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Carolyn Wonderland “Bad Girl” at KUHT 6-30-04
First tune first take. Carolyn Wonderland and the late Scott Daniels double up on a swinging guitar duet. Cole El-Saleh’s keyboard’s solo should not go with out mention. Carolyn’s smile at the end says it all. She smiles a lot, but not always after a tune. I don’t believe this tune ever saw the light…
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After Party with Tianna Hall ‘Fever’ 9-20-06
For almost four seasons, we did a little talk show called The After Party on HousotnPBS. This was another brainchild of the amazing Ernie Manouse and was capably directed by Matt Brawley. We were crammed into studio B. Music consisted of a tiny stage and a crappy electric piano. It was a great vehicle to…
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Drop Trio ‘Melody-Melody’ at KUHT 2-5-04
‘Melody Melody’ from the first lineup of Drop Trio as appears on their first CD Big Dipper. Ian Varley keys, Nino Batista bass, Michael Blattel drums More Drop Trio “Slap Jack”, “Wreck of the Zephyr”, and “Leftys Alone” Check out more Houston Music.
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Grenade “Do It Again” at KUHT 3-26-03
Grenade covers Steely Dan’s “Do It Again” Usually I tried to influence the music segments on ‘the beat’ towards original compositions with a few notable exceptions. I figured if we were going to represent Houston Music, then the performances should be from the minds of the people on the video. Particularly with Jazz, where there…
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Clouseaux ‘Shrunken Heads’ at KUHT 3-27-03
Clouseaux performs their original composition “Shrunken Heads’ in Studio A of the Melcher Center for Public Broadcasting. More Clouseaux “Le Nuit“, “Where Are We Now” and “Reum With a View” Check out more Houston Music.
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Hilary Sloan ‘Some Forgotten Sunday’ at KUHT 8-6-03
‘Some Forgotten Sunday’ by Hilary Sloan. I just love watching Ben the bass player whom I have played drums a few times in the Good Luck Band that had a regular gig at Toby Blunt’s old club on Washington Street. There is even a recording of it somewhere. I had shown up to see Chris…
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Opie Hendrix ‘Fifty Dollar Bill’ at KUHT 11-12-03
Opie Hendix is another artist who’s lyrics say more about him then I ever could. I played in Opie’s band a couple of times. He’s a true Houston country musician in that he takes all the forms of punk and Grateful Dead and folk and funk and squeezes it out country somehow More Opie Hendrix…
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Susan McDonald ‘Gilgamesh’ at KUHT 4-28-04
Susan McDonald was one of my first classical editing clients Karl Caillouet of Heights Sound Studio asked me to edit together the meticulously performed tracks of the CD “The Dream of Christopher Columbus”. Here she performs her own composition “Gilgamesh”, which my good friend Brad Sayles had just produced on CD for KUHF. This forum…
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Jack Saunders ‘Highway 71’ at KUHT 8-20-03
Jack Saunders actually chose to be a Houston Musician; at least that’s what his bio says. At his appearance on ‘the beat’, he brought along legendary bassist Rankin Peters, who kinda steals the show, even though I totally blew this mix. Funny looking back how the simple combos seemed to be the toughest at times.…
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David Craig ‘Last Concert’ at KUHT 5-1-03
David Craig and Sebastian “Bash” Whittaker and I all went to HSPVA. I was a couple of years ahead, so I think I mixed them a few times for Happenings, Spaghetti Super and a couple of Jazz Ensemble concerts. Right after they graduated, David backed Sebastian on his “First Outing” recording and then Sebastian backed…
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Calvin Owens “The House is Burning” at KUHT 4-30-03
Calvin Owens, though not born in Houston, was a true Houston musician in that he defied description and pigeon holes. This is another of The Calvin Owens Blues Orchestra’s last television appearances. The band stretched the limits of the capacity of the KUHT studio infrastructure. ‘The House Is Burning’ was composed by Guy Schwartz,…
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Citizen Doug Plays Drums on Guy Schwartz’ “Roger Needs His Money”
Occasionally, Citizen Doug appears as a musician credit on recordings. Here, I play drums on the Guy Schwartz tune ‘Roger Needs His Money’. As usual, the track loop came from a mic check/warm up, not from an actual tracking attempt. At this point I am usually told that they got what they needed and I…
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Sound Patrol ‘Walls Crumble’ at KUHT 10-01-02
Another song from Sound Patrol, ‘Walls Crumble’. More from Sound Patrol “Pull Me Over”, “What She Wants” and “Smile” Check out more Houston Music
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Pine Island Station ‘Catfish John’ at KUHT 2-4-04
Pine Island Station had bookings last year so I guess they are still in the game. I felt bad about the promises that were made to them about getting on ACL as a result of this performance. I don’t believe anybody ever got a door opened at ACL because of this work. This effort was…
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Wilfred Chevis and the Texas Zydeco Band “Zydeco Rock” at KUHT 7-23-03
The late great Wilfred Chevis reached into his fifth decade as a Houston leader and mentor in the push button accordion style of Zydeco as learned from his mentor, Clifton Chenier. More Wilfred Chevis and the Texas Zydeco Band “Zydeco Rock“, “Every Now and Then“, “Mona Lisa”, and “Why You Want To Leave Me” Check…
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Phuz ‘Ceiling’ at KUHT 1-22-03
Phuz is another example of a band of family members. If memory serves, I believe they are brothers, bass and drums. More Phuz “Water“, “Cold”, and “Search” Check out more Houston Music
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Sherman Robertson ‘My Linda Loo’ at KUHT 2-11-03
Sherman Robertson’s obituary will probably mention that he recorded a song on Paul Simon’s Graceland, and no doubt his career was boosted by that happy circumstance. In down to earth Houston terms, he was a student of Conrad Johnson. More Sherman Robertson “Out Of Sight Out Of Mind“, “Am I Losing You?”, and “Me and…
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The Handsomes ‘Over and Over’ at KUHT 07-01-04
The Handsomes are still around. I haven’t seen them since the taping, so I’m hoping the whole thing about guys just get more handsome has worked to their advantage. I can’t say enough about Patrick Kelly the drummer, of The Suffers, Los Skarnales and Sound Patrol. I’ve seen him play in pit orchestras (I think…
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Grady Gaines “Jumpstart My Heart’ at KUHT 12-10-02
Grady Gaines‘ band is another family affair, with a brother playing guitar and a son playing alto. I would say about a third of the bands I recorded for KUHT had at least two family members involved. Mr. Gaines was the long time leader of Little Richard’s Upsetters and was an artist on the local…
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Zwee “Tapioca” at KUHT 12-10-02
I met Frank Zweback when his jam band, Zwee and the Graveberries was still holding down a night at either LLC or Dan’s. I’m sure I played drums as part of the open jam. This began a relationship of music and neighborliness that continues to this day. Frank owns several rent properties in the Montrose…
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