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Jeffrey Frederick
12+ albums
Alt-countrycountryhumorRock and RollLes Clams
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Jeffrey Sutton Frederick (1950 - 1997) was a songwriter, guitarist and performer specializing in good-time Americana music—an idiosyncratic blend of folk, country and rock and roll. He was a largely uncredited predecessor of today's alternative country music genre. Also notorious for his pranks, Jeff specialized in sly, hilarious and soulful pieces. Frederick's tightly crafted songs and intricate guitar work were praised by the likes of Willie Nelson, Eric Clapton, and Dan Hicks. His songs are being featured in a series of tribute albums, starting with St. Jeffrey's Day: The Songs of Jeffrey Frederick, Volume I (2008). Contents * 1 Early life * 2 Vermont * 3 Portland * 4 Bicentennial tour * 5 Nevada * 6 Later years * 7 Partial discography * 8 Notes and references * 9 External links Early life Born in Wilmington, Delaware, to highly religious parents, Harry and Edna Frederick, Jeffrey spent most of his early years in rural Vermont. He went so far as to become an Eagle Scout, but quit the Scouts at age 14 to start his first band, the Renegades. Vermont In the late 1960s Jeffrey, Jill Gross, Morgan Huber, John Raskin, and Robert Nickson (Froggy) established the original Clamtones band in Vermont. In the early 1970s, Jeffrey made some changes and started Automatic Slim & the Fat Boys (celebrated in Michael Hurley's song by the same name on his first Rounder Records album, Snockgrass). In addition to Jeffrey, the band consisted of his c
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albums
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The Resurrection of Spiders in the Moonlight
Clamtones B.C.
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Live At The Ice House
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ooh la la...Les Clams
Ooh La La... Les Clams
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The Jeffrey Frederick Band Live at the Ice house
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Jeffrey Frederick Sampler
St. Jeffrey's Day
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Spiders In The Moonlight
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Have Moicy!
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Jeffrey Frederick Clamtones B.C.
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Spiders in the Mooonlight