Bill Taft
Biography
In 1982, Taft moved from Ohio to Atlanta to attend Emory University. His first band of note was The Chowder Shouters, whose instruments included garbage cans.. They released a six-song vinyl record. . After the demise of the Chowder Shouters, Taft joined The Opal Foxx Quartet, a group consisting of anywhere from 2 to 14 members at a time. They broke up in 1992 after the deaths of several members . They released a posthumous CD, which was largely produced by Michael Stipe. .
Around 1988, Taft started An Evening with the Garbageman, a spoken-word open-mic variety show, which he hosted and that eventually morphed into The Jody Grind . The Jody Grind released two CDs before disbanding following the deaths of half their members. Drummer Robert Clayton and bassist Robert Hayes died in a horrific traffic accident which also claimed the life of performer Deacon Lunchbox. The accident occurred as the band was returning to Atlanta after performing in Montgomery, AL..
After The Jody Grind broke up in 1992, Taft formed Kick Me, with Allen Page (of Opal Foxx Quartet) and Kelly Hogan (of The Jody Grind). They recorded several songs that eventually came out on a compilation album called Hidden Tracks, released by Daemon Records. . Kick Me broke up after Allen Page died of a drug overdose. . Smoke recorded two full-length CDs and several compilation tracks, playing until 1999 when lead singer Benjamin died of hepatitis C. A year after Benjamin died, Taft started Hubcap City, which continues to this day. He has also started Another Evening with the Garbageman, an open-mic spoken word project similar to An Evening with the Garbageman.
Bands and Instruments
Dr. Dixon and the Operators: guitar
The Chowder Shouters: guitar and vocals
Opal Foxx Quartet: guitar
The Jody Grind: guitar and vocals
Kick Me: guitar, vocals
Smoke: vocals, cornet, banjo
Hubcap City: vocals, guitar, cornet, banjo
Discography
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The Chowder Shouters
Chowder Shouters vinyl (1986)
Weather Report
Little Wing
Amazing Grace
Instrumental
The Arkansas Side
The Old Tar River
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Opal Foxx Quartet
The Love That Won’t Shut Up CD (1994, LongPlay Records)
Clean White Bed
Frail Body
Blue Exception
Sleep
Tub of Love Rumble
Nightingale
MTM
Christmas
Dirt
I Don’t Know How to Love Him/Strange Fruit
Aliens
Track 1 written by Tracy Snow. Track 2 written by Grady Cousins. Track 4 written by Debbey Richardson. Track 5 is Deacon Lunchbox sleeping in the back of a truck. Track 7 is The Mary Tyler Moore Show Theme Song, “Love is All Around.” Track 10 is a medley of the song from Jesus Christ Superstar and the Billie Holiday song. Track 11 written and performed by Deacon Lunchbox.
The Jody Grind
One Man’s Trash is Another Man’s Treasure CD (1991, DB Records)
Peter Gunn
One Man’s Trash (Is Another Man’s Treasure)
Eight-Ball
Mood Indigo
Death of Zorba
Blue and Far
Governor of Hong Kong
Just Because You Wear Big Shoes
It Ain’t Necessarily So
Love, Love Alone
Wishin’ and Hopin’
My Darlin’
Florida Maine
I’m a Fool to Want You
Lefty’s Deceiver CD (1992, Ichiban)
3rd Of July
Lounge Axe
Funnel Of Love
Friday
Hands Of June
Can’t You See
Promise Of Sleep
Circle
Driving At Night
Superhero
Rickie
Carry You
Blues For The Living
Smoke (band)
Dirt 7″ (1993, Colossal Records)
Dirt
Pretend
Heaven on a Popsicle Stick CD (1994, LongPlay Records)
Hole
Awake
Freak (Winn’s Song)
The Trip
Hank Aaron (lyrics by Dana Kletter)
Luke’s Feet
Beeper Will
The Pond
I Do
Ballet
Guilt
Abigail
Curtains
Another Reason To Fast CD (1995, LongPlay Records)
Trust
Friends
When It Rains
Clean White Bed
Shadow Box
Dream
Fatherland
Train Song
Debbey’s Song
Chad
That Look
I Don’t
Snake
Hubcap City
EP 1 CD (2001, Self-released)
Day Job
My Punk Ass
Paul’s Boot
My Wasted Friends
Weegee
Live: 2001-2002 CD (2002, H.I.G. Records 004)
Action!
