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THE BOYS FROM BUCKSNORTIt was Memphis ... 1987 and I am in a shower with a four track Tascam 244.Four hours of writing lyrics later with the help two great "gitar" players adding their guitar parts ... combined with a couple of fifths of Jack Daniels, various medicinal smoking substances and some white powder when Mountain Man Moon Martin was born w/ yours truly on vocals, drums, bass, and harmonica.It actually was just a break in between writing serious
songs (and demoing them on the TASCAM) for the my 2nd RCA record. Alotta
RCA history buried in those lyrics and I gotta say there are a lotta
truisms in the story ... going to Hollywood as a youngman blah, blah blah. . Thought the recording was lost
forever ... finally found a copy in the closet ... where possibly it
should have remained with the empty 5ths of JACK, strange smelling pipe,
and well scraped mirror.
Back in '87 tthe song had became a small underground late night "on the way to the bar cassette" that many of my friends hadand over the years has I have dug up more of them thru the net ... there have been more in more inquires.
So all that said ... here is the "TRUE" story (the names have been changed to protect the innocent) of the BOYS FROM BUCKSNORT - featuring MOUNTAIN MAN MOON MARTIN
The Boys from Bucksnort draw heavily
on many different musical styles. The main emphasis is on 20's and 30's
music with a touch of 70's, but influences from other eras are in the
music as well. Blues, Ragtime, Rockabilly, Boogie, Irish, Folk, Gypsy,
Hillbilly -- anything is fair game. But don't let this scare you off,
this band rocks! The energy levels of the live shows make it really hard
to hold still. History: Although
the Boys from Bucksnort formed in 1987, the history of the band goes
back much further. Drummer Dufus Thomas (famous for the song Walkin the Hog")
and guitarist Shakey Sliim Walker along with harmonica player Blow
Hardy and bassist Mad "tub" Jones formed The Travelin Snakeheads in
1975. The Band became a staple in the Southern scene with their
straight-ahead homemade styles. They opened shows for people like
Charley Musslewhite, Little Charley and the Nightcats, and Charles
Brown. In 1979, the band felt it had run it's course and disbanded. In
the interim, guitarist Shakey Walker began getting interested in Ragtime
and it's influence on the Piedmont guitar styles of Blind Blake, Blind
Boy Fuller, and Blind Willie McTell through a chance meeting with
legendary MOUNTAIN MAN MOON MARTIN ... who they soon added on vocals and
spoons. So in 1985, Shakey convinced his former bassist Tub Jones and
drummer D Thomas to form The Boys from Bucksnort with MOUNTAIN MAN MOON
MARTIN. Although they were skeptical at first, as the style developed,
it was obvious they were on to something. The Band also released a
cassette in 1980, titled "American Fork Music". They became regulars in
the Bucksnort live music scene. They have opened shows for people
ranging from Chicago Blues Guitarist Luther Jr. Johnson to the rock
bands like Dash Rip Rock. The band released its first CD, in June of
1981 to a lot of anxious fans. The CD received great reviews and radio
play all over the world. Their second CD, Too Tight, was released in
April of 1984. It also received great reviews and lots of radio play.
Since then the band has opened for guitar slingers Johnny Winter and
Bugs Henderson and roots bands like The Paladins, Deke Dickerson, Kim
Lenz and Her Jaguars, and Southern Culture on the Skids. The current
lineup consists of Skakey Walker on Guitar and Vocals, Dufus Thomas on
Drums, Shane Stewart on Bass, and just about anybody who happens to drop
by the bandhouse. The band's infulences have continued to expand into
all sorts of roots music -- from Gypsy, to Celtic, to Hillbilly -- but
the band really rocks -- no cookie cutter stuff. The band released their
third CD ... finest ingredients, in November of 1986 after MOUNTAIN MAN
MOON MARTIN's girlfriend ... Tracy Fords left him for a traveling rock
and roll outfit. Heart broken and down in the dumps. Mountain
Man headed out ta find Tracy in the glam tattered streets of Los
Angeles, taking his guitar and Tascam multi track 244 recorder in tow
with him. The result was a collection of pinable tunage intitled the Return of the Boys from Bucksnort.
