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jimmy

it's not a job...it's a passion!

About Me

My philisophy is: Whatever you do, do it for the love... Nothin' pays enough to be miserable!
NEWS
The craft fair gig was rockin'! We'll be back there in September! Meanwhile, I'm still plodding away in the studio. If you have the chance, go see the Progressive Nation Tour & support '3' (Son Joey's band - on tour with Dream Theater & Opeth). The reviews are all good!..They'll be @ the Washington Ave Armory in Albany, NY on May 18th! Be There or Be Square!
Upcoming LIVE gigs
Saturday, May 10 High Falls Cafe (rt 213 High Falls, NY) 9:00 start. Sabor Con Colour keeps their cinco de mayo groove going... Make no mistake, this will ba a ROCKIN' latin soul show!It won't be the same without you! Mark you calendar NOW!!!
Sunday, May 11 Back aboard the Spirit of the Hudson for a couple Mother's Day cruises with Leroy Seals (bass) & Gary Schwartz (drums).The first one leaves from Poughkeepsie, the 2nd, from Highland. Check www.hudsonrivercruises.com for more info.
I am a musician, carpenter, architect, singer, songwriter, recording engineer, guitar tech, producer, songwriter, husband, father, friend, enemy, inventor, consumer, employee, employer, creator, destroyer...I could go on, but you get the idea.....

My Interests

.. Things with strings, Exotic Wood, Tools, some books / movies, ALL MUSIC, guns, sound recording technology, politics, drums. yes, like many guitar players: I am a closet drummer...

I'd like to meet:

other knuckleheads

Music:

There's only 2 kinds of music: Good & Bad. (Louis Armstrong)If it sounds good...IT IS GOOD! (Duke Ellington)Stop playing what you think I want to hear! (Gil Evans)Stop playing what you think I want to hear! (Pete Levin after Gil Evans)I like good music that sounds good...Some of that music includes selections from: NRBQ, AC/DC, 3, Spider Barbour, Ellen McIlwaine, Thelonious Monk, Howlin' Wolf, Mister Bear, Smiley Lewis, Lee Dorsey, CCR, Area Code 615, George Jones, Duke Ellington, the Curmudgeons, Frank Carillo & the Bandoleros, Joey Eppard, Terry Adams, Ed Summerlin, Weerd Science, Ruth Underwood, Bud Powell, Full Moon (aka: Bang), Beatles, Kinks, Animals, Stones, Doors, the Band, Joe Maphis, Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West, Alvino Rey, Charlie Kniceley, Hank Williams, Gizmo, Rich Milite, Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Marvin Gaye, Little Willie John, James Hunter, Jackie Wilson, Wilson Pickett, Billy Reed, Tommy Cosgrove, John the Baker, Army of Love, Paul McMahon, Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, Mike DeMicco, Louvin Bros, Davis Sisters, Rose Maddox, Wanda Jackson, Django Rheinhart, Joe Pass, Fletcher Henderson, Quintin Berry, Chuck Berry, Eddie Kirkland, Little Milton Campbell, Little Elliott Lloyd, Ian Bennett, Al Green, Wynonie Harris, Gary Windo, King Curtis, Thelonious Monk, Professor Longhair, Nico Case, Ray Charles, Johnny A, Ry Cooder, Chris Cain, Moon Boot Lover, Edgar &/or Johnny Winter, Dave Holland, Dr. John, Clifford Brown, Foreigner, The Contes, Elvis Costello, John Coltrane, Dynamite 8, if you've, read this Far, You need to Turn, Off your Computer, and Get a Life

Television:

Except for my A.M. CSPAN habit, Comedy Central is about it. Well...maybe some sci-fi once in a while.....

Books:

latest book read: The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)

Heroes:

Frank Lloyd Wright, Joe Maphis, Orville Gibson, Mario Maccafarri, Thomas Edison, Les Paul, Joe Maphis, Duke Ellington, Howlin' Wolf, Charlie Morano, Ed Summerlin, Rob Leon...

My Blog

sessions

This tale starts with a little relevent background information... I've been playing music since I was a little kid. That was a very long time ago. I remember sitting around the campfire with my f...
Posted by jimmy on Tue, 08 May 2007 09:54:00 PST

The Curmudgeons

This will be my first in a series of ramblings about some of my long time musical meanderings, associations & observations... The Curmudgeons I first heard James 'Spider' Barbour when I was playi...
Posted by jimmy on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:30:00 PST

spring tour

4.8.05 RetroRockets @ the Georgetown Saloon, (g'twn, ct) I've been playing in this joint for 27 years - since they opened in 1978. It's been one of my favorite gigs to play for that long. Take...
Posted by jimmy on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

3/04/05

tonight i played guitar on a kind of shitty gig in Pine Bush. The interesting thing was that the bass player broke the gotoh battery holder on his musicman bass & I had to fix it with chewing gum, nap...
Posted by jimmy on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST