Intermountain Acoustic Musician, Volume 10 Number 12, December 1993

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Buy•Seii•Trade 3005 E. 3300 S. Salt Lake City 466-0540 Lowest Every Day Prices on all COs Special Orders at the Same Low Price ARIZONA The Folk Shop 415 N.41hAve. Tucson, AZ 85705 (602) 6234016 CALIFORNIA Fret House 309 N. Qtrus Covina, CA 91723 [phone] Fifth String For The Record Bill Morrissey picks his favorites Bill Morrissey, aka Jim Morrissey, came on the "Drive A Car Tour" through the west in October and November. He started in Colorado around the first of October, stopped for a concert in Moab, then contin­ued in Nevada, California, Oregon, Montana and finished up in Salt Lake City with an lAMA concert last month. Before show time in Salt lake, we say down and talked about his background and influences. Bill was born November 25, 1951 (happy birthday!) in Hartford, Connecticut and as he says, died once or twice at the Chit Chat Lounge in Haverhill, Massachusetts early in his career. He gave is vital statistics: Bats: right; Throws: right; Lifetime average: .317 Morrissey has lived all over New En­gland, mostly in New Hampshire and has spent brief stints in California, Texas and Alaska (the latter three, it is presumed, for research purposes only). He said he felt destined to become a singer I songwriter as he was always making up lyrics, even at an early age. He first began listening to folk music when his family moved the Boston area in the spring of 1964. That's when he got into the whole Cam­bridge/ Club 47 thing, which was one of the centers of folk music at that time. He like the idea of an artist being able to write and perform alone, without a back-up band. Morrissey has played the guitar and a Bob Dylan-influenced harmonica for most of his performing life. His most influential record­ings are: 1. Highway 61, Bob Dylan 2. Rubber Soul, The Beatles 3. Today, Mississippi John Hurt 4. Hangman's Beautiful Daughter, Incredible String Band 5. any solo album of Thelonius Monk continued next page Han~ey Reid. and Deenng BanJOS ... CALIFORNIA A Class Act. Harvey Reid's Maple Blossom 6-String banjo can be heard in concert and on "Of Wind and Water", "Over View", and "Steel Driving Man" CDs produced by Woodpecker Records, Portsmouth, NH [phone]. COLORADO Tom M-comber 19863 Nip<ma Ct. Riverside, CA Acoustic Music Revival 1934 So. Broadway Denver, CO 80210 Dealers listed have 3 or more Deering banjos in stock. Visit your nearest dealer today! Call fa app<intment [phone] [phone] CALIFORNIA Rockley Music AB Music 19l7l Magnooa St. #to Huntington Beach, CA 92646 (714) 962-89ll 5350H St. Sacramento, CA 95619 [phone] Clovis Music Center 62241h St. Oovis, CA 93612 [phone] 8555 W. Cdfax Lakewood, CO 80215 (303) 2334444 Busker's Music 630 181hSt. Bakersfield, CA 93301 [phone] House or Strinp 34ll Ray St. San Diego, CA 92104 [phone] SylnnMusic 202 Olestnut St. Santa Quz, CA 95060 (4<11)427-1917 UTAH lntermoWllain Guitar &: B•njo 712E.100S. Salt Lake City, Uf 84102 (801) 3224682 For a free color catalog write: Deering Banj(ll!, Dept. I, 7936 Lester Ave. Lemon Grove, CA 91945 or call (800) 845· 7791 or ( 619) 464-8252. 1 0 Intermountain Acoustic Musician, December 1993