(Phoenix, AZ) Drew Verbis interviews Jimbo Mathus:
September 2003: Listen to Interview
Along with his work inthe Squirrel Nut Zippers, singer/songwriter Jim Mathus pursued projects outside of the group (often under slightly different names, includingJames Mathus, Jas Mathus, Jimbo “Hambone” Mathus, and Jimbo Mathus), appearing on collaborator Andrew Bird’s albums Thrills and Bowl of Fire. In 1997, Mathus, Zippers bassist Stu Cole, producer Mike Napolitano, and pianist Greg Bell formed the Knockdown Society and released Play Songs for Rosetta, a collection of bluesman Charley Patton’s songs that benefited his daughter Rosetta and her family. His music took another turn in late 2001 with the release of National Antiseptic, this time offering tribute to the electric juke joint swamp rock of the Deep South. Mathus followed up with the similarly bluesy and eclectic Stop and Let the Devil Ride in 2003, and two years later Knockdown South was issued. Mathus decided to return to the roots of Mississippi blues and country with his involvement on two Buddy Guy projects and his solo album Old Scool Hot Wings, which came out in 2006. Also appearing in 2006, this time under the name Jimbo Mathus, was the album Jimmy the Kid, released by Artemis Records.
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For more information visit:www.jimbomathus.net
June 21, 2009 at 1:45 am |
Craig Ventresco-guitarist ragtime and blues
Been checking out the website and some of the interviews. Nice.
Jimbo Squirrel Nut reminded me of Craig. If you can find him in SF, do an interview and work up some pub for him…. por favor. I have much of his Bo Grumpus ragtime music.
We’ll shoot for soon with Sam Knutson also.
phish out!