Breakfast at Taxi Driver’s
The Man Who Never Forgets
Hubcap City
Paul’s Boot
Reservoir
Some Things
Stomp/Atomic Fireball
Faulkner’s Typewriter
Debby
Vital Pimp Flash
Ready to Serve
Rahab
Jack Henry
The Top of the Hill
Sandbox
Beautiful and Fucked Up
Tracks 1-8 recorded at WREK radio on 11/13/01.
Tracks 9 and 12 recorded outside at Railroad Earth Studios 5/19/01.
Track 10 recorded at Eyedrum 3/10/01.
Track 11 recorded 12/30/01 at The Earl.
Tracks 13-17 recorded 8/02/02 at Earthshaking Music.
EP 2 CD (2002, self-released)
Reservoir
Breakfast at Taxi Driver’s
Action
Atomic Fireball
Hubcap City
EP 3 CD (2004, self-released)
Jack Henry
Kiss Me, Arturo
Left Eye Went the Wrong Way
Sandbox
Cat Hair on Rockabilly Dress
Slug Party
Door
More Songs For Dead Children CD (2004, self-released)
Will’s 4-Track
Damaged
Fried
Hold On
Slough of Despond
Court
Dumped
Sassy Magazine Record Review #2: Dear Madonna
One-Eyed Rapists Attack
Unfinished Film Festival Song
Beautiful and Fucked Up
Super Local 13 CD (2005, self-released)
Staircase
Hurrah Hurrah
U Don’t Know Me Stomp
Message Received 2:34 AM Thursday
Guest of Honor
Five Slugs More Party Minutes
7 Zebra Heads 2 Plastic Skulls
Yippie Yeah Yeah
Message Received 2:51 AM Thursday
Preacher
Blackout
Ham on Rye
Snarl Baby Snarl
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Hubcap City (from Belgium)
Deerhunter/Hubcap City Split 7″ (2006, Rob’s House Records)
Hubcap City – Mad House
Deerhunter – Grayscale
Five More Minutes b/w Sally 7″ (2006, Ponce de Leon Records)
Five More Minutes
Sally
Superlocalhellfreakride CD (2007, Xeric 112)
Get Rid of Now
Unexpected Guest
Ring Around the Rosie
Wind Blowing on a Sick Man
Deer Hunting
Sticks in the Graveyard
Valley of Bones
No Return
When the President Sez
Bottle of Rum
He Brings the Hatchet in the Evening
Rahab 2:39
Boxcar Gamelan
Guy on Street
Hippest Trick
More Guy on Street
Arabella Sabotage
The Anti-Christ is Alive…
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Compilation appearances
with Kelly Hogan
The Mother of all Flagpole Christmas Albums CD (1992, Flagpole)
Introduction – Deacon Lunchbox
Santa’s Hard – Follow for Now
Thomas Tinsel’s Holiday – Kevn Kinney
Santa vs Magneto – Bliss
Santa Baby – Michelle Malone
Santa Claus – The Woggles
Jingle Bells – Flat Duo Jets
Learn to Love Again – Dreams So Real
Papa’s Home – Widespread Panic
Here Comes Christmas – Daisy
You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch – Labrea Stompers
Santa Claus, Go Straight to the Ghetto – Seersucker
Snowflakes Are Falling – Hear it Love it Dance it
Christmas in August – BloodKin
Just Think About Christmas (And Sing What You Want) – Five Eight
O Magnum Mysterium – Kelly Hogan and Bill Taft
No Vacancy – Marlee MacLeod
On Christmas Day – Opal Foxx Quartet
Candles and Miracles – Hetch Hetchy
This Holiday Season – Porn Orchard
Christmas With the Devil – Allgood
White Christmas – Vic Chesnutt
Cake
Low Life 17 LP (1993, RRRecords)
Side a:
Tinnitus – Seven Minutes or Less
Cake (Tracy Snow) – Blue Moles
Cake (Tracy Snow) – I Want to Sleep
Freedom Puff – Visiting with the White Rock Girl
Freedom Puff – 2 Dixie Cups and a String
Side b:
Murray Reams & Paul Hoskin – The Dispossessed
Murray Reams & Paul Hoskin – Submission
I See the Moon – Somnambulist Waltz
I See the Moon – Snellville
Dairy Queen Empire – The World
Dairy Queen Empire – Burning
NOTE: Bill played banjo for Cake on this record.
