Val is an extraordinary, totally original guitar player, heard with Jackson Browne, Wilson-Phillips, and many others. Jackshit, his LA “bar band” with Davey Faragher and Pete Thomas (Elvis Costello’s bassist and drummer, respectively), is an incredibly entertaining blend of astonishing musicianship and countrified comedy.
But Val is also a very fine, serious, singer/songwriter, frequently collaborating with others to create inspired, timeless music. Beau Bow de Lune is his recent full-album project with Bow Thayer and Greg Wells, discussed elsewhere on this site. We have that, and a few superb songs from Val’s Chateauguay album, also co-written with Bow Thayer, and featuring Shelby Lynne on harmony vocals.