Jack Yarber

Infobox musical artist
Name = Jack Yarber


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Alias = Jack Oblivian
Born = Corinth, Mississippi
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Instrument = vocals
guitar
drums
Genre = Garage punk, punk blues, Rock & Roll, rhythm & blues
Occupation = singer
songwriter
Years_active = 1980's — Present
Label = Crypt Records
Goner Records
Sympathy for the Record Industry
Associated_acts = Johnny Vomit & The Dry Heaves
Knaughty Knights
Compulsive Gamblers
Oblivians
South Filthy
The Cool Jerks
The Limes
Loose Diamonds
The Natural Kicks
Tav Falco's Panther Burns
The Tennessee Tearjerkers
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'Jack Yarber', also known by his stage name, Jack Oblivian, is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He was a founding member of the Memphis garage-bands The Compulsive Gamblers, and The Oblivans, and is or has been a member of Johnny Vomit & The Dry Heaves, The Knaughty Knights, South Filthy, The Cool Jerks, The Limes, Loose Diamonds, The Natural Kicks, Tav Falco's Panther Burns and The Tennessee Tearjerkers.

History

Jack Yarber began his professional music career in high school, appearing alongside high school friend and future Squirrel Nut Zippers founder Jimbo Mathus in the Corinth, Mississippi, based Johnny Vomit & the Dry Heaves. Yarber played drums in the outfit, which credited him as Johnny Goopa. [http://www.grunnenrocks.nl/people/o/oblijack.htm] Johnny Vomit & the Dry Heaves would go on to be one of Yarber's longest-running side project, the song "Knick the Knife" off his latest Tennessee Tearjearkers album being a reworked version of a song performed in early Johnny Vomit jam sessions. [http://www.memphisflyer.com/gyrobase/Newdesign/Content?oid=oid%3A22513]

In the summer of 1987, Yarber moved to Memphis, Tennessee, to play music with his cousin. Yarber and his cousin played together using a number of band names, eventually releasing a 7" new-wave record under the name, The End. By 1989 the two had diverged musically and Yarber's cousin left town, effectively ending their partnership. [http://turnit-down.blogspot.com/2006/06/jack-oblivian-interview.html] Following the breakup of The End, Yarber's encounter with fellow musician Greg Cartwright led to the formation of the Compulsive Gamblers. Despite recording two 7" albums and a handful of home recordings, the band was unable to garner record label interest until after the success of their next band, the Oblivians. [http://scenestars.net/interviews/yarber.htm]

The Oblivians formed in 1993 as a side project to the Compulsive Gamblers, and included former Gambler Greg Cartwright, as well as future Goner Records founder, Eric Friedl. The members of the Oblivians all shared writing and recording responsibilities. Each member supplied vocals, guitar work, and percussion on albums, and switched between instruments during live shows. The Oblivians lasted from 1993 until 1998, at which time Yarber and Cartwright left the band to reform the Compulsive Gamblers. The second incarnation of the Gamblers lasted from 1998 to 2003, when the bandmembers again went their separate ways.

After pursuing a brief solo career, Yarber teamed up with Scott Bomar to form the Tearjearkers. As Bomar became more and more involved with film scoring, Yarber began to take a more active role in the band, ultimately taking over as lead songwriter after Bomar's departure. With Yarber in control of the group, the band was rechristened the Tennessee Tearjerkers. [http://scenestars.net/interviews/yarber.htm] At the same time as Yarber was writing songs with the Tearjerkers, he was also contributing in various ways to a number of side projects including, the Knaughty Knights, the Limes, and South Filthy which included collaborations with longtime associates Walter Daniels, and Monsieur Jeffrey Evans.

Discography

With Johnny Vomit & The Dry Heaves

'Singles'
* Johnny Vomit & The Dry Heaves 7" (Goner Records, 1993, 6Gone)
* Thanks For The Ride! 7" (Goner Records, 2005, 18gone)
* Running In A Rat Race 7" (Solid Sex Lovie Doll Records, 2006, SSLD 008)

With the Compulsive Gamblers

'Singles'
* Joker 7" (Boiler Room, 1992, cat.no.?)
* Church Goin' 7" (Lemon Peel Records, 1992, LP001 - LP002)
* Goodtime Gamblers 7" (Boiler Room, 1995, BR 002)

'Albums'
* Gambling Days are Over CD (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1995, SFTRI 372)
* Bluff City LP/CD (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1999, SFTRI 570)
* Crystal Gazing Luck Amazing LP/CD (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 2000, SFTRI 572)
* 2xLP/CD (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 2003, SFTRI 698)

With the Oblivians

'Singles'
* Call The Shots 7" (Goner Records, 1993, 2Gone)
* Sunday You Need Love 7" (Crypt, 1994, CR-044)
* Now For The Hard Of Hearing From ... "Blow Their Cool" 7" (Estrus, 1994, ES 756)
* Static Party 7" (In The Red, 1994, ITR 018)
* Go!Pill-Popper! 7" (Drug Racer, 1996, 001)
* Strong Come On 7" (Crypt, 1996, CR-053)
* Kick Your Ass 7" (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1996, SFTRI 412)

