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Peter Wolf Teams With Neko Case, Shelby Lynne on New Album

Peter Wolf will release 'Midnight Souvenirs,' his first new album in eight years, this coming March. For the record, the occasional J. Geils Band frontman has some help, with Shelby Lynne, Merle Haggard and Neko Case offering their services on duets. As for those choices, Wolf tells Spinner he went with artists who fit the song. "With 'Tragedy,' for instance, as soon as we finished it I thought, 'It'd be great if we could get Shelby Lynne. I think she'd be perfect,'" he says. "So that's more or less how it went."

Case, who appears on the beautiful country-tinged 'The Green Fields of Summer,' is an old friend of Wolf's. "My friendship with Neko came out of just first seeing her band and helping them all get some dinner after the gig," he says. "We just became friends that way."

Getting Haggard, who sings on 'It's Too Late for Me,' was a big honor for Wolf. "Merle embodies all the traditions of country music for sure and I've been a fan of his since his beginning," he says. "He's somebody that as a songwriter I find with the same way rock 'n' roll people might think of Van Morrison or Bob Dylan. The song had such a Floyd Kramer feel and sort of Bradley Barnes aspect to it and the first person that came to mind for me was someone like Merle."

Wolf is one of rock's most soulful frontmen, bringing full-on R&B throughout his career, but he sees working with three artists with country roots as a natural for a music fan. "I remember when I first met the Stones, Mick and Keith sitting on the floor of a Sheraton Inn singing 'Sing Me Back Home.' And Gram Parsons, who is a big influence to a lot of people, recorded a J. Geils song I wrote," he says. "I think if you're a music lover, the distinction between country, blues and R&B just comes down to music. I listen to George Jones in the same way I listen to Ray Charles -- they're both great vocalists."

The album also brings in the classic rocking soul sound fans of Wolf have come to expect. That mix of styles is part of the reason 'Midnight Souvenirs' was eight years in the making. "I would take a while. I would write a batch of songs and we would weed out the ones I thought were pertinent and then move on," he says. "It was basically trying to figure out which songs made sense that gave it a beginning, a middle, an end. I think more or less I was still trying to make an album."

http://www.spinner.com/2009/12/09/peter-wolf-teams-with-neko-case-shelby-lynne-on-new-album/

His last lp, Sleepless was terrific.

Sounds interesting. I look forward to hearing it. Thanks for the info Nellie.

Peter's on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" tonight.

'Midnight Souvenirs' comes out tomorrow.
NPR is streaming a couple of tracks.

Nice article in The Wall Street Journal.
And the Herald mentions the rumored Aerosmith/J. Geils Band Boston blowout at Fenway in August.

Woofa Goofa Mama Toofa...

7 plus years is way too long to wait, but it will be worth it.
Tracks I've caught to date are quite good.
Thanks to Meg, if you go to Little Steven's site you can
catch last night's show in the archives with Wolf. He is
a living rock & roll history machine, one Little Steven
appears to be in awe of.
Wolf will certainly be playing shows within the next month
in the area.
I'd think with Steven Tyler singing @ Fenway last night the shows
there are a near lock. Gonna be a good two nights.
Thanks for grabbing this link Lefty.
Oomah Gooma Gamma Luuma!

Aerosmith and the JGB in August at Fenway........Hmmmm. That could be interesting. :o

Nellcote wrote on Dec 10^th, 2009 at 7:32am:

The song had such a Floyd Kramer feel and sort of Bradley Barnes aspect to it and the first person that came to mind for me was someone like Merle."

Oy.

Don't newspaper writers have access to the Google???

It's Floyd Cramer, the Nashville session pianist who played on "Heartbreak
Hotel"...okay, simply spelling his name wrong isn't that big a deal.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3166/2540124222_48a72956a2.jpg?v=0

...he is also responsible for "Floyd Cramer Plays the Monkees" (1967)...

and it's Bradley's Barn, the recording studio owned by Owen Bradley, not "Bradley Barnes". That might ring a bell 'round these parts because Keith Richards recorded a duet with George Jones on the 1994 album " The Bradley Barn Sessions".

