Jill Sharpe: THE LATEST NEWS/PICS
RECORDING "HOT SAUCE" - September 7, 2009
Recording the long awaited "Hot Sauce" with Wade Wilkinson once again. Wade is the long time award winning engineer best known for his Sublime works. This will be the third and fourth CD's recorded with Wade. This well oiled machine is kicking out soem incredible music again. These two have now been paired up for over a decade. Too many songs for just one CD this time around, we're laying 'em all down to toal ...get this....2 two CD's. The first will be the long awaited "Hot Sauce" to be released by Xmas 2009 and the second...."Jill Sharpe; Rated R" to be released Spring/Summer 2010. Still Jill...some are starting to say. Nothing much has changed except for incredible imporvement in musicianship since the day she began. We're in for a treat on this one folks. Come back soon and hear some smales of the soon to be released "Hot Sauce". Yikes!
The Ventures - June 17, 2009
When I was about 21 years old, playing with the All Girl, LA, Power-Pop Band TIGER LILY, when we began playing with the Ventures at events like ULCA Frat Parties, and a few others. I made friends with the wonderful guitarist Nokie Edwards. He used to tell me all kinds of stories about guitars, and travel, touring, his house that he was building, etc. I just loved this man. We used to go to the cool young hang outs where all the guys thought they were king bee, but I'd be hanging with the larger than life Nokie. We'd drink shots of Tequilla and he'd tell me dirty jokes....he even offered to give me a Mosrite guitar..though I didn't feel I could accept. I saw Nokie in the last few years at the NAMM show but don't think he remebered me, anyway, that's my little piece of Venture history I'm able to share. I am very sorry for the loss of Bob, I know that each girl in the band was in awe of the same players of thier own instrument and we will all feel a little sad for the loss of such a great player. All my best to you, your bandmates and your familes. You will always be remembered fondly. Sincerely, Jill Sharpe -
Here's the article found on the web 06-17-09. The Ventures News
Bob Bogle of rock band The Ventures dies at 75
AP, Jun 16, 2009 10:12 am PDT
Bob Bogle, lead guitarist and co-founder of the rock band The Ventures, known for 1960s instrumental hits including "Walk, Don't Run," has died at age 75.
Don Wilson, the band's other co-founder, told The News Tribune of Tacoma that Bogle became ill over the weekend and died Sunday..
The band sold millions of albums and heavily influenced other rock guitarists. It was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008. The hall's Web site hailed The Ventures as "the most successful instrumental combo in rock and roll history.".
"Walk, Don't Run" reached No. 2 on the Billboard chart in 1960, and a revised version, "Walk, Don't Run '64," reached No. 8 in 1964. Among the band's other hits were "Perfidia" and the theme from "Hawaii Five-O.".
The band got its start in 1958 in Tacoma. Bogle initially played lead and bass and Wilson played rhythm guitar. They were soon joined by Nokie Edwards, another guitarist, and drummer Howie Johnson, later replaced by Mel Taylor..
"Our aspirations were to pick up nothing heavier than a guitar," Wilson said last year. "But it just mushroomed into something where we became internationally known.".
The Ventures were particularly popular in Japan, where Wilson and Bogle played as a duo during their first tour in 1962 because the promoter couldn't afford to pay the other two band members..
The two Americans made such an impression, Wilson recalled last year, that when the band came back in 1964, "there were 6,000 people at the airport." He said he didn't realize at first the Japanese fans were there to see The Ventures..
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Here's the article found on the web 06-17-09. The Ventures News
Bob Bogle of rock band The Ventures dies at 75
AP, Jun 16, 2009 10:12 am PDT
Bob Bogle, lead guitarist and co-founder of the rock band The Ventures, known for 1960s instrumental hits including "Walk, Don't Run," has died at age 75.
Don Wilson, the band's other co-founder, told The News Tribune of Tacoma that Bogle became ill over the weekend and died Sunday..
The band sold millions of albums and heavily influenced other rock guitarists. It was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008. The hall's Web site hailed The Ventures as "the most successful instrumental combo in rock and roll history.".
"Walk, Don't Run" reached No. 2 on the Billboard chart in 1960, and a revised version, "Walk, Don't Run '64," reached No. 8 in 1964. Among the band's other hits were "Perfidia" and the theme from "Hawaii Five-O.".
The band got its start in 1958 in Tacoma. Bogle initially played lead and bass and Wilson played rhythm guitar. They were soon joined by Nokie Edwards, another guitarist, and drummer Howie Johnson, later replaced by Mel Taylor..
