Brian Lampkin (lyrics); Gubb Cooper (acoustic guitars, harmonica and vocals); Sam Berman-Cooper (bass guitar, keyboards, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, harmony vocals, recording and mixing)
Influences
Richard Thompson, Linda Thompson, Danny Thompson, Norma Waterson, Sandy Denny, Fairport Convention, Dave Pegg, John Martyn, Nick Drake, Lucinda Williams, Terry Allen, Gillian Welch, David Rawlings, Doc Watson, Bob Dylan, The Band, John Lennon, David Gilmour, Mark Knopfler, Neil Young, Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, John Fahey, Leonard Cohen, Bruce Cockburn, Tom Waits, Luke Doucet, Roy Harper, Michael Chapman, James McMurtry, Steve Earle, John Hiatt, Ben Harper, Loudon Wainwright III, Townes Van Zandt, Greg Brown, Shawn Colvin, Joni Mitchell, Roseanne Cash, T-Bone Burnett, John McCrea, David Bazan
Sounds Like
Raw Deal's first ever live show, at the Rooftop Poetry Club, Buffalo, October 26th, 2007: "How Dead the Heart". Gubb on rhythm guitar and vocals, Sam on lead guitar (improvising wildly!) and harmony vocals, Jack Feuerstein on bass, Brian listening and waiting patiently for a chance to read some of his poems! Video courtesy of David Landrey.
Raw Deal's first ever live show, at the Rooftop Poetry Club, Buffalo, October 26th, 2007: Brian talking about "How Dead the Heart", and reading "The Beautiful Black Vultures of Tarboro". Video courtesy of David Landrey.
Raw Deal's first ever live show, at the Rooftop Poetry Club, Buffalo, October 26th, 2007: "Rhyme Anymore", a brand new song which we'd just finished writing a couple of days before, and which Brian was hearing for the first time. Gubb on rhythm guitar and vocals, Sam on lead guitar, Jack Feuerstein on harmony vocals. Video courtesy of David Landrey.
Song lyrics by Brian Lampkin, music by Gubb Cooper, played by Gubb (acoustic guitars, harmonica and vocals) and Gubb's now 19-year-old son, Sam (bass guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards and harmony vocals). These are rough cuts, recorded in Gubb and Sam's living room, with some very obvious screw-ups and imperfections. One day, perhaps, we'll get around to recording these songs a bit more professionally (though really, Raw Deal is more of a songwriting project than a band). See our first blog entry (above) for a little on the history of Raw Deal (hit "View All Blog Entries" and scroll down). For more on Brian's writing, check out his blog, "Sleeping Through Sirens" (via our "Band Website"). And check out some of Sam's own original songs via the Sam Berman-Cooper link in our "Friend Space" (below) -- his solo CD, "Measure of Doubt" (released under his stage name, Sam Gillam), is available through CD Baby.
I know we all get busy,but I wanted to stop by and say hello! Hope your summer was a pleasant one and look forward to hearing from you anytime! Take care and talk soon- Spady
This month we mostly have Catie Curtis (with a Richard Thompson cover), Lindsay Fuller and The Cheap Dates (and who amongst us isn't?), Josh Fix with a track from the well-titled album This Town Is Starting To Make Me Angry and the rather lovely Red Rooster.
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Hi Gubb. Hope you're doing well. I've been MIA locked in the studio and not getting in touch enough but wanted to let you know my cd is done. I have a label and they're releasing a single right away so I put a couple tunes up if you're interested. There's a new version of Lone Bird. Hope you like it. Cheers
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Hey Gubb, Happy New Year to you. Very great to see these live videos and hear some of your new tunes... Health Happiness and Peace in the New Year Good to Hear from You Stace
Hello Raw Deal, Thank you so very much for your friendship. It is an honor and privilege to welcome you to my world and I thank you for allowing me into yours. Please know I wish for you every possible success and happiness. Peace & Love, Russ
Thanks for the add! I hope that you liked my page and my music...I'm working on my CD and will be putting up new material as I go, so be sure to stop back and say hi.
I like the acoustic sound. What are you playing when you record?
Hey there Gubb, Brian and Sam. I'm liking what I'm hearing from you guys. That long distance song writing collaboration thing seems to work really well. Greetings from outside of Tarboro, NC -Rev'D Dr Long; Ambassador of Edgecombe County, NC and local UFO expert
Hey Gubb, long time my friend. Hope all is great with you. I put up a new quiet acoustic tune if you want to check it out. It may even have been influenced by your fine self. It's called To Serve Your Pleasure. Hope you like it. Cheers
Thank you for the add!! Love your music!! Keep up the good work! I'm so glad to have you as a friend. I hope you like my music. Take care and good luck!
Hey Gubb. I've been kinda sick and singin every night so I haven't had much energy to do the myspace thing. But I'm back now ;-) Took my trio into the studio last weekend and recorded 3 tunes so the cd is getting closer to being done. Hope you're well. Cheers
