Jawbone (musician)
Encyclopedia
Jawbone is the pseudonym
of Bob Zabor, an American blues
musician from Detroit. He is particularly unusual in that he is a one-man band
. The instruments he plays include the harmonica
, the guitar
and the tambourine
. He deliberately aims for a lo-fi sound, akin to early blues recordings.
He appeared on the BBC's John Peel
show, and has been included on various magazine CDs there.
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
of Bob Zabor, an American blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
musician from Detroit. He is particularly unusual in that he is a one-man band
One-man band
A one-man band is a musician who plays a number of musical instruments simultaneously using their hands, feet, limbs, and various mechanical contraptions. The simplest type of "one-man band" — a singer accompanying themselves on acoustic guitar and harmonica mounted in a metal "harp rack" below the...
. The instruments he plays include the harmonica
Harmonica
The harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
, the guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
and the tambourine
Tambourine
The tambourine or marine is a musical instrument of the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zils". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, though some variants may not have a head at all....
. He deliberately aims for a lo-fi sound, akin to early blues recordings.
He appeared on the BBC's John Peel
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...
show, and has been included on various magazine CDs there.
Discography
- Dang Blues (2004 CD)
- hi-de-hi b/w walter john (7" Record)
- Johnny Cash Tribute CD (free with Mojo magazine, featuring "Get Rhythm")
- This Is Punk Rock Blues Vol. 1 (Various Artists, CD featuring "4-11-44"Four Eleven Forty FourFour Eleven Forty Four or 4-11-44 is a phrase that has appeared repeatedly in popular music and other popular culture, either as a reference to numbers allegedly chosen commonly by poor African Americans while gambling, or to the combination of width and length of a penis, through multiplication of...
) - Hauling (2006 CD)
- Chug a Lug b/w Get Rhythm (7" Record)