Friday, July 29, 2011

The Story of Bobby Jameson/Chris Lucey...

...Is a complex one that is probably best detailed through:   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Jameson.

I had a brief obsession with finding out as much about the story of Bobby Jameson years ago, and when digging through my cds the other day, stumbled upon his Chris Lucey album and it took me back (it's been years since I last heard the album), which led me to post this...

Bobby Jameson worked with the likes of the Rolling Stones, The Leaves, Frank Zappa, and was considered for one of the roles in The Monkees.  Bobby Jameson was the "in" man in the L.A. scene, and many thought he would eventually become a big rock star.  Unfortunately, the use of drugs and alcohol took his toll, and Bobby never became the star that was initially predicted.  However, he recorded some wonderful tracks, both under his real name Bobby Jameson, and under the moniker Chris Lucey, as he recorded an album Songs of Protest and Anti-Protest, that is considered a lost classic and has an interesting story behind it (see wikipedia and Bobby's blog for more info).  Jameson currently has his own blog (http://bobbyjameson.blogspot.com/) that you should definitely check out.  He has said that some of his unreleased tracks will see the light of day eventually.   I definitely hope so!  Here are a few of my favorite tracks from Bobby Jameson/Chris Lucey in the 1960's.

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