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New Rodd Keith release "Ecstacy to Frenzy"
Release date - January 20, 2004!
Read the review from All Music Guide

Also, info on "I Died Today", the quintessential Rodd Keith
song-poem compilation



the film by Jamie Meltzer
NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD from Shout! Factory
rent it at NetFlix.com




Visit the Rodd Keith page at myspace to hear some music...
Thanks to James Lindbloom at Roaratorio Records


ORDER RODD KEITH'S MUSIC
I Died Today
Ecstacy to Frenzy
Saucers in the Sky


SONG POEMS WANTED...THE MUSICAL!
One Night Only...Tuesday, February 19th at 7 pm
Theater Building, Chicago



a new Rodd Keith Compilation from James Lindbloom and roaratorio recordings...
RODD KEITH "SAUCERS IN THE SKY"


track list...
1. Lettuce And Lace
2. You Only Want To Hurt Me
3. Magic In Her Eyes
4. Saucers In The Sky
5. My Living Doll
6. Sawdust
7. Here Comes The Judge
8. A Soothing Dream, But...
9. Donıt Be A Dope
10. The Merry-Go-Down
11. Go Go Girlie
12. Winds Of March
13. Do Me Mister Buddy
14. Itıs Raining
15. Cancel My Order For Love
16. Lost Vein Of Love
17. Telephone Call
18. Get On My Honda, Rhonda
19. Exotic Woman
20. Los Angeles City Lights
21. It Means That You Love Me
22. Gloria
23. Move Along Surfing Girl
24. Ravens
25. Next Time
26. Ship For Home





Read about the NYC Song Poem Bash of '04...


join NRBQ for one night only!!
- a special screening of - Off the Charts - The Song Poem Story by filmmaker Jamie Meltzer

and musical sets by NRBQ (including some song-poem performances!)

with special guest Ellery Eskelin - saxophonist and son of Rodd Keith
celebrating the DVD release of the film as well as the release of
Ecstacy to Frenzy the newly unearthed recording by Rodd Keith

Saturday, February 14th, 2004 at NorthSix
66 north 6th street * brooklyn, ny 11211 * p: 718.599.5103

read the post-gig reports here





Rodney Keith Eskelin - musician and composer
born January 30th, 1937 - died December 15th, 1974

father: Raymond Eskelin | mother: Edythe Eskelin | brothers: Gerald & Jon Eskelin
son: Ellery Lane Eskelin | daughter: Stacey Keith Eskelin

E-mail
eskelin@earthlink.net


all materials © by Ellery Eskelin 2005 except where otherwise noted