Artist Information
Biography
First off: I DO NOT WANT TO MELT YOUR FACE.
Just thought I'd get that outta the way..
I have been Charmingly described by press and bystanders as a kind of Woody Guthrie on a party mix of Viagra and Magic Mushrooms.
but honestly- Coffee,sweet potato pie,spring water and (colorful language) are my substances of choice.
Music and the inspiration it takes to create it, and the dedication it takes to nurture it -cannot be canned or marginalized by industry PIMPS.
There's just too much SOUL out Here.
I BELIEVE THAT OR I'D NEVER PICK UP ANOTHER INSTRUMENT OR WRITE ANOTHER SONG.
A sense of Humor is just as important as a sense of purpose in my approach to songwriting.
My music might be best described as SWAMPADELIC THUMP. (This is a catagory I created for myself, a stew consisting of Blues,Swamp-funk,Nawlins Riddim,DC Go-Go,Political Grit,Northern Metal and Southern Charm)
And Cowbell. Lots.
My Specific Writing influences are:
WILLIE DIXON,Long John Baldry.John Hiatt, Steve Earle, Don Van Vliet, Don Byron,Willie Dixon, Lowell George, Daniel Brayton,Sun Ra,Zimmy(of course!)James McMurtry,Tony Joe White, and the sacred triad of Howlin Wolfe-Muddy Waters- and John Lee Hooker.
(The Butthole Surfers ,Root Boy Slim ,Keith Richards and Dr. John deserve honorable mention)
I believe in Peace and I'm Anti-war. Music is the Antidote to violence and discontent.
"In a Time of Universal Deception,Telling The Truth Is a Revolutionary Act. "
~George Orwell~
My Guitar strap bears the words of WOODY GUTHRIE-----
" THIS MACHINE KILLS FACISTS"
Mass acceptance at the cost of dignity or creativity is not what I crave as an artist.
Life is too short for that plastic nonsense.
The evolution of soul is rarely televised.
Sometimes you just gotta say what's on your mind- even if you're laughing while doing it.
I guess thats what they mean by
" using dynamics".
Instrumentation
Blanky - Bass
C. Zogbeast - Drums
Dr. Morpheus - Lead Guitar
Discography
SWAMPADELIC HOUND DAWG new release 7/09
http://cdbaby.com/cd/MYSTRTreefrog
BATS WILL SCATTER- Independent release.
http://cdbaby.com/cd/MYSTRTreefrog
Mer De Mente(SHOCK OPERA) Independent release.
Available on Amazon.com
Links
Press
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SWAMPADELIC HOUND DAWG
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SWAMPADELIC HOUND DAWG In a previous life the entity now known as “MYSTR Treefrog” was comfortabl...
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Swampadelic Hound Dawg
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Review: MYSTR Treefrog - Swampadelic Hound Dawg MYSTR Treefrog - Swampadelic Hound Dawg 2009,...
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NEW From THE BUNNY!
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Mystr Treefrog Swampadelic Hound Dawg Ottomanix Music 2009 So what happens when the anger goes? ...
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TAXI says:Music that Isn't The same old,same Old
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The Song: HOW MANY FINGERS "Greetings Mystr Treefrog. Great name by the way. Your song and CD h...
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FrOM BLUES BUNNY_Sonicbids Winner For March
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Just when you think the entire world has been neatly packaged into same size cartons, along comes My...
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From BOBTJE's BLUES
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MYSTR Treefrog (Jon Brayton) is an artist who demonstrates his own personality and his social concer...
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Thank God For MYSTR Treefrog
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MYSTR Treefrog You know what? Thank God. That was my first reaction to Mystr Treefrog. In fact, h...
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MYSTR Treefrog On N.P.R.
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LINK TO ARCTICLE: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6567026 He performs und...
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MYSTR Treefrog
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Review of MYSTR Treefrog- Col. Tamar Alexia Fleishman Jon Brayton is secretly and mode...
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Coffee, Tea and MYSTR Treefrog - Col. Tamar Alexia Fleishman
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When MYSTR Treefrog invited me to coffee and signed off, “Your Devoted Miscreant Southern Whacko,” ...
Setlist
I play a mix of Original and Covers,depending on the Venue.
I have NOT listed the Originals- but here is a PARTIAL LIST of Covers I do so that any interested parties may know my genre.
My Recorded Work tends to be more Experimental than my live shows.
MYSTR TREEFROGS SETLIST
(COVER MATERIAL)
**AS Performed On Acoustic Dobro,Elec/Acoustic Resonator.
6-String, Mandolin and Harmonica**
WILLY DIXON- Ain’t Superstitious
Hello Little Schoolgirl
Spoonful
Back Door Man
Love The Life I Live
Hootchie Cootchie Man
HOWLIN’ WOLF- Poor boy
Smokestack Lightnin’
Commit a Crime
Evil
ROBERT JOHNSON- Crossroads
MUDDY WATERS- Rollin’ N’ Tumblin
Mannish Boy
Kingbee
Can’t Be Satisfied
JONNY CASH- Way Down In The Mines
Ring Of Fire
R.L.BURNSIDE- Chain Of Fools
Georgia Women
Snake Drive
It’s Bad You Know
Nothing Man
Miss Maybelle
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART- Babble N’ Smoke
AH Feel Like Ahcid
Gimmee Dat Harp Boy
BOB DYLAN- I Shall Be Released
All Along The watchtower
Wicked Messenger
KEB MO- Am I Wrong
HANK WILLIAMS-Lost Hiway
ROLLING STONES- Prodigal Son
Factory Girl
Salt Of The Earth
Sympathy For The Devil
Dead Flowers
Let It Bleed
TIM HARDIN- Black Sheep Boy
Lady Came From Baltimore
Can’t Slow Down
House Of The Rising Sun
Working On The Railroad
BIG BILL BROONZY- Big Boss Man
TONY JOE WHITE- Polk Salad Annie
Old Black Crow
WOODY GUTHRIE- Deportee
Prettyboy Floyd
THE POGUES- The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
Navigator
ANN PEEBLES-Can’t Stand The Rain
AC/DC- Whole Lotta Rosie
JIMI HENDRIX-Voodoo Chile
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL-Born On The Bayou
JOHN LENNON- Working Class Hero
LITTLE FEAT- Roll um Easy
Truck Stop Girl
ALLEN TOUSAINT- On Your Way Back Down
RANDY NEWMAN- Lousiana 1921
MOSE ALLISON- Young Man’s Blues
ALLMAN BROTHERS- Little Martha
Whippin’ Post/Hotlanta
LED ZEPPELIN- The Levee
THE BEATLES- Norwegian Wood
There are AT LEAST as many Originals-but this list should suffice for the moment.
My favorite Chord is "E" minor.