Solo
The Soft-Spoken Beatnik Cousin of the Flagpole Christmas Albums cassette (1994, LongPlay Records)
Side 1
Gayle Danley – Just Like the Girl on Channel 17
Chris Chandler – Just Say No But Spell it with a K
Hillary Meister – Latkes at Chanukkah in America
Gwen O Looney – Meditations for Women who Do Too Much
Randy Blazak – Jump Around Santa
Charlie Ginste – Flockogank
Mudcat – Rudoplh’s Party
Copacetic Chris – A Holiday Poem
David Oats – Shopping Prayer
David Greenberger – Let Women Chase Me
Blondie – The 12 Days of Christmas
Murray Attaway – Up on the Housetop
Sheila Doyle – Christmas Island
Side 2
Deadbeat Burt – Rudolph the Red Eyed Reindeer
Douglas A. Martin – Undercover Empty Moon Gazing
A.E. Stallings – A Winter Nursery Rhyme
Vic Varney – True North
Ripley – I Drank with the Devil
R. Tod Smith – Christmas at Charter
David Greenberger – Quincy Sore Throat
Julie Thrasher – Cowboy Dreams
Richard Fausset w/Neutral Platypus Uncollective – Under the Breath of The Salvation Army Santa
Scott Royal – Joke
Emory Laughing Wolf – Merry Grimace
Todd Mortensen – Autumn’s Prayer, Winter’s Touch
Bear Step and Joe Brennan – Bear and Joe’s Wish List
Bill Taft – Happy Birthday Baby Jesus
Smoke
? CD (1992)
Smoke – Dog
The lineup on this song was Benjamin, Bill Taft, Brian Halloran, and Todd Butler. This CD was a benefit compilation.
Radio Oddyssey Volume 2: The Georgia Music Show CD (1997 Altered Records/Ichiban)
The Rock*A*Teens – Black Ice
The Continentals – Please, Please
Pineal Ventana – Dark Cloud
DQE – Mermaid And The Sailor
#1 Family Mover – Hey Soul
Bob – Ants
Velvet Overkill Five – Pillow Talk
The Goodies – Live On WRAS-FM
Tweezer – Sucking Midgets
Marcy – Driver
Heinous Bienfang – Stay Behind The Cones
Babyfat – Redd Lobster
Frontstreet – Scandinavian Pamphlet (Sex Book)
17 Years – Doing Wrong
Smoke – Hamlet
Benjamin – Big Daddy Story and Other Saucy Tales
Rudy’s Rockin’ Kiddie Caravan CD (1997 Bloodshot Records)
Susie Honeyman – Bus
Schoolly D – This Old Man
Smoke – Old Joe Clark
Calexico – The Man on the Flying Trapeze
The Waco Brothers – Them Bones
Giant Sand – Blow the Man Down
Anne Richmond Boston – What Can the Matter Be?
D.L. Menard & the Louisiana Aces – J’ai Passe Devant Ta Porte?
