FREE SAN DIEGO ROUBADOUR Alternative country, Americana, roots, folk, Tblues, gospel, jazz, and bluegrass music news January 2008 www.sandiegotroubadour.com Vol. 7, No. 4 what’s inside Welcome Mat ………3 Contributors Earl Thomas Remembers Ike Turner Full Circle.. …………4 Richard and Sandy Beesley Recordially, Lou Curtiss Front Porch... ………6 Jon Moore & the San Diego Concert Archive Dan Papaila Parlor Showcase …8 Jason Mraz Ramblin’... …………10 Bluegrass Corner Zen of Recording Hosing Down Radio Daze Stages Highway’s Song. …12 String Planet Of Note. ……………13 West of Memphis Sheila Sondergä rd String Planet Jenn Grinels The Hi-Lites ‘Round About ....... …14 January Music Calendar The Local Seen ……15 Photo Page JANUARY 2008 SAN DIEGO TROUBADOUR welcome mat Earl Thomas Remembers RSAN ODUIEGBO ADOUR Alternative country, Americana, roots, folk, Ike Turner (1931 - 2007) Tblues, gospel, jazz, and bluegrass music news he first time I ever hear the name Ike and bought the single, which featured their MISSION CONTRIBUTORS Turner was in 1970. My family was liv - version of “Come Together” on the B side. To promote, encourage, and provide an FOUNDERS ing on the island of Guam where my dad In 1971 my dad took me to see the movie Ike Turner alternative voice for the great local music that T r Ellen and Lyle Duplessie was station in the U.S. Navy. I was on a ban - Soul to Soul , which featured Ike and Tina, e is generally overlooked by the mass media; p Liz Abbott tam bowling league and would, every Wilson Pickett, the Staple Singers, and many p namely the genres of alternative country, o Kent Johnson H Saturday morning, go to the base’s bowling other top artists of that period. Ike and Tina s Americana, roots, folk, blues, gospel, jazz, and i n PUBLISHERS alley to practice. In the soda fountain there did the theme song and performed in the n bluegrass. To entertain, educate, and bring e Liz Abbott D was a juke box with the song “Honky Tonk opening segment of the movie. That was the together players, writers, and lovers of these : o Kent Johnson t forms; to explore their foundations; and to Woman” by Ike and Tina Turner. I knew the first time I’d ever actually seen them and it o h expand the audience for these types of music. EDITORIAL/GRAPHICS Rolling Stones tune, so I decided to see what was also the moment I knew what I would do P Liz Abbott this one was like. When I first heard that with my life. I turned to my dad and said, SAN DIEGO TROUBADOUR, the local source for Chuck Schiele drum beat leading into the guitar riff and then “That’s what I’m gonna be when I grow up, alternative country, Americana, roots, folk, ADVERTISING blues, gospel, jazz, and bluegrass music news, Tina’s voice singing, “I mehta gin soaked bar - daddy. I’m gonna be a singer in a band!” And Kent Johnson is published monthly and is free of charge. roooom maaaan in Memphaaass. .,” time from that moment on I visualized, imagined, Ike and Tina Turner in the late 1960s Letters to the editor must be signed and may be BUSINESS CONSULTANT literally stood still. Everything about the song pretended, and thought about nothing else. I every recording they ever did. My personal edited for content. It is not, however, guaranteed Joanna Schiele was great! It spoke to me in a way no other was going to be a singer in a band! And I that they will appear. favorites are Live at Carnegie Hall , In Person DISTRIBUTION music ever had. The rhythm, the singing, the did! This also began a lifelong relationship Live at Basin Street West , Come Together , All opinions expressed in SAN DIEGO Kent Johnson groove, everything. I would play that song at with Ike Turner’s music. I studied it like peo - TROUBADOUR are solely the opinion of the Working Together , and Nutbush City Limits . I Dave Sawyer least three times every time I went to the ple study Bach and Beethoven. For Christmas, writer and do not represent the opinions of the Mark Jackson laugh now at how my mom would use this staff or management. All rights reserved. Indian Joe Stewart bowling alley. I played it so much that the my mom gave me Ike and Tina Live at innocent idol worship to coerce me into doing Dan Long lady who worked behind the counter would Carnegie Hall , which featured a live version ADVERTISING INFORMATION my chores or homework. She’d say, “If you Peter Bolland For advertising rates, call 619/298-8488, e-mail see me come in and say, “Uh