04 – Joey Altruda – Conversations on a Revivalist Movement
I was back on the phone to LA this episode. This time, to talk to Joey Altruda about his part in the California Trad Ska scene, as the leader of Jump with Joey. Not only has he played with many of...
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Being the band leader, songwriter, keyboard player, and vocalist of The Slackers, Vic Ruggiero is a very busy man. But he took an hour out of his schedule to talk to me in this, the final episode of...
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I must admit that I didn’t know anything about Mikey Dread when I heard that he died on Saturday. That is until I received this obituary, through Joey Altruda, which testifies to the power of one DJ:...
View ArticleRolando Meets Jumpin’ Joey on YouTube
When I interviewed Joey Altruda in 2006, I was very impressed with the laundry list of musical legends the man has worked with… Ernest Ranglin, Plas Johnson and especially Roland Alphonso. So it’s no...
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