theres like 3 mixes on there its worth getting for
― coal, Wednesday, 18 April 2012 17:25 (eleven years ago) link
Interesting interview with him now on WBGO.
― Theory of Every Zing (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 28 April 2019 16:18 (four years ago) link
His wife is being interviewed too. Lani Hall, original lead singer of Brasil '66, in case you didn’t know.
― Theory of Every Zing (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 28 April 2019 16:29 (four years ago) link
An actual video from 1966--this turned up in the Mentors documentary! (El Duce was influenced by the drumming...)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_KDPUTyDyQ
― clemenza, Sunday, 28 April 2019 16:34 (four years ago) link
At the age of 3 I used to jump around the living room like a maniac to my parents 45 of Spanish Flea
― Dr X O'Skeleton, Sunday, 28 April 2019 21:45 (four years ago) link
Age 84 and he has a new album out. First single: "Skinny Dip"
― Josefa, Sunday, 22 September 2019 21:00 (four years ago) link
Just saw him do a cabaret show with Lani Hall. They really brought it. It was a mix of Tijuana Brass songs and Brasil '66 songs, plus extras. He got the entire room to sing along to "This Guy's in Love with You," which was sweet. They closed with "Puttin' on the Ritz" which Lani sounded great on.
― Josefa, Saturday, 30 November 2019 15:32 (four years ago) link
Where was this?
― Irae Louvin (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 30 November 2019 15:52 (four years ago) link
Did you go with your colleague Michael Feingold?
― Irae Louvin (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 30 November 2019 15:53 (four years ago) link
Café Carlyle at the Carlyle Hotel.
I don't even know Michael Feingold!
― Josefa, Saturday, 30 November 2019 16:15 (four years ago) link
Oh, I see what you're referring to... the John Simon obit I linked to. I meant Feingold was a colleague of John Simon, not of me.
― Josefa, Saturday, 30 November 2019 16:16 (four years ago) link
New documentary out any day now.
― Erdős-szám 69 (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 27 September 2020 20:37 (three years ago) link
Absolute certainty: if physical copies exist, every last one of them is destined for your local thrift shop.
― clemenza, Sunday, 27 September 2020 20:46 (three years ago) link
I really want to see the documentary. I have a weird family connection: my brother-in-law's father was Bud Coleman, who was a guitarist for Alpert and the writer of "Tijuana Taxi."
― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 27 September 2020 21:00 (three years ago) link
Documentary is out for rent now (I assume everywhere, but I watched it on Amazon). I love this dude so much, and I love A&M Records as a whole concept and it was nice to see some of the behind the scenes of the label. Also, Herb just genuinely seems like a good person. The doc veered into hero worship by some of the contributors, but tbh much of it appears warranted.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 22 December 2020 05:11 (three years ago) link
Just saw he's touring in September. He'll be 87! Has anyone seen him recently(-ish)?
― j.o.h.n. in evanston (john. a resident of chicago.), Wednesday, 9 March 2022 18:27 (two years ago) link
i have not, but by strange coincidence i was listening to tijuana brass less than an hour before you posted
― covidsbundlertanze op. 6 (Jon not Jon), Wednesday, 9 March 2022 18:50 (two years ago) link
Yeah I saw him in November 2019, see upthread. I'd say go see him, you owe it to yourself.
― Josefa, Wednesday, 9 March 2022 19:55 (two years ago) link
He doesn't seem his age, he's got the spirit of youth
― Josefa, Wednesday, 9 March 2022 19:58 (two years ago) link