RANDY
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WHERE
WE'VE BEEN...
Actually
before the end of Teaser, Randy had embarked on a side
project intent on releasing a solo album. This new group
was called Randy Couch And The Last Rock
And Roll Band. Having already recorded the
material for the album, aptly titled Randy
Couch And The Last Rock And Roll Band, he
quickly sent it to press and shot the cover photos preparing
for an immediate release to the adoring hoards of fans.
However, all was not to go as planned.
At
the "eleventh hour", only minutes before a press
conference to announce the release, Randy learned that
the record company had pulled all distribution of the
album due to a copyright lawsuit against the band by another
band named The Last Rock And Roll Band.
Not
to be thwarted, Randy changed the name of the band to
Randy Couch And The Second to Last Rock And
Roll Band only to be sued by another band
claiming to be The Second to Last Rock And
Roll Band.
Down,
but not out, Randy once again changed the name of the
band. This time he chose something with a deeper, more
philosophical meaning; Randy Couch And The
Ottomans. Following this name change, he
was sued by the country of Turkey because the Turkish
Government felt that the name was a slight to their historical
ancestors, The Ottoman Turks.
Discouraged
by these turns of events, He decided to plainly name the
band Randy Couch, after which
he promptly sued himself. After a lengthy, and sometimes
painful court battle, Randy finally settled out of court
with himself for an undisclosed amount of money and publishing
rights.
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With
the legal difficulties behind him, Randy finally re-packaged
the previously shelved Randy Couch And The
Last Rock And Roll Band recordings, and
issued forth with Me Unreleased. Finally,
the world would hear! The Puxatawney Herald reviewed
Unreleased with seven words..."And
God said, let there be Couch!"
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Unreleased |
| Putting
his musical aspirations aside, Randy decided to pursue scholarly
interests, attending college, and graduating with honors,
in degrees of Aquatic Psychology and Musical History. |
Following
his graduation, Randy spent two years, researching and
writing his first book, Spoons,
the unauthorized autobiography of the legendary blind
and deaf blues spoon player, Elmo "Spoons" Johnson
(fourth
cousin, twice removed of the also legendary blues man
Robert Johnson).
Spoons
received rave reviews, and was twice picked as "Book
of The Month" by the Book Of The Month Club Of Grenada.
One
reviewer was quoted ..."If Beethoven would have
been able to know the "Spoons" Johnson that
Mr. Couch has acquainted to us, music today would truly
be a remarkable thing to behold." (The
Paraguay Sun Times Gazette) |
SPOONS
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Continuing
his writing, Randy published several highly regarded papers
in scholarly journals, notably, the 1256 page essay Sex,
Drugs, Rock And Roll, And More Sex (Sometimes)
... Bourbon, and it's effect on 20th Century Music. |
Today,
Randy is teaching a course of his own making, The
History Of Circus Music And Military Campaigns at
a local college.
Musically,
Professor Couch tours extensively with his traveling road
show Randy's Paper And Comb Kazoo Pharos Do
Jimi Hendrix. |
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