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James Parker & The Ragtag Misfits

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About Me

"ONE WORLD, ONE HUMAN RACE..."

From Montreal to Los Angeles, through France, Japan and New Zealand, JAMES PARKER continues to win hearts & electrify audiences one performance at a time. "My aim is to play with passion, energy, and with as little pretension as possible in a world awash in posturing".

"GET NAKED..."

Blending folk punk, melodic rock and insightful lyrics, this solo woodshedder and former frontman/songwriter for L.A. based band Rumbletrain (members of GEFFEN recording artists Rock City Angels) came full circle recently by releasing "GET NAKED", an ode to Love dedicated to the beauty of all that is alive. Written, almost entirely performed and produced by James, the album is taking on new dimensions live as the process of finding partners and musicians for an upcoming tour evolves.

"LOVE IS PUNKER THAN PUNK..."

"Punk was about rebellion. This aphorism reflects my faith in the idea Love is the only way one can rebel against hatred... We have more in common than differences..."

"While GET NAKED was an attempt at identifying and expressing some of the experiences that have shaped my human/spiritual self, it is my aim the next album (CORE) will reconcile those experiences with who I am, and with "who I could become..."

"Freedom is a recurring theme for me. Freewill is the next step... It's only rock and roll, but words have had a huge impact on my thinking and my actions, and I cherish the possibility ideas can still affect us all. It's up to each one of us then to do with those as we choose..."

James is a former program director for Greenpeace Canada, has worked on behalf of Amnesty International and MSF, is a founding member of UNIVERSAL PEACE COLLECTIVE or UPC (also known as UP Collective - see FRIENDS), and is a member of European artist collective ADJOLOLO SYSTEM (France).

C P 2007-2008, James Parker.

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"WHEN YOU CHANGE YOUR WORLD, YOU CHANGE THE WORLD..." TM.

"LOVE IS PUNKER THAN PUNK..." TM/C BebelApparel 2004.

FREE DOWNLOADS available at www.download.com/jamesparker

ADDITIONAL TRACKS can be streamed at www.radio3.cbc.ca/bands/James-Parker

For Booking Information please contact: In Quebec: deborahbaum.ca Ontario: [email protected] France: myspace.com/adjololosystem

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Member Since: 5/29/2006
Band Members:"GET NAKED":

All tracks performed by James except:

"Breeze" and "Get Naked": Bebel - Back Vocals.

"Around The Sun": David Caron - Rhythm Guitar.

"Eldorado Bridge": Bruno Gilbon - Tambourine.

Produced by James at Southern Wind Sound Studios, Morin-Heights, Canada.

"Big Talk" & "Ebola Zaire": Mike Belanger - Bass. Chris Belanger - Lead and Rhythm Guitars. Massimo Sansalone - Drums.

Engineered by Bob "Jr" Dufresne, produced by James Parker at Studio Ricochet, Blainville, Canada.

"CORE":

All tracks performed by James except:

"Stoned" (The Ballad Of Box Lenroy): Chelsea Autumn Mercedes - Back Vocals. Louis-Philippe Gingras - Lead & Rhythm Guitar.

Produced by James at Y3K Lounge, Montreal, Canada.
Influences: J.S. Bach, Robert Zimmerman, Miles Davis, Bob Marley, Marvin Gaye, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash, Van Morrison, MC5, Leonard Cohen, The Kinks, Elvis Costello, Roy Orbison, Mitch Ryder, Iggy Pop, Ramones, Neil Young, Nick Cave, Riz Ortolani, Piero Piccioni, Ennio Morricone, Brian Eno, David Bowie, The Clash, Lee Scratch Perry, King Tubby, Serge Gainsbourg, Leo Ferré, Lou Reed, Red Hot Chili Peppers, this fragile community we call planet Earth, the skies, the stars, the "Creative Energy" at the source of all life and... No religions too...


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