(not necessarily in this order)
Ry Cooder,
David Lindley,
Buddy Emmons,
Buddy Charleton,
Lloyd Green,
Muddy Waters,
John Walkup,
Sol Ho'opi'i,
Don Helms,
Russ Pahl,
King Bennie Nawahi,
Lowell George,
Clarence Ashley,
Robert Johnson,
the Beatles,
John Scofield,
Sun, Moon, Earth, Rain, Wind,
Bob Brozman,
Sonny Terry,
Bob Dylan,
Norton Buffalo,
Hal Rugg, Jeanne Savage
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Some nice music. The songs on the space are from my recently released album called "Perennial Sideman". Buy directly from me, from CDBaby or individual tracks from iTunes
Sideman? Yes, Joe considers himself a perennial sideman having spent his long career as a member of many bands and the guy backing up a ton of very talented people. But wait a minute, this guy not only plays the steel guitar of all types, harmonica and a goofy percussion thing he calls the “kitchen sink”, but he sings, too. And all of it, from the heart. As someone in the audience once yelled out, “Joe’s got soul.”
He’s played locally and regionally with many bands as well as recording for other artists and radio/TV commercials, and as a guest on the Prairie Home Companion radio show. As a member of the Midwest Country Theatre band, he’s performed with legendary country singers such as the late Hank Thompson, Margo Smith, Rex Allen, Jr., Jean Shepard, Jeannie Seely, Stonewall Jackson, Jim Ed Brown, David Frizzell, Wanda Jackson, Narvel Felts, Tommy Cash. He’s worked with Peter Ostroushko, Becky Thompson, the late Floyd “Red Crow” Westerman, Dale Watson and sat in with Bonnie Raitt. Whew! And recorded with: Keith Secola, Tina & the B-Sides, Brothers Frantzich, Alison Rae, Dan Wilson, Mike Doughty, Chuck Suchy, Andra Suchy, Tim O’Reagan, Candice Graham, Mary Sue Englund, Vibro Champs, Joanna Jahn, Honeydogs, Chad Whittaker, John Gorka, Tim Mahoney, Joey Molland, and on and on… He has performed with electronic ensembles for modern dance performances, as solo accompaniment to storytellers, with R&B and funk dance bands, and with Native American artists, including the opening ceremony for the Smithsonian’s Museum of the American Indian in Washington DC in 2005. Joe has been recognized by his peers with two Minnesota Music Awards and with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Minnesota Rock/Country Hall of Fame.
Although he often performs and composes Americana, Roots Music, and country styles, he is constantly exploring new ways to combine his principal instrument, the pedal steel, with different genres and instrumental settings.
Hi Joe, I catch you on the Midwest Opry when I can. Keep up the great music. Tell me, How many pedal steel do you have? Seems like your always playing a different steel on each show. Your freind Joe
Thanks for adding us!! The Randy Rogers Band w/The Mason Dixons Tuesday, April 15 at 9:00pm Primetime in Burnsville Click on our page for all the details!
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