The "Revue" aspect of my gig is in reference to having a format that allows me to feature soloists and other frontpeople to work with us in any given City or situation. Others in the list of folks who've played with the Revue include:
Tom Politzer sax (Tower of Power)
Joe Paquin guitar vocals (Sundogs)
Luke Paquin guitar (Hot Hot Heat)
Birdlegg vocals, harmonica (Oakland Blues legend)
Freddie Roulette lap steel (Taj Mahal, Greatful Dead)
Roy Loney vocals (Flaming Groovies)
Richard Marriott trombone (Clubfoot Orchestra)
Sonny Simmons sax (John Coltrane, Prince Lasha)
Christine Kittrell vocals and attitude (John Coltrane, Big Joe Turner,BB King
and many I forget for now!
I'm now teaching private guitar and music lessons in Sunset Beach, Surfside and Seal Beach. Drop a note for details!
This comedy clip features Mac Cridlin as the crusty announcer and me dispensing fully 50% of everything you need to master any instrument in under a minute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here's some recent video featuring Hank van Sickle on bass, Jeremy Long on keys and Dave Tabone on drums.
Influences
Doug Sahm, Townes van Zandt, Lightnin' Hopkins, Robert Lockwood Jr, Sean Carney, Joe Paquin, the Band, the Vaughn bros, Wayne Bennett, Roy Gaines, Richard Thompson, Fred Neil,
Applejack Walroth, Parker Frost, Christine Kittrell, Dan Penn, Igor Stravinsky, Webern, Richard Strauss, Birdlegg, Brahms, Little Willie John, Clubfoot Orchestra, Daddy Treetops, Herb Ellis, Barney Kessell, Vassar Clements, Doc Watson, Lucinda Williams,
Mike Stinson, Ralph Carney, Stephen Yerkey, Deborah Iyall, Steve Marriott, Rory Gallagher, Paul DeLay, Steve Freund, Max Schwenson, Paul Klein, Charlie Gearheart,
Lenny Breau, Jamie Findlay, Bruce MacLeod, Jon Parry, Bruckner, Uncle Dick Egner, Bob Egner, Zoelle, Charles Mingus, Ornette Coleman, Charlie Haden, Lowell Fulson, Billie Holiday, Dolly Parton, Duane Allman,
and many, many ,many many more and then the Shaggs.
Sounds Like
Mix of swinging blues, lonesome country, punk energy and avant touches.
After a long career in avant/jazz (Clubfoot Orchestra, New Duets, Bruce MacLeod Trio) as well as roots (Sundogs, sideman to numerous blues/country/jazz legends) I'm now fronting my own thing.
The new CD Don't Borax the Borax Man I'm describing as alt country, Americana, alt blues and country soul.
Strapping 6'6" OG Texan and longtime SF underground musician, actor and agitator has gone south-in more ways than one! Now in Sunset Beach, playing a lot of music.
Second generation musical performer and my Yale sophomore daughter Zoelle is making it three generations. In the slide thingee above all three generations in action-my Mom-a classical piano heavy- circa 1947 getting ready for her senior graduate recital and the Egner Twins-my Dad and namesake Uncle Dick as they appeared at the Jefferson Hotel in St Louis in the late 40's. Zoelle is harmonizing with my producer/pal Ted Politzer and I'm thrilled she's on my album. It's a real blessing to have music in the DNA! Also in the above pics is a shot of the Revue doing a little outdoor gig-that's Richard Marriott of Clubfoot on bone, Steve Mackay from the Stooges on sax and Mindy Kay on vocals-she's one of SF's great undiscovered talents.
I was one of the founding members of Clubfoot Orchestra, the Sundogs and a solo artist. After a decade break to make some dough and rear a child I came back with a new small label (the accidentally non-profit Content Conduit) and a rash of projects.
My electronica solo debut Gods Punching Bags came out in 02. I also produced and performed on gay hip-hop groundbreaker Juba Kalamka (of deepdickcollective) solo debut, a improvisational duo CD with CFO composer entitledBolokikian Fon Fon Fon, produced Bishop Norman Williams solo saxophone CD and did a personal faveDick Deluxe Does Duets.
By 05 I'd releasedDon't Borax the Borax Man, appeared as a slimy politician in Jim Swanson's (co-founder of bicycle protest movement Critical Mass and my studio and business partner in SF still) comedy short Aqua Ho and come to my new hood Lower Hollywood and now RB.
To appropriate a worn sf phrase-from my first gigs in Texas in the mid 70's to now with working with artists from Townes van Zandt to Snakefinger to Vassar Clements to Christine Kittrell...what a long strange trip it's been!
Footnote:
Drop by Sunset Beach for a great dive bar crawl when you get a chance-and ask where I'm holed up-could be any of several places all very cool-a drinker's paradise since everything is walking and stumbling distance-no cars needed for us locals.
I play regular announced gigs but also we do a lot of spontaneous jamming and so forth at Mother's, the Greenbelt -you name it! Hit me with an email if there's nothing listed on a particular and i can tell you where the fun stuff is going on-chances are I'm in the middle of it someway or another. Great little community and all we ask is you keep it on the down low-if it was to get discovered it would no doubt fuck everything up.
I saw your comment on my page. I have been to the Mist twice. I didn't see many people that I know. Where are all of you guys hiding?....Mother's? Do you ever play at the Mist?
Hey Dick, i just finished the new Hot Gamblers recordings, and we are waiting for the mixing job. i will tell you once we have the job able to be listened. Everything and the Blues.
Hi Dick! It was nice seeing you the other day... I've been busy and absent from myspace so I'm just getting your message. Would love to come and see you play again. Keep me posted on your next gig, I'll come out and we'll share a beer :)
Hey People! Delta Blues legend David Honeyboy Edwards plays The Luminaire this Friday at the incredible age of 94. This show kicks off another round of the 5 Years of NTSOBC Festival which continues with shows next week by The Handsome Family, Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir, Kelly Joe Phelps and The Jim Jones Revue . Click on flyer for tickets..... ">
Five Years of NTSOBC Festival Schedule
September
Friday 25 David Honeyboy Edwards @ The Luminaire,London, NW6 Monday 28 Handsome Family @ Bush Hall, London, W12 Tuesday 29 Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir @ The Luminaire, London, NW6 Wednesday 30 Kelly Joe Phelps @ The Union Chapel, London, N1
October
Thursday 1 October The Jim Jones Revue @ Cargo, London, EC2A
Tuesday 27 October Oysterband @ The Union Chapel, London, N1
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