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"Hey Homes....listen to this!", were the words I had heard so many times on the phone very late at night. Often I cursed under my breath but I always took the call which, no matter my temperament at the time, changed my attitude. The man behind those words made me smile way too many times.
The first time I met "Gashouse" Dave Shorey was when he came to our home in Van Nuys to turn off the gas. Whenever I recall this story,I remember the desperation I was feeling at that time. If ever someone needed a ray of sunshine, it was me. That ray of sunshine came disguised in the grizzled persona of David Randall Shorey. By the time I went to pick up the kids from school, Dave and I were fast friends. Music was the key. The gas remained on and we never received another bill at that location. The details of that first meeting are in the show today.
I never forget a kindness and I shall never forget the magnamous nature of The Gasman. Dave Shorey, a certified talent, true Bluesman and real human being.
I would like to thank my friend, Tom Sullivan for joining me on this show. I didn't find out until today that Tom was at the studio that night we recorded Gashouse Dave when the air conditioning system broke down and the temperature soared to damned near 120 degrees. So if the tunings are a little strange, there is an excuse.
I would also like to thank Norm Sancho and Billy DaMota for arranging a great send-off for Gashouse Dave last week.
We are now preparing Dave's "Guitar King - Live In Hollywood" for release. Playing with Dave on that recording are Norm Sancho (bass) and Eddie Avilla (drums). The recording was made at Grandmaster Studios with Jimmi Mayweather at the engineering helm. The recording date was 7/13/96. The problems holding back an earlier release have been overcome and we are just sorry that Dave won't be around to enjoy it.
Gashouse Dave will long be remembered throughout Southern California by the many lives he touched. If they play the Blues in Heaven....they now have one new addition.
John Rhys/BluePower.com
Here's the music:
1)...."Breakin' Up Somebody's Home"....Gashouse Dave & The Hardtails....unreleased
2)...."Knockin' Myself Out"....Mike Bloomfield....Takoma Records
3)...."Rainin', On Hiway 13"....Gashouse Dave & The Hardtails....unreleased
4)...."What The Blues Is All About"....Gashouse Dave & The Hardtails....unreleased
5)...."Way Too Cool"....Gashouse Dave & The Hardtails....Test Pressing
Click here to play....In Memory Of Gashouse Dave.
Click here to go to Gashouse Dave's website.
Click here to go to Tom Sullivan's website.
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