Sailor’s Journals Indexed, Part 1: 200 Musicians

I am deeply grateful to Noel Barretto for his help in improving this. See comments.

In the early days of bowienet, when he  chatted with fans using the screen name Sailor, David Bowie posted fairly regularly on a page he called Sailor’s Journals. These entries were for the most part not personal reflections but rather accounts of his public life. The first journal entry was August 23, 1998; the last, October 5, 2006. However, there was only one for all of 2005; 3 for 2006, and only 2 after May in 2004.

For this first in a series of indexes to Sailor’s Journals, I offer a list of musicians. These include early influences, musicians he worked with, and new bands. Sailor’s Journals provided a unique platform for bringing these musicians to the attention of his fans — and, perhaps, to recording industry scouts. Whether any attained success because of his enthusiasm I do not know.

Other categories for this series are visual artists, writer and publications, dramatic arts and performance, places, people, family and others, and miscellaneous.

A large (30/167 pages) of the Journals is not by Bowie. It’s by Blammo, a fan selected from the Bowienet community to cover the July 2000 Roseland concerts. I’m not quite sure what to do with these pages. They are approved, likely commissioned in a sense, by Bowie, but they aren’t by Bowie. So they constitute another section.

You will find lots of mistakes, I’m afraid, and I would appreciate knowing about them so I may make corrections. This proved a much more arduous task than I anticipated. Each time I would go through it and correct some mistakes, I made others.

Action,                              11/17/05

Albarn, Damon,              9/14/98; 7/21/03

Alford, Zach,                    8/16/99; 10/21/01

Alomar, Carlos,               8/16/99; 10/21/01; 5/16/02

Anderson, Laurie,           8/23/98, 10/16/98, 10/22/98, 12/4/01

Animal Collective,          10/5/04

Arctic Monkeys,            11/17/05 [Animal]

Arias, Joey,                     1/23/99, 2/20/99

Atlantis V Avatar,          10/29/00

Badalamenti, Angelo,    8/25/98

Baker, Ginger,                4/19/04

Bauhaus,                          9/14/98

Beastie Boys,                   2/1/02

Beatles,                             5/10/00

Beck,                                  5/9/00

Blades, Rubén,             1/13, 17/00

Blur,                               9/14/98; 7/21/03

Bob and Earl,                   12/26/98

Bolan, Marc,                    5/10/00

Bono,                                 9/8/99

Borneo Horns,                 2/1/02

Bowie, Lester,                  11/12/99

Branca, Glenn,               5/16/00

Brooke, Jonathan,           12/4/01

Bryant, Dana,                   1/4//01

Broken Social Scene,       10/5/04

Buddy Holly,                    12/26/98

Burnett, T-Bone,            5/14/02

Buretti, Freddie,             2/11/00

Campbell, Sterling,         8/16/99; 9/28/00, 10/11/00; 2/22/02; 7/21/03

Cannibal & the Headhunters, 12/26/98

Chamberlain, Matt,        5/15/02, 5/16/02; 6/8/03

Charles, Ray                     3/6/99

Chimes,                             1/10/00

Coghlan,  Donal,              12/4/01

Comedian Harmonists,   1/25/00

Cooke, Sam,                    12/26/98

Costello, Elvis,                 9/28/99

Cruise, Julee,                    8/25/98

Cuong Vu,                         10/6/00

Cyxowski, Roman,          1/25/00

Dandy Warhols,               7/21/03; 4/12/04

Davies, Ray,                     2/1/02, 2/7/03; 2/28/03

DeLaughter, Tim             4/12/04

DiFranco, Ani                  1/13/00, 1/17/00

Dinger, Klaus,                  1/6/00

Dorsey, Gail Ann,             8/28/98, 11/15/98; 1/24/99, 6/18/99, 8/16/99, 9/17/99, 9/26/99;    1/3/00,  1/17/00, 2/2/00, 5/31/00,  9/28/00;  10/19/01, 10/21/01; 3/21/02; 3/7/03, 6/8/03, 7/21/03

