GUTTERSNIPES 'N' ZEALOTS (Rhino New Artists Records)released in 1991
GUTTERSNIPES 'N' ZEALOTS (Rhino New Artists Records)
released in 1991
MK involvement:
Atonal guitar accompaniment to poetry recital on "The Duke Of J Street."
Comments:
Buddy has been a fixture on the San Diego music scene for years. He was an original member of the Beat Farmers, left that band and formed the Jacks, broke up that band and made this album, and currently heads a swing/blues/jazz/roots rock ensemble (and recently released a second solo album). He has a great gruff speaking voice, which is why I asked him to speak at the beginning of "The Car Song" on "hat"; he also contributes great dobro to that piece. Buddy had a musical dream come true when he played guitar on Screamin' Jay's "Somethin' Funny Goin' On" album (he loved Jay's music, and hated the sound of my guitar parts on the first two Jay albums I did, so having Buddy around for the third kept my slicker tendencies in check); he ended up writing the liner notes for that album as well.
My involvement on "Guttersnipes" is limited to strangling a guitar while Arturo Aguirre recites a moving poem in Spanish about barrio life. For this I got my photo in the booklet, looking like a schoolboy with his dad's hat on in the middle of a bunch of convicts. The artwork is by comix legend Spain Rodriguez, who also did that odd pop-up contraption in the first "Beat The Boots" box.
(out of print, but they may have a few about at Rhino Records, 10635 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90025-4900)
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