Gurf Morlix

Gurf Morlix

Gurf Morlix (* 1951 in Buffalo, New York, eigentlich William Davis Towle)[1] ist ein US-amerikanischer Multiinstrumentalist, Sänger, Songwriter und Produzent, der seit vielen Jahren in Austin, Texas lebt. Er arbeitete mit vielen bekannten Künstlern aus den Bereichen Americana und Alternative Country zusammen, veröffentlichte aber auch etliche eigene Werke.

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Gurf Morlix zog 1975 von New York nach Texas, wo er zunächst mit Blaze Foley spielte, sowohl in Austin, als auch in Houston. 1981 zog er weiter nach Los Angeles, wo er auf die junge Lucinda Williams traf, die ebenfalls aus Texas gekommen war. Er begleitete sie von 1985 bis 1996 und produzierte zwei ihrer seltenen Platten: Sweet Old World.[2] Auch bei Williams' internationalem Durchbruch Car Wheels on a Gravel Road war Morlix anfangs als Produzent involviert; die Veröffentlichung des Albums zog sich aber – inklusive mehrerer Neuaufnahmen – in die Länge und Morlix verließ die schwierige Musikerin frustriert.[3] 1990 begleitete Morlix Warren Zevon auf einer Tournee. Im Jahr darauf zog er wieder nach Austin.

Gurf Morlix arbeitete mit vielen Musikern. Zu seinen wichtigsten Produktionen zählen CDs von Robert Earl Keen, Mary Gauthier, Ray Wylie Hubbard und Slaid Cleaves. Auf den CDs taucht er auch immer wieder als Musiker auf; er spielt u.a. Gitarre, Bass, Mandoline, Mandocello, Dobro, Pedal Steel, Weissenborn, Banjo, Mundharmonika und Schlagzeug. Morlix wurde 2004 in die Austin Music Awards Hall of Fame und 2005 in die Buffalo Music Hall of Fame aufgenommen. Außerdem war er 2009 Instrumentalist des Jahres der Americana Music Association.[4]

Diskografie

Veröffentlichungen unter eigenem Namen

  • Toad Of Titicaca (Catamount Records, 2000)
  • Fishin' in The Muddy (Catamount Records, 2002)
  • Cut 'N Shoot (Blue Corn Music, 2004)
  • Diamonds To Dust (Blue Corn Music, 2007)
  • Birth To Boneyard (Rootball, 2008) [Instrumental-Version von Diamonds To Dust]
  • Last Exit To Happyland (Rootball, 2009)
  • Blaze Foley's 113th Wet Dream (Rootball, 2011)

Beteiligungen/Produktionen (Auswahl)

  • Peter Case, Peter Case, (Geffen Records, 1986)
  • Lucinda Williams, Lucinda Williams, (Rough Trade/Koch, 1988)
  • Sweet Old World, Lucinda Williams, (Chameleon, 1992)
  • The Setters, The Setters, (Watermelon/Blue Million Miles, 1992)
  • Gringo Honeymoon, Robert Earl Keen, (Sugar Hill, 1994)
  • Eats Away The Night, Butch Hancock, (Sugar Hill, 1995)
  • Louisiana Rain, Teddy Morgan, (Antone's, 1996)
  • Look Up, Bob Neuwirth, (Watermelon, 1996)
  • No Angel Knows, Slaid Cleaves, (Philo, 1997)
  • Picnic, Robert Earl Keen, (Arista, 1997)
  • Walking Distance, Robert Earl Keen, (Arista, 1998)
  • Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, Lucinda Williams, (Mercury, 1998)
  • Broke Down, Slaid Cleaves, (Philo, 2000)
  • Best of British, Ian McLagan, (Gadfly, 2000)
  • Poison In The Well, Jim Whitford, (Eigenverlag, 2000)
  • Ah-Haa! Goes Gras, Rod Moag, (Textracs, 2000)
  • Eternal & Lowdown, Ray Wylie Hubbard, (Philo/Rounder, 2001)
  • Gravitational Forces, Robert Earl Keen, (Mercury/Lost Highway, 2001)
  • Borderland, Tom Russell, (Borderland, 2001)
  • Holiday Sampler EP, Slaid Cleaves, (Philo, 2001)
  • Imperial Golden Crown Harmonizers, Imperial Golden Crown Harmonizers, (Catamount, 2001)
  • Ghost Train, Hot Club of Cowtown, (Hightone, 2002)
  • Filth & Fire, Mary Gauthier, (Signature Sounds, 2002)
  • Cryin' Out Loud, Linda McRae, (Black Hen, 2002)
  • Fortune Wheel, Ivan Brown, (Tin Foil, 2002)
  • Jason Eklund, Jason Eklund, (ursprünglich 1993 auf Rounder Records/Philo erschienen, Wiederveröffentlichung des Künstlers, 2002)
  • Growl, Ray Wylie Hubbard, (Philo/Rounder, 2003)
  • Burnt Tongues and Blue Truths, Eric Westbury, (Barreltown, 2003)
  • American Breakdown, Troy Campbell, (Loudhouse, 2003)
  • McKay Brothers, McKay Brothers, (Texas Archipelago, 2003)
  • Plank, Jeff Plankenhorn, (Blue Corn, 2003)
  • Oval Room, Blaze Foley, (Lost Art, 2004)
  • Wishbones, Slaid Cleaves, (Philo, 2004)
  • Mercy Now, Mary Gauthier, (Lost Highway, 2005)
  • Delerium Tremolos, Ray Wylie Hubbard, (Philo, 2005)
  • Llano Avenue, Darryl Lee Rush, (Shiner, 2005)
  • Oklahoma Speedway, Troy Campbell
  • Rally at the Texas Hotel, Ralston Bowles, (Wildflower, 2008)

Weitere Arbeiten beinhalten Werke von Warren Zevon, Buddy Miller, Julie Miller, Ian McLagan, Eliza Gilkyson, Jimmy LaFave, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Mojo Nixon, Jim Lauderdale, Jerry Lee Lewis, Michael Penn.

Einzelnachweise

  1. http://www.kat.ph/gurf-morlix-last-exit-to-happyland-2009-flac-dickthespic-t3476250.html
  2. "Out Front: Sideman Supreme Gurf Morlix Steps...", Artikel aus dem Austin Chronicle, 17. April 2000
  3. Texas Monthly Magazine, Februar 2009, ab Seite 44. Interview mit Gurf Morlix
  4. Gratulation an Gurf Morlix zur Verleihung des Americana Music Awards

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