"Our aspirations were to pick up nothing heavier than a guitar," Wilson said last year. "But it just mushroomed into something where we became internationally known.".
The Ventures were particularly popular in Japan, where Wilson and Bogle played as a duo during their first tour in 1962 because the promoter couldn't afford to pay the other two band members..
The two Americans made such an impression, Wilson recalled last year, that when the band came back in 1964, "there were 6,000 people at the airport." He said he didn't realize at first the Japanese fans were there to see The Ventures..
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Albert Einstein - January 14, 2009
"Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions"
JILLS JAMM...... - August 20, 2008
Calling ALL HORN PLAYERS.....Come on down and Jamm wth us!!! (LB / San Pedro)
where are all the HORN PLAYERS??...this is your personal invitation to attend our jamm session....hope to see ya there!!
Review 4 of "THE BEST DAMM JAMM IN THE WEST"
Yeoowww!!!...wotta nite for jammin'...!!!.
Greetingz to all you blues lovers from the ethernet of the far left edge of the blues universe!!......
*****THE KILLER-BLUES JAMM!! ......that's what we call it....!!!******
We have some fine photos posted on the myspace website for the Jamm...here: www. myspace. com/stjohnz
This weeks review.......
We didn't reach any NEW jammers to present this week but had several blues cats "repeat attenders " last Wed nite to jam and sit in......and once again it was a fabulous Jamm Nite to talk about..!! So come on down, order yourself the great drink "Chocolate Mocha Freeze"....relax in the 'living room environment' and sit in and jamm.......or just watch, participate and enjoy the great blues music!!
This week our young friend YOSHI was sitting on the drum slingin' chair for the second time and he is learning how to jamm very well...he also has a nice kit to play on.....if you wanna sit in and play drums........ he will be returning next week to jamm again....!!!
NEAL "the squeal" SHELTON attended again, a "sax-offender, multi-repeat attender", and honked and blasted off on the saxophone crossing guitar & horn lines with harmonica lines like a section!!....And we can only hope we get some horn cats to come 'section-up' with us....that would be AWSOME!!!...
How come our blues brother Trombonist RICHARD "BAD-BONE" BENNETT hasn't made the scene yet??? "HEY BONE....where you is?.....Slick.." Where exactly ARE all the horn players???? COME ON DOWN AND JAMM ALL YOU HORN PLAYERS!!..
Talented blues Harpman ROGER LEWIS, from Long Beach, yet another multi-repeat attender brought his amp and gear, including an Octave doubler,jammed out with us and it was extremely cool.....digital gear is sooo important these days....Wotta great Harp sound!!! Roger knows how to work with other players very well and feeds off the lines to fill a great back-up space for all to enjoy!! ..........
First set vocalist/guitarist JILL SHARPE, Bassist MARK ST JOHN and drummer YOSHI did a short set of tunes along with Redondo Beach guitarist JOHN SNOKE who rolled his gear in and laid down some really sweet sounds to accentuate Ms. Jill's original tunes along with the harp sounds of ROGER LEWIS!!
This was a great steady and standard blues sound that produced some fine soloing and rhythmic groove that had everyone boppin their heads and definately warmed up the regular crowd of about 25 regular folks or so that attend every week and we even noticed some new faces at the tables on the sidewalk checking out the blues action thru the plate glass windows...
I wager over the course of the evening attendance was around 50+ last night...including a coffee house pal of mine OMAR who attended with his nice wife and son and three beautiful daughters....his son John is about 10yrs old and is learning about blues guitar.....we advised Omar to buy him some blues CD's and told John to listen to T-Bone Walker & Stevie Ray Vaughn to see where it all started and has gone.....and he said he would check them out!! Good Luck to this young man who is more interested in blues music than more popular modern sounds......"Jus' keepin' the blues alive"...here is our motto...!!!!!
Also attending in the audience were sailboater PAUL SEYMOUR, AND power-cruiser owner RAY QUINCCY, next door sailboat neighbor GARY, AND sailboater JOSE....several of the "wharf ratts" that inhabit the marina where we keep our sailboat, who definately keep the energy level at a maximum during the entire evening...!!.........also seen at the scene was the lovely gal ALEXIS BOND, and also our local pal MARK ANTHONY....who all seemed to enjoy the music and ambiance of the evening..."thanx for coming ladies and gentlemen"!!!
Then after a short break the entire bunch of Jammers got up to jamm it up together once again along with NEAL "the squeal" SHELTON on sax and yet another "repeat attender" jamm country drummer J.R. LEONARD all the way from Tucson!!!
