Bands: Young-Kardo-Black -> Buddy Owen's Blue Review -> Jimmy Carl Black Band -> Junior Franklin & The Golden Echoes -> Pound For Pound -> Rhythm Rats -> Black & Blues -> Mannish Boys -> Arthur Brown -> Austin Grandmothers -> Walter Tore -> JCB & The Bluz -> Chris Holzhaus Blues Band -> Eugene Chadbourne -> Henry Vestine -> Bill Thomas Ensemble etc. [... see bottom of page!]
[Note: Background Colors = blue: rehearsing/recording; = pink: bad event; = lilac: good event] |
Date | Country | City | Venue | Comments / Sources |
1983 | ||||
Young-Kardo-Black: | ||||
Feb | USA | Taos | St Bernard’s | After the gig, jammed with BW Stevenson at Amizette Inn [Source: Dennis Young] |
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Buddy Owen's Blues Review: | Austin / Florida - read Dennis Young's account of this zany episode here | |||
Mid-Late March | USA | Austin, TX | 6 quasi-rehearsals; with B.Owen, guitar; Mike Ash, keyboards; Reno Masatta (&JCB), drums; Dennis Young, bass, & back-up vocalist (female) [Source D. Young] | |
Austin | 1 gig (unpaid) [Source: D. Young] | |||
April | Winter Haven | 1 gig (unpaid; before about 5 people) [Source: D. Young] | ||
Orlando, FL | 2 nights but paid off after 1st nite and ejected [JCB] | |||
May - Sept. | Austin, TX | Jimmy Carl Black Band formed | ||
Jimmy Carl Black Band: | Bob ‘Julius’ Corbett on sax & duel sax; Danny Matta on trumpet; Mike Ash,keyboards; Toby Anderson,lead vocals; Darrell Black,drums; Dennis Young, bass; Gary Cowen, guitar (plus available guitar players); & Jimmy Carl Black, percussion & vocals [Source: D. Young] | |||
June 20 | Dallas | Tango's | [K7 Recording in JCB's music library]; [Source: D. Young] | |
… | Austin | Sixth St. Live | ['We played Sixth Street Live and Steamboat Springs a couple of times between May and August of ’83' - Source D. Young] | |
July | Austin | Steamboat Springs | [Source: D. Young] | |
... | Austin | Liberty Lunch | [Source: D. Young] | |
... | Austin | Antone's | [Source: D. Young] | |
| ... | Tulsa | Boston Ave. Market | [Source: D. Young] | |
| ... | Port Aransas | Seaside beach club [Source: D. Young] | ||
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1984 | 'Gentlemen of Color' - Jimmy & Arthur Brown start a Painting firm together .... | |||
Junior Franklin & The Golden Echoes: | Meets J.Franklin when jamming down at the Soap Creek with a few bands [JCB] - with Rhythm Rats? | |||
(Every Wednesday/alternate Wed) | Austin | Soap Creek Saloon | Plays with JFranklin & ...for about 1 year [JCB]; from as early as fall '84, probably around Sept. onwards [Ref: Soap Creek Saloon schedule] | |
(every Sunday) | Austin | local churches | By Dec 85 at 'South Bank Bistro' [Ref: Soap Creek Saloon schedule] | |
June 26 | Austin | KUT Radio | Live Recording in JCB Library - 1985? | |
Rhythm Rats: | (from '84?) JCB singing with band - Will Indian, Rusty Trapps, Loose Reed [JCB] | |||
(on Sunday) | "...after playing the church circuit with Jr. Franklin on Sunday nites." [JCB] | |||
1985 | 'Gentlemen of Color' | |||
Jimmy Carl Black's Pound For Pound: | ||||
Jan 19 | Austin | Soap Creek Saloon | No mention by JCB of this [Ref: Soap Creek Saloon schedule] | |
(Junior Franklin & The Golden Echoes:) | playing and singing, on one occasion jamming with Stevie Ray Vaughan [JCB] | |||
(Rhythm Rats: ?) | singing with [JCB] | |||
(mid to late '85) | ||||
Black and Blues: |  | Gary Primich, Leland Parks, Gil Hartman | ||
(become the Mannish Boys in '86) | play for about a year with this formation - Black & Blue thru '85 probably | |||
1986 | 'Gentlemen of Color' | |||
("Mid 80s" | Arlington, Tx | Roger White: "lent JCB my drums to play at an impromptu gig in Arlington Tx") | ||
Mannish Boys: | Leland Parks leaves band, Frank Meyer joins | |||
