Texas Jake at IACmusic.com, presented by Independent Artists Company | Unsigned

TEXAS JAKE has been performing on the""underground""blues circuit both solo[on resonator guitar]and with electric-slide guitar[Les Paul]with his band the""Houserockers""for many years.His burning passion for blues started at an early age.At 13 years old he was already on the road traveling with his thumb and his guitar through the Mississippi Delta,Texas,Oklahoma,Alabama,Louisanna,Arkansas,Missouri,and as far away as California.Picking up gigs and makeing a lot of friends.He moved to Northern California during the 60's ,and was part of the San Francisco music scene,working for Al King Productions[Sly Stone's agent]and Bill Graham at the Filmore West.Through the years there have been a lot of bass-players,drummers,keyboardist,horn-players etc.but the central theme has always been the same.....play from your heart and make the music the best it can be!I have personally known and jammed with many greats over the years includeing........Freddy King,Rossand Roland Kirk,Janis Joplin,Peter Greene,Taj Mahal,Jerry Garcia,Dusty Hill,Country Joe McDonnald,Sam Hopkins,Bukka White,Johnny Winter,Berry Melton,Boz Scaggs,Steve Miller,Tracy Nelson,Powell St.John,Elvin Bishop,Mike Bloomfield,and many,many more.Jake made 2 L.P.'s[now out of print collector items]the first being named ""Im Blue""on the now defunct American music label.The secand was a limited pressing called ""Texas Jake and White Lightning""on the Mercury label.He also worked for Mercury Records[S.F.] as a studio musician.This is his first C-D ,featureing all original songs.Jake is eager to play his slide-guitar blues for you,and hopes you will enjoy it and become one of his friends!8/2004 Arthur Dill Producer.

	Roll Daddy Roll This is unreleased live track done at Different Fur Studio in San Francisco.A live audience made it a lot of fun!2010		Blues Rock
	It's a Beautiful Thang The artist has designated this song as non-chartable.		Blues
	Reach Out The artist has designated this song as non-chartable.		Blues
	Just a Shadow The artist has designated this song as non-chartable.		Blues
	Travelers Prayer A song I wrote before going into the studio to cut my 3rd. cd.I flew to San Francisco to work at Differentfur Studios.They are very nice! The artist has designated this song as non-chartable.		Blues
	Walls of Illusion The artist has designated this song as non-chartable.		Blues
	Just Might Find U The artist has designated this song as non-chartable.		Blues
	Love Inside The artist has designated this song as non-chartable.		Blues
	Understanding The artist has designated this song as non-chartable.		Blues
	Fast Eddy Song about someone I know in the neighborhood. The artist has designated this song as non-chartable.		Blues
	Badside of Town A little song about some of the places I play. The artist has designated this song as non-chartable.		Blues
	How Long? Set back and groove to the electric bottle-neck guitar! The artist has designated this song as non-chartable.		Blues
	I Just Want You to Remember The artist has designated this song as non-chartable.		Blues
	Conversation at the Crossroads The artist has designated this song as non-chartable.		Blues

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Texas Jake	3/25/2011 9:02:24 AM This place is stil rocking!
Texas Jake	12/20/2010 10:03:46 AM Wishing all of you very Happy Holidays and may the New Year bring you peace and joy......
Texas Jake	3/6/2010 9:12:31 AM Yeah baby!Rawk da blues!
Texas Jake	7/3/2009 7:00:21 PM Thanks everyone for your friendship and support!
SILVERWOODSTUDIO	6/15/2008 2:38:39 PM fine sounds-I just love this stuff!!
Texas Jake	6/15/2008 1:01:32 PM Thanks everyone for not giving up on me....I'm BACK!
Texas Jake	7/16/2007 1:37:29 PM A BIG THANKYOU to all the fine folks who have added my music to their fine radio stations!You'all are the very best! PEACE
Texas Jake	6/4/2006 8:54:16 PM I just wantd all my friends to know The TRAVELING JUKE JOINTwith smokin'Roy Madison has just put up his latest free podcast #013 and I am the first artist featured this week! http://travelingjuke.libsyn.com Listen or d/l for free and hear some great TEXAS artist! peace=1 T.J.
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