The original barn burned down in 1980.

Couple of yo' tube vids on the making of Midnight Souvenirs

Pt 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGC14vTbxk0&playnext_from=TL&videos=JJEVZwxgvkQ
Pt 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqhPCeGWb20&feature=related
His duet with Shelby Lynne on pt 2 is Wicked Pissah!

Samples sound good at Amazon

Wolf's performance on Jimmy Fallon appears at this link
Advance to the last segment....

http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/video/monday-april-5-2010/1216555/?__source=recent-eps-module

Gamma Lamma Guuma Luumma!

Hey Nellie. If you hear anymore about a possible Aerodudes/JGB show at Fenway this summer. Could you please pass along the info. No Stones or Bruce on tour this summer. But here at SCL enterprises,we are hoping to liquidate some assets and become cash flow friendly.....And always love visiting beantown.....Developing. :retarded

It's on! Wolf & Tyler were @ Fenway last night.
14 August goes first, 13 August if that sells out
Seats range from $175-55, go on sale 17 April
I'm pretty sure we are there on the 14th.
Should be a major Wicked Pissah!

http://mt.nesn.com/.a/6a0115709f071f970b0133ec88b3d8970b-400wi

'Midnight Souvenirs' is good stuff.
Love 'It's Too Late For Me' with The Hag...

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Apr 7^th, 2010 at 11:14pm:

this would be an excellent summit.

mojoman wrote on Apr 8^th, 2010 at 5:10pm:

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Apr 7^th, 2010 at 11:14pm:

this would be an excellent summit.

Indeed....and if I survived the humidity of last august, I can take anything. :will-ya

Terrific 45 min interview with Peter Wolf.
His stories about the Apollo Theatre, meeting Muddy Waters, etc.
are a must listen for anyone interested in rock history.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125498015

Peter Wolf & Shelby Lynne rehearsing "Tragedy"

http://www.youtube.com/user/slb2112

"Take me with you when you go...."

Peter has announced some solo shows. Mainly on the east coast. :(

May 9th: Londonderry, NH Tupelo Music Hall
May 11th: Northampton, MA Iron Horse
May 12th: Portland, ME Port City Music Hall
May 15th: Chicago, IL Park West
May 17th: Detroit, MI St Andrews
May 18th: Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom
May 19th: Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Smalls
May 21st: Albany, NY Sawyer Auditorium at the Egg
May 22nd: Norfolk, CT Infinity Hall
May 23rd: Providence, RI Lupo's
May 25th: Boston, MA Wilbur Theatre
May 27th: West Chester, PA The Note
May 28th: Brooklyn, NY The Bell House
May 30th: Falls Church, VA State Theatre

I haven't picked this up yet.

Is it worth it?

'Midnight Souvenirs' is excellent.

Great interview with Peter Wolf yesterday
http://audio.wrko.com/m/audio/31335987/howie-talks-to-rock-legend-peter-wolf.htm
Wolf is a living rock & roll time machine.
He has stories which go on & on about rock & roll....
Caught him Sunday night @ Lupo's in Providence, simply terrrific!
Catch him if you can....
Great Cooglimoogly!

Nellcote wrote on Apr 5^th, 2010 at 3:45pm:

Nellcote wrote on Apr 12^th, 2010 at 8:52pm:

Nellcote wrote on May 25^th, 2010 at 11:04am:

Fuggin' great stuff - thanks for posting!

Anybody know where I can get a copy of "Fool's Parade" at a decent price, please? I know I can download the MP3 for $9.49 from Amazon, but I want the real album, et cetera.

Thanks!

Did you try half.com or spun.com?

Nellcote wrote on May 25^th, 2010 at 1:33pm:

Did you try half.com or spun.com?

$119.99 on half.com and no availability on spun.com, but I wasn't aware of those two sites, so thank you anyway for turning me on to them.

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