The disc charted in February and March of 1987 on the Freeform American
Roots Chart. The band is playing shows regularly in Bucksnort Senior
Center, and doing some limited touring in the US. Tracy Fords in Los Angeles - 1985 QUOTES: "The
Boys from Bucksnort are the coolest band I've heard come through these
parts in a long, long time." - Bucksnort Springs Independent "Every
band thinks it's a 'roots' band, but The Boys from Bucksnort have a
pedigree even chemical stump-remover couldn't extract." - NASHVILLE
SCENE "The last three times I saw you guys, I got blisters on my feet." - Becky "In
this self-released CD, the band reinterprets these classics for the end
of the 20th century, but doing it with respect and affection, and
that's good." - Bucksnort Review "...a full range of great tunes to inspire you." - the Boys from Bucksnort's preacherman "It works." - Bucksnort Review "If
you haven't forgotten that these good ole boys were meant for good
times, this is a band you should check out." - Living Blues "These
three guys hail from Bucksnort, TN, but listening to their record you
get the feeling they REALLY live in the back of the old man Jenkin's
Barn ." - Smitty Ray Barlow "They
win fans wherever they play by blending old favorites that could
appease any crowd with original vibrance that compels the listener with a
groove to move. - Rolling Stoned Magazine "For
those of you like me, that really appreciate the roots - I mean the old
original versions of old old tunes that really have paved the way for
everything in '96, this is an entire album of those great old tunes, by
people like Lonnie Johnson, Blind Blake, Blind Boy Fuller, Kokomo
Arnold, and others .... The Electric Rag Band - that belongs in your
collection." - John Henry -- KMOD's Smokehouse Blues Show "Slim's
vocals are suitably rough and ragged, and his guitar work is solid and
sure handed, up-to-date with just a whiff of the old-timey." - John
Wooley -- The Memphis Tire & Baitshop "At last a new, original approach to the Bluegrass ! - Joe Brennen -- the bathroom of the North 40 truckstop "This
is a pleasing eye-opener for those who think blues has to be loud and
electric. Recommended. - Chicago Kerry -- The TBC Blue Notes ".. an enthusiastic dive into this project may be educational and rewarding." - Chad Bonham -- John Bonham's high brother "It's highly academic and fascinating." - Thomas Conner -- some guy who watched "O Brother Where Art thou" Guitarist Slim Walker in his brother's old platform shoes (1985) THE BOYS FROM BUCKSNORT featuring MOUNTAIN MAN MOON MARTIN !!!
Written
for my local area regarding flooding on the Spring river. For those of
you not familiar with my passion for taking care of this wonderful
resource in my backyard ... please take some tyme and watch the video
following this article (This article originally appeared in the Spring River Survival guide magazine)
http://www.srsgmag.com/
ON THE RIVER
"Dad,
what is that?" he inquired, pointing to a strange-looking contraption
which had only recently appeared on the old bridge. I looked up at the
bizarre apparatus. All I knew was that it had never been here before.
Having no idea what to reply, I worked my way out of my son’s question
by joking, "Why, that’s an intergalactic communications device placed
here by the aliens who live at the bottom of the river. They use it to
phone home." He didn’t buy into it. In
reality, I had no idea what this antenna-bearing, solar panel-wearing,
hi-tech thingamajig was. Later that day, crossing the old Cold Springs
bridge, I found another one. This time I stopped to read the information
on the back. It stated, "USGS," which sounded pretty official to me...