Walter Tore: | For 3 years JCB gigs all over Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma with Walter Tore {ref: WTorre] | |||
Dec 6 | Houston | Ref: K7; band? | ||
1987 | 'Gentlemen of Color' | |||
Walter Tore: | ||||
Jan 31 | St Mary's Bar & Grill | K7 Tape | ||
Mar 5 | Hole in The Wall | K7 Tape | ||
Mannish Boys: | ||||
? | USA | Austin | Antone's Nightclub | [JCB Memoirs] - recruits Mike Conway & Nick Francis to play on Art. Brown's album |
Arthur Brown: |
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| Records Brown Black & Blues with Art. Brown, members of Mannish Boys and some "volunteer" respected musicians - isn't released until 1988 [unitedmutations.com] / 1989 (JCB); Studio recording only |
Mannish Boys: | ||||
? | Austin | KUT Radio | Live Show- recorded | |
next day |
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| Riverside Sound Studio | Records and releases A Lil' Dab'll Do Ya; two weeks in the studio to do everything [JCB] |
Austin Lounge Lizards: |
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| Plays drums on 3 of the numbers, Studio recording only |
(late '87/early '88:) | Leaves Mannish Boys because of the politics [JCB] | |||
(Rusty Trapps formation | playing drums, quite a few gigs round town) | |||
JCB & The Bluz: | Metamorphose into (Austin) Grandmothers Same formation as below less Jeff Hogan [JCB] | |||
Sept/Oct |
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| Interview with Ron Young for Boogie Magazine, San Antonio, Oct issue: JCB staying with Ed Moore, his manager/sound man! |
Austin Grandmothers: | JCB forms 1st Austin Grandmothers late '87 Lyle Davis -KB & Vocals, Gerry" Eli" Smith -Woodwind, Bros Betts -Bass &Vocals, Jeff Hogan -Percussion, Mike Williams –Guitar & Vocals, JCB Drums & Vocals | |||
(late 87?) | USA | Lake Travis | Damn Cafe | "started playing out at the Damn ..." [JCB] |
? |
| Austin | KUT Radio |
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Oct 25? | ||||
Nov 4 | Austin | Liberty Lunch | K7 (Soundboard) | |
Austin | (Theatre) | Backing a dance company- "a few performances"[JCB] | ||
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| 6 Days in hospital |
1988 | 'Gentlemen of Color' | |||
Austin GrandMothers: (reformed) | JCB forms2nd Austin Grandmothers early '88? - Eli Smith, JHogan, E.Bladezipper -bass, Mike Harris -guitar | |||
6-8 months |
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| Rehearsing and no gigs |
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| Tornillo TX | (Studio) | Recording a demo tape; tracks later played on KUT radio |
? | El Paso | unitedmutations/grandmothers) | ||
Mar | Austin TX | S By SW Festival | JCB Memoirs - with Grandmothers as JCB suggests or with Chris Holzhaus? | |
Chris Holzhaus Blues Band: | Playing with CH while GMs rehearse [JCB] | |||
June 21 | San Antonio TX | Cafe American | K7 Recording - JCB with? | |
Austin Grandmothers: | ||||
Aug 8 | ? | K7 recording: Granny's 8-8-88 | ||
Chris Holzhaus Blues Band: | ||||
Aug 17 | San Antonio, Tx | O'Rileys | K7 Live Recording, probably this is their last performance, recorded by Ed Moore after playing together for about 6 months | |
Aug 21 |
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| T.V. Interview8/21/88 [JCB VHS Library] |
Austin Grandmothers: | ||||
Oct 17 | ? | K7 recording: Granny's 10/17/88 | ||
Nov 4 1987/89/90/91? | Austin | Liberty Lunch | K7 recording: Sound Granny's | |
1989 | 'Gentlemen of Color' | |||
Austin Grandmothers: | J.Hogan quits this year and Linda Harris -Violin comes in | |||
Feb 22 | K7 recording: Grandmothers 2/22/89 | |||
14 Mar |
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| Rehearsal - See K7 Tape: '89 SXSW Show |
Mar | Austin TX | S By SW Festival | JCB Memoirs - 2nd time | |
Rhythm Rats: | ||||
