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The 44’s

About Me

Old, older than the hills, through Delta Blues and Psychedelic Pop, through Country Rock and Punk and Pop we slept, secretly planning our assault on the world of music, first we dropped the other guitarist, then we dropped the bass player, but wait the lure of those deep strings was too much so now the Forty Fours are three. Elijah Green is Reverend 2BadJim, Mr Paul is always Mr Paul and Marky K is, well he's new and shiny. We love toys we experiment with noise, we are powered by Zvex Premier Electro Harmonix Meinel Amun Sabian Ibanez Gibson Fender Blues Junior, long 5 string things and Paiste and eyes shut she turns and locks the door the smell of incense fills the room.

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Member Since: 23/01/2007
Band Website: http://www.thefortyfours.co.uk/
Band Members: Toobad Jim swoops and dives on ther guitar he howls and raves and gets the attention. Mr Paul he provides the jungle beat the drums the ooh the aaah percussion and croons a little too. Marky K our new man from the bottom of the world swoops and slides his 5 string bass machine and sings a bit too.
Influences: Howlin Wolf The Gun Club Philip K Dick Tom Waits Werner Herzog 13th Floor Elevators Lou Reed Love Muddy Waters The Doors The Cramps The Misunderstood Dr John The Stranglers Hawkwind RL Burnside The John Spencer Blues Explosion George Orwell The Rolling Stones Ursula Le Guin Robert Johnson John Lydon Francis Ford Coppola Captain Beefheart John Lee Hooker
Sounds Like: RL Burnside, Seasick Steve, The John Spencer Blues Explosion, The Black Keys and Fat Possum Records
Record Label: www.preachingblues.co.uk
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Mississippi Chickenhead Lounge

Hey some of you may know that the forty fours are a Preaching Blues product. It looks like the next Preaching Blues product will be "The Mississippi Chickenhead Lounge". Look out formore news about th...
Posted by on Sat, 11 Apr 2009 02:22:00 GMT

2 become 3

read the story here.. soooon
Posted by on Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:45:00 GMT

Bass

Hiya, the 44s are looking to fire off in as new direction by adding a bass per-lay-er. I wonder what it will sound like? If you wonder too, please get in touch on [email protected]
Posted by on Sat, 27 Dec 2008 03:46:00 GMT

New Pics

New pics posted of the forty fours at the 2nd Leicester Blues Festival and supporting Ian Siegal at The Brit Boat Club Nottingham.. Many thanks to Tony at www.bluespics.co.uk for the images.
Posted by on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:53:00 GMT

Shine A Light

Hey ho hey ho.Shine a lightI’ve been to a world media event - the premiere of "Shine A Light", Martin Scorsese’s live shoot of the Rolling Stones at the Beacon Theatre in New York. I&rsquo...
Posted by on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:22:00 GMT

Diamonds are forever

Hey ho, hey ho.Diamonds are forever.My generosity knows no bounds. In a fit of unaccustomed generosity, and as a result of pleading by, oooh..., one person, I've decided to allow downloads this week.I...
Posted by on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 14:08:00 GMT

Gigs wanted, desperation needs averting

I've blanket bombed the rest of the universe, now it's your turn. The 44s desperately want gigs to fill my time... Any offers of gigs, supports or just the opportunity to hang around considered/ all s...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 10:59:00 GMT

It’s bad you know

Hey Ho.It's bad you know.One more track online today for you lucky listeners! Like a folk gig, I thought I'd make each song a story.SHAKUM10 years ago I bought a bargain bin 4cd set of what turned out...
Posted by on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 14:19:00 GMT

Tease me baby

Hey Ho.Tease me babyBrace yourself, madam and sir. Your correspondent from the bottom here.'Cos that's where I am. I have joined the dark legions of the midnight shoppers (24 hour ASDA: everyone buys ...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:31:00 GMT

Cacophony

He ho hey ho. Cacophony. So I saved hard and bought 2 days in the studio. This is the glamour part of the music biz, hey! No, this is the pain in the arse part. Actually, not arse, heart. I'm not a bl...
Posted by on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:38:00 GMT