The Blue Shadwos were definitely a amazing band people didn't seem to realize. They certainly got turned down by the Music establishment that their style is two tetro for their audience at that time. I been fortunate to see them play live and they delivered a good show each and everytime they played. Their stuff is back in print again and very much looking forward to purchase a disc of them.
They recorded 2 albums for Sony/Columbia in the early 90's. "On the Floor of Heaven" and "Lucky to Me". Out of Print for many years.
There are a few rare demo tracks/live tracks kicking around (a live album was planned before their breakup).
Probably the rarest recording is a promotional single pressed on 78 rpm disc. It had the Cowsill/Hatcher cut "Coming On Strong" b/w "Hell Stays Open", a cover of the George Jones classic. I think there were only 50 pressed; they sound amazing!
'not meanin' to drop names, but I actually worked with Billy.
Dispite what many people told me about him (uh, he does drugs, uh, he drinks too much, uh, he's an angry human being) ..I found him to be a wonderfull and insightful human being. I thank G-d for the priviledge of having met him.
I'm not of this generation (1968) and I grew up in San Francisco in the early 70s and listened to everything and I certainly would have kept listening to Billy but, let's face it, without the miracle of technology in the form of Youtube, an instant information sender, I would never had known about artists such as him. There's more to what I've got to say....
Radio and TV had so very much promise but each was taken over by corporations run by people behaving like pimps who subverted these technologies, turning them into cheap whores used primarily to sell their 'products'.
The same awaits the Internet unless we understand this, unless we work to prevent them from ultimately subverting the Internet, too.
This is the real war and it's for real freedom, folks. It's an eternal war and it calls for eternal vigilance.
The Blue Shadwos were definitely a amazing band people didn't seem to realize. They certainly got turned down by the Music establishment that their style is two tetro for their audience at that time. I been fortunate to see them play live and they delivered a good show each and everytime they played. Their stuff is back in print again and very much looking forward to purchase a disc of them.
mbrand19971 1 year ago
Thanks for putting so much of their stuff up!
zerosolus 1 year ago
NPR's Fresh Air program did a segment about The Blue Shadows today.
tess2spot 1 year ago
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They just reissued the first album in Canada on KillBeat Music, available via iTunes. Comes with a DOZEN extra songs all for $9.99.
newsrim 1 year ago
Franklab09: They just reissued the first album in Canada on KillBeat Music, available via iTunes. Comes with a DOZEN extra songs all for $9.99.
newsrim 1 year ago
im not into country but this song totally rocks my socks off is this an old band?
TheCrazymf 2 years ago
i love the blue shadows,can anyone tell me the name of all their albums Im trying to collect all of their songs .
franklab09 2 years ago
They recorded 2 albums for Sony/Columbia in the early 90's. "On the Floor of Heaven" and "Lucky to Me". Out of Print for many years.
There are a few rare demo tracks/live tracks kicking around (a live album was planned before their breakup).
Probably the rarest recording is a promotional single pressed on 78 rpm disc. It had the Cowsill/Hatcher cut "Coming On Strong" b/w "Hell Stays Open", a cover of the George Jones classic. I think there were only 50 pressed; they sound amazing!
jedbundy 2 years ago
Only 50 pressed. Wow I will treasure my copy even more.
wjnipod 2 years ago
@franklab09 They just reissued the first album in Canada on KillBeat Music, available via iTunes. Comes with a DOZEN extra songs all for $9.99.
newsrim 1 year ago
This has been flagged as spam show
@franklab09 They just reissued the first album in Canada on KillBeat Music, available via iTunes. Comes with a DOZEN extra songs all for $9.99.
newsrim 1 year ago
'not meanin' to drop names, but I actually worked with Billy.
Dispite what many people told me about him (uh, he does drugs, uh, he drinks too much, uh, he's an angry human being) ..I found him to be a wonderfull and insightful human being. I thank G-d for the priviledge of having met him.
just sayin'.
MrWolfgangamadeus 2 years ago 4
absolutely.
a heart of gold in a damaged package.
we loved him too.
jedbundy 2 years ago
@jedbundy
Well written. A heart of gold in a damaged package.
Grrretchen61 7 months ago
I'm not of this generation (1968) and I grew up in San Francisco in the early 70s and listened to everything and I certainly would have kept listening to Billy but, let's face it, without the miracle of technology in the form of Youtube, an instant information sender, I would never had known about artists such as him. There's more to what I've got to say....
Khultan 2 years ago
Radio and TV had so very much promise but each was taken over by corporations run by people behaving like pimps who subverted these technologies, turning them into cheap whores used primarily to sell their 'products'.
The same awaits the Internet unless we understand this, unless we work to prevent them from ultimately subverting the Internet, too.
This is the real war and it's for real freedom, folks. It's an eternal war and it calls for eternal vigilance.
vwtch 2 years ago
I gave the thumbs up for that sentiment you have vwtch.
Khultan 2 years ago
Email Bumstead!
LibertyBelle1979 2 years ago
Yes, email Bumstead!!! Without a doubt, DO!!!!!
ginnysue 2 years ago
Done that, no reply.
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takamine1236 2 years ago
This music needs to be re-released. Great stuff.
tczen 2 years ago 3
Yup. Definitely. There are a lot of people who are interested!
LibertyBelle1979 2 years ago 2
darn straight it does - these guys were great
martinhiebert 2 years ago 2
Love and miss The Blue Shadows.
zanair11 2 years ago 3
Absolutely a great thing to wake up to on a quiet Sunday morning. Thank you!!!!
ginnysue 2 years ago 2