Earl Okin...Yes, just me!
Contact: spats47@ntlworld.com
As to this profile...If you're a fan interested in my songs, here are four of them...a comedy song, a pop-ballad, a Bossa Nova and a slow rocker. The pop-ballad and slow rocker are from my NEW CD! If you're interested in getting a copy...send me a message...
If you're more interested in my comedy, I've uploaded a couple of live videos...
I hope that they work!
If you're somebody who wants to book me or help get me or my new CD world-famous (HEAVY HINT!), have a look at either/both. There's also a longer video...my EPK (electronic press-kit).
Also now available for download on to your iPod is a full interview that made recently in the street near my home, at a café table...
You can download it here!
http://www.thamesvalleypod.tv/displaypodcast.php?id=195
IF YOU'RE IN AUSTRALIA AND LIKED ME ON THE 'FOOTY SHOW', I'M ONE OF THE COMEDIANS FEATURED IN A COLLECTION OF THE BEST OF THE COMEDIANS ON THAT SHOW. JUST GO HERE...
http://www.sanity.com.au
SEARCH FOR 'FOOTY', AND YOU'LL SEE THE DVD THERE! ;-)
Last but not least, if you're just a very gorgeous woman who wants to know me personally...do get in touch! ;-)
spats47@ntlworld or spats@spats.demon.co.uk
Influences
Influences? How long have you got?
Puccini, Tchaikowsky, Caruso, Chaliapin, Paul Robeson, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Hoagy Carmichael, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Peggy Lee, Joao Gilberto, Mel Torme...the list goes on!
Sounds Like
You decide. Naturally, I think that I'm unique!!! ;-)
Although I was signed to the same company as The Beatles in the 60s and recorded at Abbey Road, I only went full time in 1979, by coincidence opening (the only opening act ever used) for Paul McCartney's WINGS. Since then, I've worked as a Jazz singer/musician (LOVE the music of Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Hoagy Carmichael etc.), performed Bossa Nova in Brazil (Joao Gilberto and Tom Jobim...more geniuses!), become a headline act on the London comedy circuit and, still a singer-songwriter, of-course, performed my one-man show with success at the Edinburgh Festival and, indeed, literally around the world.
Naturally, I'm always available for A&R men, film producers, TV producers and gorgeous women, especially, (though not necessarily), if they're from Brasil!!!... ;-)
I recently had a CD out on SONY (covering more of my comedy-music.
You can now download it from...
http://www.itunes.com/uk/itunes/store
I THINK that that's the correct link, anyhow! ;-)
Then you do a search for EARL OKIN.
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