2011 Halloween Schedule - October 27, 2011
Jill Sharpe: THE LATEST NEWS/PICS
Thank You Joe Houston/MarkStJohn - August 13, 2011
I'd like to say thank you to all who came out to Mark StJohn's benefit. Thanks also, to all who donated online to his cancer recovery. What we did was tremendous and really made a difference in his life. With your help we have raised enough money to cover all of his medical bills. This was amazing and with all my heart I truly thank you!!
I also want to thank everyone who came out for Joe Houston's benefit. I know that both Mark & Joe are more appreciative than they can say. Joe & Mark both are doing well.
I'll keep everyone posted on both of their progress but for now....thank you for all your love and care of these two bluesmen, that I have loved for many many years.
You were great! Thanks. Jill
I also want to thank everyone who came out for Joe Houston's benefit. I know that both Mark & Joe are more appreciative than they can say. Joe & Mark both are doing well.
I'll keep everyone posted on both of their progress but for now....thank you for all your love and care of these two bluesmen, that I have loved for many many years.
You were great! Thanks. Jill
THE COVER OF RANDOM LENGTHS MAGAZINE - Article - May 9, 2011
Jill Sharpe’s Sunday
Blues Jam at Ashley’s
link: http://www.randomlengthsnews.com/images/IssuePDFs/2011-may/rl_ace_05-05-11.pdf
Random Lengths News dropped by Ashleys in Long Beach to check the ongoing Sunday blues jam featuring blues guitarist Jill Sharpe. As with many nondescript bars that run through the Harbor Area, you can’t tell what to expect from the outside. If you walk straight into the bar, you’ll find that it expands out and into what appears to be an old diner. The room itself is bleak, with old green vinyl
booths. Somehow it all became timeless. The diversity cut across all social lines, young and old.
Ashley’s has a nice menu and the burgers are good. Since food is being served, minors can come in
under supervision. On any given day you might see children playing pool with parents. Mind you,
this is not the local family eatery, it is a bar. The music that Sharpe and her group for that evening played, set the vibe for the night. Sharpe opened with a set of blues favorites and proceeded
to tear the room up. Jill Sharpe has a very vivacious yet sultry kind of Peggy Lee personality. She parlays this into being a very good jam master for running this kind of event. There were
guitar-slingers, harp (slang for harmonica) players, vocalists and one smoking sax player. A song
that stood out as a tongue in cheek blues tune was called “Bad, Bad Kitty.” The gist of it is” Come
on over you dog, and hear this kitty purr. This was followed by a song, “Funkin A” a southern fried
rocker with a smoking Wah-Wah intro. Towards the end of Sharpe’s first set, she played a slow blues This is Home (A song about life on the road), this woman can sweet the honey out of each note played.
Random Lengths News spoke with Jill Sharpe in a coffee clatch early the next morning.
RLn: How long have you been doing this jam at Ashleys.
Jill Sharpe: We have been doing this since last October.
R L n: Te l l u s a b o u t t h i s j a m s e s s i o n .
JS: What stunned me the most about this jam; I have hosted several, is the diversity of players that
come in (Sharpe has been hosting jams for over 20 years). We have players as young as 10 to 17
years old. These are some of the best players I have ever seen in my life. I have them up there
with professional musicians, some of whom are up over 60 years old. They have played all their
lives, they come from all over the country and from all over the world. We had a 10-year-old guitarist
named Ray Gorem come in a couple of weeks ago, who could play Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray
Vaughn and play them better than most of the guys I have ever seen. During the second set of the jam a young woman came up whose name is, Deborah, who played a barn burning version of Rock Me Baby.”
JS: There was this young woman who was there last night and she is playing the Chicago Blues
Festival this year. We have whole bands that come. Bands from Brazil and England who have come
and played at Ashley’s. In the second set Robert Dean replaced Jill on guitar and Danny Ray of the defunct Long Beach band The Road Dogs played the Muddy Watersclassic, “Hootchie Coochie Man” and Buddy Guys “Damn Right, I Got The Blues.”
RLn: I met the guitarist Robert Dean last night, he came up in the the second set with his harp
player from The Road Dogs.
JS: I loved those guys, they are friends with my new guitar player Dave Albert who just came
down from Oregon. Dave Albert traded solos with both Sharpe and Robert Dean and every time this cat stepped up he could blow until there was no tomorrow.