Drepung Gomang Monks,       1/4/01

Duncan Sheik,                         12/4/01

Dylan, Jakob [JD],                  10/6/00

El Zumbido                              5/25/00

Emerson, Keith                       3/12/99

Eno, Brian                               9/7/98; 1/6/00; 5/22/02; 4/21/03

Eurythmics,                             1/27/00

Faith, Adam,                           4/19/04

Fanny,                                     2/1/00

Fats Domino,                          12/23/98

Ferry, Bryan,                             9/14/98

Frampton, Peter,                      2/8/01, 2/9/01

Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, 12/23/98

Franz Ferdinand,                      10/05/04

Freddie?                                      9/14/98

Freed, Alan,                                3/6/99

Fripp, Robert                              1/6/00; 5/21/02

Froese, Edgar,                            1/6/00

Frommerman, Harry,              1/25/00

Gabrels, Reeves,   8/24/98; 9/14/98; 1/24/99, 3/10/99, 3/29/99, 5/17/99, 6/18/99,  8/16/99

Gamelan Semar Pegulingan,   8/24/98

Gardiner, Ricky,                          1/6/00

Garry Farr and the T-Bones,   3/12/99

Garson, Mike,                8/31/98, 11/20/98; 8/16/99; 1/26/00, 9/28/00

Gaye, Marvin,                 12/26/98; 3/12/99

Germano, Lisa                  9/28/00

Gershwin, George,           8/25/98

Glass, Philip,                    1/4/01; 2/1/02

Gnarls Barkley,                9/27/06

Grandaddy,                       10/29/00, 7/21/03

Grohl, Dave,                       5/16/02

Groves, Lani,                      8/16/99

Gryner, Emm                     1/3/00,  9/28/00

Harris, Emmylou,             1/4/01

Harrison, George,               12/6/00

Harry, Debbie,                      9/22/00

Harvey, P. J.,                           9/28/00

Haskett, Chris,                       6/18/99

Hawkins, Sophie,                 12/4/01

Henry Rollins Band,             6/18/99

Hinterland,                   11/4//01

Hotei,                               8/16/99, 10/21/01

Janes,                               5/16/00

Johnson, Daniel,            4/29/04

Johnson, Robert,           5/27/02

Jones, Bill T.,                   1/13/00, 1/17/00

Jones, Quincy,                9/8/99

Kay, Lenny,                      2/28/03

Kaye, Danny,                  12/23/98

Kelly, Stephen,               7/30/00

Kersels, Martin,             10/29/98

Khan, Rahat Nusrat Ali Khan,  1/4/01

Khechog, Nawang,       1/4/01

Kiedis, Anthony,            9/26/99

Killers,                            10/05/04

Kinks,                              2/1/02, 2/7/03

Kluster/Cluster,              1/6/00

Konrads,                           3/12/99

Kronos Quartet,             2/22/02

Lazar, Emily                    4/12/02

Legendary Stardust Cowboy, 5/17/02

Lennon, John,                  5/10/00

Lennox, Annie [Dave?],  9/27/99; 1/20/00, 5/10/00

Leonard, Gerry,              12/4/01; 5/16/02; 2/26/03, 3/7/03; 6/8/03

Lewis, Barbara                3/12/99

Little Richard,                 12/20/98, 12/23/98; 3/6/99; 1/10/00

Love, Courtney,                4/12/04

MacCormack, Geoff,        10/29/00

Mann, Pamela Sue,         12/4/01

Massive Attack,              8/8/99

Maurice Williams & Zodiacs,  12/23/98

McKeown, Sue,              12/4/01

Merchant, Natalie,        1/4/01; 5/14/02

Mercury, Freddy,           4/12/04

Michael, George,            10/29/00

Mitch Ryder & Detroit Wheels, 12/23/98

Moby,                                1/4/01

Mooke, Martha,            10/21/01

Moore, Thurston,            9/10/98

Neu,                                   1/6/00

