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ARTHUR EBELING |
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Biography Discography Line up Gigs Link to his own website |
Live video recording of "I've got a woman" at Jazz in Duke Town Junie 2006
Link to 1st part
Link to 2nd part
Arthur and Ronald Live as duo December 2008
Wild Indian
I'm A Rocker
| BIOGRAPHY |
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| 1964 |
At the age of nine, Arthur Ebeling starts to play the guitar. |
| 1973 |
Arthur joins his first band: Sail (the predecessor of Sail-Joia) together with Bertus Borgers. |
| 1975 |
In 1975 he performs during several months with the funk formation Rosa King & Upside Down. In that same period Arthur joins the Groep 1850 for one gig, but it is this concert that appears on the last album from Groep 1850, Live On Tour (1976). |
| 1981 |
In 1981 pianist Jan Robijns asks him to join join Capsones, resulting in the album Bah in the beginning of 1983.
Together With De Dijk singer Huub van der Lubbe Ebeling and Robijns form the rock & roll-band Big Shot. |
| 1984 |
Ebeling falls of his bicycle, resulting in a concussion and a one year retirement from music. 'Because of this narrowed consciousness, I only wanted to play rock &roll after this period', explains Ebeling when he raises Jump! Dickie Jump! in 1984. This is the name Ebeling and pianist Robijns use when they perform at the music and theatre circus Boulevard Of Broken Dreams. Together with Christian Muiser (drums) the band releases a single in the Rockhouse-label. They are joined by double bass player Peer Wassenaar. The band's name refers to the song Jumps, Giggles And Shouts by Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps (1956). One of the Blue Caps shoots 'Jump! Dickie Jump Jump!' announcing a short solo by the 16 years old drummer Dickie Harrel.
Guitarist Cliff Gallup, Blue Cap in 1956 and 1957, has a big influence on Ebeling's guitar playing. Both of them play the Gretsch guitar, sharing an unknown dynamic and laidback technique.
The first album (Rockhouse '86) features many covers by (a.o.) Gene Vincent, John Lee Hooker and Ray Charles. The second album Goin' Out (Idiot '87) consists entirely of own compositions. Jump! Dickie Jump! dffers from all the other rockabilly and psychobilly bands of the eighties because of the superior musical techniques.
But already in this era it becomes very clear that Ebeling's musical interest goes far beyond rockabilly… |
| 1988 |
This year marks the beginning of Arthur's solo career.
Always at his side, is double bass player Peer Wassenaar, who played with Blue Planet, Galaxy-'lin, Plant and Bram Vermeulen. |
| 1993 |
The cd Simple Man is well received by both press and public. On this album Ebeling focuses more on rhythm & blues. But he also proves that he can write catchy melodies, for instance in the song Maria which is often played on the radio. |
| 1995 |
A lot more variation can be heard on his second solo album Piggy Dog (Dureco '95). From hillbilly, rhythm & blues and ballades to a song that cleary reflects Ebeling's appreciation for Tom Waits. |
| 1997 |
In 1997 Arthur Ebeling & Co tour the UK three times.
In April and May they play at a jazz festival in New Orleans.
Every first Sunday of the month he perfumes at the Café Ebeling in Amsterdam, a bar that was named after the great singer! |
| 1999 |
Basta record releases Ebeling's third solo album, A Rainy Night In Paris, filled with raw rhythm & blues. This album means a new tour in August and September in England, a country that welcomes him with open arms. |
| 2002 |
A new album is born Three years later. The Spanish accordion player Alberto Fernandez can be heard as a special guest. |
| 2004 |
Due to Peer Wassenaars busy schedule, Ronald de Jong starts playing with Arthur. |
| 2009 |
You Handsome Devil is released followed by intensive tours and live appearances on Dutch national telivision. On this cd Ronald de Jong makes a firts appearance on Double Bass. |
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 Rita Sunset Strugglin Lonely Dreamland |
You Handsome Devil (Basta 2009) 'You Handsome Devil' is Arthur's 3rd solo album for Basta. Previously, Basta released 'A Rainy Night in Paris’ (1998) and ‘Dreams’ (2003). This new album holds 14 lovely songs, all written by Ebeling and most varying in style. As Arthur describes it himself, it is his version of American music, plus some more. A mix of rhythm&blues, rock, country blues and a touch of jazz. Perfect music to vacuumclean by, or to be cheered up by in general. Did Johnny Cash hear trumpets for 'Ring of Fire', Ebeling heard a lady's choir for 'Lonely' and bagpipes for 'Far Away'. The subjects are quite varying, but in the end they are all lovesongs after all, and that's what it's all about for Ebeling. |
 It's Quiet Here Sway Dreams Beat Up Dag The Landscape Of A Woman |
