Jeffrey Evans

History

Name

• Stage name of musician Jeffrey Evans.
• Listed as Maestro Jeffrey Evans on some recordings.

  Cities

• Evans began his musical career in Columbus, Ohio in 1985.
• He moved to Memphis, Tennessee in 1989. ^Mehr

  Musical background

Influences

• blues musician R. L. Burnside
• rockabilly singer Charlie Feathers ^Mehr
• Claude "Blues Boss" Long ^Mehr
• rock-n-roll pioneer Gene Vincent
• bluegrass flat-picker Doc Watson

• Los Raw Gospels
• the Touch-Me-Nots

  Instruments

• His primary instrument is guitar; he plays acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and slide guitar.
• He plays banjo, Farfisa organ, and harmonica.
• He is also well known for his vocals.

  Style

• alternative rock
• blues-rock
• garage punk
• garage rock revival
• gutter blues
• indie rock
• lo-fi
• psychobilly ^Mehr
• punk blues
• rockabilly
• roots rock
• trash ^Mehr

Recording and Producing

• American Death Ray. Death Ray Breakdown. MSP 0070. Vinyl recording.
• Mr. Airplane Man. Red Lite. SFTRI 649. Vinyl recording. ^Mehr
• Monster Truck Five. "Dry Leaves... Hot Wire." SFTRI 438. Vinyl recording.
• Porch Ghouls. Porch Ghouls. OR 013. Vinyl recording. ^Mehr
• Ron Franklin Entertainers. Feather Bed & Other Mixes Remix EP Miz Kafrin 201. Vinyl recording.
• Tav Falco & the Unapproachable Panther Burns. Panther Phobia. ITR 069. Vinyl recording.

  Bands

Bands he has formed

• '68 Comeback ^Mehr
• Evans Hot Rod Gang ^Mehr
• Gibson Bros. ^Mehr
• Jeff Evans & His Southern Aces
• Jeffrey Evans' CC Riders ^Mehr
• Memphis Roadmasters
• Monsieur Jeffrey Evans & La Fong

  Bands he has joined

• Adolescent Music Fantasy
• South Filthy ^Mehr

  Songwriting

Songs he has written and recorded

• "'68"
• "Big Pine Boogie"
• "Chantilly Rock "
• "Clean Young 16"
• "The Darker the Berry"
• "In the Company of Kings"
• "It Gets a Little Red"
• "King's Road"
• "Lil' Hand, Big Gun"
• "A Little Bitch "
• "The Long, Long Ballad of the Red-headed Girl"
• "The Man Who Loved Couch Dancing"
• "My Huckleberry Friend"
• "Polaroid Portrait"
• "Ran Out Of Run"
• "Rich Man, Rich Man"
• "Sandra Lynn's Blues"
• "The Searchers"
• "Someday My Prince Will Come"
• "Spyder Blues"
• "The String You Wear"
• "That's How My Mind Works"
• "Three Time Loser"
• "Tobacco Road, Part II"
• "You Walked in the Room"

  Other artists who have recorded his songs

• Eugene Chadbourne ^Mehr
• James "Jimbo" Mathus ^Mehr
• Jack Yarber ^Mehr

  Record Labels

• 1+2 Records
• Bag Of Hammers
• Beast Records
• Caroline Records
• Casting Couch Records
• Contaminated Records
• db's Records
• Get Hip
• Giant Claw
• Glitterhouse Records
• Goner Records
• Homestead Records
• In the Red Records
• Intercord
• Licorice Tree Records
• No.6 Records
• OKra Records
• Old Age Records
• PCP Entertainment
• P-Vine Records
• Rockin' Bones
• Shangri-La Records
• Siltbreeze Records
• Sub Pop
• Sugar Ditch
• Sympathy for the Record Industry ^Mehr
• Undone Records
• Wrecked Em Records

  Discography

Gibson Bros.

Singles

• Gibson Bros., Emulsified b/w Broke Down Engine. SB 03. Vinyl recording.
• Gibson Bros., Keepers. OK 45001/104553. Vinyl recording. Songs: My Young Life; Parchman Farm; Dirt.
• Gibson Bros., Knock Down My Blues b/w I'm Driftin.' ITR 009. Vinyl recording.
• Gibson Bros., Mean Mistreater. HMS 170-7. Vinyl recording. Songs: Cat Drug In; Girl Can't Help It; Soul Deep.
• Gibson Bros., My Huckleberry Friend b/w Old Devil. GCS 002. Vinyl recording.
• Gibson Bros., Southbound. GR 0152. Vinyl recording. Songs: Big Pine Boogie; Arkansas, Mississippi Bo Weevil, Southbound, Tongue-Tied Jill.
• Gibson Bros., Who's Black And Who's Not? SFTRI 162. Vinyl recording. Songs: White Nigger; Minnie The Moocher.

