Garland Jeffreys

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Garland Jeffreys
Brooklyn, New York City
GenresRock and roll, Americana, reggae, blues, soul
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, record producer
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active1966—present
LabelsAtlantic, A&M, Epic, RCA/BMG, Universal, Luna Park
Websitegarlandjeffreys.com

Garland Jeffreys (born June 29, 1943) is an American singer and songwriter in rock and roll, reggae, blues, and soul music.

Career

Jeffreys is from

Reno Sweeney, where he began to explore racially conscious themes in his work, sometimes utilizing blackface masks and a rag doll named Ramon in performance. Jeffreys played guitar on John Cale's 1969 debut solo album Vintage Violence and contributed the song "Fairweather Friend".[2] In 1969 he founded Grinder's Switch with Woodstock-area musicians including pianist Stan Szelest, guitarist Ernie Corallo, and percussionist Sandy Konikoff. Lewis Merenstein
, producer of Van Morrison's Astral Weeks, produced this one album before the band dissolved in 1970.

In 1973, he released his first solo album,

Thrashin'. It has been covered
by several musicians, including:

In 1977 Garland recorded his Ghost Writer album for A&M Records, with "Wild in the Streets" included on side two. Many of the tracks are autobiographical, encompassing bittersweet tales about coming of age as an artist in the big city ("Ghost Writer"), of racial separatism ("Why-O"), of interracial romance ("I May Not Be Your Kind"), and of overcoming conflict at home ("Cool Down Boy").[citation needed]

The next years saw a string of albums, five within five years, and the release of "Matador" (1979) from

UK Singles Chart.[4]

After taking a lengthy hiatus to regroup and raise his only child, daughter Savannah, now "an impressive composer and singer herself"[5] Jeffreys began to perform again in the summer of 2001, and on December 6 he joined Bruce Springsteen at his legendary Christmas show in Asbury Park and began to also perform annually at the Springsteen supported The Light of Day Foundation shows to fund research for Parkinson's and other neurological conditions. With his band loosely referred to as "The Coney Island Playboys" on September 4, 2003, Jeffreys joined Jon Langford, Lenny Kaye and Ivan Julian in a benefit concert for Alejandro Escovedo, recovering from hepatitis C.[6] Jeffreys was featured in the 2003 documentary The Soul of a Man, directed by Wim Wenders as the fourth installment of documentary film series The Blues, produced by Martin Scorsese. The film explored the musical careers of blues musicians Skip James, Blind Willie Johnson and J. B. Lenoir. Jeffreys was also featured on the cover of Beyond Race Magazine in February 2007.

After a long career on major labels, in 2011 Jeffreys formed his own Luna Park Records label and went back into the studio, resulting in the critically acclaimed comeback album

Long Island Music Hall of Fame.[13]

The Circle Jerks cover of "Wild in the Streets" was used in a commercial for

? and the Mysterians' 1966 hit "96 Tears" which Jeffreys had covered on his 1981 album Escape Artist
.

In September 2013, Jeffreys released the single "Any Rain" from his album Truth Serum on the LunaPark/Thirty Tigers label.[9] The album was crowd funded on PledgeMusic, co-produced by James Maddock and recorded at Brooklyn Recording and featured again Larry Campbell, Steve Jordan and Brian Mitchell.

On April 20, 2019, Jeffreys announced on his website that "I’ve decided to hang up my rock and roll shoes" and that in the future he would continue to write but would not perform regularly. His July 8, 2019 performance at the Olympia in Montreal, opening for

Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul
was listed as the final concert.

