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BORN?
Born in Shreveport, grew up in Memphis.
EARLIEST MUSICAL MEMORY?
I heard gospel music on the radio, and "Peter and the Wolf" on
the record player.
FIRST RECORD YOU OWNED?
"Ubangi Stomp", by Warren Smith.
FIRST PERFORMANCE?
At the age of ten or so, in
front of my classmates. I was "Slim Pickens",playing a ukulele.
SINGLE BIGGEST MUSICAL
INFLUENCE?
My high school band master, Ralph Hale.
MOST MEMORABLE CONCERT YOU'VE ATTENDED?
At the Memphis Auditorium, sometime in the sixties: Arthur Prysock,
Bobby Blue Bland, and Jackie Wilson. Flip Wilson was the MC.
WORST JOB YOU'VE EVER HAD?
Working in a factory.
BEST JOB YOU'VE EVER HAD?
Songwriting.
FAVOURITE ARTIST (ALL MEDIA)?
P. G. Wodehouse.
FAVOURITE BOOK
"The Once and Future King".
FAVOURITE INSTRUMENT?
Saxophone.
FAVOURITE SONG YOU'VE WRITTEN?
"Little Glass of Wine".
FAVOURITE SONG SOMEONE ELSE HAS WRITTEN?
"Stand By Me".
HAVE YOU COLLABORATED IN SONGWRITING?
Yes, with Don Schlitz.
IS SONGWRITING TAUGHT OR IS IT GOD-GIVEN?
Both. You must have talent from God, and you must develop it with
study. Or stealing.
WHAT HAS HELPED YOU MOST IN YOUR CAREER?
Divine mercy.
WHAT HAS HINDERED YOUR CAREER?
Divine justice.
WHAT HAS HINDERED YOUR CAREER?
Red wine.
FAVOURITE POLITICIAN?
Winston Churchill.
LATEST DISC?
It was great fun to record, and I ate very well. The place next door to
the studio had meatloaf, greens, cornbread and iced tea. I hope this
shows up in the music.
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BORN?
Minneapolis Minnesota, USA born and raised.
EARLIEST MUSICAL MEMORY?
Listening
to early Beatles albums under the crack of my older sister's
bedroom door.
FIRST RECORD YOU OWNED?
LP- Taj Mahal "Ooh So Good 'n' Blues" 45- Edgar Winter
Group "Free Ride"
FIRST PERFORMANCE?
Stupid late 1970's junior high school basement party. Beer, pot,ugly
clothes, bad hair, worse music!
SINGLE BIGGEST MUSICAL
INFLUENCE?
Bob Dylan. I'm a Jew
from Minnesota, what are you gonna do?
MOST MEMORABLE CONCERT YOU'VE
ATTENDED?
Hard to pick one, but when I was 14 I saw the Who (Keith Moon's last
tour). It was general admission and
I got to the 3rd row. I think it was
memorable partly because I was so young and easily influenced but also
because they were such a powerful live band at that time.
WORST JOB YOU'VE EVER HAD?
Cooking burgers by the pool for rich kids at a country club when I was 15.
Got myself fired. I won't say how.
BEST JOB YOU'VE EVER HAD?
Being a songwriter.
FAVOURITE ARTIST (ALL MEDIA)?
Impossible question because even artists I love do bad work at least
SOME of the time. Let's go with Bob
Dylan again, same reason as above!
FAVOURITE BOOK
100 Years Of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
FAVOURITE INSTRUMENT?
To play- guitar. To listen to- guitar and cello.
FAVOURITE SONG YOU'VE WRITTEN?
The one I finished most recently. It will change tomorrow. One that
always comes back is "Leaving
To Stay" however. Jonny Lang covered it on
his "Wander This World" album and I have my own version (which
Jonny added some guitar to) on my
"Restoration" CD.
FAVOURITE SONG SOMEONE ELSE HAS
WRITTEN?
hmmmm. Today, it would have to be "Juanita" by Gram Parsons.
Subject to
change via mood swings, though....
HAVE YOU COLLABORATED IN SONGWRITING?
Most of my writing for the last couple of years has been collaborative
with the artist who is going to cut the song.
IS SONGWRITING TAUGHT OR IS IT
GOD-GIVEN?
Some can be taught, or improved upon. Some is give, but I'm not sure
if by God or the Devil, or probably
a little bit of both.
WHAT HAS HELPED YOU MOST IN YOUR CAREER?
Producer David Z decided to use one of my songs on Kenny Wayne
Shepherd's debut album
"Ledbetter Heights". That song "Riverside" was my
first cut and my first gold record, strangely enough because it is a
very dark, strange and psychedelic type of thing. That first break helped
the most. Also, my wife Ruth has helped a ton by keeping me together,
telling me when I'm full of shit, encouraging me, etc.
WHAT HAS HINDERED YOUR CAREER?
