Post by gog on Apr 10, 2010 13:25:25 GMT -5
[shadow=red,left,300]Bluebird & Skoko[/shadow]
When a bluesman meets a rock’n’roll lady… you’d better watch out!
About Bluebird & Skoko
R.R. Bluebird and Elena Skoko are a buzzing combination of deep Chicago blues and dirty rock’n’roll energy guided by the spirit of Screaming Jay Hawkins, Billie Holiday, Muddy Waters, The Cramps, and all those artists inspired by the fire inside. Their music is the expression of passion for music and lust for life. They sing and play from the guts, guided by that mysterious creature called Mojo. Their first album together “Trust Your Mojo, Sista”, recorded in Bali and mastered at the Abbey Road Studios, will be released in January 2009.
R.R. Bluebird grew up in Chicago under the wing of the great Junior Wells. Since 1975 he has blown his harp with Chicagoans from Sammy Lawhorn to Eddy Taylor and from Phil Guy to Valerie Wellington. He jammed with Muddy Waters and opened for him for his entire 1980 Italian tour. He played with Dr. John (with whom he recorded one of his own songs), John Kalb, Bill Dicey, Alexis Korner, the Sun Ra Orchestra, and many more. In 1982, one of his songs won a platinum record in South America. His songs have been included in numerous compilations in Europe and America. Bluebird has been followed by the music press and European TV stations since the beginning. His latest version of the song “Johnny B. Goode” received five stars from independent radio stations in the USA.
Elena Skoko a.k.a. Sugar Babe, born in Croatia (ex Yugoslavia), as little girl got the kick for Elvis Presley and grew up on Nina Hagen, Sex Pistols, Sonic Youth, Pixies, Siouxsie and The Banshees, The Cramps, The Stooges and all those punks. She's been hitting the Italian indie rock scene in the '90s with her anger, passion and outrageous stage performances. She released three albums with her band CUT and sang for Timoria. Playing psycho-rock’n’roll, Skoko and her band shared the stage with Royal Trux, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, The Hives, and many more. Recently she recorded the song “Watching Ya,” released by the Italian record label Suoni di Jato and turned on to more quiet but deep and muddy waters of Billie Holiday, Anita O'Day and all the ladies singing the blues. She’s been using various forms of art to explore the many sides of her soul, from video to poetry, from performance to photography, travelling all around the planet when she met Bluebird and said to him: "I want to sing the blues" - "Trust Your Mojo, Sista" is the outcome.
On they're myspace page, "Bluebird & Skoko" has posted four great songs, "Trust Your Mojo Sista" "Girls Minds Are Tricky" "This Soul Is Mine" and "I'm An Angel" go over and give these songs a listen, they are well worth listining to, excellent music, played by some excellent musicians.
[/i]When a bluesman meets a rock’n’roll lady… you’d better watch out!
About Bluebird & Skoko
R.R. Bluebird and Elena Skoko are a buzzing combination of deep Chicago blues and dirty rock’n’roll energy guided by the spirit of Screaming Jay Hawkins, Billie Holiday, Muddy Waters, The Cramps, and all those artists inspired by the fire inside. Their music is the expression of passion for music and lust for life. They sing and play from the guts, guided by that mysterious creature called Mojo. Their first album together “Trust Your Mojo, Sista”, recorded in Bali and mastered at the Abbey Road Studios, will be released in January 2009.
R.R. Bluebird grew up in Chicago under the wing of the great Junior Wells. Since 1975 he has blown his harp with Chicagoans from Sammy Lawhorn to Eddy Taylor and from Phil Guy to Valerie Wellington. He jammed with Muddy Waters and opened for him for his entire 1980 Italian tour. He played with Dr. John (with whom he recorded one of his own songs), John Kalb, Bill Dicey, Alexis Korner, the Sun Ra Orchestra, and many more. In 1982, one of his songs won a platinum record in South America. His songs have been included in numerous compilations in Europe and America. Bluebird has been followed by the music press and European TV stations since the beginning. His latest version of the song “Johnny B. Goode” received five stars from independent radio stations in the USA.
Elena Skoko a.k.a. Sugar Babe, born in Croatia (ex Yugoslavia), as little girl got the kick for Elvis Presley and grew up on Nina Hagen, Sex Pistols, Sonic Youth, Pixies, Siouxsie and The Banshees, The Cramps, The Stooges and all those punks. She's been hitting the Italian indie rock scene in the '90s with her anger, passion and outrageous stage performances. She released three albums with her band CUT and sang for Timoria. Playing psycho-rock’n’roll, Skoko and her band shared the stage with Royal Trux, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, The Hives, and many more. Recently she recorded the song “Watching Ya,” released by the Italian record label Suoni di Jato and turned on to more quiet but deep and muddy waters of Billie Holiday, Anita O'Day and all the ladies singing the blues. She’s been using various forms of art to explore the many sides of her soul, from video to poetry, from performance to photography, travelling all around the planet when she met Bluebird and said to him: "I want to sing the blues" - "Trust Your Mojo, Sista" is the outcome.
On they're myspace page, "Bluebird & Skoko" has posted four great songs, "Trust Your Mojo Sista" "Girls Minds Are Tricky" "This Soul Is Mine" and "I'm An Angel" go over and give these songs a listen, they are well worth listining to, excellent music, played by some excellent musicians.
My space url
www.myspace.com/bluebirdskoko
Band Website
www.reverbnation.com/bluebirdskoko
BAND MEMBERS
Rob "Bluebird" Ruggeri,
Elena Skoko,
Douglas Eaton,
Bogie Prasetyo,
Helmi Agustrian,
Pramono Abdi,
Yuko Shirota
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