# Duane Jarvis > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Duane_Jarvis > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Duane_Jarvis.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duane_Jarvis > Source revision: 1213458047 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Duane Jarvis** (August 22, 1957 – April 1, 2009)[1] was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter who recorded, wrote songs and toured with many [rock and roll](/source/Rock_and_roll) and [country music](/source/Country_music) performers, including [Frank Black](/source/Frank_Black), [Peter Case](/source/Peter_Case), [Rosie Flores](/source/Rosie_Flores), [John Prine](/source/John_Prine), [Amy Rigby](/source/Amy_Rigby), [Lucinda Williams](/source/Lucinda_Williams), [Dwight Yoakam](/source/Dwight_Yoakam), [Tim Carroll](/source/Tim_Carroll), and [Gene Clark](/source/Gene_Clark) & [Carla Olson](/source/Carla_Olson).[2] His collaborations included co-writing "Still I Long For Your Kiss" with Wiliams, a song on her Grammy-winning album *[Car Wheels on a Gravel Road](/source/Car_Wheels_on_a_Gravel_Road)*. He also released a number of solo albums. He described his style as "country rock by way of the British Invasion" in a 1994 interview with *[The Oregonian](/source/The_Oregonian)*, citing [The Who](/source/The_Who), [The Kinks](/source/The_Kinks), and [The Rolling Stones](/source/The_Rolling_Stones) as influences who themselves had borrowed much from roots music.[1] ## Personal life Jarvis was born in [Astoria, Oregon](/source/Astoria,_Oregon), and grew up in California, [Oregon](/source/Oregon) and [Washington](/source/Washington_(U.S._state)). His mother was a nurse and his father was in the [United States Coast Guard](/source/United_States_Coast_Guard), and would often play country music records at home. While living in Florida as a pre-teen, Jarvis received a guitar pick from [B. B. King](/source/B._B._King) at the end of a concert he attended, which Jarvis kept for the rest of his life. He was part of a blues band and a power pop group[3][4] while in his teens.[2] He later played guitars, sang and wrote songs in the [Portland](/source/Portland,_Oregon) power pop band 2 Minutes 50 (originally called The Odds), who released a 7-inch [single](/source/Single_(music)), "Call Me Back"/"Forget It", in 1981. Jarvis was inducted into the [Oregon Music Hall of Fame](/source/Oregon_Music_Hall_of_Fame) in 2007. He died of [colon cancer](/source/Colorectal_cancer) at age 51 on April 1, 2009, at his home in [Marina del Rey, California](/source/Marina_del_Rey,_California).[2][5] ## Discography ### Studio albums - *D.J.'s Front Porch* ([Twin/Tone](/source/Twin/Tone)-Medium Cool), February 22, 1994 - *Far From Perfect* ([Watermelon Records](/source/Watermelon_Records)), February 24, 1998 - *Combo Platter* (Glitterhouse), 1999 – Compilation of non-album, live and studio tracks - *Certified Miracle* (Slewfoot), July 31, 2001 - *Delicious* (Slewfoot), December 23, 2003 ### Compilations - "Cocktail Napkin" on *Nashville: The Other Side Of The Alley... Vol. 3* ([Bloodshot Records](/source/Bloodshot_Records), 1996) - "Broken A/C Blues" on *Down To The Promised Land: 5 Years Of Bloodshot Records* (2000) - "Squeaky Wheel" on *Freight Train Boogie: A Collection of Americana Music* (The Orchard, 2001) - "There Is a Light" on *[The Rookie](/source/The_Rookie_(2002_film))* original soundtrack album (Hollywood Records, 2002) - "New Madrid" (with Dave Coleman) on *For Anyone That's Listening: A Tribute to [Uncle Tupelo](/source/Uncle_Tupelo)* (Flat Earth Records. 2003) - "Cupid Must Be Angry" on *Lowe Profile: A Tribute to [Nick Lowe](/source/Nick_Lowe)* (Brewery Records, 2005) ### Other credits - "Still I Long for Your Kiss" (cowr.) on Lucinda Williams, *Car Wheels on a Gravel Road* (1998) - "A Girl That's Hip" (cowr.) performed by Tim Carroll, on *Drop Dead Gorgeous* original soundtrack (1999); and (as "Girl That's Hip") on Tim Carroll, *Not for Sale* (self-released 2000, re-released 2009) - Guitar on Lucinda Williams, *Sweet Old World* (1992) - Guitar on Greg Trooper, *Everywhere* (1992) (album) - Guitar on Greg Trooper, *Popular Demons* (1998) (album) - "Sold on You" (cowr., guitarist on album) on Rosie Flores, *After the Farm* (1992) - Guitar and mandolin on Gene Clark/Carla Olson, *Silhouetted in Light* (1992) – reissued as *In Concert* - Bass on John Prine, *A John Prine Christmas* (1994) - Guitar, coproduction on David Childers, *Hard Time County* (1999) and *A Good Way to Die* (2001) - Producer, guitar and mandolin on Danny Baseheart EP *Hell Raisin’ Star Gazin'*/*Good Ole' Fashioned Evil* (2002) - Lead guitar on Amy Rigby, '*Til the Wheels Fall Off*, on title track performed by Amy Rigby with Todd Snider (2003) - Guitar on [Ellis Hooks](/source/Ellis_Hooks), *The Hand of God* (2003) - Guitar on David Andrews, *Everything to Lose* (2004) - Guitar on Frank Black, *Fast Man Raider Man* (2006) - Guitar on Peter Case, *Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John* (2007) - Guitars and background vocals on Matt Keating, *Quixotic* (2008) - Dobro on Greg Koons and the Misbegotten, *Nowhere Motel* (June 23, 2009) - Guitar on Black Francis, *[The Golem](/source/The_Golem_(album))* (2010, recorded 2008) ## References 1. Lewis, Randy (April 1, 2009). ["Duane Jarvis dies at 51; L.A. roots music singer-songwriter and guitarist"](http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-duane-jarvis2-2009apr02,0,7135509.story). *[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)*. Retrieved April 2, 2009. 1. Cooper, Peter (April 1, 2009). ["Duane Jarvis, famed guitarist and singer-songwriter, dies of colon cancer"](http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090401/TUNEIN/90401037/1005/ENTERTAINMENT). *[The Tennessean](/source/The_Tennessean)*. Retrieved April 1, 2009. [dead link] 1. Bogdanski, Jack. ["Rockin' with Duane"](http://bojack.org/2012/07/_one_of_the_great.html). *Jack Bog's Blog*. Retrieved February 1, 2013. 1. Bogdanski, Jack. ["More Rockin' with Duane"](http://bojack.org/2012/07/more_rockin_with_duane.html). *Jack Bog's Blog*. Retrieved February 1, 2013. 1. ["Duane Jarvis dies at 51"](http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-duane-jarvis2-2009apr02-story.html). *LA Times*. April 2, 2009. 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