- Ralph Carney
Ralph Carney (born
January 23 ,1956 ,Akron ,Ohio ,U.S.A. ) is an American musician. While his primary instruments are varioussaxophone s andclarinet s, Carney collects and plays many instruments, often unusual or obscure ones.He was a founding member of
Tin Huey , and is perhaps best known for his long association with singerTom Waits . He has also recorded or performed withDieselhed ,Marc Ribot ,The B-52's ,Elvis Costello ,Les Claypool andBill Laswell . Ralph Carney has released several solo albums and was a member of theOranj Symphonette with fellow Waits alumni,Joe Gore andMatt Brubeck . He also heads up San Francisco'sCarneyball Johnson , featuring Carney onsaxophone s,turkish clarinet ,piccolo ,trumpet , percussion and Vocals;Channel 23 alumnusKimo Ball on guitar and vocals; Scott Johnson on drums and vocals; andAllen Whitman on bass and vocals.Ralph is the uncle of
The Black Keys drummerPatrick Carney and recently joined them on stage during a performance at theWarfield in San Francisco and collaborated with them on their albumAttack & Release .At the moment, a
documentary film has been in the works for the past few years about him called "This Is! Ralph Carney (documentary film) " , which is named after his lastalbum .The latest band in which he is involved is
The Cottontails .Discography
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Ralph Sounds (1997 ) (Birdman Records )
*I Like You (A Lot) (1999 ) (Birdman Records )
*This Is! Ralph Carney (album) (2003 ) (Black Beauty Records )
*NOPE )Bands That Involved Ralph Carney
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Tin Huey
*The Waitresses
*Swollen Monkeys
*Carneyball Johnson
*The Cottontails
*The Black Keys External links
* [http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/performer.pl?perf=183 Art of the States: Ralph Carney]
* [http://www.akroncracker.com/ Ralph Carney Website]
* [http://www.carneyballjohnson.com/ Official Carneyball Johnson Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/ralphcarney Ralph Carney's Official Myspace Music Page]
* [http://www.littleredmenace.com/carney.html This Is! Ralph Carney Documentary Preview]
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