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April 3, 2006 9:49 PM Subscribe
Buddy Blue, 1957-2006 California roots/blues/rockabilly/jazz/swing hero Buddy "Blue" Seigal, 48, died Sunday of a heart attack. He was a founding member of the Beat Farmers, the Jacks and the Rockin' Roulettes and had a long twisted solo career. Besides being a singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer -- you'll find his name on CDs by everybody from Screamin' Jay Hawkins to the Forbidden Pigs -- he was a talented music journalist. He was notoriously difficult. But he was much loved. Instead of a show by the post-Country Dick Montana "Farmers" on Friday, there will be a memorial.
Shit, I loved The Beat Farmers. I remember sitting on a friend of mine's front lawn back in 1985, splitting a twelve pack of tall boys and listening to Tales of the New West and laughing our asses off at the enclosed almanac.
RIP Buddy.
posted by marxchivist at 10:14 PM on April 3, 2006
RIP Buddy.
posted by marxchivist at 10:14 PM on April 3, 2006
How sad. "Dive Bar Casanovas" is one of my favorite party albums ever.
posted by twsf at 10:30 PM on April 3, 2006
posted by twsf at 10:30 PM on April 3, 2006
That's just awful. He has been a roots rock (among other genre's in which he was proficient) mainstay of Southern California and a good person on top of it, not to mention a witty and astute rock critic for OC Weekly, where staffers joke that one editor is assigned to do nothing but pare down to a manageable number the scatological and testicular sweat references in Buddy's reviews. Oh, God, he has a baby girl and a new house and a million friends.
"And the clock won't spare him nothing, the conclusion is foregone, as he keeps on watching the river rolling on." --Watching the River (link to page with MP3)
Kenlayne's links are enough, but I posted on the Beat Farmers last November on the 10th anniversary of Country Dick's death.
"Rest in Peace" is not the right phrase for Buddy, especially if he's going beyond to meet Dick. There's going to be a lot of drinking in Scotland tonight.
"Did you tell your wife that you love her? Did you tell your kids the same? Did you hold them in your arms with all your brawn? Cause they won't be here forever, and the next day you'll be gone, as you keep on watching the river rolling on"
posted by planetkyoto at 10:39 PM on April 3, 2006
"And the clock won't spare him nothing, the conclusion is foregone, as he keeps on watching the river rolling on." --Watching the River (link to page with MP3)
Kenlayne's links are enough, but I posted on the Beat Farmers last November on the 10th anniversary of Country Dick's death.
"Rest in Peace" is not the right phrase for Buddy, especially if he's going beyond to meet Dick. There's going to be a lot of drinking in Scotland tonight.
"Did you tell your wife that you love her? Did you tell your kids the same? Did you hold them in your arms with all your brawn? Cause they won't be here forever, and the next day you'll be gone, as you keep on watching the river rolling on"
posted by planetkyoto at 10:39 PM on April 3, 2006
A set of warbly old videos just uploaded to YouTube. Especially check out young Buddy singing and playing "Lonesome Hound."
posted by planetkyoto at 6:38 AM on April 4, 2006
posted by planetkyoto at 6:38 AM on April 4, 2006
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posted by redneck_zionist at 7:38 AM on April 9, 2006
posted by redneck_zionist at 7:38 AM on April 9, 2006
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