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Tiger

Ferociously fun slide guitar!

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Member Since: 2/27/2006
Band Website: tigergagan.com
Sounds Like: Link Wray and Elmore James gone surfin' together
Record Label: 6161
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Nursery Rhyme

Have you ever heard "Nursery Rhyme" by the Tridents? It's was one of the first bands Jeff Beck was ever in, and this cut "Nursery Rhyme", you can't believe he was only19 or 20 and it was probably wh...
Posted by Tiger on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 08:38:00 PST

60 degrees cooler in Norway

It's a hot night out to be in the Mercy Lounge. Ms. Welch and Mr. Rawlings could almost make you forget the heat with those melted butter harmonies and lines like "I can't say your name without a cro...
Posted by Tiger on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:19:00 PST

A package from ARC Publishing

When I was kid listening to all those old Chess Records of Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters and Sonny Boy Williamson and Chicago Blues Anthology, I used to see "ARC Music" listed as the publisher. I woul...
Posted by Tiger on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 03:58:00 PST

I dream of 25 Elmore James records

Last night I dreamt that I was visiting this 14 year old kid, a young guitar player. I was looking through his record collection; yes, they were LP's, not CD's. He had maybe 30 albums, and I kept fi...
Posted by Tiger on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 07:08:00 PST

Bridge may be cold in freezing weather

Paducah, KY home of relocated artists, and what could well be among the last standing hotels to board the musicians on the chitlin' circuit.  Man, how cool is it to stand in the hallway and ...
Posted by Tiger on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 12:06:00 PST

In the wee hours of Elvis

The road called Natchez Trace leads to Elvis' birthtown of Tupelo, Mississippi. Did Elvis ever play along the banks of this lovely roadway that has been designated an official scenic byway? One can...
Posted by Tiger on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 06:55:00 PST

A day in Tennessee

Mezza Cuisine in Murfreesboro ought to be mobbed at noon and it's not. Why not? Hey Murfreesboro, do you like a buffet? Do you like Mediterranean food? Go to 2932 S Church and have the time of your li...
Posted by Tiger on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 10:04:00 PST