  Albums

• Gibson Bros., Build A Raft.. Old Age 007. Vinyl recording.
• Gibson Bros., Big Pine Boogie. OK 33002. Vinyl recording.
• Gibson Bros., Big Pine Boogie. HMS 119-1. Vinyl recording.
• Gibson Bros., Dedicated Fool. HMS 141-1. Vinyl recording. ^Mehr
• Gibson Bros., The Man Who Loved Couch Dancing. HMS 163-1/2. Vinyl recording.
• Gibson Bros., Memphis Sol Today! SFTRI 176. Vinyl recording.
• Gibson Bros., Columbus Soul 85. ITR 034. Vinyl recording.

  Compilations

• Various artists, A History Of Memphis Garage Rock: The '90s. Shangri-La 037. Vinyl recording. Song: Emulsified
• Various artists, Killed By The Blues. PCD 5486. Vinyl recording. Songs: I'm Drifting; Mississippi Bo Weevil.
• Various artists, Love Is My Only Crime. IRS 964.966. Vinyl recording. Song: I Don't Wanna Forget How To Jive.
• Various artists, Root Damage. SFTRI 713. Vinyl recording. Song: Memphis Chicken.
• Various artists, Tard & Further'd: Siltbreeze Singles Compilation. SB 52. Vinyl recording. Song: Broke Down Engine.
• Various artists, Their Sympathetic Majesties Request: Volume 1: A Decade Of Obscurity And Obsolescence, 1988–1998. SFTRI 200. Vinyl recording. Song: Barbara.

  Gibson Bros. & Workdogs

Albums

• Gibson Bros. & Workdogs, Punk Rock Truck Driving Song Of A Gun. HMS 154-1. Vinyl recording.

  Compilations

• Various artists, Brain Blo. CCR 009. Vinyl recording. Song: Not Fade Away.

  Monsieur Jeffrey Evans & La Fong

Singles

• Monsieur Jeffrey Evans & La Fong, Music From Binghamton. SFTRI 101. Vinyl recording. Songs: Whistle Bait; Shake, Rattle And Roll.

  Compilations

• Various artists, A History Of Memphis Garage Rock: The '90s. Shangri-La 037. Vinyl recording. Song: Shake, Rattle & Roll.
• Various artists, Their Sympathetic Majesties Request: Volume 1: A Decade Of Obscurity And Obsolescence, 1988–1998. SFTRI 200. Vinyl recording. Song: Shake, Rattle & Roll.

  '68 Comeback

Singles

• '68 Comeback, 3 X Loser. SD 003. Vinyl recording. Songs: Three Times Loser; His Latest Flame.
• '68 Comeback, The Annex Sessions, Volume One. SFTRI 450. Vinyl recording. Songs: I Want My Mule Back; Painter Of Sadness.
• '68 Comeback, The Annex Sessions, Volume Two. SFTRI 451. Vinyl recording. Songs: Whistle Bait; Modern Don Juan.
• '68 Comeback, Do The Rub b/w Cadillac Man. BOH 021. Vinyl recording.
• '68 Comeback, Flip, Flop & Fly b/w He's My Everything. GH 168. Vinyl recording.
• '68 Comeback, Great Million Sellers "Rocks The Oldies." 1+2 EP 053. Vinyl recording. Songs: Willie & The Hand Jive; Sixteen Tons.
• '68 Comeback, High School Confidential b/w Boppin' High School Baby. PCP 014. Vinyl recording.
• '68 Comeback, It Gets A Little Red b/w A Long Time Ago. ITR 016. Vinyl recording.
• '68 Comeback, Memphis. SFTRI 215. Vinyl recording. Songs: Chantilly Rock ; All Night Long.
• '68 Comeback, Peepin' & Hidin' b/w Eager Boy. CCR 010. Vinyl recording.
• '68 Comeback, Someday My Prince Will Come. SFTRI 390. Vinyl recording. Songs: Someday My Prince Will Come; The Darker The Berry; Sticks And Stones; Bending Like A Willow Tree.
• '68 Comeback, Tobacco Road, Part I b/w Hedzaz. SFTRI 292. Vinyl recording.
• '68 Comeback, You Could Call Me Job b/w Where The Rio De Rosa Flows. SP 216. Vinyl recording.

  Albums

• '68 Comeback, A Bridge Too Fuckin' Far. SFTRI 422. Vinyl recording.
• '68 Comeback, Golden Rogues Collection. SFTRI 321. Vinyl recording.
• '68 Comeback, Love Always Wins. SFTRI 574. Vinyl recording.
• '68 Comeback, Mr. Downchild. SFTRI 277. Vinyl recording.
• '68 Comeback, Paper Boy Blues. SFTRI 258. Vinyl recording.

