Sonic Past Music is mourning the loss of one of our most famous artists, Delaney Bramlett, who passed away in a Los Angeles hospital following a surgery on Saturday. He leaves a massive musical legacy behind, and will be greatly missed.

GearWire.com has just conducted an interview with legendary bassist Stu Cook of Jackdawg (and of course CCR) in two parts. He goes through the details of his current bass rig, a great read for anyone interested in how he achieves his incredible sound. Enjoy!

• Stu Cook Interview Part 1
• Stu Cook Interview Part 2

Sonic Past Music is featured twice in this month’s issue of Music Connection (Vol. 32, Issue #17, December 2008.) Check it out using the instructions below:

1. Open the Music Connection Magazine Viewer [Click Here]
2. Click the Archives button on the magazine viewer (near the bottom of the page.)
3. Select “Issue 17 December 2008 Metallica” from the menu.
4. Check out page 18 for a feature about Jackdawg and page 50 to see Sonic Past Music founder Joey Stec in the list of 50 Innovators, Iconoclasts, Groundbreakers and Guiding Lights of 2008, as voted on by nearly 70,000 readers, in addition to the editors and industry contacts (see page 42 for information on the voting process.)

We’ve just received the following update from Ray White of Classic Artists Today (The CAT.) Be sure to tune in!

Before the Doobie Brothers performance in Newport News, VA this past Sunday, we had the pleasure to interview the Doobie Brothers’ John McFee.  We talked about his Jackdawg project that was recorded in the late 80’s and early 90’s.  The late Keith Knudsen of the Doobies, along with Stu Cook - formerly of Creedence Clearwater Revival joined John in Jackdawg.  We are scheduled to air part of the interview with John on our weekly syndicated radio show,  Classic Artists Today - “The Best Songs Today…From Yesterday’s Top Artists,” during the week of January 5th, 2009.  We’ll also play a song from the Jackdawg CD, and a “classic” Doobie Brothers song with John.

If you can’t wait that long to hear a song from the “Jackdawg” CD, we will be playing a track on “The C.A.T.” during our show airing the week starting Monday, December 8th.  Visit our Web Sites at www.classicartiststoday.com and www.myspace.com/classicartiststoday to learn more about our show that features “new” (or previously unreleased) tracks from “classic” artists.  Information on our Radio Station affiliates (how you can tune-in) and show times can be found on our site.  All of our shows are also simulcast on the Net!

For information on “Jackdawg,” and/or to purchase the album, visit www.sonicpastmusic.com   We’re working on lining up another Doobie Brothers special during the first quarter of 2009 - stay tuned to Classic Artists Today!!

Thank you to John for spending some time with us and to The Doobie Brothers - for another great show!!

-Ray White
Classic Artists Today (The CAT)

Sonic Past Music Releases “Jackdawg” Featuring Members of The Doobie Brothers And Creedence Clearwater Revival

Sonic Past Music Releases More Treasure -  “Jackdawg” - the never before released recordings of a trio consisting of Doobie Brothers / Clover guitarist John McFee, Creedence Clearwater Revival bassist Stu Cook, and long time Doobie drummer, the late Keith Knudsen.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) October 22, 2008 — Sonic Past Music releases Jackdawg. - The never before released recordings of a trio consisting of Doobie Brothers / Clover guitarist John McFee, Creedence Clearwater Revival bassist Stu Cook, and long time Doobie drummer, the late Keith Knudsen. Available at SonicPastMusic.com.

Jackdawg

This is earthy, creative, truly innovative rock at its finest - the music itself was the only goal here, which is perhaps why it has taken so long for these recordings to become available to the listening public. You can hear the fun in the music, and almost all the material was written by the three members together. The only “outside” songs are Jackdawg’s swampy renditions of Roky Erickson’s haunting Cold Night For Alligators and Van Morrison’s classic Wild Night. Even these two songs are close to home for the lads, as Stu produced Roky’s original version of Alligators and John played on Van’s original hit version of Wild Night. This album was recorded in the late ’80s and the first of the ’90s, the songs and the playing epitomize what a contrast a REAL band, who actually write, play, and sing on their own recordings makes to so much of the plastic, pre-fab offerings of today.

Relevant Trivia

• Jackdawg was a project that naturally evolved out of the dissolution of country rock band Southern Pacific, whose core lineup included John, Keith, and Stu plus keyboardist Kurt Howell (who went on launch a career as a successful solo artist, producer, and songwriter.)
• John and Keith were both long time touring and recording members of legendary Japanese artist Eikichi Yazawa’s band during the years of the Jackdawg sessions.
• Van Morrison’s version of Wild Night was Doobie Brothers producer (also Van Halen, Eric Clapton, Aerosmith, and more) Ted Templeman’s first hit record as a producer - and John McFee played on the record.

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Listen and order now at SonicPastMusic.com!

Jackdawg is out now! Listen to the album and order it here!

As previously announced, the self-titled Jackdawg is the previously unreleased early 1990s supergroup featuring John McFee (vocals/guitars, Doobie Brothers, Clover), Stu Cook (bass, CCR), and the late Keith Knudsen (drums, Doobie Brothers.)

Jackdawg Track Listing:

1. Bayou Rebel
2. When The Sun Don’t Shine
3. The Men Who Would Be King
4. Hunger
5. Ghost Dance
6. Take It Off
7. Kisses In The Rain
8. I Couldn’t Help Myself
9. Quicksand
10. Lookin’ For Trouble
11. Relentless
12. Young Ones
13. The Girl From Oz
14. Cold Night For Alligators (Roky Erickson cover)
15. Wild Night (Van Morrison cover)

Sonic Past Music will release Jackdawg on October 21, 2008.

Sonic Past Music is proud to announce the album artwork and tracklisting from the upcoming self-titled Jackdawg release, the previously unreleased early 1990s supergroup featuring John McFee (vocals/guitars, Doobie Brothers, Clover), Stu Cook (bass, CCR), and the late Keith Knudsen (drums, Doobie Brothers.)

Jackdawg Track Listing:

1. Bayou Rebel
2. When The Sun Don’t Shine
3. The Men Who Would Be King
4. Hunger
5. Ghost Dance
6. Take It Off
7. Kisses In The Rain
8. I Couldn’t Help Myself
9. Quicksand
10. Lookin’ For Trouble
11. Relentless
12. Young Ones
13. The Girl From Oz
14. Cold Night For Alligators (Roky Erickson cover)
15. Wild Night (Van Morrison cover)

Sonic Past Music will release Jackdawg on October 21, 2008.

Enjoy the new site, featuring new clips of every song in our catalog, higher quality downloads for sale, and expanded biographical information. Each downloadable album now comes with downloadable PDF packaging as well!

Sonic Past Music is putting together some more releases this year, so be sure to check back often for updates!

Sonic Past Music is getting the pipeline ready for a lot of releases in the coming months. Here’s just a couple of developments we can tell you about right now:

• Jackdawg - October 21, 2008 - John McFee (vocals/guitar) and Keith Knudsen (drums) of the Doobie Brothers along with Stu Cook of CCR (bass). A supergroup that never released their album. These tracks were recorded in 1990 / 1991 and are currently being remixed and mastered by John McFee.
• We have joined forces with Joe Foster’s UK label After Hours/Poppydisc, which is the valued classic early 50s release label in the United Kingdom releasing everything from Elvis Presley to Rick Nelson, Gene Vincent, Johnny Otis and many other greats. We will be distributing some of these rare jewels this year on Sonic Past Music.