Satellite Rock - Music

Gary Primich Born Gary Alan Primich On April 20 1958 In Chicago IL Died September 23 2007 In Austin TX Was An American Blues Harmonica Player Singer Guitarist And Songwriter. He Is Best Known For His 1995 Album Mr. Freeze. Primich Was Born In Chicago Illinois But Grew Up In Nearby Gary Indiana. In 1984 After He Graduated With A Bachelor's Degree From Indiana University Primich Relocated To Austin Texas. While Working At The University Of Texas He Started Playing Along With Other Musicians In Local Clubs. In 1987 He Met Jimmy Carl Black And They Formed The Mannish Boys. Their Debut Album A L'il Dab'll Do Ya Was Issued On The Amazing Records Label And Although Black Then Left The Band Primich Stayed With The Mannish Boys For Another Album Satellite Rock. In 1991 Primich Released His Eponymous Solo Debut Album And My Pleasure Followed The Next Year. Amazing Records Then Folded And Primich Was Contracted To The Flying Fish Records Label Releasing Travelin' Mood 1994 And Mr. Freeze 1995 . Mr. Freeze Was Named As One Of The Twenty Best Blues Albums Of The 1990s By The Chicago Newspaper New City. Constant Touring Allowed Primich To Expand His Fan Base And By 2000 He Had A Recording Contract With The Texas Music Group. He Issued Dog House Music 2002 And Then Ridin' The Darkhorse 2006 . Primich Also Recorded With Steve James Omar & The Howlers John "Luke" Logan Marcia Ball Ruthie Foster Mike Morgan And The Crawl Nick Curran Doyle Bramhall And Jimmie Vaughan. In Addition To His Performance Albums In 1985 Primich Released An Instructional Double CD Blues Harmonica The Blues And Beyond. In June 1999 At The Montgomery Theater In San Jose California Primich Undertook A Performance And Series Of Workshops With Howard Levy Magic Dick Gary Smith Lee Oskar Jerry Portnoy And Andy Santana. He Was Inducted In The Austin Music Hall Of Fame. In September 2007 Primich Died At His Home In Austin At The Age Of 49 Of Acute Heroin Intoxication. read less