The Donkey Show (band)
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The Donkey Show was a ska band based in San Diego who played a Caribbean-sounding Ska band during the eighties. They introduced many people to the music and were in the unique position of being one of the founding bands of the "California Ska Sound", a precursor to what some would call the third wave. At one point they were even receiving radio play on major radio stations such as KROQ-FM.
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[edit] Notability
Well known for their male and female lead vocalists[1] and for their legendary sax played Dave Hillyard who played the major groups like Hepcat, The Slackers and Dave Hillyard and the Rocksteady 7[2]. They performed concerts in various cities in California, and toured the US twice. They were one of the first bands in the third wave ska movement, and they appear in a Ska_Parade documentary video Members of The Donkey Show backed Buster Bloodvessel of Bad Manners on a California tour as Buster's All-Stars. Ska Parade producers Albino Brown and Tazy Phyllipz (along with Gerald Lokstadt of Spot Productions) arranged for The Skatalites saxman Roland Alphonso to make his first solo trip to California in 1989 to perform with The Donkey Show. One former member of The Donkey Show, Dave Hillyard, was also in the band Hepcat, and is now in The Slackers. Kent and Creedy went on to play in Unsteady, another California ska band of significance during the late'90s. Matt Parker played with The Adjusters, a political soul and ska band in Chicago.
[edit] Breakup
In an interview from 2001[3] Kim spoke of the breakup. "The band retired for many reasons; one being the fact that we were all branching out in different ways creatively as musicians. I know that sounds like such a stereotypical answer, but it's the truth. Oftentimes this leads to successful bands, you know, creating a unique sound from a variety of influences, but unfortunately for the Donkey Show, I feel it was partly responsible for the demise of the band. we were all pretty young, stubborn, and eager to explore new opportunities. Although I was very disappointed, I knew it was for the best. We quit while we were ahead and I would much rather do that then sell out, perform halfheartedly, or play sh*tty music."
[edit] Lineup
Kim Clift: Vocals
Ray Campbell: Vocals
Dave_Hillyard: Saxophone
Stanley "Bronco" Farwell: Trombone
Rob Dominguez: Percussion
Matt Parker: Farfisa organ
Kent Graves: Drums
Tom Zambrano: Bass
Chris "Creedy" Bates: Guitar
[edit] Discography
1988 - Mr. Brown 7"
1989 Bali Island E.P.
1998 Just Can't Get Enough of...
[edit] References
- ^ "Marco On The Bass: Marco On The Bass Podcast Series: A Celebration of 80's American & Canadian Ska & Reggae". Marcoonthebass.blogspot.com. 2009-04-05. http://marcoonthebass.blogspot.com/2009/04/marco-on-bass-podcast-series.html. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
- ^ "Epitaph Records: Dave Hillyard". Epitaph.com. http://www.epitaph.com/artists/artist/19/Dave_Hillyard. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
- ^ "Donkey Shines - An interview with Kym Clift of the Donkey Show!". Ruderoots.com. http://www.ruderoots.com/interviews/kymclift/index.html. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