so I wasted no time in moving on.Imagine
my surprise when on my way into town yesterday, I was confronted by a
temporary one-lane bridge sign and a team of USGS ("men in orange")
installing one of these gizmos only a few miles from my house. Politely
waving to the crew as I passed by, I took notice of the fact that this
looked like quite an operation, with a crane supporting a squad of five
men and a team of official-looking trucks on the bridge. I made it up
the road about a quarter-mile before wheeling my jeep around. Okay… I had to know what was going on. These mystifying mechanisms were getting closer to my home.That’s
when I met Ben Thompson. Fresh out of the University of Arkansas in
Fayetteville, on this day Ben had been assigned the job of regulating
the one-lane bridge traffic with a two-sided stop sign. It was clear
that he would much rather have been assisting the bridge workers
installing the whatchamacallits instead of waving that sign around
whenever a car passed by. Sitting in the sweltering summer heat with
nothing much to do, Ben was more than happy to answer a few questions
and dispel my extra-terrestrial theories.Turns
out these space-age Jetson-looking boxes can perform a wide variety of
tasks that will benefit the local community, as well as keep the U.S.
Geological Survey organization (the USGS) well-informed via a
geostationary satellite which orbits the earth ... keeping tabs on every
one of these little silver information transmitters."Technically
it’s called a streamgage," Ben informs me. "Each one is equipped with a
computer that monitors river level, rainfall, as well as air and water
temperature every fifteen minutes . The computer sends hourly updates to
the USGS website which are immediately posted on the site. In addition
to the Spring River, the streamgages are installed on the Myatt and
South Fork rivers ... all of which empty into the Spring River." The team vehicles installing a new streamgage An
advanced early warning flood system may be a life-saver the next time
the river roars again, as it did in September 2006, when two people near
Hardy lost their lives in a flash flood. The Spring River Basin
received as much as 12 inches of rain in a short period causing water in
Hardy to rise 13 feet in less than 12 hours. Such devices would have
been also been invaluable on the Little Missouri River in June 2010,
when flood waters rose as swiftly as 8 feet an hour and claimed the
lives of 20 people at a popular campground near Glenwood, Arkansas.Ben
introduced me to the project's manager; Dan Wagner, a hydrologist from
the Arkansas Water Science Center's Fayetteville field office . "The
plan is to have the Upper Spring River Early Flood Warning System
complete by October, " he adds, "which would make it possible for locals
to access the information via their cell phones and home computers
through the USGS website."Dan also suggests I visit the USGS website for even more details. Project Manager Dan Wagner, Hydrologist with the USGS installing a new gageThe
USGS site describes the agency this way: "An unbiased,
multi-disciplinary science organization that focuses on biology,
geography, geology, geospatial information, and water, we are dedicated
to the timely, relevant, and impartial study of the landscape, our
natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten us." The site
also lists real time data from 160 existing streamgages in the state of
Arkansas which can be very helpful for anglers, boaters, or others who
need to know the water levels at specific waterways in Arkansas. You can
visit the site at:http://ar.water.usgs.gov/ The
project actually began a few years back, Dan explains, in the wake of
the September 2006 flood, when Hardy Mayor Nina Thornton, Fire Chief
Lonnie Phelps and Police Chief Ernie Rose held a meeting with about 60
people in the old Hardy gym. On hand to explain how the system would
work and benefit the community were Jaysson Funkhouser, a USGS surface
water specialist from Little Rock, National Weather Service warning
coordination meteorologist John Robinson of North Little Rock, and NWS
hydrologist Steve Bays of Cabot, Arkansas. "We’d
like to see everyone—the canoe rentals [owners], the campsites
[owners]—all pitch in together and fund this a little bit," Hardy Police
Chief Ernie Rose said at the meeting. He suggested that communities,
cities, fire departments and other civil entities canvas the areas
involved, asking businesses to commit to helping fund the early warning
system. A new streamgage on the Spring itselfFire
