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Converted from paper version of the Broad Ripple Gazette (v09n20)
Buzzing Around Town - by Nora Spitznogle
posted: Sept. 28, 2012
Pink Boyd
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Corner Wine Bar Cellar, 6331 Guilford Ave
21+, 8:00, free (but bring some cash for the tip bucket)
I boldly declared on facebook a few months ago that I would be okay if I never heard any Pink Floyd again. I have a feeling that I'll feel differently about Pink Boyd. This will be the band's inaugural show, and I promise it will be memorable. Pink Boyd is made up four very talented folks; Andra Faye, Scott Ballantine, Jeff Ayers, and Gary Wasson.
They will play Americana music; encompassing old-school country, western and folk music. I can't wait.
Wanda Jackson
Daneil Romano, Bigger Than Elvis
Friday, October 5, 2012
Radio Radio, 1119 Prospect Street
21+, $20 advance (my guess is that it will sell out), 8:00 pm
I readily admit that I don't have any game when it comes to rock and roll history. I pretty much went from zero to punk rock my freshman year in college. At last year's Austin City Limits Festival I wound up in the photo pit of Wanda Jackson's stage mostly by the circumstance of logistics. Photographers are only allowed to shoot the first three songs and there is a limited amount of time to scoot from stage to stage. I had my strategy mapped out, but I had just the right amount of time to swing by her stage if I hustled. I'm glad I did. I was immediately smitten. She was delightful and talented and had just the right amount of sass.
I knew that I was in the presence of someone special. And shame on me for not doing my research before I saw her. I was so anxious to try to photograph the up-and-comers that I almost missed one of the icons of early rock and roll. Wanda is responsible for a pretty big chunk of the history of rockabilly and country music and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009. And she dated Elvis Presley for goodness sake!
Wanda Jackson
image courtesy of Nora Spitznogle
Wanda's musician father gave her a guitar in 1953, when she was six years old. By the time she was 15, she won a local talent contest and was given a daily show on KLPR radio station. The program lasted throughout Jackson's high school years. Jackson recorded several songs with the Brazos Valley Boys, including "You Can't Have My Love," a duet with Billy Gray. The song, on the Decca label, became a national hit, and Jackson's career was off and running. She had wanted to sign with Capitol, Thompson's label, but was turned down due to her young age, so she signed with Decca instead.
She insisted on finishing high school before hitting the road. When she did, her father became her road manager. Her mother made and helped design Wanda's stage outfits. "I was the first one to put some glamour in the country music - fringe dresses, high heels, long earrings," Jackson said of these outfits. When Jackson first toured in 1955 and 1956, she was placed on a bill with none other than Elvis Presley. The two hit it off almost immediately. Jackson said it was Presley, along with her father, who encouraged her to sing rockabilly.
Her recording career bounced back and forth between country and rockabilly; she did this by often putting one song in each style on either side of a single. Jackson cut the rockabilly hit "Fujiyama Mama" in 1958, which became a major success in Japan. Her version of "Let's Have a Party," which Elvis had cut earlier, was a U.S. Top 40 pop hit for her in 1960. Jackson's popularity continued through the end of the decade.
Wanda toured regularly, was twice nominated for a Grammy, and was a big attraction in Las Vegas from the mid-'50s into the '70s. She married in 1961, and instead of quitting the business - as many women singers had done at the time - her husband gave up his job in order to manage his wife's career. In 1971, Jackson and her husband became Christians. She released one gospel album on Capitol in 1972, Praise the Lord, before shifting to the Myrrh label for three more gospel albums. In 1977, she switched again, this time to Word Records, and released another two.
In the early '80s, Jackson was invited to Europe to play rockabilly and country festivals and to record. She's since been back numerous times. In 1995, she was featured on a rockabilly album, Rockabilly Filly, which she toured to support. It was her first secular tour in the States since the '70s, not to mention her first time back in a nightclub atmosphere. After releasing the critically acclaimed, "Heart Trouble", and "I Remember Elvis," Wanda continues to tour all over the world.
In 2009, not only was she induced in to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, she started work on new recording with Jack White. The resulting album, The Party Ain't Over, was released in January, 2011. It included a cover of the Bob Dylan rockabilly song, "Thunder on the Mountain" as well as a fiery cover of Amy Winehouse's hit song "You Know I'm No Good". "The Party Ain't Over" was well-received by many critics and fans all over the world.
And now you can see her at Radio Radio. To purchase tickets visit: www.mokbpresents.com/event/159111/
True Jacqueline, The Founders, First Action
Monday, October 8, 2012
Melody Inn, 3826 N. Illinois St. - 21+, doors 8:00 p.m., $5
True Jacqueline is a delightful band from Northampton, Massachusetts. They describe their sound as art rock/noise pop. They are a three-piece band (Noah Stevralia - vocals, guitar, Kate Niemczyk - vocals, bass, and Brian DiPippo - vocals, drums), with lovely harmonies, fuzzed-out guitar and bass, and enthusiastic drumming. They will be joined with Indianapolis favorites First Action Hero, and The Founders.
Mark your calendars and clear your schedule; the Broad Ripple Music Festival is Saturday October 13, 2012. The full schedule will be published in the next issue of the Broad Ripple Gazette.
Not-for-profit director by day, music writer by night, Nora Spitznogle reviews music that happened and previews music and events around Broad Ripple Village. Nora managed CATH Inc coffeehouse at 54th Street and College Avenue for seven years. During that time she hosted hundreds of local and touring musicians, both at the coffeehouse and her home. When CATH closed in 2004 and the music was no longer coming to her, she had to wander from her corner of Broad Ripple to see what is happening elsewhere. You can find her at Second Helpings during the work day, waitressing at the Red Key on Saturday nights and prowling Broad Ripple music venues the rest of the time. Visit Nora's Web site nora-leona.blogspot.com, send any questions, comments or suggestions to Nora@BroadRippleGazette.com
nora@broadripplegazette.com
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