Discography

Solo

Singles

Year Single Peak positions Album
US
[14]
NED
 		BEL
(FLA)
FRA
GER
[15]
 AUT SWI
UK
[16]
1970 "And Don't Be Late" — — — — — — — — Grinder's Switch
1973 "She Didn't Lie" [b] — — — — — — — — Garland Jeffreys [c]
"Wild in the Streets" [d] — — — — — — — — single only [e]
1975 "The Disco Kid" — — — — — — — — single only
1977 "Cool Down Boy" [f] — — — — — — — — Ghost Writer
"Wild in the Streets" [g] — — — — — — — —
"35 Millimeter Dreams" — — — — — — — —
1978 "Reelin'" [h] 108 — — — — — — — One-Eyed Jack
"She Didn't Lie" [i] — — — — — — — —
1979 "Livin' For Me" — — — — — — — — American Boy & Girl
"Matador" — 4 1 — 2 2 6 —
"Bring Back The Love" [j] — — — — — — — —
1980 "Bound To Get Ahead Someday" [k] — — — — — — — — Garland Jeffreys
1981 "Modern Lovers" — — — — — — — — Escape Artist
"96 Tears" 66 — — — — — — —
"Christine" — — — — — — — —
"R.O.C.K." — — — — — — — —
"Wild in the Streets (Live)" — — — — — — — — Rock & Roll Adult
1982 "Surrender" [l] — — — — — — — — Guts For Love
"What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)" — — — — — — — —
1983 "El Salvador" [m] — — — — — — — —
1991 "Hail Hail Rock 'N' Roll" [n] — 8 14 33 12 — 8 72 Don't Call Me Buckwheat
"The Answer" — 46 — — 58 — — —
"Welcome to the World" — 72 — — — — — —
1997 "Sexuality" — — — — — — — — Wildlife Dictionary
"Original Lust" — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Appearances and contributions

Discography notes
  1. ^ a b Only released in Europe
  2. ^ First release on Atlantic 45-2948 with "Lon Chaney" b-side.
  3. ^ Second version included on One-Eyed Jack.
  4. ^ First release on Atlantic 45-2981 with "Lon Chaney" b-side.
  5. ^ Included on Ghost Writer in 1977.
  6. ^ Extended version included on Rock & Roll Adult.
  7. ^ Second release on A&M 1934 with "Ghost Writer" b-side.
  8. ^ With Phoebe Snow.
  9. ^ Second release on A&M 2074 with "Scream in the Night" b-side.
  10. ^ Only released in The Netherlands.
  11. ^ Only released in Germany
  12. ^ Released only in Japan and Italy.
  13. ^ Only released in Europe and Australia.
  14. ^ Released in Europe as a 12" 4-song maxi-single.
  15. ^ Jeffreys wrote "Fairweather Friend".
  16. ^ Jeffreys sang background vocals on "You Wear It So Well".
  17. ^ Jeffreys contributed his own "Color Line".
  18. ^ Jeffreys contributed his cover version of "I Walk the Line".
  19. ^ Jeffreys contributed his cover version of "Streets of Philadelphia".
  20. ^ Jeffreys contributed his cover version of "Washington DC Hospital Center Blues".
  21. ^ Jeffreys contributed his own "Ballad Of Me", "35 Millimeter Dreams" and "Wild In The Streets".
  22. ^ Jeffreys contributed his own "Coney Island Winter".

References

  1. ^ Marc, David. "Alumni Profiles : Syracuse University Magazine". sumagazine.syr.edu. Archived from the original on August 7, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Fairweather Friend – John Cale | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  3. ^ Garland Jeffreys, AllMusic, June 15, 2011.
  4. ISBN 1-904994-10-5
    .
  5. ^ "Garland Jeffreys". The New Yorker. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert (September 4, 2003). "Alejandro Escovedo Benefit". The Village Voice.
  7. ^ "Episode Guides David Letterman". Epguides.com. October 7, 2011.
  8. ^ "THE BLACK KEYS, M83, PJ HARVEY AND MORE ON TAS STAFF'S BEST OF 2011". Wfuv.org.
  9. ^ Krulik, Lawrence (January 5, 2012). "2011 WFUV Best Songs". Playlists.net.
  10. ^ Powers, Ann (June 14, 2011). "All Songs Considered: Discussion: The Year's Best Music (So Far)". Npr.org.
  11. ^ Fricke, David (December 23, 2011). "Rolling Stone".
  12. ^ "Bestenliste 3-2012". Schallplattenkritik.de (in German). Archived from the original on August 18, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  13. ^ "Garland Jeffreys". Limusichalloffame.org. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  14. ^ "Garland Jeffreys – US Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
  15. ^ "Garland Jeffreys – German Chart". Charts.de. Retrieved May 16, 2014.[dead link]
  16. ^ "Official Charts Company: Garland Jeffreys". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 16, 2014.

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