My own narrow-mindedness and
stubborn lack of willingness to change, adapt,
keep my eye on the big picture. The best thing you can do any day
is to shut up and write.
FAVOURITE DRINK?
Water. Root Beer.
FAVOURITE POLITICIAN?
Harry S. Truman
LATEST DISC?
"Restoration", which is our debut release mixes punky,
twanged-out roots rock
with singer/songwriter sensibilities. It's a true labor of love featuring
guest shots by Jonny Lang and Shannon Curfman. If you like Steve Earle,
The Byrds, The Replacements or anything in between you
might want to check it out at www.kevinbowe.simplenet.com
I have written songs with/for Jonny
Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Leo Kottke,
Peter Case, Chuck Prophet, Shannon Curfman, Delbert McClinton and
others but this is what I do on my own time.
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BORN?
I was born in Oxford, OH in McCollugh-Hyde Hospital. My Grandmother
actually made the curtains for the place when it was built.
Oxford is the home of Miami of Ohio
(University) both of my Grandparents worked there and had a farm just
outside this small college town. My dad was farming
when I was born, and many of my cousins and
relatives farm in the Ohio/Indiana region. My dad moved to Hamilton,
OH after taking a job at Mosler Safe Co, and got his
degree in business from the University of Cincinnati.
I grew up in this small town, filled with an interesting mix
of working class and professional people not to
mention what a friend of mine calls "The
Uncivilized People" the ones who would rather
fight than fuck¦ and would rather drink than work.
The most interesting thing about Hamilton's past is that it
was a bootlegger's haven During prohibition,
nicknamed "Little Chicago" because of it's
corruption in the day. It was known as a place folks
like John Dillinger would hide out while the heat
was on In the big city. It became famous for mob
style killings, ruffians and criminals and I would
venture to say not much has changed in certain respects.
EARLIEST MUSICAL MEMORY?
My musical memories start with my Aunt Vivian who never married.
She sang and played piano in Church every week. She
also made sure that I went to with her every
Sunday for 13 years!! I had a college age aunt that used to drive
my brother and I around In her
Pontiac Bonneville Convertible and let us listen to the hot hits
and rock stations In the area. My Grandfather
listened to WLW-AM that played "HOT WAX" hits
from the 50's and WPFB that had a crazy DJ named Moon Mullins that
played Bluegrass and Traditional Country music. The
first records I listened to belonged to my mother
who had lots of Elvis, Carl Perkins, and other pop
artists. My dad was a big Johnny Cash and Hee-Haw
fan (Buck Owens and Roy Clark).
FIRST RECORD YOU OWNED?
The result of all this??? The first
record I ever bought was Black Oak Arkansas Live.Musta been teenage
rebellion. Oh, and I hated disco.
FIRST PERFORMANCE?
Langdon's Lounge was my first performance. The village of New Miami, I
played in a Rock cover band and had to sing a few
songs. We played a lot there, a friend of mine's
Cousin was killed there by the bartender, shot for pulling
his gun first. It was an interesting introduction
to the business, to say the least.
SINGLE BIGGEST MUSICAL
INFLUENCE?
I don't believe anyone can site just one musical influence,
and that it changes as time goes by.
I can tell you who I like John Fogerty, Mellencamp, Springsteen,
Johnny Cash, right now Billy Joe Shaver, Junior
Brown. I think John Hiatt is great, Lonnie Mack is
a guy I used to love to sneak into bars and see when I was
underage. I liked The Stones, The
Who, Rod Stewart before he got ruined in the 70's. I think Paul Rodgers
is a great Rock singer, and Led Zeppelin is still a
great band, even though I cannot stand to hear
certain songs anymore because of overkill on the radio. The
blues are important to me as well. Jimmy Reed, Muddy
Waters, Robert Lockwood Jr, the list is too long to
put here.
MOST MEMORABLE CONCERT YOU'VE
ATTENDED?
Memorable concert. It's hard to remember them all but there are some
highlights The WHO , Cincinnati, one of the greatest
rock shows I ever saw. Yeah, that Who Show, The
Beat Farmers, Louisville Ky, and San Diego, I loved that band
and Country Dick Mojo Nixon and Dread Zeppelin,
Cincinnati, OH Stevie Ray Vaughn, Bogarts
Cincinnati, OH first tour on the Texas Flood Album..THEY GAVE
AWAY ALL THE TICKETS!! The Dixie Dregs.Bogarts, Cincinnati, OH The
Godfathers¦.The Screaming Blue Messiahs, Jason & The Scorchers
all at BOGARTS in one year. Lyle
Lovett, anywhere, anytime always great I'm sure that there's another
one or two, but Oh The Replacements before they signed to a
major in Columbus, OH¦.Their stuff and covers from Kiss and Vanity
Fair.
WORST JOB YOU'VE EVER HAD?
