Gary Primich

Biography

Gary Primich (April 20, 1958 – September 23, 2007) was an American blues harmonica player, singer, guitarist and songwriter. He is best known for his 1995 album, Mr. Freeze×Mr. Freeze1995 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Bad Poker Hand4:382I'm the One3:553Route 902:544Mr. Freeze3:565Go on Fool3:276Dummy on Your Knee2:557Dallas Texas3:118Slap You Silly3:169Jenny Braown4:2810You Come a Long Way From St. Louis2:4811Red Top2:5912Easy Ridin' Mama2:4713Let Me Go Home Whiskey4:49.

Biography

Gary Alan Primich was born in Chicago, Illinois, but grew up in nearby Hobart, Indiana, where he attended Hobart High School. In 1984, after he graduated with a Bachelor's degree from Indiana University, Primich relocated to Austin, Texas.
While working at the University of Texas, he started playing along with other musicians in local clubs. In 1987, he met Jimmy Carl Black, and they formed the Mannish Boys. Their debut album, A L'il Dab'll Do Ya was issued on the Amazing Records label, and although Black then left the band, Primich stayed with the Mannish Boys for another album, Satellite Rock. In 1991 Primich released his eponymous solo debut album, and My Pleasure×My Pleasure1992 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Boogie-Woogie Baby3:232Stonebroke3:193Walkin' The Poodle3:454Icy Chill4:425Lonesome Stranger4:266Give A Little More3:497I Want Somebody To Love2:318Bad Dog4:169Hush Your Mouth2:4010Money Habit4:1211I Love No More2:4112Last Call4:1413#9 Train3:0714September Song3:33 followed the next year. Amazing Records then folded, and Primich was contracted to the Flying Fish Records label releasing Travelin' Mood (1994) and Mr. Freeze (1995). Mr. Freeze was named as one of the 20 best blues albums of the 1990s by the Chicago newspaper, Newcity.
Constant touring allowed Primich to expand his fan base, and by 2000, he had a recording contract with the Texas Music Group. He issued Dog House Music (2002) and then Ridin' the Darkhorse (2006). Primich also recorded with Steve James, Omar & the Howlers, John "Juke" Logan, Marcia Ball, Ruthie Foster, Mike Morgan and the Crawl, Nick Curran, Doyle Bramhall and Jimmie Vaughan.
In addition to his performance albums, in 1985 Primich released an instructional double CD, Blues Harmonica: The Blues And Beyond. In June 1999, at the Montgomery Theater in San Jose, California, Primich undertook a performance and series of workshops with Howard Levy, Magic Dick, Gary Smith, Lee Oskar, Jerry Portnoy, and Andy Santana. He was inducted in the Austin Music Hall of Fame.
In September 2007, Primich died at his home in Austin, at the age of 49, of acute heroin intoxication. In 2015 the Killer Blues Project placed a headstone for Gary Primich at Restvale Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois.