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Ralph Gean
Multicolored Jam / Sea of Heartbreak

2-song single

Format: Digital Single
Released: 2019
Total running time: 05:59

Artist's website: RalphGean.com

Tracklist:

Multicolored Jam
Sea of Heartbreak

"Multicolored Jam" written by Rlaph Gean and published by Fonky Donk Music. "Sea of Heartbreak" written by Paul Hampton and Hal David, and published by Shapiro Bernstein & Co., Inc.

Info:

This is a digital single of two songs performed by Ralph Gean (vocals) and Brian M. Clark (music). Ralph Gean has been writing, performing, and recording his own unique variety of off-beat Rock, Rockabilly, and Country songs since the late 1950s. As an early '60s contemporary of first-wave Rock n' Roll acts like Roy Orbison and Glenn Campbell, Gean achieved a measure of regional success in Texas, cutting several 45s and receiving vigorous support from local radio. In the mid-'90s Gean was "discovered" by noted countercultural figures such as Boyd Rice (NON), Eric Allen (Apples In Stereo) and Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys), all of whom would become involved in his career in one way or another; this lead to a comeback for Gean in the late 1990s and early 2000s. This recording was made when Ralph was well into his 70s.

Recorded by Brian M. Clark at Unpop Studio in Denver, Colorado, 2018. Mixed and mastered by Howard Karp in Los Angeles, California, 2019. Produced by Brian M. Clark and Howard Karp. Graphic design by Whale Song Partridge.

Reviews:

"Ralph Gean Is Denver's Greatest Unknown Rock Star"
- Westword

"Gean is a vestige of the days of the Old West and the birth of rock 'n roll. In his heyday he opened for artists like Roy Orbison. At the age of 67 he hasn't lost the fire he once had as a young rockabilly singer."
- The Denver Post

"[Ralph Gean] veers from psychotic shit-kicking to bent rock n' roll, parodisitc plodding heavy rock, scary Casio nuttiness worthy of latter-day 'beat of the Traps.'... [Gean] doesn't need any 'bonus' respect points for his age."
- Maximum Rock N' Roll

"The man has presence, the man has a sound, and both come across with power."
- Exotica/Etcetera

"Ralph Gean lived through the birth of rock and continues to adore it. ... Currently, only those who are heavily involved in underground rockabilly attend his concerts, but the authentic rock cowboy continues to play in Denver, Colorado, manifesting the 'spirit of rock n roll'."
- Vice España

"[Gean's] problem has always been that he was ahead of his time. It took ten years for The Rev. Horton Heat and the psychobillies to catch up with Ralph Gean."
- Rock & Blues News

"Incredibly Strange Music Fans Shouldn't Miss This!"
- Jello Biafra

"He's a rip snortin' dandy!"
- The Legendary Stardust Cowboy