Struggling to get through the end of the measure.... before finally breaking down.
Posted by Jay Shirley on Mon, 12 May 2008 09:34:00 PST

Lover Too Late

My favorite song from 'Bible and the Bottle'. Beautiful..... Thanks BJ.
Posted by Jay Shirley on Sun, 04 May 2008 11:30:00 PST

Road To Nowhere

Another great song from the new American Aquarium album 'The Bible and the Bottle'. BJ is a great songwriter. He comes up with face melt rockers and slow, heart felt ballads and everything in betwe...
Posted by Jay Shirley on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:58:00 PST

Clark Ave

Rockin' song from American Aquarium's new album 'The Bible and the Bottle'. The piano solo at the end of the song seemed like the longest 90 seconds of my life. But the boys let me run with it. Tal...
Posted by Jay Shirley on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:45:00 PST

Right Where I Belong

This is one of my favorite Beggars' Caravan songs written by Chris. I love his lyrics and it's also a fun song to play. Beggars' Caravan has the live version (from the Pour House gig) of the song up...
Posted by Jay Shirley on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 10:14:00 PST

Why I play....

When I was in high school (Culver Military Academy), I fell in love with a Leslie cabinet. The way an organ sounds played through a Leslie cabinet - just made my mouth water. It still does. Hammond ...
Posted by Jay Shirley on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 05:42:00 PST

Zero_Eighteen_One

This is a Real Reubens song that we recorded earlier this year at Bobby Patterson's studio in Raleigh. We recorded four songs. Steve Jack can really write some good ones. He sings them, too. His s...
Posted by Jay Shirley on Sun, 03 Dec 2006 08:21:00 PST

Copyshop Girl

This is a Stratocruiser song that I recorded on for the Suburban Contempory album. It's a rocker. I played Korg CX3 thru my Leslie 147. I love the way the organ fits in - with all the heavy guitar ...
Posted by Jay Shirley on Sun, 03 Dec 2006 07:40:00 PST