Joe Eddie, the grass roots kind of hillbilly — ramblin’, gamblin’ tumbleweed street flower — hails from the great plains of North Dakota and has been playing guitar since the ripe ol’ age of 9. He has written over 500 songs and multiple books of poetry. But if covers are more your vibe, he has a mental jukebox of 1000+. Finger picking sing-a-longs, melodies that take your heart on a trip, and rock ‘n roll that awakens your soul. Music is his primary language that creates the kind of convo he likes to have with anyone. He delivers on the promise of a story, one song at a time. He’s jammed in a handful of bands and with several artists of all genres and has loved everyone. Except for that one chick… well, that’s a story for another time!
“Nice to meet you. If you’re hearin’ this journey with me, I believe our paths crossed for a reason. So, it’s been a pleasure. Til’ next time… (tip of the hat)”
— Joe Eddie
To Dance Beneath A Diamond Sky
I was 9 years old when I met him, before a show, in Fargo, North Dakota. My parents had brought me to his buses in the parking lot between which he and a small group of his bandmates, drivers and road crew were standing, talking.
He looked like a wizard in street clothes, with dark, burly eyebrows over deep, infinite eyes and a piercing long nose, a wide long mouth that spoke with glittering teeth and a tongue like silver, like mercury flowed from his warbled and haggard throat.
The Gal I Left Behind Me
I had been playing the open mic at The Hub Bar & Grille downtown on Tuesday nights steady for a few months, with my lady by my side. We were good drinking buddies, and we called it our ‘date night’.
Every week I’d come up with a half-dozen or two new cover songs to comprise a set, and try to have some fun with the regulars. I’d play stuff like “Hard Times”, “Catch The Wind”, “Chimes of Freedom”, “The Unwelcome Guest”, “Arthur McBride”, “Ragpicker’s Dream”, “I and Love and You”, “Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis”, “Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth”, “Goin’ To California”, “Nothing But The Wheel”, “Sittin’ On The Dock Of The Bay”, “Gold Dust Woman”, “Mandolin Rain”, “Hard To Handle”, “Green Tambourine”, “Mother’s Little Helper”.