Every Sunday, starting at 5 p.m., Jill Sharpes Blues Jam at Ashley’s is definitely a place to be. Former KLOS Radio personality and comedy club host Gino Michellini was there taking in the sounds at the Sunday jam. According to Sharpe he is putting her music in rotation on his show at www.turntables.com.
J i l l Sha rpe i s s e l l ing he r mus i c through www.reverbnation.com/JillSharpe and is in the process of putting out a new compact disc due in a couple of months. Robert Dean who has taught guitar for more than 30 years and is a writer for Southland Blues has guitar instruction on YouTube Robert D e a n B l u e s G u i t a r. F o r m o r e i n f o g o t o
www.jillsharpe.com. Venue: Ashleys Location: 1731 E. 4th St., Long Beach Details: (562) 495-5700
Blues Jam at Ashley’s
link: http://www.randomlengthsnews.com/images/IssuePDFs/2011-may/rl_ace_05-05-11.pdf
Random Lengths News dropped by Ashleys in Long Beach to check the ongoing Sunday blues jam featuring blues guitarist Jill Sharpe. As with many nondescript bars that run through the Harbor Area, you can’t tell what to expect from the outside. If you walk straight into the bar, you’ll find that it expands out and into what appears to be an old diner. The room itself is bleak, with old green vinyl
booths. Somehow it all became timeless. The diversity cut across all social lines, young and old.
Ashley’s has a nice menu and the burgers are good. Since food is being served, minors can come in
under supervision. On any given day you might see children playing pool with parents. Mind you,
this is not the local family eatery, it is a bar. The music that Sharpe and her group for that evening played, set the vibe for the night. Sharpe opened with a set of blues favorites and proceeded
to tear the room up. Jill Sharpe has a very vivacious yet sultry kind of Peggy Lee personality. She parlays this into being a very good jam master for running this kind of event. There were
guitar-slingers, harp (slang for harmonica) players, vocalists and one smoking sax player. A song
that stood out as a tongue in cheek blues tune was called “Bad, Bad Kitty.” The gist of it is” Come
on over you dog, and hear this kitty purr. This was followed by a song, “Funkin A” a southern fried
rocker with a smoking Wah-Wah intro. Towards the end of Sharpe’s first set, she played a slow blues This is Home (A song about life on the road), this woman can sweet the honey out of each note played.
Random Lengths News spoke with Jill Sharpe in a coffee clatch early the next morning.
RLn: How long have you been doing this jam at Ashleys.
Jill Sharpe: We have been doing this since last October.
R L n: Te l l u s a b o u t t h i s j a m s e s s i o n .
JS: What stunned me the most about this jam; I have hosted several, is the diversity of players that
come in (Sharpe has been hosting jams for over 20 years). We have players as young as 10 to 17
years old. These are some of the best players I have ever seen in my life. I have them up there
with professional musicians, some of whom are up over 60 years old. They have played all their
lives, they come from all over the country and from all over the world. We had a 10-year-old guitarist
named Ray Gorem come in a couple of weeks ago, who could play Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray
Vaughn and play them better than most of the guys I have ever seen. During the second set of the jam a young woman came up whose name is, Deborah, who played a barn burning version of Rock Me Baby.”
JS: There was this young woman who was there last night and she is playing the Chicago Blues
Festival this year. We have whole bands that come. Bands from Brazil and England who have come
and played at Ashley’s. In the second set Robert Dean replaced Jill on guitar and Danny Ray of the defunct Long Beach band The Road Dogs played the Muddy Watersclassic, “Hootchie Coochie Man” and Buddy Guys “Damn Right, I Got The Blues.”
RLn: I met the guitarist Robert Dean last night, he came up in the the second set with his harp
player from The Road Dogs.
JS: I loved those guys, they are friends with my new guitar player Dave Albert who just came
down from Oregon. Dave Albert traded solos with both Sharpe and Robert Dean and every time this cat stepped up he could blow until there was no tomorrow.
Every Sunday, starting at 5 p.m., Jill Sharpes Blues Jam at Ashley’s is definitely a place to be. Former KLOS Radio personality and comedy club host Gino Michellini was there taking in the sounds at the Sunday jam. According to Sharpe he is putting her music in rotation on his show at www.turntables.com.