Newley, Tony,                   12/26/98

Nine Inch Nails,              12/16/99

Nomi, Klaus,                  1/23/99, 2/20/99, 2/26/99, 1/25/00

O’Connor, Sinead,        11/12/01

Palmer, Holly,                8/16/99, 9/28/00,  1/3/00, 10/6/00

Pan Sonic,                      5/16/00

Partch, Harry,                 5/15/02

Patti Smith Band,          2/28/03

Peace, Warren, (see MacCormack, Geoff),  10/29/00   

Pickett, Lenny,                9/27/99

Pink Floyd,                       10/2 9/98

Pixies [Charles],             5/17/02; 10/5/04

Placebo (Robie, Ronan, Molko),       2/18/99,  3/29/99, 3/31/99; 10/19/01

Plank, Conny (producer),        1/6/00

Plati, Mark,    5/2/99, 8/16/99; 1/26/00, 6/2/00; 6/8/00, 9/28/00, 10/11/00; 4/4/01, 7/4//01, 10/19/01; 3/7/03; 6/8/03                    

Platters, The                   12/23/98

Polyphonic Spree,  The    4/12/04

Puff Daddy,                      9/8/99

Radiohead News,            7/21/03 [Alex?]

Rakim,                               3/29/99

Reznor, Trent,                     8/16/99

Red Hot Chili Peppers,    9/26/99

Reich,  Steve                    1/6/00

Richard, Cliff,                  3/132/99; 4/19/04

Ross, Ronnie,                  4/19/04

Rowntree, Dave,           7/21/03

Russell, Cat,                    6/8/03

Ryder, Mitch,                 12/26/98

Sam and Dave,             12/26/98

Scorchio Quartet,        10/21/01, 2/1/02; 5/17/02, 2/26/03

Seaman, Phil,                 4/19/04

Secret Collective,          11/17/05

Secret Machines,          10/5/04; 11/17/05

Sex Pistols,                     9/7/98

Simone, Nina,                 4/23/03

Sinatra, Frank,                7/4/01

Siouxsie Sioux,                8/30/98

Slick, Earl,                         2/1/00, 5/31/00, 6/5/00, 9/28/00, 3/7/03

Slick, Jean,                        2/1/00

Smashing Pumpkins,       8/16/99

Smith, Patti,                      1/4/01; 2/28/03

Sonic Youth,                      9/10/98, 5/17/02

Spiders,                              1/10/00

Spookyghost. See Leonard, Gerry

Staples, Mavis,               5/14/02

Stereophonics,               5/5/04

Sting [and Trudie],        9/27/99                           

Strokes,                           7/21/03

Supremes,                      12/26/98

Talking Heads,              1/6/00

Tamara,                          3/29/99

Tangerine Dream,         1/6/00

Taylor, Vince “Ziggy”,    4/19/04

Tex, Joe                             12/26/98

The Edge,                         11/21/01

Think Tank,                      7/21/03

Thompson, Charles IV [Black Francis], 5/17/02; 10/5/04

Tin Machine,                   9/7/98, 5/10/00

Tomoyasu Hotei,             10/21/01

Torn, David,                     10/21/01; 5/14/,16/02; 4/14/03;

Townsend, Pete,              6/6/00, 10/6/00, 10/11/00; 10/19/01, 11/12/01, 2/1/02; 5/16/02

Underworld,                    3/6/99

Vaughn, Stevie Ray,        5/21/02

Velvets,                             9/28/00

Village Fugs,                   8/24/98

Visconti, Tony,                3/29/99; 1/25/00; 4/5/00;  7/4/01, 10/15/01, 10/19/01, 10/21/01,         2/1/02, 4/12/02; 5/13 to 17/02; 5/22/02, 12/1/02

Waits, Tom,                   9/28/99

Walker, Scott,                 2/15/01

Wallflowers,                   10/6/00

Waterboys,                      10/15/01

Who,                                10/6/00, 10/11/00

Wilde, Marty,                  4/19/04

Wire,                                 5/16/00

Wooley, Sheb,                  12/22/98

Wyclef,  Jean,                   9/8/99

Yauch, Adam,                    2/1/02

Young, Neil,                     5/16/02