James Intveld Live At WMNF Tampa's Heatwave 2002
James Intveld roared off the line by writing My Heart Is Achin’ For You--the song his band The Rockin’ Shadows recorded for Art Fein Presents The Best Of L.A. Rockabilly compilation. It’s since been covered by many artists including Sonny Burgess & Dave Alvin.
Intveld famously supplied all of Johnny Depp’s vocals in the John Waters film CRY BABY. He also supplied Rosie Flores’ with her hit; Crying Over You (& supplied bass guitar & harmony vocals). Rosie wrote a track on rockabilly cult legend Wanda Jackson’s Heart Trouble album; Woman Walk Out The Door which was recorded with Rosie Flores, James Intveld, Lee Rocker, & Dave Alvin backing. Intveld also wrote & played on a Gospel song on the same album Walk With Me.
Musically, he's a triple-threat--equally in demand as a writer, player, & singer. He filled Dave Alvin's guitar slot in The Blasters for two years.
Intveld's a staple on compilation albums. He contributed songs to Johnny Cash, Gene Vincent, & Peter LaFarge tribute albums, & his Somewhere Down The Road (from his second album) was featured on Volume 2 of the A Town South Of Bakersfield compilations.
Intveld’s first solo album was on Germany’s Bear Family Records who focus mainly on the finest of box sets. He played most of the instruments on it, & did the same on his second album on Molenaart Records—a US label that was started expressly for James. He later re-released his debut on it in the states.
With matinee-idol good-looks and proximity to Hollywood, it was only a matter of time before he was put in front of the camera, & he's directed & acted in Hollywood movies with Sean Penn, Viggo Mortensen, Willam Dafoe, Billy Bob Thorton, River Phoenix & David Carradine.
I’ve met James a couple times, and he’s always pleasant, unassuming, & down-to-earth. From his music one gets the feeling he’s deeply spiritual, & he gives off what Los Angelenos might call “good vibes.”
It’s rare that JOKONKY has something to offer that’s ONLY available on our blog, but this may be the case with Live At WMNF Tampa's Heatwave 2002. If another version is out there, it’s probably been recorded off the radio, & the source of this recording is the radio station’s soundboard. I seduced a comely radio personality who shared a CD of this broadcast with me (upon learning I was a big fan of Intveld’s). You could say I scored twice.
So settle in and crank up these live versions of songs from his albums, & if you enjoy them buy his records.
Downloaders are requested to share an artist folks might be surprised to find performed on a track. In the movies (like James Intveld), in cartoons, or appearing uncredited on a track.
ReplyDeleteI'll start with an easy one: Songbird Peggy Lee wrote the lyrics to & sang "We Are Siamese" in Walt Disney's The Lady & The Tramp.
Here's James Intveld Live At WMNF Tampa's Heatwave 2002:
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Here's something I just learned last week...many Dylan fans know that he played harmonica on Columbia Records artist Carolyn Hester. He also played harp on Ramblin' Jack Elliott's 1964 self-titled album on Vanguard Records. He used the pseudonym Tedham Porterhouse.
ReplyDeleteThanks Guypinot about Dylan as it confirms what I wrote a few years ago that his very first vinyl appearance was still in 1956 on Harry Belafonte's Calypso! Also, Great Post Stinky! Ha ha great pseudonym....kind of like that guy Hue Rection and you know the middle initial my G's
DeleteHugh G. Rection? I think I took P.E. with him, Viacom!
DeleteThanks Guypinot! That's some great trivia.
ReplyDeleteFrom now on, I'm going to giving Tedham Porterhouse as my name when I'm making reservations, or waiting for my order to be ready.
Wow, a world exclusive! I used to listen to WMNF when I was a New College student back in the 80's.
ReplyDeleteMake my order a Tedham Porterhouse, medium rare, with a glass of your best Guy Pinot.
MNF is still an ass-kicker, Jon!
DeleteFolks can listen here: https://www.wmnf.org/programming/streaming/
Thank you, another hitherto unknown-to-me artist. I'm mostly mildly surprised when an artist pops up somewhere new. One of the jokes I like about it goes like this:
ReplyDeleteImagine a band, let's say a metal band. They are on stage, and come back for the encore. The singer shouts. You want the big one, don't you. The public goes wild. You want the song, THE song, the SONG that cemented our career, the song that made this all possible, the song E-VE-RY-BO-DY knows. And the crowd sheers, shouts, extacy is in the air. 1 2 3 4 Gilette: The Best A Man Can Get Thank You
Good one, Richard!
DeleteThanks for James, Jonder, looking forward to check this concert out.
ReplyDeleteIn 1978 The Stranglers released this 12": Walk On By / Old Codger / Tank, the vocals of Old Codger were sung by Jazz & blues singer George Melly!
Ooh! GOOD one, Koen!
DeleteWhat comes to mind is the joke from the 80's about someone's younger sister being surprised that Paul McCartney was in some other band before Wings.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this comp.