J i l l Sha rpe i s s e l l ing he r mus i c through www.reverbnation.com/JillSharpe and is in the process of putting out a new compact disc due in a couple of months. Robert Dean who has taught guitar for more than 30 years and is a writer for Southland Blues has guitar instruction on YouTube Robert D e a n B l u e s G u i t a r. F o r m o r e i n f o g o t o
www.jillsharpe.com. Venue: Ashleys Location: 1731 E. 4th St., Long Beach Details: (562) 495-5700
NEW CLOTHING LINE - NEW GIGS Etc! - May 6, 2011
So, we've just gotten all signed up with and snuggled in with Reverb Nation, the new Musicians site that's allowing us to finally do some amazing things. I love these guys, please come on over and check it out. Let us know what you think. LIVE MUSIC RULES!!!!! Help us keep alive a dying art...Real Music for Real People!
http://www.ReverbNation.com/JillSharpe
Thanks, Jill
http://www.ReverbNation.com/JillSharpe
Thanks, Jill
LONG BEACH BLUES JAM for LONG BEACH GRAND PRIX - April 13, 2011
The LB Grand Prix is this weekend and we'll be topping off the weekend long event by Hosting our weekly jam to entertain the masses that hit downtown long beach. We have a very welcoming restaurant and bar, with pool tables, live music, and a really fun bunch of girls ready to pour you your favorite cocktail to help relax after a loud and crazy day! Come on in, sit right down and enjoy the ride.......We're here to entertain!!!
Over 30,000 people are participating in a rolling fast to protest the immoral budget cuts Republicans are pushing in Washington - April 13, 2011
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Benefit for Marty Nation with Candye Kane - March 25, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONCERT & SILENT AUCTION
TO BENEFIT LOS ANGELES PUNK PIONEER, MARTY NATION
APRIL 2 AT SATELLITE LOUNGE
Lineup includes Candye Kane, Julie Christensen, The Bloody Brains with Hermann Senac, Jill Sharpe, plus Special DJ Highlight with Bauhaus’ Daniel Ash
Los Angeles, CA, March 24, 2011—Marty Nation, Los Angeles native and punk pioneer was injured in a serious motorcycle accident. His musical friends have pulled together to host a special benefit concert and silent auction to help with his medical bills.
WHEN: Friday, April 2, 2011
Show starts at 7:00 PM sharp.
WHERE: SATELLITE LOUNGE (Formerly SPACELAND)
1717 Silver Lake Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026
http://www.thesatellitela.com/ Contact: Jennifer Tefft
jennifertefft@gmail.com
WHO: Candye Kane
Julie Christensen (Stone Cupid, Divine Horseman, Leonard Cohen)
Johnny Nation and City Fritter
The Ben Powell Band (featuring Candye’s son Evan Caleb on drums)
The Vampowers with Peter Andrus
Stereo Blues with Tony Marisco
The Jill Sharpe Band
The Bloody Brains with Hermann Senac
Daniel Ash (Bauhaus) special DJ highlight
$15 suggested donation.
ALL PROCEEDS GO TO MARTY NATION FUND
Blues diva and the show’s organizer Candye Kane said, “Marty has always been there for his friends. We put together this concert to give back a small portion of that incredible generosity and show him and his family our support. We hope anyone who can relate to his incredibly unique life story—or just someone who wants to see an amazing show—will join us at the Satelllite Lounge.”
ABOUT MARTY:
Marty Nation, a California native, was born in Northern California, moved to Hollywood, and then Topanga's "rodeo grounds" where he attended grade school in Malibu. His generation were the real life Spicoli kids that Sean Penn spoofed in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Only Marty wasn't a stoner or a beach bum. He and rockabilly rebel Colin Winski combed their hair into duck tails, wore leather jackets and listened to Elvis, The Stooges, The Ramones, and other bands not yet realized by their peers in the 1970s. Marty discovered glitter and The Dolls, and became somewhat of a legend himself in Hollywood,
with notorious stories told about him by visitors to Hollywood's punk rock royalty house, "Disgraceland."
So many who know Marty have a tale to tell about him. He's the guy we all wished we had the guts to be, only it would take showing our darker sides to the world, and not many have those guts. It was Marty who kicked the door down and let the flood of kids in to see The Ramones the night the riot squad was called out to the Palladium in early ‘80s. The kids weren't having a riot at all. They just wanted to get in. It must have been at capacity, and the fire marshals were holding everyone back. Marty just kicked the door in and let everyone all
flood the Palladium. It was a rollicking show and nobody got hurt, but on the way out, helicopters flew over, and police were out with billy clubs to give those punks a good beating for violating the fire code.
