Tav Falco

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Tav Falco (* 25. May 1945 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania as Gustavo Antonio Falco ) is an American musician, actor and documentary filmmaker.

Career

Tav Falco started his career in 1973 when he went to Memphis , Tennessee to make documentaries about legendary blues musicians. Inspired by this, Falco founded his first band, Tav Falco's Panther Burns , better known under the short name Panther Burns, with Alex Chilton and James Luther Dickinson .

In 1981, Tav recorded his first album Behind the Magnolia Curtain , which received good reviews. Falco then went to New York City , New York, where he released his EP Blow Your Top on Animal Records .

In the further course of the 1980s and 1990s he shuttled with his psychedelic rock show between Europe and the United States and took on new records with Panther Burns in various lineups. He also played supporting roles in music films such as Downtown 81 , Highway 61 and Great Balls of Fire .

He often covered well-known rockabilly and rock'n'roll songs, which he adapted to his style.

Discography

Albums with the Panther Burns

  • 1982 - Behind the Magnolia Curtain , Rough Trade 16
  • 1984 - Now , Frenzi 37
  • 1985 Sugar Ditch Revisited , New Rose 310
  • 1987 - The World We Knew , New Rose 113
  • 1988 - Red Devil , New Rose
  • 1989 - Midnight in Memphis , New Rose 185
  • 1990 - Return of the Blue Panther , Triple X 51051
  • 1991 - Life Sentence , Triple X 51095
  • 1994 - Deep in the Shadows , Marilyn 1026
  • 1995 - The Shadow Dancer , Upstart 17
  • 2000 - Panther Phobia , In the Red 69
  • 2002 - Love's Last Warning , Last Call
  • 2010 - Conjurations , Bang! Records BANGLP004

solo

  • 1996 - Disappearing Angels , Sympathy for the Records Industry 460

Web links

Commons : Tav Falco  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture . Accessed December 31, 2015
  2. ↑ allmusic . Accessed December 31, 2015
personal data
SURNAME Falco, tav
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Falco, Gustavo Antonio (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American psychobilly musician
DATE OF BIRTH May 25, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, USA