Unbelievably , at this point in the show, the Barista at the shop, FREDDIE asks Jill if he can do a Tap-Dance during our next tune......why sure...come on up...when have you ever seen a Tap dancer at a jam session?.....so FREDDIE danced to slow blues and everyone present was totally enthralled at the agility of it all.....really COOL!!We then continued on JAMMIN and slammed it 'all the way home' on one of Jill's best unrecorded tunes, the Stones -like "Long Gone" & finished with a huge shuffle tune "Big White Cadillac" from the "Pet My Kitty" CD. ...WOW...WOTTA COOL GIG THIS JAMM IS TURNING INTO!!! if you didn't attend you missed a great nite of jammin' blues and rock and all that goes with it!!! This is a REALLY good thing and we want you to be part of it....we don't need JUST jammers to attend....we also need an AUDIENCE of blues lovers and watchers!!... Even TAP DANCERS!!!
It's EVERY WED NITE AT 7pm......so....looking fwd to seeing you there....sooon.....!!!
CHECK OUT THESE PIX FROM WEDNESDAY NITE JAMM SESSIONS!!!
NEAL "the squeal" SHELTON"Sax-offender-multi-Repeat attender" NEAL SHELTON-Sax JOHN SNOKE-Guitar MARK ST JOHN-Bass guitar
now there's a NEW Blues jam session every Wed Nite!!
Every Wednesday Nite !!LIVE !
Blues and Rock Jam Session!!
7 to 10 pm
Hosted by
songwriter/recording artist
Ms. JILL SHARPE vocalist/guitar slinger
&
MARK ST JOHN
bass slinger from The Defrosterz Blues Band
Every Wednesday Nite !!LIVE !
Blues and Rock Jam Session!!
At Sacred Grounds coffee house
468 W. 6th
San Pedro
plus special guests!!
If you are a musician you are invited to come on down and "bring yo' axe and jamm!"
We always need drummers, guitarists, and bassists to sit in!
We are especially looking for Harmonica Players, Horn Players (Sax, Trumpet and Trombonists) and especially Vocalists!!
If you are a guitarist bring your axe and a SMALL amp! (think 15 watts here)
This can be one of the best jam sessions in the South Bay area if you show up and participate!
C Ya there!
Please Come Hang Out in the 'Living Room" Environment and enjoy the Blues !!! No Cover Chg!! It's FREEEEEE!!!!! No Age Limit.....!!!!
Hope to C Ya There !!
For more info or just to make comments about the damm jamm......;
~the DEFROSTERZ blues band~
defrosterz@yahoo.com
www. jillsharpe. com
www. myspace. com/stjohnz
www. thebluesuniverse. com
www. myspace. com/stjohnzblues
where are all the HORN PLAYERS??...this is your personal invitation to attend our jamm session....hope to see ya there!!
Review 4 of "THE BEST DAMM JAMM IN THE WEST"
Yeoowww!!!...wotta nite for jammin'...!!!.
Greetingz to all you blues lovers from the ethernet of the far left edge of the blues universe!!......
*****THE KILLER-BLUES JAMM!! ......that's what we call it....!!!******
We have some fine photos posted on the myspace website for the Jamm...here: www. myspace. com/stjohnz
This weeks review.......
We didn't reach any NEW jammers to present this week but had several blues cats "repeat attenders " last Wed nite to jam and sit in......and once again it was a fabulous Jamm Nite to talk about..!! So come on down, order yourself the great drink "Chocolate Mocha Freeze"....relax in the 'living room environment' and sit in and jamm.......or just watch, participate and enjoy the great blues music!!
This week our young friend YOSHI was sitting on the drum slingin' chair for the second time and he is learning how to jamm very well...he also has a nice kit to play on.....if you wanna sit in and play drums........ he will be returning next week to jamm again....!!!
NEAL "the squeal" SHELTON attended again, a "sax-offender, multi-repeat attender", and honked and blasted off on the saxophone crossing guitar & horn lines with harmonica lines like a section!!....And we can only hope we get some horn cats to come 'section-up' with us....that would be AWSOME!!!...
How come our blues brother Trombonist RICHARD "BAD-BONE" BENNETT hasn't made the scene yet??? "HEY BONE....where you is?.....Slick.." Where exactly ARE all the horn players???? COME ON DOWN AND JAMM ALL YOU HORN PLAYERS!!..
Talented blues Harpman ROGER LEWIS, from Long Beach, yet another multi-repeat attender brought his amp and gear, including an Octave doubler,jammed out with us and it was extremely cool.....digital gear is sooo important these days....Wotta great Harp sound!!! Roger knows how to work with other players very well and feeds off the lines to fill a great back-up space for all to enjoy!! ..........
