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ecstatic OMG - it just doesn't get any better than this!
Southside Johnny released a new CD of all Tom Waits tunes including a remake of my favorite Juke's tune, New Coat of Paint. I'd describe the music style as "Jazz-Tinged, Soulful, Big Band Blues" (although others might see it as "blues-tinged, soulful, big band jazz"). Honestly, it's quite different from Southside's usually rockin' blues style. It may have taken a few years to complete, but the final product was worth the wait. Maybe Southside is finally growing up (he turns 60 later this year) -- this is the most "adult" sounding music he's ever created. I started looking around to see if there were any videos of Johnny performing the new tunes, I found this GEM of Johnny and the Big Band that I believe is of an appearance on the Late Night with Conan O'Brien show. In the video, Richie "La Bamba" Rosenberg sings the parts that Tom performed on the album. Richie's smooth sound is quite different from Tom's gravelly voice, but he's been singing with Southside for enough years that they can always manage to sound great together. (If you have embedded media disabled, you can view the video here)
Anonymous
January 29 2009, 08:20:12 UTC 3 years ago
THANK YOU!
sly - I didn't even know your blog! Forgive me my ignorance!Here's my THANK YOU for this post!
http://asburyjukes.net/index.php?s=news&p=jukesblog&m=1233216611
All the best!
Klaus
January 29 2009, 19:04:15 UTC 3 years ago
Holy Cow!!
KLAUS! How the heck have you been?Awesome to hear from you -- and you're welcome!!