Member Since: 5/8/2006
Band Members: Gerry Thompson - Writes all the Songs, sings all vocals, plays 4 string cigar box guitar, tenor guitar and mandolin.As always....this is not a band per se....it is a collective of talented individuals who volunteer to be " COLORS" either live or on recordings. The new cd includes many talented individuals from NJ.The current line-up is Me (Gerry) along with Arthur Herrmann on homemade lap steel guitar and various other cigarbox guitars. We are joined at fests and larger shows by Jim Bunch " the gutbucketeer " on washtub bass and possibly Ray Nutter will play with us this may in Audubon. He is of course the finest washboard player in the world.
Influences: Gerry: My influences are Richard Thompson, Alan Hull, Johnny Thunders, Otis from the Andy Griffith show, and Giant Sand. I was also seriously influenced by 20 years of heavy drinking. I have a liver transplant and frequently believe that it whispers lyrics to me in the night.
Leave us not forget Syd Barrett, Nikki Sudden, Al Stewart, Hank Williams a the Delmore Brothers and the Incredible String Band.
Sounds Like: Gerry: I'd say that I sing like Roy Rogers coming off a drinking binge and play guitar in a strange self taught fashion. Nobody sounds like me...even me later the same day!
I write the songs.....whoever is currently the Color of Skies will have to make it pretty.......
The new cd is called "THE DARK DREAMS OF LAZARUS" and is available by sending $10 to Gerry Thompson. Pleaser contact me at [email protected] for details.
Also available are "Leave me Alone" by Color of Skies
"The Last Hard Men" by Gerry and Boz
"Songs for a Blue Day" by Gerry Thompson
"The Mojo Whisperer" a collectin of tracks from previous cd's, demos and live tracks by my various groups.
Record Label: none
Type of Label: None