biographical info
RONNIE ARTUR'S NEW BOHEMIAN JAZZ SCHMOZZLE! This is it! Ronnie Hayward flips his legendary rock-a -billy persona and mines the same musical era for a kind of "beat-bop" "hep-hop" alter ego a.k.a. Ronnie Artur. His Orkestrio's uncluttered conversational jazz style is the perfect backdrop for his sardonic wit and unique take on life. His vocals and bass playing are almost frighteningly intense as he ponders such questions as "Do you really think you know what I’m thinking?" "How's that front porch?" and "Does anybody really need that many pockets?" This is the kind of honest and compelling act that begs to be imitated, but I don't think anyone else could get it right or have as much fun doing it. This is it.
lineup
Ronnie Artur singer-songwriter
influences
Charles Mingus
Hank Williams
Ken Nordine
Sun Ra