Eugene Chadbourne
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Eugene Chadbourne (January 4, 1954 in Mount Vernon, New York) is an American, improvisor, guitarist and banjoist. Highly eclectic and unconventional, Chadbourne's most formative influence may be jazz[1]. He has also been a reviewer for the All Music Guide (AMG), and a contributor to Maximum RocknRoll.
Chadbourne started out playing rock and roll guitar, but quickly grew bored with the form's conventions. He started studying other genres, including blues, country, bluegrass, free jazz, and noise—eventually synthesizing all those heterogeneous influences into a unique style of his own.[citation needed] He was also influenced early on by the experimental stylings of Captain Beefheart and the Mothers of Invention. A notable solo album, Songs (Intakt 026: 1993), features political orientated originals, such as "Knock on the Door" and "Hello Ceausescu", and covers, such as Drake's "Thoughts of Mary Jane" and Floyd Tillman's "This Cold War With You".
He is also known as the inventor of the electric rake. This instrument is made by attaching a microphone or an electric guitar pickup to an ordinary lawn rake.[citation needed]
Chadbourne has worked with numerous artists including John Zorn, Fred Frith, Derek Bailey, Han Bennink, Carla Bley Band, Paul Lovens, Toshinori Kondo, Camper Van Beethoven, Jello Biafra, They Might Be Giants, Sun City Girls, Aki Takase, Walter Daniels, Kevin Blechdom, Biff Blumfumgagnge, Zu,and Jimmy Carl Black.
While in Canada in the 1970s, he produced and hosted a radio program on Radio Radio 104.5 Cable FM in Calgary, Alberta. His show was notorious for obscure and remarkable music. Radio Radio is now the last quasi-pirate station in Canada.[citation needed]
Chadbourne also fronted Shockabilly (1982–1985) with Mark Kramer (bass/organ) and David Licht (drums), releasing four eclectic albums.
Chadbourne currently resides in Greensboro, North Carolina.[citation needed]
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[edit] Trivia
- At a recent performance in Vancouver, British Columbia, Chadbourne performed a cover of The Flying Burrito Brothers song "My Uncle", which features the lyrics, "A letter came today from the draft board./With trembling hands I read the questionnaire . . . so I'm headed to the nearest common border;/Vancouver may be just my kind of town."
[edit] Articles reviewed by Chadbourne in All Music Guide
- Last Chance Band — "Blues from Delta Mekong", "Lady Rachel", "Lady from the Mountain", "The Muffin Man"
- Lee Konitz—"Subconscious-Lee"
- Cody Oliver—"Solo Acoustic/Electronic" and "Yamadori"
- Sugar Pie DeSanto
- Tod Dockstader—"Eight Electronic Pieces"
- The Four Blazes—
- Djivan Gasparyan—"Nazani"
- Marvin Gaye—"Soulful Moods"
- Don "Sugarcane" Harris—"Sugarcane"
- The Institute of Sonology—"His Master's Noise"
- Kenny Lattimore—"At Last"
- Cyndi Lauper—"True Colors"
- Gloria Lynne—"Intimate Moments"
- Barbara McNair—"I Enjoy Being a Girl"
- Ted Nugent—"Journey to the Center of the Mind"
- Freda Payne—"After the Lights Go Down Low and Much More!"
- Richard Teitelbaum/Anthony Braxton—Time Zones
- Enrichment Center Percussion Ensemble—Three Pieces
- Walter Daniels
- Oblivians—Melissa's Garage Revisited
- Various—"Native Music of Northwest Mexico: Tarahumara Warihio Mayo"
- Various—"Venezuela: Music of the Venezuelan Yekuana Indians"
- Various—"Musical Anthology of the Orient: Malaysia (UNESCO Collection)"
- Various—"Japan: Musical Anthology of the Orient—Unesco Collection, Vol. 5"
- Various—"Cambodia: A Musical Anthology of the Orient"
- Various—"Funky Soundtracks, Vol. 1"
- Various—"Funky Soundtracks, Vol. 3"
- Various—"Bali: Gamelan Music From Sebatu"
[edit] Sources
- ^ Ankeny, Jason (2008). "Eugene Chadbourne", AllMusicGuide.com.
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