"Tain"

[stevebop]

I'm probably the only person in the world who does not know the answer to this question:

Where did the nickname "Tain" come from when refering to drummer Jeff Watts?

Thanks!

Steve Schwartz
Jazz from Studio Four
Friday, 8p-midnight
WGBH, 89.7FM, Boton
www.wgbh.org/jazz

ps: his birthday is Janaury 20th and I'll be featuring him on the show that night

[Mike Schwartz]

It must be a Schwartz thing, since I haven't a clue either ;-))

[stevebop]

Thanks to my son Peter Schwartz, a drummer in Boston with the bands Basic Black, The Mojo Kings and SouthBound:


Watts, Jeff --- Tain
"'Tain' came from when I was in Florida with Wynton. We had rental cars going from West Palm Beach to Miami. We went through a gas station once and they had this big Indian chief out front—it was called Chieftain Gas. So I became “Chief Tain,” or Jeff Tain. It’s pretty strange." - Jeff "Tain" Watts

[kedoane]

Now we know the answer, for us curious jazz DJ minds.

[Pete C]

Originally Posted by stevebop

Watts, Jeff --- Tain
"'Tain' came from when I was in Florida with Wynton. We had rental cars going from West Palm Beach to Miami. We went through a gas station once and they had this big Indian chief out front—it was called Chieftain Gas. So I became “Chief Tain,” or Jeff Tain. It’s pretty strange." - Jeff "Tain" Watts

Is that the tain they pump a lot of down in New Orleans?

Now I can say goodbye to sleepless nights.

[Gentle Giant]

Originally Posted by jazzbluescat

Now I can say goodbye to sleepless nights.

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