First set vocalist/guitarist JILL SHARPE, Bassist MARK ST JOHN and drummer YOSHI did a short set of tunes along with Redondo Beach guitarist JOHN SNOKE who rolled his gear in and laid down some really sweet sounds to accentuate Ms. Jill's original tunes along with the harp sounds of ROGER LEWIS!!
This was a great steady and standard blues sound that produced some fine soloing and rhythmic groove that had everyone boppin their heads and definately warmed up the regular crowd of about 25 regular folks or so that attend every week and we even noticed some new faces at the tables on the sidewalk checking out the blues action thru the plate glass windows...
I wager over the course of the evening attendance was around 50+ last night...including a coffee house pal of mine OMAR who attended with his nice wife and son and three beautiful daughters....his son John is about 10yrs old and is learning about blues guitar.....we advised Omar to buy him some blues CD's and told John to listen to T-Bone Walker & Stevie Ray Vaughn to see where it all started and has gone.....and he said he would check them out!! Good Luck to this young man who is more interested in blues music than more popular modern sounds......"Jus' keepin' the blues alive"...here is our motto...!!!!!
Also attending in the audience were sailboater PAUL SEYMOUR, AND power-cruiser owner RAY QUINCCY, next door sailboat neighbor GARY, AND sailboater JOSE....several of the "wharf ratts" that inhabit the marina where we keep our sailboat, who definately keep the energy level at a maximum during the entire evening...!!.........also seen at the scene was the lovely gal ALEXIS BOND, and also our local pal MARK ANTHONY....who all seemed to enjoy the music and ambiance of the evening..."thanx for coming ladies and gentlemen"!!!
Then after a short break the entire bunch of Jammers got up to jamm it up together once again along with NEAL "the squeal" SHELTON on sax and yet another "repeat attender" jamm country drummer J.R. LEONARD all the way from Tucson!!!
Unbelievably , at this point in the show, the Barista at the shop, FREDDIE asks Jill if he can do a Tap-Dance during our next tune......why sure...come on up...when have you ever seen a Tap dancer at a jam session?.....so FREDDIE danced to slow blues and everyone present was totally enthralled at the agility of it all.....really COOL!!We then continued on JAMMIN and slammed it 'all the way home' on one of Jill's best unrecorded tunes, the Stones -like "Long Gone" & finished with a huge shuffle tune "Big White Cadillac" from the "Pet My Kitty" CD. ...WOW...WOTTA COOL GIG THIS JAMM IS TURNING INTO!!! if you didn't attend you missed a great nite of jammin' blues and rock and all that goes with it!!! This is a REALLY good thing and we want you to be part of it....we don't need JUST jammers to attend....we also need an AUDIENCE of blues lovers and watchers!!... Even TAP DANCERS!!!
It's EVERY WED NITE AT 7pm......so....looking fwd to seeing you there....sooon.....!!!
CHECK OUT THESE PIX FROM WEDNESDAY NITE JAMM SESSIONS!!!
NEAL "the squeal" SHELTON"Sax-offender-multi-Repeat attender" NEAL SHELTON-Sax JOHN SNOKE-Guitar MARK ST JOHN-Bass guitar
now there's a NEW Blues jam session every Wed Nite!!
Every Wednesday Nite !!LIVE !
Blues and Rock Jam Session!!
7 to 10 pm
Hosted by
songwriter/recording artist
Ms. JILL SHARPE vocalist/guitar slinger
&
MARK ST JOHN
bass slinger from The Defrosterz Blues Band
Every Wednesday Nite !!LIVE !
Blues and Rock Jam Session!!
At Sacred Grounds coffee house
468 W. 6th
San Pedro
plus special guests!!
If you are a musician you are invited to come on down and "bring yo' axe and jamm!"
We always need drummers, guitarists, and bassists to sit in!
We are especially looking for Harmonica Players, Horn Players (Sax, Trumpet and Trombonists) and especially Vocalists!!
If you are a guitarist bring your axe and a SMALL amp! (think 15 watts here)
This can be one of the best jam sessions in the South Bay area if you show up and participate!
C Ya there!
Please Come Hang Out in the 'Living Room" Environment and enjoy the Blues !!! No Cover Chg!! It's FREEEEEE!!!!! No Age Limit.....!!!!
Hope to C Ya There !!
