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| Location: | Los Angeles, California |
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| Last Login: | Jun 12, 2008 (532 days back) |
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Music:Member Since: 12/3/2005Band Website: MESCALSHEIKS.COM Band Members: THE MESCAL SHEIKS: Clabe Hangan: Vocals Rick Solem: Keyboards/Vocals Rick Smith: Harmonica/Percussion Dean Sterling: Guitar/Vocals MUSICIANS ON "THIS WORLD" Mike Barry: Bass Albert Trepagnier Jr: Drums The Texacali Horns; Joe Sublett/Tenor Sax- Darrell Leonard/Trumpet Billy Watts: Guitar Elizabeth Hangan: Vocals Billy Sullivan: Percussion Producer: Rick Solem Co-Producer: Billy Sullivan Recorded at: Cloverland Studios-North Hollywood, CA April-October 2005 The "Second Wind Sessions" Sheiks Clabe Hangan: Vocals Rick Solem: Keyboards/Vocals Rick Smith: Harmonica/Percussion Dean Sterling: Guitar/Vocals Sonny Byers: Vocals Lawrence Baulden: Bass Angus Thomas: Bass Peter Malick: Guitar Phil Bloch: Drums Albert Trepagnier Jr: Drums Butch Norton: Drums Producer: Phil Bloch Engineer: Andrew Bush Recorded at: Grandma's Warehouse Echo Park Los Angeles, CA Home Away From Home: The Alley-North Hollywood, CA To Access The Mescal Sheiks Electronic Press Kit Please Visit: RICK SOLEM THE HANGAN BROTHERS Influences: Ray Charles Curtis Mayfield The Staples Singers Dr. John Taj Mahal Leon Russell Delaney & Bonnie The Band Edgar Winter's White Trash NRBQ Professor Longhair Sam Cooke Dan Penn Steve Cropper The Meters The Nevilles Jerry Wexler Jimmy Reed The Five Blind Boys Muddy Waters James Booker Sly Stone Huey Smith Big Bill Jimmy Reed Ike Turner South Michigan Ave Jesse Ed Davis Lowell George Ry Cooder Reggie Young Congo Square... The Swampers The Dixie Flyers Capricorn Rhythm Section Hi Rhythm Section Stax Rhythm Section Ann Peebles Aretha TO GET ALL THE MESCAL SHEIKS NEWS!-RECEIVE THE MESCAL SHEIKS NEWSLETTER!: Sounds Like: Roots R & B with a twist of Memphis and a New Orleans shake Record Label: Blue Cap Type of Label: Indie |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Roots Music / R&B / Blues) |
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Second Wind Sessions Diary - how were spending our Summer Vacation |
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| Sheiks Producer Phil Bloch and engineer Andrew Bush spent the last two days at Grandma's Warehouse working on the eight tracks we laid down before the end of the year. The tracks "What's Holding Her U... Posted by The Mescal Sheiks on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:35:00 PST |
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Could your hear the foot steps in the night? |
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| Sheik Rick Solem escaped the Second Wind Sessions long enough to play a private event at the Emeritus Vineyards in Sebastopol, CA last weekend.The Vineyard owner enjoyed Rick's work in the 90's ... Posted by The Mescal Sheiks on Sun, 11 May 2008 05:00:00 PST |
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WHATS SHEIKING? March - April 2008 |
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| Well Sheiksters and Sheikettes, March and April still sees us in pre-production for returning to the studio at the end of May.We had planned on being back dealing with the tracks at the end of last mo... Posted by The Mescal Sheiks on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 05:08:00 PST |
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Mardi Gras Mambo 2009 |
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| We've just set the date for the next Mardi Gras Mambo.Due to our heavy recording schedule this year, we had to skipdoing the annual party.The Mardi Gras Mambo will Saturday, February 21, 2009.We'll be... Posted by The Mescal Sheiks on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 11:03:00 PST |
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New Years Update |
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| January and February sees the Sheiks in pre-production for heading back into the studio in March.We've got 22 of the 24 songs written and in process for arranging. All 24 songs should be done and arra... Posted by The Mescal Sheiks on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:51:00 PST |
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Sheiks Holiday Special! |
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| As we do every year, we are setting aside 300 copies of our 2006 Blue Cap release, "This World Is Not My Home" at a special holiday pricing. Available through our website and our MySpace page, you ca... Posted by The Mescal Sheiks on Sun, 25 Nov 2007 02:55:00 PST |
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What’s Sheiking? - November 2007 |
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| With the sessions we completed last week and the holidays rapidly coming upon us,the Sheiks will be stepping out of the studio until January. We'll be concentrating on writingthe last nine songs for t... Posted by The Mescal Sheiks on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 08:02:00 PST |
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Second Wind Sessions Diary |
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| As we're closing in on the end of the year, the Second Wind Sessions are getting some traction.We now have 16 of the 24 songs written most of the tracks for "NOLA La-La", "You Bought the Ticket", "Mem... Posted by The Mescal Sheiks on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 02:38:00 PST |
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What’s Sheiking - September/October 2007 |
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| SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER RUMINATIONSSeptember has seen us busy at ChessVolt Studios working on new songtracks (as well as writing). We have some surprises in store that wethink you'll like when you hear the ... Posted by The Mescal Sheiks on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 11:44:00 PST |
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Second Wind Sessions Diary |
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| If you look at the calendar here on our MySpace page you'll kind of get the idea of what's ahead of us. We're a bit behind in our 18 month schedule of "The Second Wind Sessions". So to get us back on ... Posted by The Mescal Sheiks on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 11:43:00 PST |
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