Zydeco Elvis – The ABC Song
Sally Timms – Hush Little Baby
New Orleans Klezmer All Stars – Nokas for the Kinder
The Chiselers – Playmate
The Rock*A*Teens – She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain
Moonshine Willy – Skip to My Lou
Kelly Hogan – The Great Titanic
The Black Mama Dharma Band – A Frozen Road
Mekons – Oranges & Lemons
New Kingdom – John Henry
Rob Gal – Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Blacktop Rockets – Froggy Went A-Courtin’
Vic Chesnutt – Home on the Range
The Grifters – The Muffin Man
Hidden Tracks CD (2000, Daemon Records)
Kick Me – Arms
Smoke – Midnight
DQE – Ivytwine
Parlour – The Cold Snap
Kick Me – Black Coat
Kick Me – Blue Midnight
Parlour – Baby Doll
Bill Taft & Neil Fried – Old West
Smoke – Pretend
Palookaville – Seventh Day
Long Flat Red – Eighty-Six Days
Railroad Earth – Keep Seeing That Soul
Kick Me – Lucky Nights
The Hollidays – Miles Away
Guest appearances
Indigo Girls – Shaming of the Sun CD (1997, Daemon Records)
12. Hey Kind Friend
Taft played cornet on this song, written about his friend Benjamin.
The Rock*A*Teens – The Rock*A*Teens (January 23, 1996)
13. Arm in Arm in the Golden Twilight We Loitered On
Taft played cornet on this track.
Greg Connors – Full Moon Flashlight CD (2009, Scared Records)
4. Two Women and A Flood (Sweet Distraction)
9. September Baby, a cover of a song written by Joseph Arthur
Taft played cornet on both these tracks.
References
^ “Six Nights for Sampling A World of Unsung Bands”. New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE1D91539F930A25754C0A966958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
^ a b “”Dedicated to Bob Dylan, Our Biggest Fan””. Otherwise Unavailable. http://otherwiseunavailable.blogspot.com/2006/03/dedicated-to-bob-dylan-our-biggest-fan.html. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
^ “Smoke”. Trouser Press. http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=smoke. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
^ “The Love That Won’t Shut Up”. Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Love-That-Wont-Shut-Up/dp/B000008FRF/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1199401456&sr=8-1. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
^ “An evening with the Garbageman”. Kelly Hogan Fan Club. http://www.kellyhogan.com/bands/garbageman/. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
^ “Just a Few Years Later They Would Have Been Huge”. Otherwise Unavailable. http://otherwiseunavailable.blogspot.com/2006/03/just-few-years-later-they-would-have.html. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
^ “Railroad Tracks”. Creative Loafing. http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A343. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
^ “Jody grind (Kick me, actually) reunion”. Otherwise Unavailable. http://otherwiseunavailable.blogspot.com/2006/03/jody-grind-kick-me-actually-reunion.html. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
^ “The Love That Won’t Shut Up;”. Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Love-That-Wont-Shut-Up/dp/B000008FRF/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-0673938-3720636?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1192918963&sr=8-1. Retrieved 2007-10-20.
^ “Hubcap City Official Discography”. H.I.G. Records. http://neonvomit.net/higrecords/hubcapdisco.html. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
^ “superlocalhellfreakride”. Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Superlocalhellfreakride-Hubcap-City/dp/B000MDH89G/ref=cm_lmf_tit_5. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
^ “The Mother of All Flagpole Christmas Albums;”. Artistdirect.com. http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,134886,00.html. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
^ “Compilation: Low life 17;”. Borft.com. http://www.borft.com/details.php?ProdID=235. Retrieved 2007-10-20.
^ “Radio Oddssey, Vol. 2: The Georgia Music Show;”. Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Radio-Oddssey-Vol-Georgia-Music/dp/B000000N0Y. Retrieved 2007-10-20.
^ “Rudy’s Rockin’ Kiddie Caravan;”. Bloodshot Records and Bloodshot Records Compilations. http://www.bloodshotrecords.com/album/bloodshotrecordscompilations/136. Retrieved 2007-10-20.
^ “Hidden Tracks;”. Daemon Records. http://www.daemonrecords.com/hidden_tracks/index.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-20.
See also
Smoke
Hubcap City
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