Eight Questions for Greg Prevost, Chesterfield King

The Chesterfield Kings, besides most adroitly picking straight up where Between The Buttons once left off, have gone and produced their very own Monkee-worthy television spectacular Where Is The Chesterfield King? , given The Pendletones a run for their sand dollar with that ho-dad-stomping masterpiece Surfin’ Rampage , provided no less than Mark Lindsay with his rough ‘n’ tumblest back-up combo since the Spirit of ’67 Raiders themselves, and now have their latest and greatest-ever platter The Mindbending Sounds of The Chesterfield Kings available in what’s left of a record store right near you.

(and Speaking of which, I recently had the supreme pleasure of witnessing the C.Kings perform at the Virgin Megastore within the true heart of Times Square, NYC: Watching unsuspecting tourists descend the escalators to the strains of a rousing vintage-’03 “Midnight Rambler” was several notches above and beyond sublime, yessir!)

And so, defiantly entering his third decade as the undisputed Voice behind Rochester, New York’s most under-sung heroes, Greg gamely takes bait to tell us all:

1. Munsters or Addams Family: Which one’s for you, and Why?

Actually The Munsters, because it was a logical extension of one of my
fave shows, Car 54, Where Are You? The Addams Family was OK,
especially Carolyn Jones (the main reason to watch it!), but overall
though, Munsters.

2. Who in the world, living or dead, would you most like to play a game of
“Twister” with?

Anne Francis, Beverly Garland, Nancy Sinatra, Bethel Leslie…..

3. How many Sid King & The Five Strings records do you own?

I don’t know!!

4. Got any good Dee Dee Ramone stories?

Not really.

5. “Ginger” or “Mary-Ann”: Which one’s for you, and for How Long?

When the show was on in ’65 - ’66, I was eleven - twelve. Ginger was my
fave. Looking at it now though, I would have to go with Mary-Ann: What a
doll!

6. What single song, living or dead, do you most wish you’d written… and Why Didn’t You?

Too many to wish that, but I’d have to say the Theme from Ben-Hur, or
possibly Mozart’s 19th.

7. Whose guitar would you most like to be reincarnated as?

To reinstate: is the question Who are some of my fave guitarists? Jeff
Beck, Randy Holden, Jimmy Page, Leigh Stevens, Jorma Kaukonen, Keith
Richard, Ron Wood…..

8. In 2000 words or less, Your Hopes, Aspirations and Goals, musical and otherwise, for your life and your country?

To have every TV show from 1947 to 1967!