May 89 | Nr Oakhill, Austin TX | Trudy's | JCB meets Roland St Germain [see afka.net/Articles/1996-05_Tmershi_Duween.htm for Roland St Germain's take on this - May 89] | |
May 31 | Austin TX | Trudy's restaurant | Roland pitched up to see (GMs?) play | |
June 7 | Austin TX | Trudy's restaurant | Roland jams with JCB (&GMs?) | |
Austin Grandmothers: | ||||
Jun 12 | Austin TX | Band practice - Roland's 1st attendance | ||
June 15 | Austin TX | ? | Roland's 1st gig with GMs | |
Michigan Tour | JCB Memoirs: 6 gigs around Michigan | |||
6 gigs: | Including East Lancing, MI [fan] | |||
(3 or 4 times a month) | Lake Travis | Damn Cafe | ||
Austin? | Elephant Room | "... also playing at", "primarily a Jazz club" | ||
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| Austin | KUT Radio Studios | Radio Show - "got a great recording as usual" [JCB] |
May 7 | LA | unitedmutations.com/grandmothers | ||
Austin Pops: | ||||
Jun 18 |
| Austin | KUT Radio Studios | Father's Day Radio Show - 4 of GMs took part including JCB & Ener B.; K7 recording |
Austin Grandmothers: | ||||
Aug 06 |
| Austin | KUT Radio Studios | K7 Recordings |
28th Oct. 1989 |
| Live |
| K7 live recording |
28th Nov. 1989 |
| KLBS "Local Licks Live" |
| K7 live recording |
Dec 31 | ||||
1990 | ||||
Austin Grandmothers: | ||||
Bus Tour | [JCB Memoirs] | |||
16 Mar | USA | Austin | Hyatt Regency Hotel | SXSW showcase [R.Rruess; email 18 Oct 2013] |
9 June | USA | Austin | Scholz Beer Garden | [R.Rruess; email 18 Oct 2013] |
Nov | Roland St Germain takes over duties of producer and musical director afka.net/Articles/1996-05_Tmershi_Duween.htm | |||
Nov |
| Austin TX | Bee Creek Studio | afka.net/Articles/1996-05_Tmershi_Duween.htm: Roland St Germain: "we recorded five tunes at Bee Creek Studio in Austin, Texas...with the assistance of Spencer Starnes." |
Nov 2 | USA | St Louis | Sheldon Concert Hall | VHS Tape: Live at the Shelton ["I met Jimmy in the early 90's at the Sheldon Ballroom in St. Louis." - Larry P., St. Louis, Missouri 2008] |
1991 | ||||
Daffy Duck Dozen: | Eugene Chadbourne Ensemble | |||
May 19 | Germany | Moers | Avant-garde Festival | 4 day engagement; VHS Tape; Interview with Axel |
(1991/92) | Seen playing by a fan - JCB bio [unitedmutations.com]) | |||
1992 | ||||
Eugene Chadbourne Ensemble: | ||||
2 nights | USA | New York | Knitting Factory | early in year before June; Ener Bladezipper accompanies JCB |
Austin Grandmothers: | ||||
Spring/Summer | USA | Austin | Live Show - KUT Live? | Interview by R.St.Germain (Printed in T’ Mershi Duween - Issue 29, Feb '93) |
July | Austin TX | Twisted Barn Studio | Scott McGregor agrees to record 'Dreams on Long Play' | |
Henry Vestine: |
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| Recording “Too Drunk To Fuck” [not so titled on release]; JCB plays drums "on 5 or 6 cuts" |
Evan Johns & The H Bombs: | ||||
Sept? | USA | Austin | Continental | One-off gig JCB sits in on, 6 weeks before moving to Italy |
Billy James: | USA |
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| Records dialogue for Ant-Bee release - With My Favourite “Mothers” and Other Bizarre Things; 1st contact with B.James thru Bunk around July, recording prob. Aug |
Nov | JCB moves to Vicenza, Italy | |||
Bill Thomas Ensemble: | ||||
Dec 31 | Italy | Ortisei | ||
Not accounted for: | ["I had the honor of meeting Jimmy Carl Black during a concert the (Austin) Grandmothers played in a small bar in East Lansing, MI back in the mid-late 1980s." - Mike Hambacher 2009] | |||
| ["You said that Perry Mason and the Defendants was the best name for a band ever - we rode up to Dallas in my '66 Chevy and played a couple of gigs." - Mike, LA 2008] | ||||
["I saw you twice in South Bend, early 90's,always a showman" rik d, kalamazoo, Mi. 2008] | ||||