  Compilations

• Various artists, A History Of Memphis Garage Rock: The '90s. Shangri-La 037. Vinyl recording. Song: Paper Boy Blues.
• Various artists, I Hate Music. PCD 5489. Vinyl recording. Song: A Long Time Ago.
• Various artists, Killed By The Blues. PCD 5486. Vinyl recording. Song: It Gets A Little Red.
• Various artists, PCP Generics. PCP 022. Vinyl recording. Song: Boppin' High School Baby.
• Various artists, Root Damage. SFTRI 713. Vinyl recording. Song: '68.
• Various artists, Shine On, Sweet Starlet soundtrack. SFTRI 537. Vinyl recording. Song: Dick C. Belle.
• Various artists, The Sore Losers soundtrack. SFTRI 338. Vinyl recording. Songs: Funky Kuntry Capers; '68; Smack Dab ; Go Go Goliatha.
• Various artists, Their Sympathetic Majesties Request: Volume 2. SFTRI 300. Vinyl recording. Song: Chantilly Rock.

  Monsieur Jeffrey Evans & Ross Johnson

Compilations

• Ross Johnson, Make It Stop! The Most of Ross Johnson 37 GONE. Vinyl recording. Song: Farmer John.
• Various artists, Happy Birthday, Baby Jesus. SFTRI 271. Vinyl recording. Song: Mr. Blue X-mas.
• Various artists, Happy Birthday, Baby Jesus: Volumes 1 & 2. SFTRI 396. Vinyl recording. Song: Mr. Blue X-mas.

  Jeffrey Evans' CC Riders

Albums

• CC Riders, CC Riders. Vinyl recording.

  Monsieur Jeffrey Evans

Albums

• Monsieur Jeffrey Evans, I've Lived A Rich Life: Live at Shangri-La Records. SFTRI 650. Vinyl recording.
• Walter Daniels, the Oblivians & Monsieur Jeffrey Evans, Melissa's Garage Revisited. SFTRI 590. Vinyl recording.

  Compilations

• Various artists, Guitarrorists. KAR 009. Vinyl recording. Song: Longwood Mansion.
• Various artists, When the Levee Breaks: A Benefit Concert for Katrina Survivors. Vinyl recording.

  Splits

• Monsieur Jeffrey Evans & Don Howland, Tour split. DBS 8. Vinyl recording. Song: Sweatshop Blues.

  South Filthy

Singles

• South Filthy, Goin' Down The Valley b/w Carry That Load. BR076.
• South Filthy, Soul Of A Man b/w Speed Traps, Weigh Stations, & Detour Signs. Wrecked 004. Vinyl recording.

  Albums

• South Filthy, Crackin' Up. YUM 1008. Vinyl recording.
• South Filthy, Crackin' Up + You Can Name It Yo' Mammy If You Wanna. RON 062-1/RON062-2. Vinyl recording.
• South Filthy, You Can Name It Yo' Mammy If You Wanna. SFTRI 701. Vinyl recording.

  Compilations

• Various artists, Root Damage SFTRI 713. Vinyl recording. Song: Hot Dog.

  Documentary

• He is the subject of a documentary film, "The Man Who Loved Couch Dancing" directed by Ron Franklin, photographed by Inge Broere, and edited by Brandon Hutchinson.

  Other artists with whom he has worked

• Amrep
• Earl Poole Ball
• Scott Bomar
• Jeff Bouck
• Dan Brown
• Mike Buck
• Greg Cartwright
• Eugene Chadbourne
• Walter Daniels
• Will Dawson
• Nick Diablo
• Dan Dow
• Electric Company
• Ron Franklin
• Eric Friedl
• Kristof Hahn
• Barry Hayden
• Suzy Hendrix
• Ellen Hoover
• Don Howland
• Mike Hunt
• Scott Jarvis
• Tommy Jay
• Ross Johnson ^Mehr
• brad pounders
• Texacala Jones
• Rob Kennedy
• Stephanie Lang
• Rich Lillash
• Mike Mariconda
• Cristina Martinez
• James "Jimbo" Mathus
• Ed Miles
• Marty Moore
• Rice Moorehead
• Peggy O'Neil
• Jeff Pope
• Timothy Prudhomme
• Jay Reatard ^Mehr
• George Reyes
• Scott Rogers
• Bruce Saltmarsh
• John Schooley
• Jon Spencer ^Mehr
• Brendan Lee Spengler
• Brent Stokesberry
• Jack Taylor
• Alicja Trout ^Mehr
• Matt Uhlmann
• "Blind" Lary Warner
• Darin Lin Wood
• Adam Woodard
• Jack Yarber