Westcoast Ramble

01/31/2025

Here’s a great story about the Dave and Deke Combo trying out to back up the Collin’s Kids. Please take a look!

THe Dave and Deke combo backed up the Collins Kids and made the music sound like the original 50s brother/sister duo. ...

01/09/2025

Please consider helping our friend Miss Mac out as she lost her house in the fires. We appreciate all of your support.

Shannon Mac just moved to Altadena last year from Arizona. She moved in… Morris Everett needs your support for Help Shannon Mac Rebuild After Devastating Loss

12/18/2024

Consider subscribing to The Westcoast Ramble YouTube page. We will be doing live webcast from there, interviews and in studio music. We also have some great videos on Rock and Roll history. We have a live show Thursday Dec 19 please join us

https://youtube.com/?si=sqT9D-GEJ-79yuBP

12/10/2024

Merry Christmas, here’s a video I made for one of my favorite Christmas songs by JD McPherson. It’s made with a bunch of pro dancers. Please take a look if you are so inclined. Aaand WCR will be back up and running soon, with Music, interviews and live webcasts. Finally getting the studio finished just outside of Nashville. Hope to see you soon!

Holly, Carol, Candy & Joy by JD McPherson. Dance video for a great Christmas Song from the Album “Socks”Cinematography: Camera: ...

07/13/2024

Check out The Top 10 Guitar Solos that got me fired up. What is a “hype man”? Click on this!

Top 10 Guitar Solos that got me "fired up", usually live, and with the help of a "hype man" check out the video to see what I mean.

07/04/2024

What got you into your music? Please check out the latest video on the WCR YouTube page.
I’m sure you can relate to this story.

I saw the Stray Cats play on "Fridays" TV show back in 81. 1 hour later my 15 year old self was hooked on Rockabilly. ...

06/29/2024

Are these guys the best pickers ever? Check out the True Tale of Speedy West and Jimmy Bryant on the WCR YouTube.

The best guitar duo you've ever heard? Scotty Seatbelt will show you why these Westcoast guitar slingers were' "The Best"

11/02/2023

New album from Johnny Ramos!

A long time in the making, writing and recording. I wrote 8 of the 10 songs, in some styles I haven’t really showed before. Here is DooWop DeathBoy. Now available to stream.
Engineered, mixed and mastered by Dave Irish
Photography by
Art by
Produced by me
Featuring work by Christian Healey and Joe Mack

07/25/2023

Our good friend Kid Ramos was on the radio telling stories about the music you love....check it out.

Sunglasses on, Chicano spirit and a guitar that rocks: this is Kid Ramos. He is one of the great blues and r...

07/14/2023

Please take a look at our latest YT.....The True Tale of Buddy Holly's "That'll be the day" part 3. With our friend JPMCDERMOTT. (We'd appreciate a "like" for that old YT algorithm)

Have you heard the first version of "That'll be the Day"? A Producer called it "The worst music I ever heard!" Buddy Holly worked out the song then rerecorde...

06/28/2023

The True Tale of "That'll Be The Day" The different versions, the legal trouble, the all night recording session, in the end we got a defining Rock song of the era. Here's part 2 with JP McDermott. Please chk it out!

Buddy Holly records a new version of "That'll Be The Day" at Norman Petty's Studio with new musicians in an all night session, creating one of the defining r...

06/16/2023

This week, racing in Minnesota, Im the only one with a Lil Sue & the Cow Tippers shirt!