The Gone Jackals - Rag Doll (Bob Gaudio-Bob Crewe) video free download

Hard to know where to start with this one.

Was driving into Manhattan one day and heard an interview with Bob Gaudio of The Four Seasons, a very fine American songwriter in my opinion. He related the story of how he'd come to write "Rag Doll" back in 1965/66. Seems he was driving into Manhattan too and, when exiting the bridge, was waiting at a light (or stuck in traffic) where a very young, very cute but destitute woman was cleaning car windows. She cleaned his window and when he went to tip her found he didn't have any small bills. I believe he gave her a $20 and he said her face lit up so brightly that it just broke his heart. That moved me to want to cover this tune someday.

Once out in California w/The Gone Jackals, I threw together an arrangement for this tune that was strictly intended for live shows. This was a novel thought as the rooms we were playing were gravitating more towards bands like Gwar and DK influenced outfits by then. I stuck to my guns though -- cost us dearly with that particular crop of local bookers. Co-Producer Gary Hobish really liked the sound of our live version and was very insistent to have us record it for "Out & About with The Gone Jackals". I said I'd give it a shot and here is the result.

For current Bonedrivers aficionados, I've thrown in some LP covers and 45 jackets of bands and tunes we currently cover (in our own bombastic fashion) to add context to where we're comin' from.

This one is for my Brother, Johnny Gale. Those two young men with the very-hard-to-come-by new clothes and musical gear in 1966 are still at today. Rag dolls, but no "quit" in them!

K.K.

Musicians:

Keith Karloff -- Vocals and Guitars

Judd Austin -- Vocals and Guitars

Jimmy "Capt. Cooke" Corkery -- Vocals

R.D. Maynard -- Outstanding Fender Bass!

Trey Sabatelli -- Drums

Produced by Gary Hobish and Keith Karloff for Armin Hammer Productions/BlueBlack Records

From the BlueBlack CD "Out & About with The Gone Jackals" BB 9505