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Henry Hornstein Courtesy Photo
Preacher Jack in 1998 sans long hair <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\n\nMy Malden Observer  interview\/ article on Preacher Jack<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/malden.wickedlocal.com\/x392062497\/-Just-a-closer-walk-with-Preacher-Jack<\/a>
By Joe Viglione \/ recordreview2001@yahoo.com<\/a>
Posted Sep 5, 2008 at 12:01 AM
Updated Sep 5, 2008 at 5:16 AM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those who love the unique piano sound heard on the soundtrack to the Tom Cruise\/Sydney Pollack movie \u201cThe Firm,\u201d the hard-working piano man from Malden offers that style of ivory tickling and so much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPreacher Jack\u201d (a.k.a. Jack Coughlin), commands the stage like an evangelist explaining his \u201creligion\u201d of rock and blues with a raw, distinctive voice that cuts through better than Jimmy Swaggart or Jerry Falwell could ever hope to \u2014 probably because when The Preacher dives in to \u201cJust A Closer Walk With Thee,\u201d resplendent in Gospel overtones and backing vocalists, you believe him \u2014 and understand he believes in what he\u2019S singing and playing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Malden Observer caught a performance by Jack on May 8, 2008 at Club Bohemia, the downstairs of the Cantab Lounge in Central Square, Cambridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a dark den of sin in need of redemption that Preacher Jack lovingly provides as he bangs away on his traveling keyboard. Offstage, he\u2019s a very personable \u2014 and quite reserved \u2014 individual, pleasant and engaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s a bit of background that the Boston-area legend provided us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Observer: How long have you lived in Malden?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preacher Jack: I was born in Malden Feb. 12, 1942 and lived there until the late 1970s. I moved to Salem, Mass., and have resided at the Lafayette Hotel on Washington Street ever since<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Observer: Did you first start playing music in Malden in school?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preacher Jack: Yes. I was influenced at an early age by my mother, who was a runner up on the Major Bowes Radio Show in 1939, and my father, who was an amateur vocalist with a sort of baritone type range. My brother is also a singer with great success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malden Observer: What were your first bands?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preacher Jack: Well, my first band could be considered Malden\u2019s first garage band \u2014 we were called \u201cThe Jupitors\u201d (sometimes called Jack and the Jupitors) in 1956 with boyhood pals Irving Fineberg on Guitar (self taught, I may add) and Charlie Peavy (later to work at his family\u2019s business \u201cPeavy\u2019s Speed Shop\u201d on Main Street) on drums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malden Observer: What were your first live gigs?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preacher Jack: We played gymnasiums, the YMCA, churches, private parties, lots of clubs that are long gone from the North Shore, and later on worked with Arnie Woo Woo Ginsberg at his famous \u201cSock Hops\u201d in Saugus on Route 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malden Observer: How did the Rounder album come about?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preacher Jack: George Thorogood spotted me at the Shipwreck Lounge on Revere Beach, took a liking to me, and brought me to the attention of Ken Irwin at Rounder. We recorded two albums for Rounder with the Delaware Destroyers and Sleepy LaBeef as my backup band(s).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malden Observer: What was \u201cthe demo that got the deal\u201d with Rounder Records?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preacher Jack: Well, George liked the Luke The Drifter (Hanks Williams alter ego) pieces I was doing and Ken was also a huge Hank fan so I think it was the C & W part of my rep that won the folks at Rounder over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malden Observer: Let\u2019s talk about your new disc, \u201cTales From Life\u2019s Other Side.\u201d What about the double entendre title?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preacher Jack: It is actually \u201cPictures From Life\u2019s Other Side,\u201d a play on the Hank Williams song \u201cA Pix From Lifes other side.\u201d Peter (Levine), my manager, and Lady Eleanor (Ramsey) came up with the title. We sat around, listened to the diverse selections on the disc and thought a lot of these songs are snapshots of people\u2019s lives, not necessarily my life, combined with my love of Hank we thought it would be a nice companion title for these tales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malden Observer: When did you start developing this album?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preacher Jack: It is a combination of two sessions, one in 1982 with Dick Berwun at his home studio in Lexington and another done in 1996 at Sound Technique in Boston, which was financed by Gary Cherone of Extreme. When Bill Hunt from Cow Island Music approached us about signing me we had the material just sitting around, so it all came about quickly last year. We released on Feb. 12 of this year and it has been a wonderful relationship with Bill at Cow Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The MySpace http:\/\/myspace.com\/thepreacherjack is <\/a>full of information on Preacher Jack, including a 10-minute YouTube video posted on the front page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jack\u2019s in great voice and the deep piano sounds resonate through the computer as he dips into more gospel: \u201cPreacher Jack is at your service.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over a dozen gigs are booked through Oct. 25, including key ones at The Beehive (beehiveboston.com) located at 541 Tremont St. in Boston (617-423-0069) Sept. 10 at 8 p.m., and The Pawtucket Film Festival, 175 Main Street, Pawtucket, R.I., on Sept. 14 at 8 p.m. (www.mirrorimage.com\/mi\/film.html).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/thepreacherjack for <\/a>more dates or go on to You Tube and put in the name \u201cPreacher Jack\u201d to watch the videos that are getting thousands of hits, taped live at Dodge Street, Sandy\u2019s Jazz & Blues and other venues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Henry Hornstein Courtesy Photo
Preacher Jack in 1998 sans long hair <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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