A motorcycle enthusiast by the age of 10, Marty raced speedway, drove classic cars, and played in a garage band (The Reptiles) with his brother Johnny. While still in his early 20’s, Marty went on tour as roadie to Levi & The Rockats, then came back to Los Angeles to work in auto mechanics and hairdressing. He opened his own salon, The Martin Nation Salon, and was known for "foxifying" his clientele. He also formed a band, Crowbar. An '80s garage band pile-up, featuring pals Peter Andrus, Drew Steele of the Surf Punks, Ace Farren Ford and Hermann Senac of Blood on The Saddle, with an an earlier lineup including Wayne James and Andy Seven. They released an album titled Crowbar Salvation.
After meeting wife Catherine, and having baby Molly Jo, the family moved east, where Marty attended The French Culinary Institute in NYC, and launched yet another career as a chef. They moved back to California, where Marty opened his own restaurant The Iron Pan in Ojai, based on is mother's old iron pan. Now living at the beach with wife Catherine and two dogs, things came to a screeching halt when Marty hit scaffolding that was dumped on the 134 freeway near Los Angeles, as he was riding his motorcycle at 60 mph. He survived, but has had to endure extensive surgeries. With another 18 months left to recover and another hip replacement on the way, his family is grateful for the support shown by so many who have pulled together for Marty.
Family and friends have organized a web site and silent auction. Candye Kane has spearheaded benefit performances for Marty, where she'll be performing, along with Julie Christensen, Marty's brother Johnny Nation and his band City Fritter, The Ben Powell Band, featuring Candye’s son Evan Caleb, The Vampowers with Peter Andrus, Stereo Blues with Tony Marisco, The Jill Sharpe Band, The Bloody Brains with Hermann Senac, with special highlight Daniel Ash of the Bauhaus as DJ.
The people whose lives Marty has graced do not forget him. As the Shaheen family recently posted on Marty's Tumblr page (www.martynation.tumblr.com), "Marty was always there for anyone in need and he was there on 9/11 when thousands lost their lives…he was
one of the first to answer when there was a need to feed the thousands of men who were on the scene to dig through the rubble looking for suvivors…he provided food for the unsung heroes, for he was a hero himself…he cooked nonstop for days and nights providing over 150,000 hot meals to the char-faced firemen who came into his tent for a warm meal…yes Marty, I will not forget what you did for these men….you never once complained about the conditions at Ground Zero….you did what you had to do, and you did it your way….I have so much respect for you…"
# # #
For more information, please contact:
Candye Kane
CONCERT & SILENT AUCTION
TO BENEFIT LOS ANGELES PUNK PIONEER, MARTY NATION
APRIL 2 AT SATELLITE LOUNGE
Lineup includes Candye Kane, Julie Christensen, The Bloody Brains with Hermann Senac, Jill Sharpe, plus Special DJ Highlight with Bauhaus’ Daniel Ash
Los Angeles, CA, March 24, 2011—Marty Nation, Los Angeles native and punk pioneer was injured in a serious motorcycle accident. His musical friends have pulled together to host a special benefit concert and silent auction to help with his medical bills.
WHEN: Friday, April 2, 2011
Show starts at 7:00 PM sharp.
WHERE: SATELLITE LOUNGE (Formerly SPACELAND)
1717 Silver Lake Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026
http://www.thesatellitela.com/ Contact: Jennifer Tefft
jennifertefft@gmail.com
WHO: Candye Kane
Julie Christensen (Stone Cupid, Divine Horseman, Leonard Cohen)
Johnny Nation and City Fritter
The Ben Powell Band (featuring Candye’s son Evan Caleb on drums)
The Vampowers with Peter Andrus
Stereo Blues with Tony Marisco
The Jill Sharpe Band
The Bloody Brains with Hermann Senac
Daniel Ash (Bauhaus) special DJ highlight
$15 suggested donation.
ALL PROCEEDS GO TO MARTY NATION FUND
Blues diva and the show’s organizer Candye Kane said, “Marty has always been there for his friends. We put together this concert to give back a small portion of that incredible generosity and show him and his family our support. We hope anyone who can relate to his incredibly unique life story—or just someone who wants to see an amazing show—will join us at the Satelllite Lounge.”
