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Stan Ridgway’s tenure with Wall Of Voodoo may have launched him to semi-stardom, but his solo musical style is more blues rock, almost Americana-ish, than WoV’s big hit “Mexican Radio.” Multiple solo albums and collaborations later, Ridgway morphs with each release.
Multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Stan Ridgway was the original lead singer for the band Wall of Voodoo, singing on their debut EP and first two albums, including their only hit song, “Mexican Radio”. Wall Of Voodoo’s genesis was in a Hollywood company called “Acme Soundtracks”, a commercially unsuccessful venture founded in 1977 in Hollywood by Ridgway. Ridgway’s intent for the company was to provide soundtrack music for independently produced low-budget horror films; unfortunately, the company found few takers for its services. Instead, Acme Soundtracks evolved into a band that played live shows.
The band was named Wall Of Voodoo by Ridgway before their first gig in reference to a comment made while recording and overdubbing a Kalamazoo Rhythm Ace drum machine, a gift to Ridgway by writer and iconic voice over artist Daws Butler, partner to Stan Freberg, voice of Yogi Bear and many other Hanna-Barbera characters. When someone jokingly compared the multiple drum machine and farfisa organ laden recordings to Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound, Ridgway commented it sounded more like a “Wall Of Voodoo”, and the name stuck.
Actually, for new listeners, the voodoo reference was a little misleading, as it referred to the music’s often spooky quality, as opposed to any Haitian or Caribbean influences.
Mexican Radio.” Multiple solo albums and collaborations later, Ridgway morphs with each release.Multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Stan Ridgway was the original lead singer for the band Wall of Voodoo, singing on their debut EP and first two albums, including their only hit song, “Mexican Radio”. Wall Of Voodoo’s genesis was in a Hollywood company called “Acme Soundtracks”, a commercially unsuccessful venture founded in 1977 in Hollywood by Ridgway. Ridgway’s intent for the company was to provide soundtrack music for independently produced low-budget horror films; unfortunately, the company found few takers for its services. Instead, Acme Soundtracks evolved into a band that played live shows.
The band was named Wall Of Voodoo by Ridgway before their first gig in reference to a comment made while recording and overdubbing a Kalamazoo Rhythm Ace drum machine, a gift to Ridgway by writer and iconic voice over artist Daws Butler, partner to Stan Freberg, voice of Yogi Bear and many other Hanna-Barbera characters. When someone jokingly compared the multiple drum machine and farfisa organ laden recordings to Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound, Ridgway commented it sounded more like a “Wall Of Voodoo”, and the name stuck.
Actually, for new listeners, the voodoo reference was a little misleading, as it referred to the music’s often spooky quality, as opposed to any Haitian or Caribbean influences.
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jaoui wrote:
Storyteller, that's what Ridgway is, yes storyteller definitely, tellin' stories about walkin' home alone and salesmen!!
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doctorjmo wrote:
that mosquitos cd iz all ya need(jeez, what's all i need!!).
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JoleoIzz wrote:
I would have to agree with Kurt, but damn thats a close call.
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KurtBell wrote:
Best story teller in music. And dare i say it, even better than Nick Cave (as much as i also like him).
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heffernan71 wrote:
Like it!
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RedjMusic wrote:
I love him...great with Wall of Voodoo and great solo
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MrSouljacker wrote:
Stan Ridgway & many others say happy birthday to Bob Dylan: http://www.ondarock.it/speciali/dylanbirthdayeng.htm
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Persian_Kingdom wrote:
I like the sound of Stan :)
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KurtBell wrote:
I am partial to a bit of Stan lyk.
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spainx wrote:
.. goood ..
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mintonmedia wrote:
Nobody knows what he knows...or, at least, nobody tells it half as well.
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Queenmoreta wrote:
wooooooaahhh camouflage! :)
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brownieboy wrote:
Holiday in Dirt album is pretty good
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brownieboy wrote:
Bing Can't Walk is a Great tune.
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saransong wrote:
big dump town *_*
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moul3 wrote:
camouflage <3
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chrisa72 wrote:
Camouflage is in my top ten ever, corny as hell but it carries it off somehow....
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Iconus wrote:
This song changed my life. I'm not kidding. I am now a boss and it's all because of this stupid song.
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Reductorsonico wrote:
A great composer... beyond labels, beyond seasons.
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yobingo wrote:
Ridgway is playing the DOWN ON THE FARM FESTIVAL in NORWAY this August 7 and 8. yahoo !
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