'Splits'
* Split CS with Impala (Goner Records/Power Of Bob, 1993, 0Gone/POB 103)
* Split 7" with Two Bo's Maniacs (Hate Records, 1997, hate 7)
* Split 7" with the Crime Kaisers (Active Detective, 1998, active detective record #1)

'Albums'
* Oblivians 10" (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1994, SFTRI 304)
* Soul Food LP/CD (Crypt, 1995, CR-055)
* Live In Atlanta 8.19.94 LP (Negro Records, 1995, negro records 001)
* Six Of The Best 10" (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1996, SFTRI 383)
* The Sympathy Sessions CD (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1996, SFTRI 406)
* Walter Daniels Plays With Monsieur Jeffrey Evans & The Oblivians At Melissa's Garage 10" (Undone, 1995, UDR-0008-10)
* Popular Favorites LP/CD (Crypt, 1996, CR-065)
* ...Play 9 Songs with Mr Quintron LP/CD (Crypt, 1997, CR-082)
* 17 Cum Shots LP (Bootleg, 1997, cat.no.?)
* 2xLP/CD (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1999, SFTRI 584)
* On The Go LP (Goner Records, 2003, 12Gone)

with Tav Falco's Panther Burns

'Albums'
* FZ 6900 Panther Phobia LP/CD (In The Red, 2000, ITR 069)

with the Tearjerkers

'Singles'
* Chills & Fever 7" (Brown Sound, 2005, BS 001)
* Original Mixed Up Kid 7" (Bancroft Records, 2006, BR-005)

'Albums'

* Bad Mood Rising LP/CD (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 2001, SFTRI 643)
* Don't Throw Your Love Away LP/CD (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 2005, SFTRI 735)
* Jack-O Is The Flip Side Kid LP/CD (Dirt Cheap Records/Sympathy For The Record Industry, 2006, BR-003/SFTRI 778)

with the Knaughty Knights

'Singles'
* Connection 7" (Solid Sex Lovie Doll Records, 2002, SSLD 007)
* I Love It To Death 7" (Perpetrator Records, 2004, PERP 3)
* Death Has Come Over Me 7" (Goner Records, 2005, 20Gone)
* Tommy Of The River 7" (Shattered Records, 2006, SR-011)'Splits'
* Split 7" with the Wildebeests (Norton Records, 2003, 9641)

with South Filthy

'Singles'
* Soul Of A Man 7" (Wrecked Em Records, 2003, wrecked 004)
* Goin' Down The Valley / Carry That Load 7" (Beast Records, 2007, BR076)'Albums'
* You Can Name It Yo' Mammy If You Wanna ... CD (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 2002, SFTRI 701)
* Crackin' Up + You Can Name It Yo' Mammy If You Wanna 2xLP/LP (Rockin' Bones, 2005, RON 062-1/RON062-2)
* Crackin' Up CD (Licorice Tree Records, 2006, YUM 1008)

with the Cool Jerks

'Singles'
* Whole Wide World 7" (Misprint Records, 2003, msp 0110)'Albums'
* Cleaned A Lot Of Plates In Memphis LP/CD (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 2002, SFTRI 689)

with the Limes

'Singles'
* Goddamn You Honey 7" (Solid Sex Lovie Doll Records, 2004, SSLD 014)
* Rock'n'roll Heart 7" (Nasty Product, 2006, NP 10)'Albums'
* Tarantula! CD (Death Valley Records, 2005, DV-010)

with the Natural Kicks

'Albums'
* Natural Kicks CD (Miz Kafrin, 2005, Miz Kafrin 007)

As Jack Oblivian

'Singles'
* Black Boots 7" (Shattered Records, 2006, SR-013)'Albums'
* American Slang 12"EP/CD (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1997, SFTRI 475)
* So Low LP/CD (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1998, SFTRI 535)'Appears On'
*Various Artists - (2005, Fat Possum Records) - "I'm In Love With You" (Junior Kimbrough)

References

* Hurley, Rachael. [http://scenestars.net/interviews/yarber.htm Rock's Hero for the Rest of Us] "scenestars.net". Accessed June 9, 2007.
* Tupica, Rich. [http://turnit-down.blogspot.com/2006/06/jack-oblivian-interview.html Jack Oblivian Interview] "turn-it-down.blogspot.com". June 01, 2007. Accessed June 28, 2007.

Persondata
NAME = Jack Yarber
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Jack Oblivian
SHORT DESCRIPTION = American singer, songwriter, and guitarist based out of Memphis, Tennessee
DATE OF BIRTH =
PLACE OF BIRTH = Corinth, Mississippi
DATE OF DEATH = N/A
PLACE OF DEATH = N/A