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    Stan Ridgway
While enjoying a multifaceted and successful solo career, Stan Ridgway is best remembered by some as the maestro behind Wall Of Voodoo's classic early 80's hit, "Mexican Radio." And while "Mexican Radio" is undeniably a great tune, it only hints at the full range of Ridgway's palette as a songwriter and performer.

Originally conceived as a soundtrack company for low budget sci-fi and horror films, Wall Of Voodoo formed in 1977 in Hollywood, with singer/songwriter Ridgway as the focal point. They released their self-titled debut EP in 1980, followed by their first full length LP Dark Continent. With 1982’s Call of the West, featuring the ubiquitous “Mexican Radio,” the band found major success, but Ridgway left for a solo career shortly after the band appeared at 1983’s US Festival.

Ridgway’s first solo album, The Big Heat, was released late in 1985, and included the underground hit, “Drive, She Said,” as well as "Salesman," and the title track, a brooding piece of electronic rock / film -noir. Ridgway’s solo material retained Wall of Voodoo’s cinematic feel, and was critically acclaimed for his one-of-a-kind vocals and lyrics. The song “Camouflage,” a ghost story of sorts that takes place in the jungles of Vietnam, was a surprise top 5 hit in Europe. His European success continued with 1989’s Mosquitos, which featured another European top 5 hit in “Calling Out to Carol," and Partyball in 1992, featuring the songs "Roadblock" and "I Wanna Be A Boss."

Ridgway’s music is often called “cinematic,” so it’s only appropriate that he’s been heavily involved in television and film scoring. While he’s no stranger to scoring a film solo (as shown by work on such films as Race, Error in Judgment, and Spent), Ridgway has also done extensive song work for films like Pump Up the Volume and Slamdance. Additionally, he has often partnered with ex-Police percussionist Stewart Copeland, most notably for work on Rumblefish, Sympatico, and Pecker.

A 1992 “greatest hits” package, Songs That Made this Country Great, includes the best of Ridgway’s film and solo work, as well as Wall Of Voodoo material and a few rarities. Ridgway continues work as a solo artist (his most recent album is 1999’s Anatomy), and in addition to continued film and television scoring, works with two side bands, Drywall and Hecate’s Angels. He recently recorded “Beloved Movie Star,” a new song available exclusively at MUSICBLITZ.

-- Julio Diaz

Julio Diaz is the Music Editor for Ink 19, the largest music magazine in the Southeast US, and the third largest regional magazine in the country. He is the former Webmaster of The Florida Ska Web Page! and the former Vice President of A&R and Marketing for Citrus Records. His work has also been published in Focus magazine and translated into French for Dig It! magazine.

   
Stan Ridgway Beloved Movie Star MP3,WinMedia Alt-Country, Alternative
Beloved music star Stan Ridgway is no longer on the “Mexican Radio” -- he’s here on MUSICBLITZ, with the haunting and beautiful “Beloved Movie Star,” a MUSICBLITZ Exclusive!


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