oh, here comes of “Honky Tonk Woman.” Years later I would don’t clean your room, I’ll take all of those Ike [email protected], or visit www.sandiegotrou - STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER that ‘Honky Tonk Woman’ boy!” tell my mother that if ever I were to fall into a and Tina Turner records to the trash!” It was badour.com Steve Covault Looking back, I think what I liked about coma, she should have them play that version a powerful bluff. SUBSCRIPTIONS are available for $30/yr. WEB MASTER the song was that it was a mixture of all the of the song and I would wake up. The first time I actually met Ike Turner Send check payable to S.D. Troubadour to: Will Edwards music I had heard up to that point in my life. I got so into Ike and Tina Turner that the was in 1998 . at an Etta James concert at San Diego Troubadour In our house, my mom loved gospel, my dad kids at school would tease me because when P.O. Box 164 WRITERS the Belly Up Tavern. I noticed an impeccably La Jolla, CA 92037 Mike Alvarez played blues, and I listened to rock ‘n’ roll. they would bring Jackson Five or Kool and dressed man standing right in front of me and Peter Bolland Ike Turner had found a perfect blend of these the Gang records to dances and parties, I’d WHERE TO FIND US Can’t find a copy of the I admired his camel hair suit. Etta asked the Lou Curtiss San Diego Troubadour? Go to three styles. I saved my allowance money bring Ike and Tina. To this day I have almost crowd to sing along and so I did. The man in Will Edwards www.sandiegotroubadour.com and click the cool suit turned around and looked right Paul Hormick on FIND AN ISSUE for a complete list of at me and said, “You have a voice! What is locations we deliver to. Jim McInnes Raul Sandelin your name?” I said, “Earl Thomas.” He said, SUBMITTING YOUR CD FOR REVIEW “Hi, I’m Ike Turner. Pleased to meet you!” I If you have a CD you’d like to be considered for Chuck Schiele review, please send two copies to: San Diego Sven-Erik Seaholm almost fainted. Here, right in front of me, in a Troubadour, P.O. Box 164, La Jolla, CA 92037. Derek Shaw crowd of 600 people, 28 years later, was my José Sinatra SUBMITTING A CALENDAR LISTING musical mentor! Imagine that! Email your gig date, including location, address, Earl Thomas Ike and I were formally introduced in 2004 and time to [email protected] by D. Dwight Worden in Hollywood at the premier of the DVD the 23rd of the month prior to publication. Craig Yerkes release of Soul to Soul on which I sing the ©2008 San Diego Troubadour. Cover photo: Will Edwards updated version of the theme song that I had Cover design: Chuck Schiele heard Ike and Tina do in 1971. Oprah would call this a full circle moment. I was able to The San Diego Troubadour is dedicated to the memory of Ellen and Lyle Duplessie , tell him what his music had meant to me in whose vision inspired the creation of this newspaper. my life and how much he had influenced my own artistry. We sat in his car and he played me some new music and we jammed on his song “Sexy Ida.” I’ll never forget that night. Then, in 2004, I recorded my Intersection CD on which Ike wrote the liner notes and I sang “Working Together” from the 1971 Ike and Tina album of the same name. I opened for him at Humphrey’s Backstage Lounge and got his autograph on one of my old records. We met again in 2005 at the Russian River Blues Festival and hung out back stage and talked and laughed. I feel so incredibly blessed and honored to have met Ike Turner and that I had the opportunity to tell him what his music has meant to me. He was a true master and I shamelessly copy his style in much of my own music. Ike Turner was my musical mentor and I honor his memory. — Earl Thomas www.earlthomasmusic.com www.sandiegotroubadour.com 3 JANUARY 2008 SAN DIEGO TROUBADOUR full circle RichaRD anD SanDy BeeSley Tireless Supporters of San Diego’s Bluegrass community by Dwight Worden resolution skills in that capacity, valuable junction with the Julian Lions Club, ran the traits indeed for dealing with temperamen - Julian Festival for four years from 1999- tal musicians and in organizing large events. 2002, with attendance and prominence ver been to the Julian Bluegrass In 1977 the Beesleys moved to Vista to be increasing each year under Sandy’s steward - Festival? To Summergrass? To a North near Sandy’s mom, and that’s when the ship.