Joey Killingsworth is a hard-working dude, and he works hard at the things he loves. By day he makes a living in Memphis by booking heavy stoner bands. By night and on the weekends he makes some of his living playing with his band Joecephus & The George Jonestown Massacre...and he finds a way to help others with his production partner Dik LeDoux. About this time last year Saustex released the first of what we hope will be many tribute records for charity 'Mutants of the Monster: A Tribute to Black Oak Arkansas' a double LP that features an absolutely stellar lineup that includes Shooter Jennings, Jello Biafra, Nik Turner and too many more to list right here. Now the pair have turned their attention to "The Man in Black" - Johnny Cash. 'Five Minutes To Live: A Tribute To Johnny Cash' is once again impeccably conceived by the pair and recorded in Memphis, TN. Featured guest artists on this EP include: W.S. "Fluke" Holland (Holland is featured on all tracks and was the drummer for Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and the first man to play a full drum kit on the stage of The Grand Ol' Opry), Mick Harvey (multi-instrumentalist for The Birthday Party, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds), Warren Ellis (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The Dirty Three), Buzz "King Buzzo" Osborne (The Melvins) and J.D. Pinkus (The Butthole Surfers, Honky). The EP is available on 12" 140 gram blue vinyl in an edition of 200 (exclusively from this newsletter or Saustex.com) for delivery in the next couple of weeks, As a kicker all of the band's profits benefit the FSH Society - more on that below.
