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 Randy
Auxier began playing rock and roll and
blues on the bass guitar at 12 years old, growing up in Memphis. He
took up guitar at 17 and moved in the direction of finger-picking,
under the influence of guitarists such as Paul Simon, Jim Croce, and
James Taylor. He has performed with many bands and duos while he lived
in Memphis (including a brief stint with Hurd Brothers' drummer Scott
Ollar), and also in Atlanta and Oklahoma City. Randy came to Southern
Illinois in 2000. He released CDs in 1999 and 2003, and another is
expected in early 2005. Randy's guitar playing is integrated with his
song- writing in which he characteristically uses the guitar as melodic
counterpoint to the main melody. His web site tells more. |
Something
in Your Eyes |
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 Billie
Bowden has been playing music in Southern Illinois since 1971,
performing with such bands as The Wamble Mountain Ramblers, The
McDaniel Brothers Blues Band, Silver Mountain, Timber Ridge,
Acoustically Inclined,
Ear-Relevant and The Bowdens. The last two bands mentioned included one
or more of his children, Mark and Kerry. Lately Billie has been
spending lots of time in the west, playing in
California, Oregon and Arizona. His partners out there include Wm.
"Tugboat Willie" Hugoboom and Lois Weaver, who harmonize with Billie on
"Welcome Home". Also providing instrumentation for this song are Tommy
Hubbs on steel guitar and Mark Bowden on percussion and mandolin. |
Welcome Home | |
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 Bruce
Camden has been playing guitar since 1975, but
his talent is not limited to music. Bruce is also
a gifted writer, the author of many short stories and nonfictional
pieces. His debut CD "Nothing Gained" was named "local album of
the year" by Nightlife. The track "Jimmy Lee Baker" is from that
cd. |
Jimmy Lee Baker | |
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 Originally
from Chicago, guitarist Ivas John moved to
Carbondale to
attend SIU at the age of eighteen, and began playing in public within
his first year. After gaining valuable playing experience with a
couple of local blues bands, John settled into the Carbondale music
scene more permanently alongside Southern Illinois blues legend "Big
Larry" Williams. In the Summer of 2002, John was introduced to
Louisville singer/songwriter David Gene Smith and formed the band Delta
Fuzz, whose eclectic and original sound reflects a variety of
traditional blues, rock, and country influences, and features John’s
boldly expressive and tasteful lead guitar work. In addition to
establishing himself as a competent player for any blues situation,
John has shown his versatility as a developing jazz guitarist as well,
playing with veteran jazz musicians from the area, and studying the
idiom independently at SIU. When he’s not on a gig, you can find John
teaching guitar five days a week at Mike’s Music center in Carbondale. |
Warmth Ivas John- Guitar Mel Goot- Keys Wayne Goodwin- Drums Mark Moreno- Bass |
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 Bill
Carter, the man with the "Golden Frets," has been on the music
scene in Southern Illinois for the past 40 years. Music being his great
love, Bill has enjoyed playing a variety of styles in numerous bands,
including his own country band "Area Code 618". Bill has recently
returned from a tour in Germany with "Majnun" and is currently serving
time with Tawl Paul and "Slappin' Henry Blue." |
Baby
caught the Katy (with
Din Dayemion guitar and vocal
by Barbara Eidlin) |
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 Curt Carter, of
"Carter and Connelly," grew up in Bourbonnais,
Illinois near the Kankakee River. He headed a very successful local
band
as a student at SIU in Carbondale. Then he took his music to the West
Coast
as a resident of Hollywood, California. Curt promoted his original
music
with numerous showcase appearances in clubs and on live television and
radio. He did studio session work with Richard Greene, Byron Berline,
Buhl Niedlinger, J. D. Maness and Ben Keith. As a result, he has
several
songs published through White Cat Music and Comstock Records. Curt
returned
to the simpler environment of the Midwest to raise a family and
complete a masters degree in Environmental
Education. He is now the Director of Environmental Programs at Southern
Illinois University, Touch of Nature Environmental Center. Curt uses
music
as a learning tool to enhance his programming thereby expanding the
experience
for all participants. |
Don't
Need No Roads performed with Tom Connelly |
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 A
student at SIU in the late seventies,, Din Dayemi returned to
Southern Illinois in 1995 and founded "Majnun," a 9-piece eclectic
band. The word majnun means "crazy," and the band exemplifies its crazy
talent by highlighting the creative work of several of its
singer/songwriters. "Majnun" is set to release their second album "Live
at Der Club" after completing a 2004 summer tour in Germany. |
Baby
caught the Katy (with
Bill Carter guitar and vocal by Barbara Eidlin) |
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 Nathan Clark
George is a singer/songwriter who is often stepping outside the
boundaries of the genre into warm and intricate fingerpicking and then
into rocking acoustic tunes. He is touring throughout the midwest
with continued growth and interest in his music and performances, not
to mention his growing discography. Nathan's music has been
called folk-fusion, fingerstyle and folk-rock. He is constantly
exploring new blends of modern and traditional acoustic music and is
using images and concepts that reflect the wide range of human
experience, faith, and the truths that affect us all.
