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May 16, 2009
People who know other people – 7 and counting
So, out of the blue, comes a
call from “Doc” Doolittle. He wanted to tell me about his gig next
week in Hood
River. Since I’m always happy to get
new music information, I asked him to send his stuff in, and I was
looking forward to listing some new music.
Well, it turns out Doc is a
bass player, who lives in Seattle,
but also has ties to the Hood
River
area. In the early 90’s there was a band called the North Shore
All Stars. But since the early 90’s is a bit before my time of
living here in the Gorge, I couldn’t help but wonder if they named
that band after the old Northshore Bar & Grill, in Bingen.
When I arrived in The Gorge,
circa 1995, the Northshore was still going strong on the music
scene. You could always count on a good Paul deLay show, or Tony
Furtado, and lots of local music, which is always a good thing. My
band even hosted a pretty successful open mic night there for
while.
So I decided to test my theory
and see if I could find out more about Doc, and fill in some gaps
of the local Gorge music history scene.
It turns out Doc has been
playing bass for over 30 years, and has played with Charles Mingus,
Grover Washington Jr, and jazz vocal band the Inkspots. And
judging by his answers to my interview questions, he’s definitely
a people-person, because he knows a lot of them! Happily, some of
the folks Doc knows are still playing music around The Gorge – I
counted at least 7 that I know. So be sure to check this interview
out, and see if your name is on the list!
So thanks, Doc! I hope that
you get to see some of your old friends at the gig, and meet some
new ones.
And, besides, anybody who
still mentions 8-tracks as a musical format, is OK with me!
Doc is the bass player for “Crothers
and Others” who will be at the CEBU
Lounge on Friday, May 22, at
8 p.m.
Read Jim’s interview with Doc Doolittle
here:
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