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Ian Dunlop

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  • Genre: Alternative / Americana / Country

    Location Southwest, Un

    Profile Views: 17004

    Last Login: 3/17/2012

    Member Since 1/5/2009

    Website iandunlopart.com

    Record Label Minority

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    .. ..Alternative artist and musician, Ian Dunlop formed his first band ‘the Refugees’ in the late 1950s in the Cape Cod area. The band was restricted to very local gigs as they were all too young to drive. By the early ‘60s the Refugees graduated from being a garage band to playing the college circuit in New England and opened up for some of the classic acts of the time; Roy Orbison, the Shirelles, the Crystals.etc. In 1965, in Cambridge, Ma; Ian teamed-up with Gram Parsons to write and record with the group that became the International Submarine Band. The ISB relocated to NY to record and perform before moving to LA in 1967. The ISB is now attributed to be the first Alt. Country band. .. ..In the latter part of 1967 Ian, Barry Tashian and other members of their former bands formed the hard working, short-lived, ‘Flying Burrito Brothers’. Ian remained a close friend of Gram Parsons until the singers death. .. ..In England, in 1980, Ian formed ‘Ian & the Muscletones’ to record the LP ‘Human Sacrifice’ a mix of American, roots music and English New Wave. The band featured Ian’s songs and sax-man Terrance Clements from the Janis Joplin band. Ian & Muscletones played in the UK ‘81-’83 and released a highly acclaimed single ‘I Like Ike’ link to I & M’tones site) .. During ‘84-’85 Ian worked in London with Russell Murch in his eccentric band ‘the Avant Gardenerz’ ( 2 LPs) Between ‘87-’91 Ian put together ‘the Babble-on Babies’ performing and recording a mix of Country/Cajun/Comedy music (un-released) 1991 Ian worked with Jon Corneal ( ex ISB, Poco, Flying Burrito Bros.) writing and recording in Fla & Nashville... .. After a long silence, apart from playing numerous sax or bass gigs in the west of England, Ian began song writing, recording and performing again. In 2008 Ian did some solo appearances in the UK, worked on film sound tracks with the art-film maker, Andrew Lanyon and during the latter part of the year performed at clubs and festivals in New York, Georgia and Florida. Audiences everywhere applauded Ian’s on-stage improv show, his fables and adlib links between his Americana-style songs. Ian also exhibited his music-themed, lurid art work at galleries and festivals where he performed.. ...... .. During the ’08 tour he recorded in New York, Florida and Georgia with some of the like-minded musicians he met and recorded in Nashville and Georgia in early 2009. The CD is available for downloads at iand.bandcamp.com Films of gigs and music can be seen on this site. In the fall of 2010 recordings for a new CD took place. Ian D will be on tour in 2011 ..See Also : ..Ian Dunlop Art.... ..and : ..Church of Elvis Art.... ..and : ..Ian and the Muscletones.... .. ------------------------------------------------------------- .... .... ..Elvis was a Narc...... .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. ..

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  • Influences

    Elvis, Fats Waller, Hank Williams, e.e. Cummings, Hank Thompson, Spike Jones, Johnny & the Hurricanes, Buchanan & Goodman, the Stanley Brothers, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Stan Freberg, George Jones, Bob Wills, Otis Redding, Ian Dury & the Blockheads, Gospel Quartets, Carl Perkins, Alfred Schnittke, the Bible, Ray Charles, almost zero of 1970s Rock music, Bela Bartok, Roland Kirk, the Howdy Doody show, Cartoon series, Slim Gaillard, Angelo Badalamenti, advertising, Mel Blanc, Louis Prima, as well as many others.

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