1963 Martin D-18, 1946 Gibson LG-0, 1958 Gibson L50. 1949 Gretch Rancher & $15. Kid size Harmony with patented "Nevertune"perpetual slip tuners (Gone foot blues) |
Band for GONE TRAIN BLUES:|
THE ACADEMY OF ANCIENT BLUES |
Mr. O'Muck - Guitar & Vocals |
Willie "Twelve Knees" Manicotti - Bottleneck Guitar |
Squealing Squap Barlowe - Harmonica |
Wacking Willie Tolstoi - Washboard |
Influences
Rev. Gary Davis, Big Bill Broonzy, Blind Willie Johnson, Blind Blake, Blind Boy Fuller, Blind Willie McTell, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Venitian Blinds, Scrapper Blackwell, Lonnie,Tommy,Robert & Larry Johnson, John Hurt, Memphis Minnie, Skip James, Big Joe & Robert Pete Williams, Robert Petawy, Bo Carter, Elizabeth Cotton, Pink Anderson, Charlie Patton, King Solomon Hill, Sleepy John Estes, Yank Rachel, Son House, Fred McDowell, Kokomo Arnold, Furry Lewis, Frank Stokes, Charlie Jordan, Shirley Griffiths, Fats Waller, Bessie Smith, Willie Walker, Leroy Carr, Guitar Pete Franklin, Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry, Memphis Willie B., Billie Holliday, Smokey Babe, John Hammond who showed me an indispensable riff in 1969, Spider John Koerner, The entire Blues catalogues of RBF, Yazoo, Biograph, Stinson, Mamlish, Arhoolie, Folkways, Prestige Bluesville, .., JSP, Rounder, Vanguard, etc, And a fond nod to my deceased architypal bearded caucasoid forebears Eric Von Schmidt, & Dave Van Ronk.
Began playing in front of others of my species (actually there was a large variety of fauna of various species running around most of the places I played) in 1968. Played the Gaslight Cafe, Gerde's Folk City, and other mostly subterranean establishments.
Student of the late great Reverend Gary Davis 1969-1970. He called me a "sportin' gitar player". Dave Van Ronk said "that guy has a really good feeling for the blues" to my friend Roland Moussa whom he was sitting next to at the Gaslight. Spent a day with Bukka White in 1969. He asked me how come I didn't have a record out. Was scheduled to open for Skip James at the Gaslight but gig was called on the count of death (his not mine). " There are some real good guitarists here today!" said Brownie McGhee after hearing me play in a tent at the Ithica Folk Festival in 1971?. Led the bay area band" Grungie O'Muck with Rabies" in 1972 with my friend Jane McGarrigle, the eldest of the three McGarrigle sisters.
Baby sister Kate McGarrigle included a song to Mr. O'Muck entitled "Homage a Grungie" On The McGarrigle sisters second album "Dancer with Bruised Knees". Thanks Kate. Played Harmonica behind George Gerdes on public TV in LA 1971?. Opened for Freddy King, 1973. Been on a lonnnnngggg sabatical.
Happy New Year Mr O Muck - Thankyou for your friendship here and on the BBF I..m nothing but a simple Viola d@amore player "Gone Bad" Nikolaj Andersen - Denmark
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"Gone Foot Blues" is a priceless recording. Mr. O'Muck proveth that the pickin' of a geetah is beyond it's pedigree, treasury or filligree. Praise be to a true blue artiste: the won & onerous Mister Omuck!
Hey, Mr O'Muck, great site, great music, great big ole good times! Me too, I'm goin' straight right to 1928 (well, maybe could I take my laptop under my arm too, to be able to stay in touch with sites like yours?)!
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