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Luther Monday & The Magic Hammer: Bio

Luther Monday & The Magic Hammer

Singer songwriter Luther Monday was born in Chicago, Illinois, home of the blues. In his very early years he was a regularly seen face in local, now famous Chicago clubs such as ‘Fat Edna’s’, ‘Little ‘Elmo’s’, ‘‘Sticky’s’ and ‘The Pork Rind’. He honed his guitar, vocal and harmonica skills, cutting his teeth in these dives and windy Southside Chicago streets.

Then, at the age of 4, it was time for Lu to move to California where he bought his first harpsichord.

Historians differ on what happened to Luther for the next 30 some-odd years. There are reports that he wandered through Europe drinking wine, his harpsichord in tow, playing dirges and stream of consciousness mini operettas for anyone who would listen. Others claim to have spotted him in Boston in the mid 1970’s, in the cast of ‘ZOOM’. When asked about this time period, Luther is unclear on many of the dates and "facts". He claims to remember some of the good parts vividly, but as he said, “My mom might read this”

Luther re-surfaced in the public eye in the late 80’s to present, in Oakland co-fronting or fronting a string of bands including, ‘The Flying Nones’, ‘The Crunch’, ‘Luther Monday And The Fat Catholics’, ‘Jonny Dog’, (Where he wrote much of and performed the sound track for the Mitchell Brother’s Adult Film: “The Graphenberg Girls Go Fishing” prior to the murder of one Mitchell brother committed by the other. it's true, look it up!)‘The Dangerous Tykes’, The Bastard Plants, and Circus Tension.

Which brings us to a new band: "Luther Monday & The Magic Hammer" The core Members are Luther Monday : vocals & guitar, Danny Allen: guitar, percussion, backing vocals) & The Dynamic Dinky Bordeaux: bass & backing vocals.

Special guest performers include, on backing vocals: Laura Allen (High Diving Horses), Val Esway ( Loretta Lynch, Val Esway & El Mirage), and on violin, Jeff Hobbs.

His sound: If time travel were possible and David Bowie, The Jackson 5, Keith Richards, Sly & the Family Stone, and Syd Barret were all trapped in a Navajo sweat lodge for a weekend, and then came out and had some nice sandwiches and made a record, you might have that sound that 'The Magic Hammer' tries to play for the people.

"REGISTERED NURSE"

"REGISTERED NURSE" is the first and only recording so far of Luther Monday & The Magic Hammer. It is basically a true story, that took place on St. Patrick's Day, '07. The song was recorded around St. Patrick's day '08.

In addition to his usual, brilliant, moody guitar and egg work, Danny plays drums on this one.

Thank You, thank you very much.

But seriously, there are are a few key people who encouraged me to write and perform long ago, when I knew even less than I know today.

These are the people who showed me how to play my first chords, or sang with me in bathrooms into tape recorders, or were willing to play a song I wrote but couldn't play myself, or played music with me in public for the first times, or told me I didn't suck, OR told me when I did, and helped me to not suck the next time.

I have had many strange and wonderful experiences because of time spent with these people when I was young, and, from the bottom of my heart, I thank them, ..you may choose to blame them.

Ethan Gladstone, Max Lenz, Danny Allen, Markus Rodriguez, Julian Phetteplace, and the late, great Chris Moore.

If it wasn't for you guys, I would've wound up penniless and insane MUCH sooner....

Medium Man

The "Medium Man" album from which 'Couch That I Adore', '100 Feet Away', 'Don't Break This' are taken, features

Danny Allen: slide guitar, guitar solos, ebow, and electric rhythm guitar on 'Couch'.

Dinky Bordeaux: co-writer of 'Couch That I Adore' and writer of the key riffs therein, and co-writer of 'Dreamed I Woke Up Dreaming', and 'Medium Man' the song, co-arranger of 'Medium Man' album.

David Brownelle: violin,

Mitch Kink: Drums,

Jenny Marshal: Piano and stalker voice on '100 Feet Away',

Luther Monday: vocals, rhythm, acoustic, 12-string and bass guitars, percussion, keyboards, harmonica, toy piano.