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Randy

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About Me

Welocme to the myspace home of Big Cosmo & the New Traditionals. We are a six-piece band playing our own brand of Americana music in the Jacksonville, FL area and around Florida and the Southeast. Check out our music, join us at a gig, or visit our website www.newtradtionals.com We are proud to be the "house band" for the music festivals Suwannee Springfest and MagnoliaFest and were prividged to be the backup band for the late Vassar Clements on many occaisons. They have shared stages with the likes of Peter Rowan, Donna the Buffalo, Blueground Undergrass, Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys, Del McCoury Band, Doc Watson, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Tony Rice, David Grisman, and many others. Band members are: Steve Pruett: acoustic & electric mandolin, occaisional lead guitar, Brian Homan: dobro & pedal steel guitar, Alan Dalton: banjo, Brian Spradlin: electric bass, Mike "Thunderfoot" Cancellor: drums, Randy "Big Cosmo" Judy: lead vocals & acoustic rhythym guitar. The New Traditionals are often joined by guest musicians including Tom Nelly: electric lead guitar, Chris Miller: tenor & soprano sax, and Lindsey Pruett: fiddle

My Interests

Good Music, Good People, Good Food, Good Times, Good Living

I'd like to meet:

Emmylou Harris, Bob Dylan, Jerry Garcia, Bill Graham, Elvis Presley, Bill Monroe, Marilyn Monroe, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Studs Terkel, Gram Parsons, Ray Charles, Muhammed Ali, Muddy Waters, Peetie Wheatstraw, Woody Guthrie

Music:

Vassar Clements, Dylan, the Dead, the Band, the Meters, Bill Monroe, Professor Longhair, Old & In The Way, Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs, the Stanley Bros., Jimmy Martin, Hank Williams, Gram Parsons, Muddy Waters, the Kings (BB, Albert, and Freddie), Johnny Cash, the Carter Family, Donna the Buffalo, the Duhks, the Waybacks, Blueground Undergrass, Uncle Earl, the Mammals, Crooked Still, Dread Clampitt, Peter Rowan, Tony Rice, Jerry Douglas, Daddy, Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, Newgrass Revival, Sam Bush, John Cowan, Del McCoury Band, David Grisman, Joe Craven, Darol Anger & Mike Marshall, Buddy Miller, John Prine, Jim Lauderdale, Darrell Scott, Louis Armstrong, Louis Jordan, T-Bone Walker, Ray Charles, Etta James, Buddy Holly, Buddy Guy, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, Elvis Costello, Bruce Springsteen, Col. Bruce Hampton, Frank Zappa, Willie Dixon, Elmore James, Jimmy Reed, Howlin' Wolf, Memphis Slim, Lightnin' Hopkins, Blind Lemmon Jefferson, Mississippi John Hurt, Robert Johnson, Jimmie Rodgers, Charley Patton, Roy Book Binder, Buddy Guy, Buddy Rich, Woody Guthrie, Doc Watson, John Hartford, Ollabelle, The Lee Boys, Mavis Staples, Staples Singers, Stevie Wonder, Little Richard, Stevie Winwood, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, the Stones, the Beatles, the Who, Joe Cocker, Ike & Tina Turner, Sugar Hill Records, Rounder Records, Sun Records, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Merle Haggard, Buck Owens, Lefty Frizell, Carl Smith, Charley Pride, Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed, Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Roy Acuff, Del Reeves, Jim Reeves, George Jones, the Louvin Bros., the Delmore Bros., Johnny & Jack, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Guy Clark, Lyle Lovett, Townes Van Zant, Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris, Allman Bros., Little Feat, Everly Bros., Louvin Bros., Johnny & Jack, Jim & Jesse & the Virginia Boys, Little Jimmy Dickens, Rodney Crowell, Steve Earle, Kevin Welch, Kieran Kane, Johnny Winter, Edgar Winter, ZZ Top, Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, James Brown, Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Booker T & the MG's, John Fogarty, Crawfish of Love, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Bob Marley, Billy Joe Shaver, Robert Hunter, Dr. John, Marcia Ball, Seth Walker, Dave Herrero, Lou Reed, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman ...

Movies:

Music Farmers: Sowing The Seeds of Americana, What The Bleep Do We Know Anyway?, Oh Brother! Where Art Thou?, Ray, Walk The Line, Cool Hand Luke, Easy Rider, Sling Blade, Blade Runner, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Caddyshack, Blues Brothers, The Wild One, On The Waterfront, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Scarface, Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid, The Sting, The Candidate, All The President's Men, Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction, Woodstock,

Television:

Austin City Limits, Ken Burns documentaries, PBS, GAC's "Edge of Country", TNT, AMC, History Channel, movies, sports & music events

Books:

Power of Now, The Four Agreements, Sacred Journey of the Peaceful Warrior, No Ordinary Moments, Way of the Wizard, Bluegrass: A History, Can't You Hear Me Callin', Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, Brother Ray, Bill Graham Presents ... On The Road, anything by Studs Terkel

Heroes:

Vassar Clements, Jerry Garcia, Bill Graham, Bill Monroe, Gram Parsons, Ken Kesey, Studs Terkel, Woody Guthrie, Neal Cassidy, Ray Charles, Louis Armstrong, Muddy Waters, Johnny Cash, John Hartford, Doc Watson, Johnny Unitas, Brooks Robinson, Cal Ripken Jr., Muhammed Ali

My Blog

Bluegrass Brunch in Jax!!!

Attention music lovers in the Jax area (especially those generally near Downtown); there's a brand new event that needs your support!!!Beginning this coming Saturday, June 28, and every Saturday there...
Posted by Randy on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:40:00 PST