Artist description Rick Nafey's musical roots range from R&B to rock, folk to funk, blues to bluegrass. Together with some of the finest players and singers from the Santa Fe area he becomes Blue Love Monkey

Music Style Rock, Blues, Folk & Country

Musical Influences Don & Juan, Flip & Skip, Moose & The Pelicans, Taco

Similar Artists J.Buffett, Dylan, Jaynettes, Knopfler, J.Lennon, Taj Mahal, Mickey&Sylvia, Persuasions, R.Thompson, Uncle Tupelo, L.Redbone, Wallflowers, Little Walter

Artist History 2003 - "Ain't Got Time to Die" - 9 original songs about love, grief, truth, delusion, dread, vendetta & hope. Plus Richard & Mimi & Mickey & Sylvia. 2002 - "The Things That I Can't See" - A bluegrass outing featuring the moving original "Things That I Can't See" plus 6 songs tracing Rick's roots in traditional & folk music. 2001 - "A Crooked Mile" - The virtues of Thunderbird wine, songs for a spaghetti western, delta blues straight, no chaser & The Jaynettes meet William Blake. "A Crooked Mile" gets you off the the musical interstate to roads less travelled.. 4 original songs and unique arrangements of 9 classics by diverse artists such as Fred Neil, Robert Johnson, The Cats and A Fiddle, Roy Acuff and Little Brother Montgomery. Produced by Rick's long time musical partner Willy DeVille.

Group Members Rick Nafey - vocals, guitar, piano, violin, dulcimer, writer / Jim Bracken - guitar, vocals / John Curtis - drums, percussion / Steve Lindsay - bass guitar / Steve Guilmet - piano / Dominick Costanzo - accordion, theremin, drums / Busy McCarroll - vocals / Sara K. - vocals / Bobby Glenn - bass guitar / Jeff Nelson - keyboard / Michael Poltera - violin / Richard Corsello - bass guitar / Sharon Gilchrist -mandolin / Sandra Wong - violin / Willy DeVille - guitar. harp, percussion, vocals

Albums Ain't Got Time to Die, A Crooked Mile, The Things That I Can't See

Additional Info Ain't Got Time to Die - 11 songs: Promises You Can't Keep, Hey Chief, Silky Legs, Your Song, What Am I Gonna Do, Children of Darkness, The Dance, Mad Monks, Dr. Strange, Love Is Strange, Lifer's Blues. A Crooked Mile - 13 songs: Dance Hall Girls, Love Is an Outlaw, Vicksburgh Blues, Little Bit of Rain, Great Speckled Bird, Killin' Jive, Crooked Mile, Stones In My Passway, Sally, What's So Good About It, Fast Flyer, Shake Sugaree, Suki. The Things That I Can't See - 7 songs: Things That I Can't See, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, Old Plank Road, Harold's Super Service, Buffalo Skinners, She Belongs to Me, Tea Song

Location Santa Fe, New Mexico - USA

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