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Zak & his Unhappy Guitar

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About Me



Howdy, my name is Zak, I play guitar in a rockabilly band called THE ALLEY DUKES and (once in a blue moon or, more specifically, every Halloween) a psychobilly Misfits tribute band called THE MORIBUNDS . I suffer from permanent hearing damage inflicted upon me by old surf-instrumental band THE TREBLEMAKERS who are operational once again.

When I need a break from the noise I like to play blues.

I don't have a CD for sale at the moment, but you can get all the songs on this player on my soundclick page !
a short article about me at thehippodrome.org

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/12/2005
Band Members:

Zak - voice, guitar, and foot

John Isherwood & Rene Garcia play upright bass and drums on the electric tracks

Influences:


Big Joe Williams, Bukka White, Son House, Fred McDowell, Lil’ Son Jackson, Charley Patton, Skip James, Garfield Akers, R.L. Burnside, Robert Johnson, King Solomon Hill, Frankie Lee Sims, Johnny Shines, Furry Lewis, Robert Nighthawk, Robert Pete Williams, Joe Callicott, Bo Weavil Jackson, John Lee Hooker, Tampa Red, Blind Willie Johnson, Honeyboy Edwards, Robert Petway, Oscar "Buddy" Woods, Henry Townsend, Lightnin Hopkins, Otto Virgial, Bo Carter, CeDell Davis, Joe Hill Louis, Lane Hardin, Mississippi Slim, Doctor Ross, Hound Dog Taylor & Brewer Phillips, Juke Boy Bonner, Joseph Spence, Alvin Youngblood Hart, John Mooney, the Legendary Stardust Cowboy, Hasil Adkins, Bloodshot Bill, blood, beer, good liquor and bad times, guitars with tailpieces.
Sounds Like: a guy singing, playing guitar and stomping his foot...hollerin’ pickin’ and stompin’ into one microphone plugged into a prehistoric reel-to-reel.

No second takes, no overdubs, no multi-tracking, or any other form of trickery or funny stuff.

Live, warts’n’all, what you hear is what you get.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

how can people be such total ASSHOLES??

Someone threw this poor guy out of a car on the highway near where a friend's girlfriend lives. He was hiding under her porch shaiking and scared for two days, she was gonna call the SPCA but my frie...
Posted by Zak & his Unhappy Guitar on Sun, 06 May 2007 02:07:00 PST

My National Duolian, and some thoughts on Son House and Bukka White

When I was in my teens, I lived next door to a family that had a son around my age, he also played guitar and we spent summer afternoons smoking weed in his parents' basement and listening to records....
Posted by Zak & his Unhappy Guitar on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 12:23:00 PST

a pair of 1930s Oscar Schmidt guitars

Here's a pair of late 1930s Oscar Schmidt birch-bodied guitars. I have seen nearly identical models sold under the Westbrook, UAC, and Bluebird names. They're very plain and basic compared to some of ...
Posted by Zak & his Unhappy Guitar on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 11:06:00 PST

Meet some of my OLD WOODEN FRIENDS

Meet some of my old wooden friends! Here are some short (20 seconds or so) videos showing my old gitfiddles.This is a c.1910 Columbia parlor guitar. Spruce top, birch back & sides. I usually keep it t...
Posted by Zak & his Unhappy Guitar on Sun, 31 Dec 2006 07:24:00 PST