For more info or just to make comments about the damm jamm......;
~the DEFROSTERZ blues band~
defrosterz@yahoo.com
www. jillsharpe. com
www. myspace. com/stjohnz
www. thebluesuniverse. com
www. myspace. com/stjohnzblues
Candye Kane - April 17, 2008
I want to ask everyone to please go to Candye Kane's website (check my link page to get to her site) and donate SOMETHING through Paypal to help her recover from her cancer surgery. Candye has a very severe type of cancer and will require all the assistance we can give her. She has had a profound effect on my music and the way I look at things in life. I wish her all of the best and offer all of my prayers, love and care. We love you Candye.....We know you'll come through this like a Champ! "The Toughest Girl Alive" Good Luck Dalrin!
GOT TONE? - March 28, 2008
I found this great article and checklist to be sure you sound lke a champ! The Tone Checklist: Eight Steps to Tone
JOE HOUSTON OUT OF RETIREMENT - October 21, 2007
Legendary saxman Mr. Joe Houston came out and blew several tunes with The JILL SHARPE Band at Mother's Tavern in Oct. He sang a few and played his legendary solo's as if he'd never left. Welcome back Joe we miss you and we love you...Very Much! Joe will be back out with Jill and the band at Mother's Tavern in Nov. Come on in and make yourself a part of history! See you there. Jill
LATEST REDIO STATION GUIDE - September 7, 2007
IAC Your song 'Red Hot Mama' has just been added to Acoustic Meltdown station!
IAC Your song 'Voodoo Man' has just been added to The Unknown (TS) station!
IAC Your song 'Voodoo Man' has just been added to fine station!
IAC Your song 'Voodoo Man' has just been added to IAC Underground40 (linked on front page) station!
IAC Congratulations! Your song 'Voodoo Man' is now #40 on the KIAC Underground 40!
IAC Your song 'Voodoo Man' has just been added to Lady Sings The Blues on IAC station!
IAC Your song 'Voodoo Man' has just been added to REAL AIRWAVES station!
IAC Your song 'Voodoo Man' has just been added to CURL's girls station!
IAC Your song 'Voodoo Man' has just been added to Mystic Blues Radio station!
IAC Your song 'Voodoo Man' has just been added to The Unknown (TS) station!
IAC Your song 'Voodoo Man' has just been added to fine station!
IAC Your song 'Voodoo Man' has just been added to IAC Underground40 (linked on front page) station!
IAC Congratulations! Your song 'Voodoo Man' is now #40 on the KIAC Underground 40!
IAC Your song 'Voodoo Man' has just been added to Lady Sings The Blues on IAC station!
IAC Your song 'Voodoo Man' has just been added to REAL AIRWAVES station!
IAC Your song 'Voodoo Man' has just been added to CURL's girls station!
IAC Your song 'Voodoo Man' has just been added to Mystic Blues Radio station!
JOE HOUSTON VIDEO - May 2, 2007
Easter Sunday 2007 in Sunset Beach CA with The JIL SHARPE Band. The Legendary JOE HOUSTON!
FENDER VIDEO SHORT - May 1, 2007
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Thanks Fender's - April 23, 2007
I'd like to thank everyone at Fender Ave. Bar & Grill for being so gracious. We had a wonderful time and it was really good to see all the players who showed up. Hope to see you again very soon! All my best - Jill
SPECIAL GUEST ARTISTS EASTER SUNDAY - April 13, 2007
LEGENDARY SAXMAN JOE HOUSTON came out Easter Sunday and what a Joy that was! With special guests Shari Pourto, Dick Deluxe, Glenn Patrick, Erick Brassfield, Mark StJohn and more, we had an unforgettable Easter Sunday! Thank You God, thank you Joe!
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Joe Houston Out of Retirement!!! - March 30, 2007
I saw Mr. Joe Houston day before yestarday and he's doing quite well. He's in a wheelchair but is ready to "get back to playing!" . He's got both horns in the shop and says he wants to come out and play with us on Easter. I couldn't ask for a better Easter present! The Precious present! Yeah, that's it! Come down and see Joe Blow. He says he's "playing better than ever" and I can't wait to hear him. Yes, Joe...I'm your "Daughter"....at heart!!!!! Your Blues Daughter!!!!!
NAMM 2007 - February 20, 2007
Phil Chen - Jill Sharpe & Bob Allen
Carmin Apice & Bob Allen
Walter Trout
Dick Dale and Son
Guy Morell
Just Messin' Around
Cute Boys!
Self Explanitory
Hottest Kid - Don't know his name
My Favorite Fender
Sat @ The Hyatt
Sandy & Rick
Jill Sharpe & Jim Marshall - Thanks Jim! (He Kissed Me - Yee Ha!)
Good Freinds - Good Entertainment - Good MusicPeace!