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Greg Phoenix

About Me

Guitarslinger/singer/songwriter, I dig and play all things Americana, from rockabilly & 50s pop, honkytonk and alt-country, to psychobilly (check out my band, Speed Crazy, on myspace and NJSpeedCrazy.com!). A rock'n'roll fundamentalist and a true believer in the Holy Trinity of E/A/B7, I'll testify that "it don't mean a thang if it ain't got that twang". I started out playing rockabilly with Jet Black, then on to several swing & 60s pop-influenced projects (members of Crescent City Maulers), 'til I heard "the call of the wild", and forged off into the psychobilly unknown with Speed Crazy bandmates Erica and Jeremy. Last summer I picked up a spade, touring the finest American graveyards with the Memphis Morticians. Back at the ranch, alter-ego Greg Phoenix still roams the Americana countryside...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 20/11/2007
Band Website: gregphoenix.net
Influences: I'd like to meet: the Buddha, John Lennon, Hank Williams, Alan Watts, John Doe, Patsy Cline, Jerry Lee, Julia Cameron, Johnny Burnette, David Bowie, Billy Bragg, Kirsty MacColl, Tristan Taormino, Neko Case, Ray Charles, Armand DiMele, Eric Clapton, Buddy Holly, Margo Anand, Lou Reed, Scott Peck, and my Maker, although perhaps not in this order or necessarily today.
Sounds Like: turn up the tremolo on that Fender Twin, would ya, Slim?
Record Label: sloe'n'sober music

My Blog

Saturday June 20: Get a Fistful of Fuzz at the Green Rock Tavern!

Its a Twang Thang, when DJ Swingin Lord Tombeat spins twanged-up trashabilly, souped-up surf, and geared-up garage. Guest DJ Bill Luther willl also be spinnin the platters that matter, and I guaran...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:56:00 GMT

Thursday June 18: Back in the Doghouse...

...again...damn! Guess theres nothin to do but rock, rock, rock!!! With Full Blown Cherry bringin their Original Brand of billy and 50s rocknroll. If you havent seen the Doghouse before, this fo...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:53:00 GMT

Sazz Vintage Friday June 5th...hotter than a pepper sprout

That's right, friends, I'm bringin' it all back to Sazz for June First Friday...rock'n'tonk tales of hard times, jubilation, heartaches and damnation. I'll be damned if'n'it ain't a mighty fine time d...
Posted by on Fri, 29 May 2009 14:29:00 GMT

G.P. & Full Blown Cherry at Sazz Vintage Friday - Huge Anniversary Sale!

That's right folks, it's been one year since Amanda and our good friends at Sazz opened their doors, and to celebrate we're rippin' it up tomorrow night, and Amanda's markin' 'em down all weekend long...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:31:00 GMT

Bringin' the 'billy back to Murph's Bar!

It's a rockin', tonkin' gin-joint Friday night, when G.P. Brings the 'billy and rocks the 'tonk to help you lose those lovesick blues...you'll be barkin' at the moon and settin the woods on fire, fol...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:22:00 GMT

Cuttin' a rug & barkin' at the moon at the Doghouse!

It's a double-dose of rock'n'tonk'n'swing 'til you drop, at the new Rebel Thursday party theyre throwing at The Doghouse. I'm up first, bringin' the rockabilly and honkytonk stylings that'll have you...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:37:00 GMT

This Friday: Rockin' pneumonia and spring fever at Sazz!

Returning for my First Friday of the year, It's high time fer the rock'n'tonk, kiddies! Sazz rocks the vintage couture from rockabilly to disco...mostly mens, but be sure to check out the oh-so-decke...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:01:00 GMT

This Saturday: Swingin' at the Ruba Jumboree!

Howdy folks! Check this out...this Saturday night I'll be swingin' it with the swinginest combo Killadelphia has to offer... the inimitable, inexplicable, unpredictable and without-a-doubt danceable.....
Posted by on Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:48:00 GMT

One more time...Elvisfest!!!

Folks, with just a couple days to go until Elvisfest, I'm looking forward to a rockin' weekend in Chapel Hill. This is Dave Quick's tenth annual bash celebrating Elvis' musical legacy. For two days, o...
Posted by on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:26:00 GMT

Heading south for Elvisfest 2009!

Folks, for years the July 4th Heavy Rebel Weekender (HRW) has been one of my perennial favorites, whether playing with Speed Crazy or solo. So I'm very pleased to be heading south come January for Da...
Posted by on Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:50:00 GMT