ABOUT MARTY:
Marty Nation, a California native, was born in Northern California, moved to Hollywood, and then Topanga's "rodeo grounds" where he attended grade school in Malibu. His generation were the real life Spicoli kids that Sean Penn spoofed in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Only Marty wasn't a stoner or a beach bum. He and rockabilly rebel Colin Winski combed their hair into duck tails, wore leather jackets and listened to Elvis, The Stooges, The Ramones, and other bands not yet realized by their peers in the 1970s. Marty discovered glitter and The Dolls, and became somewhat of a legend himself in Hollywood,
with notorious stories told about him by visitors to Hollywood's punk rock royalty house, "Disgraceland."
So many who know Marty have a tale to tell about him. He's the guy we all wished we had the guts to be, only it would take showing our darker sides to the world, and not many have those guts. It was Marty who kicked the door down and let the flood of kids in to see The Ramones the night the riot squad was called out to the Palladium in early ‘80s. The kids weren't having a riot at all. They just wanted to get in. It must have been at capacity, and the fire marshals were holding everyone back. Marty just kicked the door in and let everyone all
flood the Palladium. It was a rollicking show and nobody got hurt, but on the way out, helicopters flew over, and police were out with billy clubs to give those punks a good beating for violating the fire code.
A motorcycle enthusiast by the age of 10, Marty raced speedway, drove classic cars, and played in a garage band (The Reptiles) with his brother Johnny. While still in his early 20’s, Marty went on tour as roadie to Levi & The Rockats, then came back to Los Angeles to work in auto mechanics and hairdressing. He opened his own salon, The Martin Nation Salon, and was known for "foxifying" his clientele. He also formed a band, Crowbar. An '80s garage band pile-up, featuring pals Peter Andrus, Drew Steele of the Surf Punks, Ace Farren Ford and Hermann Senac of Blood on The Saddle, with an an earlier lineup including Wayne James and Andy Seven. They released an album titled Crowbar Salvation.
After meeting wife Catherine, and having baby Molly Jo, the family moved east, where Marty attended The French Culinary Institute in NYC, and launched yet another career as a chef. They moved back to California, where Marty opened his own restaurant The Iron Pan in Ojai, based on is mother's old iron pan. Now living at the beach with wife Catherine and two dogs, things came to a screeching halt when Marty hit scaffolding that was dumped on the 134 freeway near Los Angeles, as he was riding his motorcycle at 60 mph. He survived, but has had to endure extensive surgeries. With another 18 months left to recover and another hip replacement on the way, his family is grateful for the support shown by so many who have pulled together for Marty.
Family and friends have organized a web site and silent auction. Candye Kane has spearheaded benefit performances for Marty, where she'll be performing, along with Julie Christensen, Marty's brother Johnny Nation and his band City Fritter, The Ben Powell Band, featuring Candye’s son Evan Caleb, The Vampowers with Peter Andrus, Stereo Blues with Tony Marisco, The Jill Sharpe Band, The Bloody Brains with Hermann Senac, with special highlight Daniel Ash of the Bauhaus as DJ.
The people whose lives Marty has graced do not forget him. As the Shaheen family recently posted on Marty's Tumblr page (www.martynation.tumblr.com), "Marty was always there for anyone in need and he was there on 9/11 when thousands lost their lives…he was
one of the first to answer when there was a need to feed the thousands of men who were on the scene to dig through the rubble looking for suvivors…he provided food for the unsung heroes, for he was a hero himself…he cooked nonstop for days and nights providing over 150,000 hot meals to the char-faced firemen who came into his tent for a warm meal…yes Marty, I will not forget what you did for these men….you never once complained about the conditions at Ground Zero….you did what you had to do, and you did it your way….I have so much respect for you…"
# # #
For more information, please contact:
Candye Kane
Woohoo - Married! - December 1, 2010
Miss Jill Sharpe was married Oct 16th 2010, to her long time sweetheart Sean. Their ceremony was a large church wedding with an evening reception, full of light, music and sparkling refreshment, by the pool with over 100 friends and family in attendance. It was a stunning ceremony that was enchanting and so heartfelt it left many in tears of joy. The party went into the wee hours with dancing and partying with the most eclectic group of folks this side of the pond. Thank you to everyone for the lovely gifts, the ten tons of love and all who shared in our wonderful day.
Photos to follow:
Photos to follow:
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