"Bongo Joe"

by George Coleman

"Bongo Joe" cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1969
  • Label: Arhoolie
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 49:46
  • Community rating: 3.26/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded on location by Chris Strachwitz, this document captures the entirely unique street performances of a Galveston-based eccentric. Relying solely on percussive rhythms hammered out on oil drums and idiosyncratic, stream-of-consciousness monologues, it stands as a purely uncompromising piece of outsider expression.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, satirical, repetitive, rhythmic, avant-garde

Tracklist

  1. I Wish I Could Sing (3:20)
  2. Science Fiction (5:21)
  3. Innocent Little Doggy (7:16)
  4. Cool It Right (5:52)
  5. Listen at That Bull (3:52)
  6. Crazy with Love (2:35)
  7. Great (4:49)
  8. Transistor Radio (5:53)
  9. Eloise (6:23)
  10. Dog Eat Dog (4:19)

Credits

  • George Coleman - primary artist, drums [55 gallon oil drum], vocals, songwriter
  • Wayne Pope - cover

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