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1. Dive Bar Christmas 2. Sound on Sound 3. 3 Days Before Christmas 4. French Quarter Christmas 5. Wassail 6. The Golden Age of Love 7. Welcome Light 8. Broke on Christmas |
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Summer's a good time to catch up on what you missed the year before (or the year before that). And, of course, I'm easily seduced by a Blues number. So, when I came across "Broke On Christmas" by Dick Deluxe, I had to know more.
In his over 40 years of playing, writing and singing, Dick Deluxe has done a little of everything and, to quote Johnny Cash, he's been everywhere, man. His inspiration and mentor was the late and great Mance Lipscomb. Though Mance is thought of as a Bluesman, his philosophy was that, to entertain any given audience on any given day, you had to be prepared to play everything from waltzes to marches. Dick then spent some time in the Punk scene and, OMG, played with The Residents and Snakefinger (Snakefinger is awesome, man; go get ya some). He's played with the likes of Lowell Fulsom, Eddie Cleanhead Vinson, The Sundogs, Queen Ida, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Pat Boone and Ed Asner (I s#@% you not). After taking a break for a few years to raise his family, Dick returned to music as a frontman, to play and record his own songs. And it's worked out alright. Dick's 2017 album, "Turning 61 on Highway 61", which featured the underground cult favorite "I'm Quitting Dope Next Month", was a critical smash.
In his over 40 years of playing, writing and singing, Dick Deluxe has done a little of everything and, to quote Johnny Cash, he's been everywhere, man. His inspiration and mentor was the late and great Mance Lipscomb. Though Mance is thought of as a Bluesman, his philosophy was that, to entertain any given audience on any given day, you had to be prepared to play everything from waltzes to marches. Dick then spent some time in the Punk scene and, OMG, played with The Residents and Snakefinger (Snakefinger is awesome, man; go get ya some). He's played with the likes of Lowell Fulsom, Eddie Cleanhead Vinson, The Sundogs, Queen Ida, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Pat Boone and Ed Asner (I s#@% you not). After taking a break for a few years to raise his family, Dick returned to music as a frontman, to play and record his own songs. And it's worked out alright. Dick's 2017 album, "Turning 61 on Highway 61", which featured the underground cult favorite "I'm Quitting Dope Next Month", was a critical smash.
In keeping with what he learned from Mance Lipscomb, Dick's music defies easy labels. Certainly that's true on "Dive Bar Christmas". His voice, to my ears, has that classic Country tone. Having settled in New Orleans in 2013, some of Dick's music has a definite Cajun flavor and Bon Temps Rouler feel. Overall, I'd say this album is a bit quirky and I know some Christmas mixtapers love that. Personally, I love the Blues of "Broke On Christmas" and my second favorite track is the sweet Country song "The Golden Age of Love". Some mixtapers are bound to be partial to "3 Days Before Christmas" (about present buying procrastination) or "Wassail" (just too easy gettin' drunk in N'Awlins on Christmas Eve).
"Dive Bar Christmas" was released in 2017, but it never made it to Amazon or iTunes or CD Baby (still hasn't). The only place I've seen it available online is The Louisiana Music Factory. So, in case you missed it...... You can preview the songs on "Dive Bar Christmas" at Soundcloud.
"Dive Bar Christmas" was released in 2017, but it never made it to Amazon or iTunes or CD Baby (still hasn't). The only place I've seen it available online is The Louisiana Music Factory. So, in case you missed it...... You can preview the songs on "Dive Bar Christmas" at Soundcloud.
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