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Nominated
for a 2009 San Diego Music Award!
Little Boy/ Don't Go/
Brother Of The Grape/ Get Out Of My Way/
Baby You're A Star/ She's On The Pill/ Apologies To R. Newman/
I Haven't Been Cryin'/ Don't Seem Like Love/ Miguelita
Arguably one of the finest singers,
guitar pickers, and songwriters to come out of Southern California,
Joey Harris is
undoubtably San Diego music royalty. His new CD, "Joey Harris
And The Mentals", is a gem set to take him into the next
phase of an already long and successful career. This is Joey's
first solo CD since his legendary days in The Beat Farmers,
and is a perfect example of someone at the top of their game.
The 10 song CD is Joey at his best, both irreverent and
introspective, and simply put...Rockin'!
Backed by his oustanding band, The
Mentals, Joey tears through the CD like a man on a mission. Songs
like "Little Boy",
"Brother Of The Grape", and "I Haven't Been Cryin'"
show off Joey's Blues chops, and "Don't Go", "Get
Out Of My Way",
and "She's On The Pill" will rock your face off with
huge vocals and guitar tones. "Apologies To R. Newman"
gets the funk
out, while "Baby You're A Star", "Don't Seem Like
Love", and "Miguelita" show a mature side to Joey's
writing. Adding to the
main ingredients of vocal, guitar, drum, bass, piano, and Hammond
B3, Joey has peppered the CD with killer harmonies,
percussion, acoustic guitar, mandolin, and an angelic choir of
angels.
"Having been a huge fan of Joey's
(and the Beat Farmers) since the age of 16, it has been an honor
co-producing this CD
with him. The drive, focus, and fun he injected into every cut
was truly inspirational. From the blistering guitar volumes,
beers, smokes, and laughs, I'm just now regaining feeling to the
right side of my face!"
~~Scottie "Mad Dog" Blinn/
Double Barrel Records
ABOUT JOEY
Joey Harris began his musical career
in the late seventies playing lead guitar for proto-Americana
songwriter John Stewart.
In 1983, MCA records released Joey Harris and the Speedsters which
showcased Harris' skill as songwriter, vocalist and
guitar virtuoso. In January 1985, Joey joined the Beat Farmers,
perpetually touring the United States and Canada, and
visiting England, Germany and the Scandinavian countries. Harris
wrote, sang and played on five Beat Farmer LPs released
by Curb/MCA, and indie label, Sector 2. Curb Records produced
a music video for the song Hollywood Hills which featured
Joey on lead vocals, and the Beat Farmers appeared on the television
show Late Night with David Letterman, this time with
Harris singing his tune, Hideaway. Joey also toured and recorded
with Country Dick Montana, Dave Alvin and Mojo Nixon as
a member of their Las Vegas style review band, the Pleasure Barons,
releasing a live CD on Hightone Records in 1993.
Harris was on hand when Montana recorded
another project featuring Mojo, Rosie Flores, Katy Moffett, John
Doe, Candye
Kane, Dave Gonzales and Dave Alvin titled the Devil Lied to Me,
posthumously released by Bar/None in 1996. Country Dick
Montana died onstage at the Longbranch Saloon in Whistler, British
Columbia, November 11th 1995. The Beat Farmers soon
disbanded and Joey toured with his own band, worked with songwriter
Paul Kamanski (author of several Beat Farmer tunes),
and Mojo Nixon. Joey was picked by Mojo to play lead guitar on
his 1999 Shanachie Records release, Sock Ray Blue. Harris
joined forces with Beat Farmer Jerry Raney and his band Powerthud
which released a CD in 2002 called Wide.
Band Personnel:
Joey Harris--Guitar, Vocal
Jeff Kmack--Bass, Vocal
"Mighty" Joe Longo--Hammond B3/ Piano
Joel Kmack--Drums
Josh Mader--Drums ("Don't Go")
AVAILABLE NOW FROM:
DOUBLE BARREL RECORDS
$15 US
PO Box 1066
LAKESIDE, CA 92040
(Check or Money Order made out to SCOTT BLINN or Double Barrel
Records)
NOW ACCEPTING PAYPAL AS WELL!
(Use e-mail mississippimudsharks@yahoo.com)
Visit Joey at:
http://www.myspace.com/thejoeyshow
http://www.myspace.com/joeybeatfarmer
http://www.myspace.com/doublebarrelrecordssd