Dreams (Basta 2002) Arthur's latest album. Delightful range of musical styles and a unique mix of impeccable blues-edged playing and laid-back entertainment. Great songs like: It's quiet here, Sway, La Gomera and Beat up Dog. You'll admire Arthur's song-writing skills who can rhyme Gomera with umbrella and who writes a passionate love song devoted to Dream Lady, but somewhere in there has the sassy cheek to include a line about his teddy bear.! |
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 A Rainy Night In Paris 5 Million Songs Chet 3 Cigarettes In The Ashtray Lap |
A Rainy Night in Paris (Basta 1999) Impessive, raw Rhythm & Blues. A lot of musicians appear on this album, like Peter Smid, Jay Jay Juliano, Arend Bouwmeester and of course Peer Wassenaar. Listen to the political song Beach, to the fingerstyle masterpiece Chet, to Patsy Cline's Three Cigarettes in the Ashtray and the chanson A Rainy Night in Paris and once again you'll discover that Arthur's style is unique and of maximium authenticity. It took almost a year, and it has resulted into an impressive and honest collection of pure rhythm 'n blues songs. |
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 Baby I'm A Rocker Gardenia Bad Guy Piggy Dog I Tried It |
Piggy Dog (Dureco 1995) Arthur's second solo-project with the beautiful Gardenia. Again with Peer Wassenaar on bass and second guitarist BartJan Baartmans. Roy Bakker on drums. Arthur performs a great variety of songs. From countrylike tunes like Baby I'm a Rocker funky swingabillies like I tried it to love ballads like Gardenia and Beautiful. Fay Lovsky is doin' Voodoo woman on Talk to Me, Arthur is playing piano on Beat, Bad Guy and Until the Well Runs Dry. |
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 Maria Simple Man The Lord Has Found Me Lovely Loretta Trouble |
Simple Man (Dureco 1993) Arthur's first solo-project with the radiohit Maria. Very popular album. Listen to beautiful songs like Puppet on a String (with mr. Ebeling on piano) and the great guitarwork on Lovely Loretta. A Gospel song like The Lord has found Me is a hommage to Ray Charles. Arthur is accompanied by good-old Peer Wassenaar on upright bass. Impressive horn actions by the Hot HaarlemmerDijk Horns. Arthur is doing Trouble again... |
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Goin' Out (Idiot 1987 - Basta 1996) Great album in the typical Arthur Ebeling style with the hitsingle The World is coming to an End. Roland Brunt on saxophone and Anthonie Broek on drums. Listen to Arthur's vocals on The World is coming to an End and Gimme Love, to Rolands sax on Goin' Out, to Peers bass on Dark Side of the Road - then you'll your listening to great musicians - JUMP! DICKIE JUMP!. For ordering information, please visit the Basta site. |
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Jump! Dickie Jump! (Rockhouse 1986) Arthur's first album with Howlin' to the Moon. With Jan Robijns (the Izzies) on piano and Anthonie Broek (de Dijk) on drums. Energetic songs, clearly inspired by the music tradition of New Orleans. Art Sharp is also doing Lonnie Mack's Why, Louis Jordan's Saturday Night Fish Fry, John Lee Hooker's Boom Boom (live) and Trouble, one of his all-time favorites. You can purchase this album at the website of Rockhouse. |
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Big Shot and his Rocking Guns (Dureco 1985) An album with Huub van der Lubbe, who is now one of Hollands most poular singers and who had big hits with his band 'De Dijk'. With Classic covers as Flyin' Saucers and Twenty Flight Rock. Great album, with brilliant harmonies by the whole band. Nowadays this album is a collectors item, so if you have one lying somewhere... For more info, go to the homepage ofDe Dijk. |
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| LINE UP |
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| Live Arthur Ebeling performs in the following line-ups: |
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| Solo: | Gretsch, vocals, footstamp | Arthur Ebeling |
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| Duo: | Gretsch, vocals | Arthur Ebeling |
| Double Bass, vocals | Peer Wassenaar or Ronald de Jong | |
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| Trio: | Gretsch, vocals | Arthur Ebeling |
| Double Bass, vocals | Peer Wassenaar or Ronald de Jong | |
| Drums, vocals | Marcel Koster | |
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| Quartet: | Gretsch, vocals | Arthur Ebeling |
| Double Bass, vocals | Peer Wassenaar or Ronald de Jong | |
| Drums, vocals | Marcel Koster | |
| Saxofoons, percussion and vocals | Arend Bouwmeester | |
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| Gigs |
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Gigs Arthur Ebeling - Click here! |
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