Chief Lonnie Phelps pointed out the benefits of the proposed warning
system, comparing it to the system Hardy has adopted in the past
decades. "I’ll tell you what you’ve had in the past—you’ve had Ernie and
I out watching the river.""If it saves only one life, it’s worth it," Mayor Thornton said.Mayor
Thornton then applied for and was awarded a $125,000 grant from NOAA
(National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration) for an Upper Spring River
Early Flood Warning Information System after the floods of September
2006 claimed several lives and floods during March and April of 2008
caused extensive damage in the area. The grant pays for the installation
and one year's operation and maintenance of the three new Upper Spring
River Early Flood Warning Information System gages in the watershed
(South Fork Spring River, Spring River near Mammoth Springs, and Myatt
Creek gages ).It
may have taken some time to get the flood warning program up and
running, but here on the Myatt bridge, three years later, talking with
Dan and Ben, I easily see the advantages this system can bring to the
community as well as helping the USGS keep tabs on our precious
waterways. The team is nearing the completion of this particular gage
while Dan and I chat briefly about the system . Dan is assisted on this
project by; two other Hydrologic Technicians in addition to Ben - Ted
Wallace and Kane Martin ( Hydrologic Technicians) and Brandon Aist
(from the Arkansas Water Science Center in Little Rock a student
Hydrologic Technician), and Justin White (another Hydrologic Technician
out of the Oklahoma Water Science Center in Tulsa)Dan
continues, "Each streamgage in the warning system is equipped with a
powerful computer which, as soon as water reaches dangerous levels, will
automatically telephone emergency rescue teams, police chiefs and
others whose numbers are programmed into the gage. The way a typical
streamflow gaging station works is by measuring gage height (river
level), rain, water temperature, and air temperature information which
are collected every 15 minutes, transmitted to a geosatellite once every
hour, then transmitted back to our processing center in Virginia,
eventually making it to our NWIS website (NWIS stands for National Water
Information System)." Then
he begins to lose me with a bit more technical information as he
explains, "Stream discharge (volume of water flowing down the stream) is
added to the data on NWIS from a stage-discharge "rating curve" that
USGS maintains. The rating curve is developed by making discharge
measurements across a wide range of gage heights, from low gage heights
when the stream is a mere trickle to higher gage heights when the stream
is at flood. Hydrologic Technicians visit streamflow gaging stations
every 8 weeks and sometimes more often to verify that the gage is
working properly, reading correctly, and to make discharge
measurements."Wow ... I thought to myself ! I was starting to believe the alien theory myself. This was some serious space age stuff ! The Myatt Streamgage mid installation"In
addition to the streamgage’s invaluable flood warning information," Dan
elaborates, "some of the streamgages in the state also record and
transmit data regarding the water quality. Whether you drink water from
your tap or canoe down your local river, chances are you will benefit in
some way from the USGS streamgage information. Once the new program is
in place," he tells me, "a public meeting will be held in Hardy . Anyone
interested is invited to attend in order to learn more about how the
system works ."Ben
remarks, "Perhaps if such a forewarning system had been in place on the
Little Missouri River back in June, that terrible disaster could have
been avoided." As
I drive away, leaving the team to finish their work, I can’t help but
agree. It’s good to know that the City of Hardy, as well as folks along
the river, will soon be better prepared for future flash floods due to
the efforts of the USGS and the initiative of some of our local
officials. Later while exchanging emails to fine tune this article Dan writes: There are six real-time streamflow gaging stations are currently operational in our area:07069190 Mammoth Spring at Mammoth Spring, Arkansas 07069220 Spring River near Mammoth Springs, Arkansas (located at Game and Fish Commission's Cold Springs Access above Dam 3) 07069305 Spring River at Town Branch Bridge at Hardy, Arkansas 07069500 Spring River at Imboden, Arkansas 07069295 South Fork of Spring River at Saddle, Arkansas 070692657 Myatt Creek north of Saddle, Arkansas" The
