Bobby Long, vocals, guitars, harmonica
Fred Portelli, drums and Producer
Influences
Laurel Fulson, Jack Teagarden, Gram parsons, Emmy Lou Harris, The Band, Skip James, Van Morrison, Terry Reid, Rufus Wainwright, Jeff Buckley, Ray Lamontagne, BoB Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Tom Waits, Eliott Smith, Brighteyes, Ray Charles, Dean Martin, Nina Simone, Tim Hans Smith, Crosby stills n nash, Brendon Benson, Arlo Gutherie, Woody Gutherie, QOTSA, The arcade Fire, Led zeppelin, Jimi hendrix, the dissociatives, Billy Childish, Eels, Radiohead, Ryan Adams, The beatles, Willy Mason, Leonard Cohen, Louis Armstrong, Jonny Cash, The Pogues, Muddy waters, Emmy the great, robert johnsen, david bowie, Miles Davis, Chuck Berry, Jerome k Jerome, Melanie, Mississippi john hurt, Buka White, Neil Young,The Dubliners Spike milligan, Lead Belly, Nat King Cole, Iron and Wine,Tommy Makem, the Clancey Brothers, nick drake, beach boys, the doors,
Bobby Long looked out the window, in the dreary call center - dreaming of the wind.
"god danm it bobby, what have i told ya!" shouted the manager.
" . . . i'm sorry sir -" replied bobby
"now listen to me boy - i aint got no room for daydreamers in here. you get me boy . . do you?!?!?!"
"but sir . ." bobby was interupted.
"do you get me boy?" the manager boomed back
bobby long looked at his manager, and turned back to the window, and then back to the manager.
'Well boy?" the manager shouted.
bobby long took a gulp, stood up, took the headset from his face and threw it down onto the desk.
"oh no you aint boy . . . oh no you aint boy" the manager was now screaming.
Bobby headed for the door.
"oh no you aint boy", the manager continued, "where the hell do you think your goin?"
"Well sir . . . as i figure it, i aint no 9 to 5 man."
"what the hell does that mean?" the manager now red in the face. the other workers peered over there desks.
"i'm goin to catch the wind sir . . . because out there. . . well sir, its freedom. i can smell it sir, like the socks on your feet, i can smell it, And awww shucks, like my mumma always told me, 'you got to chase your dreams bobby long'."
"And what is your dream bobby - freedom"
"ceartinly sir . . . freedom - it aint much - but its all i want . . . just freedom. That wind in your face, smell of the ocean. The way the train chugs differntly at night and sends you into a real sweet sleep. The way you get woken by some honkey tonk playing his harmonica. the smile on a pretty girls face. It s freedom sir, alabama freedom."
And with that bobby noded his head to the room and was gone. He could hear the manager screamin as he left through the corrider . . . but bobby knew he was headded somewhere better, and it wernt no god danm prickly office.
(a small excerption from "the bobby long story - i smell freedom sir" out in paperback, penguin books)
Luke Edge
I love finding non-shit music on the internet! I really like your stuff, "Sad woman blues" is my favorite. I'll be keeping an ear out for more from you gents.
I saw you playing time ago and I must say that I'm really jealous of your way of playing the guitar, it's incredible. I hope one day I could make it so well like you.
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your songs are very happy on my ipod - cant wait for a lot more to follow them(yes,thats a hint for you to put up more;)) cant really say of what your music reminds me, but I really,really like it-except sad woman blues,because I absolutely love that one! its the perfect song to listen to while you have to study for the damn college finals. so thanks for brighten up my days, cant wait to hear more and maybe even see you live some time (after all germany is not that far away*thats another hint, if you didnt get it^^*) cheers -julia
Bobby...... Ma sweet boy bobby! I'm doing well as usual. I think you owe me a 'song' video! I look forward to hearing from you then! Send my love the people at home.... Sam x
Thanks for the add. ♥ My friend, Jasmin, recommended your music to me, and I'm glad she did because it's wicked fantastic. I can't wait to hear your EP! I hope your latest gig went well. :)
hey thanks for the add. if you ever think about going around the states you should stop in Dallas or Austin Texas. they'd love you. not so much Houston because the music scene is shit there/here
