Tuesday, June 18, 2002

Jerry Cantrell

Jerry Cantrell
Tacoma, Washington, United States
Alternative metal, grunge, heavy metal, hard rock, alternative rock

Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr. (born March 18, 1966) is an American musician who is best known as the founder, lead guitarist, co-lead vocalist and main songwriter for the rock band Alice in Chains. He also has a solo career and released the albums Boggy Depot in 1998 and Degradation Trip Volumes 1 & 2 in 2002. Cantrell has also collaborated and performed with Heart, Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica, Pearl Jam, Deftones, Danzig, Metal Church, Damageplan and Gov't Mule.


Boggy Depot (1998)
Degradation Trip Volumes 1 & 2 (2002)

Monday, June 17, 2002

Vanderhoof

Vanderhoof
Seattle, Washington
Heavy metal

Side project of Metal Church member Kurdt Vanderhoof.


Vanderhoof (1997)
A Blur in Time (2002)

Saturday, June 08, 2002

Louis Jordan

Louis Jordan
Brinkley, Arkansas, United States
Swing, jump blues, jazz, blues, R&B, big band, comedy music

Louis Thomas Jordan (July 8, 1908 – February 4, 1975) was a pioneering American musician, songwriter and bandleader who was popular from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. Known as "The King of the Jukebox", he was highly popular with both black and white audiences in the later years of the swing era.


One Sided Love then Sakatumi (1968) 2000 Rem.
Rock'n'Roll (1989) 1956-1957
Five Guys Named Moe (1992) 1942-1950
The Chronological (1992) 1934-1940, Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five
The Chronological (1997) 1945-1946, Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five
The Chronological (1998) 1946-1947, Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five
Jivin' with Jordan (2002) 1939-1951

Wynonie Harris

Wynonie Harris
Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Blues, jump blues, Rock and roll, R&B, swing

Wynonie Harris (August 24, 1915 – June 14, 1969), born in Omaha, Nebraska, was an American blues shouter and rhythm-and-blues singer of upbeat songs, featuring humorous, often ribald lyrics. He had fifteen Top 10 hits between 1946 and 1952. Harris is generally considered one of the forerunners of rock and roll. He influenced Elvis Presley, among others.
His dirty blues repertoire included "Lolly Pop Mama" (1948), "I Like My Baby's Pudding (1950), "Sittin on It All the Time" (1950), "Keep On Churnin'" (1952), and "Wasn't That Good" (1953).


The Chronological (1996) 1944-1945
The Chronological (1998) 1945-1947
The Chronological (2000) 1947-1949
Lovin' Machine (2002) 1951-1957

Wednesday, June 05, 2002

Saturday, June 01, 2002

Pink Fairies

Pink Fairies
London, England
Psychedelic rock, proto-punk, pub rock, punk rock


Never Never Land (1971) 2002 Rem.
What a Bunch of Sweeties (1972) 2002 Rem.
Kings of Oblivion (1973) 2002 Rem.
Do it '77 (1978)
Previously Unreleased (1984)
Live at the Roundhouse 1975 (1991)
Pleasure Island (1996)
Mandies and Mescaline Round at Uncle Harry's (1998)