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For Max Ink Readers Only: The 1st 10 Maximum Ink readers that send e-mail with full contact information to thepr4@thepr4.com will receive The Pawn Rook Four's latest 9-song promotional CD, "Madison Ave." The Pawn Rook Four: will be playing showcases in California in Late July/Early August, including the International Pop Overthrow.
Bon Voyage: The amazingly talented Madison violist Ena Ballard is touring France with Dr. Eugene Chadbourne.
Show of the month: The Soul Punk of The Bellrays will be bringing down the The First Ave (June 7th) in Minneapolis, Concert Café (June 8th) in Green Bay, The Empty Bottle (June 9th) in Chicago, and O'Cayz (June 10th) in Madison. Imagine early Black Flag backing up Aretha Franklin. Go ahead, try? Singer Lisa Kekaula is a blues shouter of the first degree. Add that former Madison boy, Todd Westover ((Doorslammer) has taken over on drums and you're in for a night.
The WAMI's Get One Right: Way back in 1999, I wrote in this column about a band called Exit. For what it's worth, they won a WAMI award for "best new group of the year." But don't let that stop you from checking out their CD and upcoming shows in the Maximum Ink circulation area. They are a very good guitar driven band. Really, they are.
Probing the Heartland: Finger has been expanding its touring circle with numerous shows in Milwaukee and Iowa. And as soon as a certain DJ is done listening to it, I get the honor of hearing an advance copy of their Live CD.
RIP It was a bad month for session musicians and sidemen.
Clarence Holliman (Milton Howard "Clarence" Holliman) - Died 4-23-2000 - Heart failure (Blues - Country) Born 10-24-1937 - Worked with Bobby Blue Bland, Junior Parker, "Big Mama" Thornton, Charles Brown and Al Hinton.
Johnny "Ace" Harris - Died 4-25-2000 (R&B - Jazz) Born 1917 - Was a pianist for The Ink Spots.
Q-Don (Raeneal Quann) - Died 4-25-2000 (Rap) - Shot outside a nightclub in Philadelphia during an attempted robbery.
Vicki Sue Robinson - Died 4-27-2000 - Cancer (Pop - Gospel - Disco - Jingle Writer) Born 1954 (She did, "Turn The Beat Around)
Bobby Warren (Robert Warren) - Died 4-29-2000 - Shot while driving (R &B - Doo-Wop) Born 1943 - Was a member of The Drifters.
Bill Woods - Died 4-30-2000 - After triple bypass heart surgery (Country Musician - Talent Scout - DJ) Born 1924 in Denison, Texas, U.S. (He did, "Truck Drivin' Man") Helped originate The Bakersfield Sound - Worked with Buck Owens and Merle Haggard.
Jonah Jones (Robert Elliott Jones) - Died 4-30-2000 (Jazz) Born 12-31-1909 in Louisville, KY, U.S. Trumpet player - Worked with Cab Calloway, Lil Armstrong, Benny Carter and Fletcher Henderson.
David Bryant - Died 5-1-2000 - Prostate cancer ( Jazz ) Born 1922 in Chicago, IL, U.S. - Was a bassist for Horace Tapscott's Pan-Afrikan Peoples Arkestra - Worked with Buddy Collette, Charles Mingus, Benny Carter, Nat Cole, and Dexter Gordon.
Teri Thornton - Died 5-2-2000 - Bladder cancer (Jazz) Born 11-1-1934 in Detroit, Mich., U.S. - Vocalist and pianist - She worked with Clark Terry, Britt Woodman, Jimmy Cobb, Wynton Kelly and Howard Johnson.
Adrian Fisher - Died 5-? -2000 - Drugs? (Rock) Was a guitarist for Sparks and Boxer - Worked with Paul Rodgers and Chris Townson.
Wilbur Brown - Died 5-7-2000 - Pancreatic cancer (Jazz) Born 1932 Saxophone - Worked with Ray Charles, Lionel Hampton, and Woody Herman.
Andre "Dede" Fortin - Died 5-10-2000 - Stabbed himself (Pop - Rock) - Was the singer for Les Colocs (They did, "Tassez-Vous de d'La").
Bill "the Fox" Foster - Died 5-10-2000 - Prostate cancer (Bawdy Music) Born 1932 in Detroit Seen most recently on TV's, "The Man Show" - He was a champion chugger, being able drink a pitcher of beer in 3.5 seconds.
Jean-Pierre Rampal - Died 5-20-2000 - Heart failure (Baroque - Jazz - Japanese - Indian - English Folk) Born1-7-1922 in Marseille, France. His recording of "Suite For Flute And Jazz Piano" was on the Billboard charts for ten consecutive years.
Mike Farrell - Died 5-20-2000 - Heart attack (Session Musician - Producer) Guitarist.
Buzzy Drootin (Benjamin Drootin) - Died 5-21-2000 - Cancer (Jazz) Born 1920 in Russia - Drummer - Worked with Jimmy McPartland, Doc Cheatham, Peewee Russell, Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillespie.
Yusef Afloat Muhammad - Died 5-21-2000 - Found dead alongside a freeway in Los Angeles (Hip-Hop) - Was half of The Nonce (They did, "The Mix Tapes" and "Keep It On").
To see a complete listing of all the musicians who have died since the beginning of time, go to The Dead Rock Star Club
http://users.efortress.com/doc-rock/2000.html
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