Worst Job? Worked at a place that built and repaired skids
used to ship meat. Killed lotsa Rats there with .22
caliber pistols.
BEST JOB YOU'VE EVER HAD?
Best Job?.still looking
FAVOURITE ARTIST (ALL MEDIA)?
All media?? Anyone who tries something new and entertaining and
gets away with it
FAVOURITE BOOK
.It was something by Kurt Vonnegut. I like anything that
is slightly outside of the norm and deals with science fiction
¦or parallel reality.
FAVOURITE INSTRUMENT?
The voice and a good slide guitar
FAVOURITE SONG YOU'VE WRITTEN?
September Song about my girlfriend that was in the Army during
Desert Storm
FAVOURITE SONG SOMEONE ELSE HAS WRITTEN?
I like lots of Big In Iowa songs, Bob's Rewind on the new disc. I
think John Hiatt's "Have a little faith in me" is
killer. My friend from Austin, TX Troy Campbell has
a song out now called "Who's Drivin' "
that is really good. ¦Dallas Moore, another friend has a song
called "You're wasting good whiskey if you're
tryin' to drink me off your mind" that I think is a classic.
HAVE YOU COLLABORATED IN SONGWRITING?
All the time, our band is all about that. I also have written with
a few friends of mine.
IS SONGWRITING TAUGHT OR IS IT GOD-GIVEN?
It just happens for some people. I think that all music is a
gift,..songs just seem to appear in one's head.
WHAT HAS HELPED YOU MOST IN YOUR CAREER?
Realizing that it's all about the music, and that everything else
good comes with time.
WHAT HAS HINDERED YOUR CAREER?
Being stubborn, and not paying attention
FAVOURITE DRINK?
I like the Tequila, mostly Cuervo. Beer is good¦.Orange Juice
.Tea no Coffee ever!!
FAVOURITE POLITICIAN?
The one who leaves me alone, stays out of my personal habits and
lets others be free to pursue their goals. I
don't know that he exists.
LATEST DISC?
Good friends, making good music. We just write the stuff and record
it, I think we are just coming to the point where it all is
coming together. Our influences, our playing style,
the voices,the feel is developing. I think the songs
are creating, or giving off certain moods now happy,
sad, ¦light, dark, or dusk not to sound like too
much of an artsy-fartsy kinda guy but I think there is
an artistic growth that is showing within all of us.
Playing for the moment and the song, the mood and
feel. Really, it could be said this simply: We're having fun doing
our thing, and we hope ya'll like it.
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BORN?
Born in Palo Alto California.
Grew up in Massachusetts,Peru,Puerto Rico and
Norway
EARLIEST MUSICAL MEMORY?
Singing The Beatles "I
Wanna Hold Your Hand" with a childhood sweetie
FIRST RECORD YOU OWNED?
The Ohio Express" Yummy
Yummy Yummy I've got love in my Tummy"
FIRST PERFORMANCE?
Played at a High School in Norway.
SINGLE BIGGEST MUSICAL
INFLUENCE?
Bob Dylan
MOST MEMORABLE CONCERT YOU'VE
ATTENDED?
Astor Piazzola, Cambridge Mass. I did sound for him and he blew me away
WORST JOB YOU'VE EVER HAD?
Removing dried clay used for
insulation in a schools attic. Construction rehab.
job.
BEST JOB YOU'VE EVER HAD?
Playing with my band Home
Groan
FAVOURITE ARTIST (ALL MEDIA)?
Woody Allen
FAVOURITE BOOK
Jack Kerouac's "Town And The City"(for sentimental reasons)
FAVOURITE INSTRUMENT?
The Guitar
FAVOURITE SONG YOU'VE WRITTEN?
Anniversary Day
FAVOURITE SONG SOMEONE ELSE HAS
WRITTEN?
It varies from day to day..Life
Has It's Little Up's and Downs(Margret Ann Rich
sung by hubby Charlie)
HAVE YOU COLLABORATED IN
SONGWRITING?
Yes
IS SONGWRITING TAUGHT OR IS IT
GOD-GIVEN?
It can be taught, but not
well...It's even possible to achieve as an
atheist..
WHAT HAS HELPED YOU MOST IN YOUR
CAREER?
love of music
WHAT HAS HINDERED
YOUR CAREER?
Lack of money
marketing.
FAVOURITE DRINK?
Red Wine dark and fruity
FAVOURITE POLITICIAN?
Blank
LATEST DISC?
Let me quote Miles of
Music. Eclectic and eccentric, Home Groan catches your attention with
their quirky humor (songs about space cowboys, Astrodome dweller and
fallen kings) but keeps it with their hooks and the harmonies. Playfully
utilizing Americana and Celtic music elements, the Home Groan guys create
electro-acoustic folk-rock with a country kick that delightfully mix their
penchant for the off-beat with heartfelt tunes, like the tender
"Kid."
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