Spring River at Town Branch Bridge at Hardy streamflow gaging station
is the first of four gages in the Upper Spring River Early Flood Warning
Information System. The site sends call alerts to the local 911 office,
National Weather Service, USGS, City of Hardy Police, and other
emergency responders when the gage height (river level) reaches 8.0 ft
at the gage. Three of the above-mentioned streamflow gaging stations
will be added to the Early Flood Warning Information System, hopefully
by the end of October, 2010: Spring River near Mammoth Springs, South
Fork of Spring River at Saddle, and Myatt Creek north of Saddle. These
sites will have call-out capabilities similar to those at the Spring
River at Town Branch Bridge at Hardy station. In
2006, the city of Hardy only had 20 to 30 minutes to evacuate low-lying
areas. However, with the newly-installed Early Flood Warning System in
place and operating, that time frame could increase to two to three
hours’ evacuation time, allowing everyone to safely move to higher
ground. RJ JUKES"Water
is probably the most important commodity for the nation. It’s one
that’s under appreciated but it’s essential for life, as we know. None
of us can get by within a day or two without drinking it. And so,
knowing how much water is available in our rivers and our streams is
critical for the national health. And using our streamgages, we can
monitor that flow in rivers and know how much water is available. It’s
critically important as we go into the future and uncertain climate, as
climate change affects the availability of water in rivers and streams
around the country."- Matthew Larson~ transcript from "Streamgages: The Silent Superhero" ~
NOW
FOR THE OTHERSIDE OF THE COIN ... the following article also appeared
in the JULY 28, 2010 Issue of SRSG mag ... it is probably one of the
most locally oreinted interviews I have ever done. Special thanx goes
out to JODY SHACKLEFORED FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN !
Browsing Archive: October, 2010
Posted by rj jukes on Friday, October 29, 2010,
The Local Halloween Bash
Posted by rj jukes on Tuesday, October 26, 2010,
Before I head off for the Not so Scary Party at the Magic Kingdom in Orlando
... gonna rattle a few bones locally !! Continue reading ...
5 JULY 1975 -- ROLLING STONES ARRESTED IN FORDYCE
Posted by rj jukes on Friday, October 22, 2010,
Living in ARKANSAS and seeing where Mr Richard's new book is on the verge of launching, I thought I might post a lil info about an incident in 1975 ... when a small town in Arkansas "booked" a few of the Stones for an impromptu show
5 JULY 1975 -- ROLLING STONES ARRESTED IN FORDYCE
Back in 1975 the Rolling Stones played a July 4th concert to a crowd
of 50,000 in Memphis. The morning of the fifth, Keith Richards, Ron
Wood, bodyguard Jim Callaghan and a fan, Fred (or maybe "Red") A.
Sess... Continue reading ...
Top seven reasons not to get Drunk
Posted by rj jukes on Friday, October 22, 2010,
nuff said ... be there or be Square
Posted by rj jukes on Wednesday, October 20, 2010,
Requiem for an Old Tyme Fiddler
Posted by rj jukes on Saturday, October 16, 2010,
I am a little bit Country
In this scribblin' I am going to talk a lil' bit about my time in the country and the country music biz.
That's right.
I've done my
time on the best of ole Hank's tunes, while living in Hillsboro Village
in the heart of Nashville, as well as shared fence lines in Brentwood
with Waylon Jenning's estate. Right in
middle of the crazy rock n roll lifestyle I lead (which if ya believe I
am like that 24/7 scroll down to the last entry on this section) I have... Continue reading ...
to chill when show times over
Posted by rj jukes on Friday, October 15, 2010,
Juke's lil' Mountain Hideaway or where I to go to chill when show times over
My Lair
The late Great Hunter S Thompson chillin' at the Owl Farm
Things
used to be so crazy for me. I would come offa tour or out of a show and
just be speeding like a meth junkie at midnight from the energy we had
just exchanged with the crowd.
Then came Ozzy. One of my heroes of stability in the music world.
Yes, Ozzy my hero of stability !
The Prince of Darkness. The madman who gave a new meaning to rock n ... Continue reading ...
Blah, Blah Blah ...
Posted by rj jukes on Friday, October 15, 2010,
WEIRD OR NOT ?
I mean what do you consider weird ???
Strange behavior is often the norm for me ... but that's just me .
But I will come up with somethings that maybe
beyond the norm and scribble 'em down
So shall we ...
