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General Category => Literature, Music, Art & Entertainment => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on September 29, 2016, 07:08:32 PM

Title: The authentic inauthenticness of Seasick Steve
Post by: Nearly Sane on September 29, 2016, 07:08:32 PM

There is something magnificent about this amount of invention


https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2016/sep/29/seasick-steve-session-musician-ramblin-man-book?0p19G=c

Title: Re: The authentic inauthenticness of Seasick Steve
Post by: Gordon on September 29, 2016, 07:16:22 PM

Yep - and I'm still a fan: better than (c)rap.

Title: Re: The authentic inauthenticness of Seasick Steve
Post by: Nearly Sane on September 29, 2016, 07:18:12 PM

I was never a big fan but thus makes me like him more

Title: Re: The authentic inauthenticness of Seasick Steve
Post by: Gordon on September 29, 2016, 07:37:38 PM

It was after I saw him on Jools that I persuaded Mrs G to let my buy a cigar box guitar: I play it now and again (it does actually work as an instrument) but it looks even cooler just hanging on the wall.

This very one:

http://www.tonkbros.com/collections/cigar-box-guitars/products/nineboys-cigar-box-guitar-1

Title: Re: The authentic inauthenticness of Seasick Steve
Post by: torridon on September 29, 2016, 07:52:19 PM

I always figured his surfing school business didn't seem to chime with his hobo image.

Still I'll forgive him any number of machinations just for having given us Summertime Boy

http://www.redbull.com/en/music/stories/1331702984043/exclusive-first-look-at-the-video-for-summertime-boy-by-seasick-steve (http://www.redbull.com/en/music/stories/1331702984043/exclusive-first-look-at-the-video-for-summertime-boy-by-seasick-steve)

Title: Re: The authentic inauthenticness of Seasick Steve
Post by: Brownie on September 30, 2016, 01:34:03 AM

He's quite something.