(LOGO above made by Ivan)

 

 Picture taken by Jim McNealon (LIVE at The State Theatre, St.Petersburg a.k.a. St.Pete, Tampa Bay, Florida, USA, dec. 2003)

EXPAT-BLUES 

 Picture: Jacques Goascoz (LIVE at Bar 'Les Cotiers', Pors-Poulhan(29), France, 2005

THE DOC's

Official Website

('BOOTLEG'-singer/songwriter

and guitarist Rob Dokter)

"THIS WEBSITE is not just about me as you can see on your journey through these pages. It's a musical TOUR through MUSIC and in particular the music that made me to what i am today. Scroll down and you will see what i mean. Links, links and more links to music and artists that make the difference!

It's with regret that i salute the ones who left this world and with gratitude that i -as should YOU!- embrace their musical legacies. So.. Here's to remembering too: Jim McNealon (pedalsteel-guitarist for 'Ronny Elliott and the Nationals' - here's the link to his overdub on one of my demo's) , Gerrit van Berkum (co-founder of our band 'BOOTLEG'), Johnny Cash, June Carter, Waylon Jennings, Jerry Reed, Doug Sahm, Rusty Wier, Carl Perkins, Stephen Bruton, Eddie Cochran, Bo Diddley, Johnny Joyce, Floyd Red Crow Westerman, Willy DeVille, Townes Van Zandt, Tom Fogerty, Roger Miller, Mickey Newbury, Link Wray, Mannes (Manny) van Oosten (one of the wellknown locals of my hometown Zwolle), Herman Brood, Eddie Rabbitt, 'the big man' Clarence Clemons, Gerard Rutger Buisman...and lots of others no longer with us!"

"I would like to thank the following musical inspirations:

JOHNNY CASH, WAYLON JENNINGS, WILLIE NELSON, KRIS KRISTOFFERSON, JOHN and TOM FOGERTY, CHUCK BERRY, JERRY REED, JJ CALE, GREG BROWN, The Beatfarmers (not just for 'Happy Boy') , Stephen Bruton, GUY CLARK, Lee Clayton, Albert Collins, STEVE  EARLE, Fatal Flowers, JOHN HIATT, Ray Wylie Hubbard, The Jayhawks, JACK JERSEY (for everything from 'I'm calling' on) Sonny Landreth, Peter LaFarge, Los Lobos, The Mavericks, DELBERT McCLINTON (and Glen, ofcourse) , JAMES McMURTRY, ROGER MILLER, THE NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND (Jeff Hanna, Jim Ibbotson etc.), NORMAAL, David Olney, Buck Owens, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, Wilson Picket, JOHN PRINE, Otis Redding, LOU REED, The Rolling Stones, DOUG SAHM (in any setting) , BOB SEGER, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, STATUS QUO, Rod Stewart, STRAY CATS, Chip Taylor, Stevie Ray Vaughan, JERRY JEFF WALKER, TONY JOE WHITE, Dwight Yoakam, Neil Young, TOWNES VAN ZANDT, ZZ Top, Beethoven (for the 6th 'Pastoral') , Little Feat, Rodney Crowell, Ry Cooder, SMOKIE, SHEL SILVERSTEIN, Dick Feller, Cheap Trick, CRAZY CAVAN AND THE RYTHM ROCKERS, MATCHBOX, FATS DOMINO, Dave Dudley, JIMMY RODGERS, Merle Haggard,STEVE FORBERT, George Jones, The Band, Marty Stuart, Doc Watson, TOM T. HALL, RUSTY WIER, DON WILLIAMS, HANK WILLIAMS and ofcourse SONNY TERRY and BROWNIE McGHEE."

(the above is from the booklet of my first CD 'Just as I am- Some raw gems '(2000) ) All names have links to YouTube !!

  The influence of a man like Billy JoeShaver became after my first CD. Another that came later was Jimmy LaFave. And i forgot to mention Dave Edmunds, Bo Diddley, Eddie Cochran and lots of others, because there's so much music i've be soakin' up since i was just a kid. Ready to be taken away?

original sheet of lyrics to 'Expat Blues' (c)

 

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" If you don't love Jesus, go to hell ! "

" May the God of your choice bless you"

(Billy Joe Shaver)

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background-music playing is 'COME AND MEET ME' (Rob Dokter) (c) performed LIVE by BOOTLEG in 2000 at Steenwijk Local Radio SLOS. Musicians here: Marcel Vermaning: drums + vocal / Dick Zoeteweij: leadguitar + vocal / Mathieu Muller: bass / Rob Dokter: vocals + guitar