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The Border Blasters are a Texas-based roots group composed of primary band members Todd Jagger and Jimmy Ray Harrell. The band calls their sound "Cowboy Swing & Hillbilly Blues" with Jagger on mandolin, guitar & vocals; and Harrell on guitar, piano, accordion & vocals. They are often joined by other musicians.
A border blaster is a broadcast station that, though not licensed as an external service, is, in practice, used to target another country.The term "border blaster" is of North American origin, and usually associated with Mexican AM stations whose broadcast areas cover large parts of the United States, and United States border AM stations covering large parts of Canada.
The band recorded their biggest-selling album, Call of the West, in 1982. A single, "Mexican Radio," about border blaster radio stations, became an international hit, peaking at #18 in Canada, #21 in New Zealand and #33 in Australia. [6] It also reached #64 in the UK, [7] and was their only Top 100 hit in the United States.
John Bazz (born July 6, 1952) is an American bass guitarist known for his long service in The Blasters.Bazz's credits also include work with various other notable musicians, including Charlie Musselwhite, Marc Ford, Mike Eldred, Top Jimmy, Ryan Bingham, and Lynwood Slim.
The tension at the San Diego-Mexico border comes just two months after the Sinaloa Cartel issued an order for its members to shoot at Border Patrol officers in western Texas for the arrest of ...
In 2005, the band released its first studio CD in 20 years, 4-11-44. On July 3, 2012, the Blasters put out their most recent studio album to date, Fun On Saturday Night . The album includes a duet with Exene Cervenka of X and the Knitters , track number 2, " Jackson " — a cover of the 1963 song made most famous by Johnny Cash and June Carter ...
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In the June 6 assault in Ocean Beach, three men, ages 19, 20 and 21, were chased by members of the Hells Angels gang. Two were severely beaten. ... San Diego County Dist. Atty. Summer Stephan ...