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“Hello Friends,
As many of you know, three years ago our dear friend Dallas Good passed away completely unexpectedly.
He and I had been slowly making an album together since shortly after we met, a little over fifteen years ago. We got together a couple of times per year and wrote songs and recorded, working at a very relaxed pace.
And then, somehow, he was gone. Dallas died before we had completed our album and there were two songs that we still hadn’t written lyrics for. One of them is the last song Dallas ever worked on, called “Not in This World.” The title, which is also the main refrain in the song, is extra poignant now that he’s gone, almost eerily so. Finishing the lyrics and the record without him has been a strange and very emotional journey. Thankfully Dallas’ brother Travis came and sang harmony in his place.
To anyone who knew Dallas, or was a fan of his music, I’d like to ask your help in finishing this, the last song he ever wrote. We are going to sing it for him, and sing it to him, and wherever he is now I think he’d be really pleased to hear so many of his friends, family and fans singing together in his honour. Many of Dallas’ friends are singing on the song, including Kurt Vile, Neko Case, Yo La Tengo, John Doe, The Mekons, Jon Spencer, and Gary Louris, and we’d love for you to sing alongside them.
If you’d like to sing, email SingForDallas@gmail.com and you’ll receive a short audio clip of the song’s final refrain. Play it in headphones and record your voice singing along with it. Record it on your computer or phone or any other means you have.
The refrain in the song is simple – “not in this world, not in this world.” As I mentioned earlier – they’re extra poignant words, now that he’s no longer with us.
If it’s easier, or more fun, get together with a friend and record each other. Don’t get too fussy about how it sounds, we’ll make it work and we’ll make it something beautiful. There is nothing I love more in this sweet old world than singing with friends.
Thank you for joining us,
Richard (with Dallas somewhere nearby)
Video Instructions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MQX6NUTEI8
1987: Pussy Galore – Fitzgerald’s, Houston, Texas, US
w/ Party Owls and Grindin’ Teeth
1998: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Acme – released in Japan
2006: Heavy Trash – Joe’s Pub, New York City, NY, US
2007: Heavy Trash – Hare and Hounds, Birmingham, UK
w/ Copter and Swampmeat
Live Photo: ‘Bounder’ (https://www.flickr.com/photos/bounder/)
Poster uses the Going Way Out With Heavy Trash artwork by Tony Millionaire.
2008: Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues – Marquee Theatre, Tempe, AZ, US
2008: Heavy Trash – Echo, Los Angeles, CA, US
w/ Powersolo and Champagne Velvet
2009: Heavy Trash – Fnac Forum (Châtelet les Halles), Paris, France
2009: Heavy Trash – Le Trabendo, Paris, France
w/ T-Model Ford and The A-Bones
Set List Photo: Dallas Kincaid
2013: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Record Bar, Kansas City, MO, US
w/ Kid Congo Powers and the Pink Monkey Birds
Photos / Review: Danny R. Phillips
“The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion are, without any inkling of doubt, the most intense band I have ever seen live. Easily, bar none, they are The Intensity Champions of the Universe. Spencer is a wild man and natural showman; pouring out his demons on the stage like Jerry Lee, talking to the crowd in tone, vigor and passion befitting a Southern preacher at a fire and brimstone tent revival. He jumped around the stage like a man possessed, stopping just short of howling at the moon…”
“The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion is no one man show, not by a long shot. Guitarist Judah Bauer was cool, calm and collected. Rarely did he sing (except for the rap section on “Flavor” originally done by Beck) opting instead to let his battle scarred Telecaster do all the talking and man, did it scream.”
“Drummer Russell Simins beat his drum kit like a rented mule all night, foregoing flash for power. He was a man obsessed; playing every song like it would be his last night on the throne.” – Danny R. Phillips
1996: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – London Astoria, London, UK
w/ R.L. Burnside and Doo Rag
“The emotional climax of this massively entertaining show – the aptly-titled Sticky – finds him down on his knees in the midst of a deep soul anxiety attack.” – Ben Thompson / Mojo
“…Spencer led the band through a series of “encores” climaxing with a raucous Chicken Dog and a magnificently wired version of Dang, with Bauer on harmonica coaxing a noise like a freight train from hell.” – David Sinclair
1996: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Alternative Nation, MTV Studios, London, UK
Presented by Toby Amies
1998: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Talk About The Blues – released in the US
2006: Heavy Trash – Ottar, Baltimore, MD, US
w/ The Sadies
2006: Heavy Trash – Border Crossing, Baltimore, MD, US
*radio show appearance*
2007: Heavy Trash – Kulturfabrik, Esch sur Alzette, Luxembourg
2007: Tiny Masters of Today (w/ Russell Simins) – Global Snowboard Championship Gouveia City, Portugal
2008: Heavy Trash – Casbah, San Diego, CA, US
2009: Heavy Trash – L’autre Canal, Nancy, France
Live Photos: Laurent Baillet
2012: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Underground Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
2013: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Opolis, Norman, OK, US
w/ Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds
1986: Pussy Galore – Metroplex, Atlanta, GA, US
1995: Boss Hog – Brave New World, CBC Interview
1996: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – The Fleece, Bristol, UK
2002: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Scene, San Diego, CA, US
2006: Heavy Trash – Satellite Ballroom, Charlottesville, VA, US
w/ The Sadies
Poster Artwork: Daniel Shea
2007: Heavy Trash – Rock & Roll Masterclass, Vooruit, Gent, Belgium
Live Photo: Evy Ottermans
2008: Heavy Trash – Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 8, San Francisco, CA, US
Live Photo: Lou Childish
2009: Heavy Trash – Musicbox, Lisbon, Portugal
2012: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA, US
Photo: https://www.instagram.com/jsbx2017/
2012: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – U Street Music Hall, Washington, DC, US
Live Photo (Russell / Jon): “Chunky Glasses”
Live Photo (all others): “clashdan”
Full Set: https://www.flickr.com/photos/clashdan/sets/72157631708128556/with/8061103183/
2013: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Stickyz, Little Rock, AR, US
w/ Jack Oblivian
The trio performed I ‘Can’t Stand It’ and ‘Waves of Fear’ and “made some noise” while Hal Willner read some of Lou’s lyrics.
Photo (Wide Shot): Andrew Kirell
Photo (Close-Up): Mari Kon
2018: Cat Power – Wanderer – released in the UK
Judah Bauer appears on the track ‘Horizon’
Current Tour Dates:
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