1. Sometimes when I am bored and looking for cheap shock value, I
take the full scale human skeleton and strap him into the passenger
seat of my jeep. His name is Tiny. My question ... is it weird to name your skeletons ?
Anyhow, I take Tiny for... Continue reading ...
Everyday el bullshito !!!
Posted by rj jukes on Friday, October 15, 2010,
OK I
have decided to try everyday blogging about my boring life ... well
sometimes my heart rate goes up ... so I am gonna try to devote a lil
time to this blog every other day and see what I get.
With that said (and typos excused please) here we go !!!!
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 5:26 am Post subje... | Continue reading ...
A lil Story 'bout a boy in Memphis
Posted by rj jukes on Friday, October 15, 2010,
Hustle & Flow in the Streets of Memphis
Hey ... ain't that the cat I jammed with hangin' with Taryn ? I recently found out she and her brother's band cut their demo on a PS 2 game called MUSIC MAKER. No Shit !
MEMPHIS
Memphis not Egypt
The one Stateside.
The one internationally known as a mecca for musicia... Continue reading ...
Go West Youngman or THE WEST IS THE BEST GET HERE AND WE'LL DO THE REST
Posted by rj jukes on Friday, October 15, 2010,
Go West Youngman
I dug out a
copy of "Let It Bleed" and threw it on this morning just to see if ole
Mick can truely stand the test of time. Of course he did, but not before striking a chord within me when the second cut ... "Love in Vain" began.
My friend and one time Rock City short lived producer Paul Rothchild, once told me over a root beer party in the Hollyweird Hills (his pad on Lookout Mountain road).
"A good song takes the listener back in another place in time. There that song... Continue reading ...
DRUMMERS GONE WILD
Posted by rj jukes on Friday, October 15, 2010,
DRUMMERS GONE WILD IN MIAMI
INTRO: It takes a lil over 12 hours to go from Memphis to Miami on a Silver Eagle tour bus. I find the best way ta pass the time is with a long session of PlayStation. This has entirely nothing to do with the following story, but it does leave ya inna some
what offa altered state by the time ya step off the bus .
But nothing coulda prepared me for this ...
So ...
I was roamin' 'round myspace and came across a blog by one of my former road managers and true f... Continue reading ...
Gotta love sledding with your son !!!
Posted by rj jukes on Friday, October 15, 2010,
Just
thought I would slam a few photos of yesterday's outting on here so
folks know I do more than run up and down ... across and sideways ...
from gig ta gig ... with a crazed look in my eye
At home things are mellow and laid back.
Yesterday's sled trip with my son ... in pix.
Nothing like waking up ta some fresh snowfall
and headin' for the sleddin' spots
The places where no one goes
and ya can see see for miles
and miles ... and miles and miles
Before gettin' back ta business
or... Continue reading ...
Happi Halloween
Posted by rj jukes on Tuesday, October 12, 2010,
yes that is a cig lip !!! U nailed it !!! Ohh ... hi Ok ... I am takin' the damn day off ... at least until noon ... and catching up on a few things netwise ... I haven't added anything to my blog inna while and folks have been asking/snoopin' ... ie: Stickin their noses in my damn business so here goes if ya got this has an email via another source sorry ta bug ya but I really wanna hear what you are sayin' about me in private ... not in a catholic confessional kinda way ... your privates ... we... Continue reading ...
CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI
Posted by rj jukes on Wednesday, October 6, 2010,
Hanging in CLARKSDALE, Mississippi ... doing a lil research on the BluesIt's late ....Thought I would write someGALVESTON , TEXAS (circa 1982) The
rain pounded no ... battered against the shabby hotel canopy where I’d
stopped to wait out the afternoon’s latest downpour. Ever since I’d
blown into Galveston , I had grown accustomed to these short, intense
storms raging in from the Gulf of Mexico . My band was booked at the
HotelGalvez , but the place had suffered so much damage from... Continue reading ...
... Todays Lesson
Posted by rj jukes on Saturday, October 2, 2010,
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