www.nathanclarkgeorge.com |
The
Aspens |
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 Zacc
Harris left his home of Virginia at age 19 to
travel the country before ending up in Carbondale in
1997. He founded the rock band Madcap in 1998, which
enjoyed mild success as a regional touring band before disbanding
a few years later. While in Madcap, he also formed the jazz group
Caravan in 2000, which plays modern bop weekly at Tres Hombres. In 2001,
he joined Mercy who has performed weekly at Pinch Penny Pub for 30years, making them the longest standing weekly jazz group in the Midwest. Harris also joined Broken Grass in 2001, a electrified bluegrass rock band that since has played over 150 shows a year all across the U.S. The group featured on this recording is Caravan. |
Funk_E-350 featuring Caravan Zacc Harris-guitar Todd Rewoldt-alto sax Nick Kuypers-bass Wayne Goodwin-drums |
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Doug Hurd  Forrest HurdThe Hurd Brothers |
When
I Look into Your Eyes Guitar and Vocal by Forrest Hurd |
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 Grant
Morgan has been playing guitar professionally for more than 25
years,
both electric and acoustic. One of the key forces behind "Massive
Funk," he is presently a one-man band, playing a soulful
variety of synthesized
instruments, molding together songs from many artists, and originals. |
Seezzn
the Moment |
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 Robert
Russell has
been playing guitar since his grandmother gave him his first guittar
had the age of nine.As a teenager, he fell in love with the music of
the
Mississippi Delta and the Piedmont blues of the Southeast. While
pursuing a Ph.D in philosophy at SIU Robert formed Mr. So and So with
Karra MacDonald. They performed together for three years
playing songs by Robert Johnson, Son House , Charlie Patton
and many others. Currently Robert is a member of Dennis Stroughmatt and
Creole Stomp. Creole Stomp maintains a hectic schedule playing over
200
dates a year all across the U.S. Robert also plays guitar for
Louisiana legend Morris Ardoin and the Ardoin Family Band
. He is currently working on his own solo acoustic blues CD. |
Breakin' Down | |
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 Jimmy
Salatino has been playing guitar since high school
in Chicago, Illinois. Since moving to Carbondale in 1991, he has
played with such bands as 420 in Progress, David Gene Smith, Evergreen,
and the Jim Skinner Blues Band. Currently he's strumming strings
for Triple Dose and St. Stephen's Blues. The song "Jimmy's
Jazz" was an experiment recorded at home, never released until this
CD. In addition to band gigs, these days Salatino plays
occasional solo performances at local watering holes and
wineries. The Triple Dose CD is on sale through the Jimmy
Salatino web site. |
Jimmy's
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 Robbie Stokes-Guitar,
vocals, audio. Composer of 'The Ballad of Casey J.'
on the St. Stephen's
Blues CD 'Epochrypha', Robbie worked with Mickey Hart, Jerry Garcia,
Phil Lesh and Robert Hunter of the Grateful Dead on the 'Rolling
Thunder' and 'Tales of the Great Rum Runners' discs and is mentioned as
a session player in many of 'The Dead' books currently out.
Robbie recently released a compilation CD ('The Road So
Far') and a CD ('Dreams') with 16-year-old son Robby Clark-Stokes,
recorded at his home project studio in the country south of Carbondale.
He also has a daughter, Carly, 13. Robbie's
band 'Devil's Kitchen' hit San Francisco back in The Day, opening up
for Credence Clearwater Revival, Janis Joplin, the Jefferson Airplane,
Taj Mahal, etc., and jamming with Santana. He
played with seminal psychedelic-rockers Quicksilver Messenger Service
and 'Spirit In the Sky' singer/songwriter Norman Greenbaum, formed
southern Illinois' 'Coal Kitchen' and 'Vision', 'Dr. Bombay' and '4 on
the Floor', backed up Del Shannon, Lightnin' Hopkins and Big Mama
Thornton, and shared stages with Larry 'Big Twist' Nolan and Shawn
Colvin. He received a BA at SIU-C in Dec.'98
(University Studies). Robbie operates Robco Audio,
teaches sound systems and electric guitar at JA Logan College, pursues
aviation, is an avid amateur astronomer, and also plays keyboards
part-time in 'The Dragonflies'. |
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A MESSAGE FROM MARCIA HURD
My brothers, Forrest and Doug, loved music from early childhood until their last day on earth. They never made a lot of money, but both found beauty and true inspiration in music they heard and played. Their enjoyment of music was wide, and encompassed classical era, crooners (Bing Crosby) of the early 1900's, simple songs of Bill Monroe, rhythmic Elvis Presley, Beatles, early rock artists of Great Britain, and all eras of blues and jazz. They especially loved guitar in classical, blues, and jazz. They felt their music. Doug often laughed and agreed with BB (King) that 'even a blind man can tell when he's walking in the sun.' Forrest often said, "I would much rather be deeply moved by music than awed," indicating a deep level of satisfaction and fulfillment that he derived from listening and/or playing a particular piece of music. I believe both the enjoyment and creation of music can be such a thing of beauty in life, as it was for my brothers. I hope to help others find their own beauty in music by way of my brothers' Scholarship Fund. Marcia Hurd, September
2004
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