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 Jack Oblivian's Profile |
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Jack O & The Tearjerkers! |
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| Location: | MEMPHIS, Tennessee |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Jun 27, 2008 (513 days back) |
About Me |
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| Jack “Oblivian” Yarber has influenced countless bands across the world, released piles of albums and, by popular demand, has toured many foreign countries. To only ramble on about Yarber’s work with The Oblivians and skim over his other bands would be a shame. Beside the stack of gritty garage-punk that Yarber has contributed to, are all of his other records that have consistently become more polished and focused throughout the years. Yarber was born 100 miles away from Memphis in the small town of Corinth, Mississippi. However, by 1987, the bright lights of Memphis called and Yarber became a permanent fixture in the city that arguably invented rock-n-roll. The Compulsive Gamblers was Yarber’s first band that was able to capture the sound that he and band mate Greg “Oblivian” Cartwright were looking for. From then on, it seems that Yarber found his niche in music. Early r&b, rock-n-roll and country were all parts of his equation, not to mention his gift of lyrical story telling. Songs about booze, love gone wrong, murder and sleaze was their motif. Where the Gamblers abruptly ended in 1993, The Oblivians would soon be created. After a short hiatus apart, Yarber and Cartwright recruited local Shangri-La record store clerk (and now owner of Goner Records) Eric “Oblivian” Friedl. The Oblivians are known for primitive guitar and drum work. They were a complete democracy, all sharing duties of song writing, vocals and drums. Switching instruments during their gigs was testament to that. Since their split, Jack has continued to release albums and tour frequently. Yarber’s songwriting has been steadily progressing and transforming, never recreating a previous album. “Jack’s records have been really consistently amazing,” said Friedl. “Some people…you get kind of tired of seeing them play after a while, but Jack’s managed to reinvent his music and the latest record is as good as anything he’s done,” said Friedl. Since The Oblivians split, Yarber has kept busy with his current band Jack O and The Tennessee Tearjerkers as well as his solo records. Yarber has also worked with many other bands like The Cool Jerks, The Limes, ’68 Comeback, Tav Falco, South Filthy, The Natural Kicks, The Brand New Love Affairs and The Knaughty Knights…just to name a few. Yarber’s new CD, ‘The Flip Side Kid’ was released in late 2006 by his long time record label, Sympathy For the Record Industry. However, Yarber decided to release the vinyl format on his own, pressing and printing the sleeves by himself under the record company alias 'Dirt Cheap Date'. This is the first time Yarber has done this since his days with The Gamblers. Jack is keeping busy, so be sure to check his MySpace for updates on tours, news and new records! The self-released ‘Flip Side Kid’ LP is now available through Goner Records. By: Rich Tupica |
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Music:Member Since: 10/4/2006Band Website: sympathyrecords.com Band Members: Jack 'Oblivian' Yarber - Adam Woodard - John Paul Keith - Greg Roberson - Jeremy Scott & Harlan T. Bobo Influences: Bongo Joe, New Orleans R&B-'50's-& '60's, Stones, regional barroom drama, Kim Fowely, painful dance moves, Neil Young's guitar style, Johnny Thunders style, spaghetti western movies, the prettiest girl in the workplace that don't look so good on the street---her sister Sounds Like: LIVE AT THE 2007 SXSW Fest in Austin, TXLIVE AT THE HI-TONE 2006 in MEMPHIS, TNI edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4 Record Label: Sympathy For the Record Industry / Dirt Cheap Date Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Rock / Garage / Rock) |
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THIS SATURDAY! June 28! Jack Oblivian! w/ Snake Eyes! in MEMPHIS @ Neils |
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| THIS SATURDAY - JUNE 28th!in MEMPHIS!JACK O & the Tenn. Tearjerkersw/ Snake Eyes!@ Neil's1835 Madison AvenueMemphis, tn 38104-2617Phone: (901) 278-6345 Posted by Jack Oblivian on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:14:00 PST |
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Jack O & The Cigarillos 7" (155 copies, 2nd pressing) OUT NOW! |
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| JACK OBLIVIAN & The Cigarillos - 7" vinyl"Drinking Women's Milk""15 Beers"
6 Eur + shipping costs
Second Pressing (OUT NOW):
Limited Edition of 155 vinyls on dark purple colour with two covers, a&... Posted by Jack Oblivian on Thu, 29 May 2008 08:34:00 PST |
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Add these Tearjerkers to your friends list! |
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| John Paul Keith, Greg Roberson, Jeremy Scott and Harlan T. Bobo (of the Tearjerkers) have other great bands, check out the below links and add them to your friends!
Snake Eyes Jim Dickinson... Posted by Jack Oblivian on Thu, 22 May 2008 03:35:00 PST |
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NEW! Jack Oblivian shows!!! w/ Snake Eyes (Greg Roberson!) |
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| All of the following dates are:JACK OBLIVIAN & The Tearjerkers!w/SNAKE EYESft. Greg Roberson!http://www.myspace.com/memphissnakeeyes
SHOW DATES:
Jun 28, 2008 9:00 pm @ Neil's -- Tn Memphis, ... Posted by Jack Oblivian on Wed, 21 May 2008 11:55:00 PST |
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Jack Oblivian & the Final Four (LISTEN!) |
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| Buh Buh Basket ball!Listen to Jack Oblivian & the Final Four
http://www.myspace.com/seanfaustmusic
A new, unofficial theme for the Memphis Tigers was recorded on Tuesday, April 2, 2008 just... Posted by Jack Oblivian on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:56:00 PST |
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NEW! Jack Oblivian 45rpm record! on Ghost Highway Records! |
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| JACK OBLIVIAN & The Cigarillos 7" vinyl single"Drinking Women's Milk" &"15 Beers"OUT NOW!!!On GHOST HIGHWAY RECORDS!visit:http://www.myspace.com/ghosthighwayrecordings 6 EurLimited Edition ... Posted by Jack Oblivian on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 08:06:00 PST |
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Jack O! LINKS to tour pics!! |
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| JACK O Euro-Tour pics!
LINKS:Http://baldomero.free.fr/jack-oblivian/jackoblivian.ht
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ra-groningen.nl/photos/photos-of-kiss-n-grunnhttp://ba... Posted by Jack Oblivian on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 01:42:00 PST |
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BUY! Vinyl of 'Flip Side Kid'! BUY! on Dirt Cheap Date Records! |
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| Buy the NEW Jack O & the Tennessee Tearjerkers album 'Flip Side Kid' on VINYL CLICK HERE TO BUY!!CLICK HERE TO BUY THE NEW JACK O VINYL LP...If its out of stock, check back soon!back of sleeveJack... Posted by Jack Oblivian on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 08:35:00 PST |
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NEW INTERVIEW with Jack Oblivian! |
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| NEW 'Turn It Down' INTERVIEW WITH JACK OBLIVIAN! From the pre-gamblers days up till today!Read what Jack's up to:CLICK HERE to read the NEW interview with JACK OBLIVIAN!... Posted by Jack Oblivian on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 01:36:00 PST |
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