Everything from Bach to Rock, including ragtime, blues, Dixieland, jazz, swing, R&B, Motown, etc. and artists such as Lead Belly, Scott Joplin, Rev. Blind Willie Johnson, Rev. Gary Davis; Bukka White; Bob Dylan; Bonnie Raitt, Sarah Vaughn, Son House, Louis Armstrong, Jimi Hendrix, Beatles, ZZ Top. Basically, I'm a roots guy who is most interested in a song's origins and how that might relate to enduring relationships as well as contemporary issues.
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A little like Bob Dylan, Dave van Ronk, Rev. Blind Willie Johnson, Billie Holiday, Phil Ochs, Louis Armstrong, Sarah Vaughn, Son House, Frank Sinatra, and Bob Seger. What can I say? I have a flexible voice. I grew listening to everything, including Lawrence Welk and worse. I'm a pretty fair Dylan imitator and can do Slimy Lounge SingerTM almost too well! ~8^)
November 24, 2009:I *really* need to write another protest song, now that "Long Way Home" has dropped to No.2118 on Neil Young's list. I suppose an update of "Talkin' Election 2000" is in order, with at least one verse about Obama to keep it relevant.
March 27, 2009: In play for over a year, my anthem "Long Way Home" currently stands at No. 1281 on Neil Young's Living With War page. It's been on a roller-coaster ride, peaking out at No. 124 in '07. Now that Obama instead of BushDork is President, it looks like it's time to upload another submission. Thank you all for visiting and listening!
August 13, 2008: I'm back with two gigs in August, my first since my wrist got broken in March. Check out the X-rays:
I'm not quite 100% but am improving all the time. Thanks to everyone for their well wishes and support!
March 11, '07: Here's a video clip I made for a Bob Dylan-imitation contest in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer in the Fall of '06, reprising a schtick I used to do on the East Coast back in the 70s and 80s during my acoustic-bar-whore days, as Blind Bob Dylanski, "World's Oldest Living Polish Blues Singer." As Blind Bob I was the great artiste, struggling under the yoke of Communism, whose songs young Bobby Zimmerman from Minnesota allegedly stole after rewriting them slightly; he even stole my name. (Hey, don't laugh - it paid the bills.)
I started to get paid to play music in 1974 while still in industrial-design school. Before and since I've operated a nuclear propulsion plant, oversaw work gangs, catalogued obscure books, translated software into German, designed websites, and did other dull crap during my 'adult' career. Music is much more fun, and the challenge of making it the sole provider of food and rent keeps a fellow alert. (And we all know lerts have more fun!)
My mother turned me on to American pop on the Armed Forces Network in Germany, where I was born, and I totally soaked it up when we came to America in 1957. I started playing guitar in 1962 while gorging on everything from folk to the British Invasion, but have since landed squarely on the blues side as an acoustic Delta- and Chicago-style slide player. 15 years ago I started to write lyrics that matter in relationships among humans and have also turned out a rant or two. No matter how bad things get, though, there's always room for fun, so I've always been a huge fan of Dixieland, which early on led me to jug-band music, where Jim Kweskin and Dave Van Ronk were big influences. Visit the Emerald City Jug Band site for the current state of the jug-band arts.
Fellow ECJB band member and good friend Jim "The Emergency Folksinger" Nason and I also write a number of folk-pop and samba-rock tunes and other weird combinations that don't fit into the jug-band idiom, and for some dumb reason we thought Teeth, Hair & Eyeballs might be a cool name for that kind of band. We came to our senses, though, and renamed the new group The RooTsters.
When I have disposable income, I spend it on - what am I saying? I don't HAVE any disposable income! For diversion I hang with friends or try to figure out how to set my diesel to run on veggie oil w/o spending a mint or (learn to) cook or suck up car & pop-sci magazines and trashy airport novels (Elmore Leonard rules!) or go out on long bicycle rides.
"Ticklin' The Strings" by Sweet Hollywaiians
Amazing Japanese hot string band playing 1920's, 30's, 40's style hawaiian, swing, calypso, blues, italian music and originals,featuring vintage instruments.3 songs with Robert Armstrong and Tony Marcus(from Robert Crumb and His Cheap Suit Serenaders)
"The Sweet Hollywaiians have probably the best feel for this 20's music of any string band working today. They manage the rare feat of sounding relaxed even when their playing is hot, are top notch musicians with tasteful arrangements and a full, rich, warm sound.Plus, they have a nice gamut of tunes, from King Nawahi to Giovanni Vicari to Bobby Leecan. See them live, if you can, for an unforgettable experience. If you can't, buy their Cds!" ~ Terry Zwigoff
When Stan picks up his guitar he sounds like a rock star He's paid enough dues to sing the blues Sometimes he takes a toke and sings some folk Or Addresses the worlds wrongs through a protest song.
Whatever he does, you know, it's gonna rock and roll with soul
Jr. Greene from Mississippi will play the blues for yall! I'm currently in the top 100 unsigned blues musicians for the state of Mississippi. I love you all and appreciate all the support. Send more fans my way. Thanks. Love yall. Jr. Greene!
Stan - your playing and your passion will always be an inspiration to me. I am amazed every time I hear you play. Almost makes me forget to listen to your sharp lyrics! (but not quite).
gracias por el add. -jorge
