The Band Of Blacky Ranchette

Howard “Howe” Gelb (born October 22, 1956, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer based in Tucson, Arizona.

Projects

Gelb's approach to music is collaborative and he has recorded with a number of side projects. In a 2004 interview with Gelb, ''The Guardian'' wrote "Gelb's way of dealing with it was to treat Giant Sand (not to be confused with his 1970s electro-rock band Giant Sandworms) as a loose, uncompetitive, mutually supportive musical collective, a place for friends to hang out and play. 'I just liked the idea of having this kind of removed world, this brotherhood—the idea of a band being something more than a front person or dealing with the throes of fame.'"

In 2013, he worked with the Scottish singer/songwriter KT Tunstall on her fourth studio album '' Invisible Empire // Crescent Moon''. He co-wrote and co-produced, and sang on several songs. His own solo album entitled ''The Coincidentalist'' was released on New West Records in November 2013.

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Discography

Source:

Giant Sand

*''Valley of Rain'' (1985)
*''Ballad of a Thin Line Man'' (1986)
*''Storm'' (1987)
*''The Love Songs'' (1988)
*''Long Stem Rant'' (1989)
*''Swerve'' (1990)
*''Ramp'' (1991)
*''Center of the Universe'' (1992)
*''Stromausfall'' (1993)
*''Purge & Slouch'' (1994)
*''Glum'' (1994)
*''Goods and Services'' (1995)
*''Backyard Barbecue Broadcast'' (1995)
*''Build Your Own Night It's Easy'' (1997)
*''Chore of Enchantment'' (2000)
*''The Rock Opera Years'' (2000)
*''Unsungglum'' (2001)
*'' Cover Magazine'' (2002)
*''Selections Circa 1990-2000'' (Compilation, 2001)
*''Infiltration of Dreams'' (2003)
*''Too Many Spare Parts in the Yard Too Close at Hand'' (2003)
*''Is All Over the Map'' (2004)
*''Provisions'' (2008)
*''Provisional Supplement'' (2008)
*''Blurry Blue Mountain'' (2010)
*''Tucson'' (2012)
*''Heartbreak Pass'' (2015)
*''The Sun Set Vol.1 inyl LP' (2017)
*''Returns To Valley Of Rain'' (2018)

Arizona Amp and Alternator

*''Arizona Amp and Alternator'' (2005)
*''The Open Road'' (2016)

Howe Gelb

*
Incidental Music
(1983)''
*''Dreaded Brown Recluse'' (1991)
*''Hisser'' (1998)
*''Upside Down Home'' (1998)
*''Upside Down Home 2000'' (2000)
*''Confluence'' (2001)
*''Lull Some Piano'' (2001)
*''The Listener'' (2003)
*''Upside Down Home 2002'' (2003)
*''Ogle Some Piano'' (2004)
*''The Listener's Coffee Companion'' (2004)
*''Upside Down Home 2004: Year of the Monkey'' (2004)
*Sno Angel Like You'' (2006)
*''Fourcast: Flurries'' (2006)
*''Upside Down Home 2007: Return to San Pedro'' (2007)
*''Spun Some Piano'' (2008)
*Sno Angel Winging It (Live album)'' (2009)
*''Alegrías'' (2010)
*''Melted Wires'' (2010)
*''Snarl Some Piano'' (2011)
*''Dust Bowl'' (2013)
*'' The Coincidentalist'' (2013)
*''Future Standards'' (2016)
*''Further Standards'' (2017) (with Lonna Kelley)
*''Gathered'' (2019)
*''Cocoon'' (2020)
*''Howe Gelb's Schlager Christmas Album'' (2022)

The Band of Blacky Ranchette

*''The Band of Blacky Ranchette'' (1985)
*''Heartland'' (1986)
*''Sage Advice'' (1990)
*'' Still Lookin' Good to Me'' (2003)

OP8

*''Slush'' (1997)

The Colorist Orchestra & Howe Gelb ft.

Pieta Brown

*''Not on the Map'' (2021)

Filmography

*''Drunken Bees'' (1996) – Giant Sand documentary by Marianne Dissard
*''Looking for a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspiration'' (2005) – Howe Gelb interviewed
*''High and Dry: Where the Desert Meets Rock and Roll'' (2006) – documentary which includes music and interviews with Giant Sand members
*''This Band Has No Members'' (2006) – Howe Gelb solo concert film of his Japan tour in 2005
*'' Ingenious'' (2009) - feature film soundtrack
*'' Jackie'' (2012) - actor ("Paul")
*'' Quantum Cowboys'' (2022) - actor ("Blacky"), writer, music; winner Best Original Music Award, Annecy International Animated Film Festival (2022)

References

External links

Ow Om Records
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Living people
American country singer-songwriters
Musicians from Tucson, Arizona
American alternative country singers
American indie rock musicians
1956 births
Country musicians from Arizona
Singer-songwriters from Arizona
Rock musicians from Arizona