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The Love Leighs

About Me

The Love Leighs combine the songwriting styles and ukulele strums of Raina Leigh and Jessica Leigh with the side-man stardom of Jimmie Dreams to bring you the twisted, delightful, dark and dazzling jazz, blues and twang you’ve always longed for.

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Member Since: 24/02/2007
Band Website: missjess.com/theloveleighs
Band Members: Jessica Leigh is an award-winning songwriter with a long ukulele history. Raina Leigh is an award-winning burlesque troupe leader, with tried-and-true songwriting skills. Jimmie Dreams is an internationally touring funk and blues musician who has shared the stage with (at last count) six Grammy winners.
Influences: Tom Waits, Annette Hanshaw, James Brown, Patti Griffin, Randy Newman, John Vandiver, Uncle Walt's Band, Ella Fitzgerald, Helen Kane, Bonnie Raitt, Aretha Franklin, Johnny Cash, Prince, Fats Waller, Roger Miller, Jonathan Byrd, The Asylum Street Spankers, Richard Thompson, Toni Price, The Red Elvises, Anais Mitchell
Sounds Like: "I'd set fire to the whole town and play the ukulele while it burned." Forbidden, by Frank Capra, 1932..
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

The Love Leighs' live album, "Lively", release June 10th

On April 25th, The Love Leighs played a set before a live audience. Bruce Chandler's deft audio engineering skills preserved that set for your edification. The live album, "Lively", will be available ...
Posted by on Wed, 02 Jun 2010 09:51:00 GMT

Elementary School Uke Choir Benefit

So, I'm chatting with my friend today, and she mentions to me that her husband, who teaches at an elementary school, wants to start a ukulele choir there. Brilliant! Since I'm coming home in late Marc...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Feb 2009 10:19:00 GMT

Memphis

Thanks to the harmonica magic of Mr. Michael Rubin, the thumping bass of Ryan Gould, and the twang bangs of Jimmie Dreams (and the brilliant recording expertise and dobro of Flash), Memphis has gradua...
Posted by on Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:53:00 GMT

Say Yes Tour: Inconclusion

I keep wanting to tell you all about my time in the Grand Canyon, among the redwoods, between the sands and the sea. I am ever tempted to share with you those buoyant moments of intimacy, rediscovered...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 01:54:00 GMT

Rise Again

I haven't been keeping up very well. My apologies. It's more difficult to get to a computer when you're on the road and constantly surrounded by magic. They were rather uptight, it turns out, in Haigh...
Posted by on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:23:00 GMT

I Found It!

Eureka! Well, our gig was in Arcata, just north of Eureka, but we slept there after a long day and night of jamming on Betsy's front porch in Salem. What a magical place this Pacific Northwest is. Upo...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 19:54:00 GMT

Portland

Welcome to the "Say Yes" tour! Our inaugural gig went off like one of those fireworks they set off at the 4th of July that has that long stripe in the sky, and then explodes into a big bright poof, an...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:12:00 GMT

Booking a Tour

Jack Wilson and I are booking a tour from Seattle (I'll join him in Portland) to Austin. Stay tuned for dates and music, and in the meantime, go visit Jack: www.myspace.com/jackwilsonmusic
Posted by on Sun, 05 Aug 2007 23:49:00 GMT