1933 Lazy Lester*
1947 Dan Treanor *
1978 Dave Barnes*
1987 Marius Tilly*
1991 Little Willie Anderson+
2011 Ottilie Patterson+
Killer Ray Allison *
Happy Birthday
Killer Ray Allison *20.06.
"Killer" Ray Allison first broke into the blues during the early 1970s. Now a regular on the Chicago Blues scene for over four decades, "Killer" Ray has been an integral tour-de-force in bands by Muddy Waters, James Cotton, Koko Taylor, Buddy Guy, and Junior Wells. With a reputation as the hardest hitting drummer in the blues world, "he’s turned down gig offers from Eric Clapton, John Mayall and the late Gary Moore so he could fully focus his energies toward leading a band. In 1998 and 2000, Ray was nominated for the W.C. Handy Award as an instrumentalist.
Highlights of his career include recording with legendary rock stars, The Rolling Stones, Paul Butterfield and Joe Cocker, plus, a performance at Hilary Clinton's birthday party in Chicago in 1998. Closest to this bluesman's heart is his extensive work and commitment to The Chicago School of Blues, a traveling educational program bringing a multicultural experience for students, guest musicians and teachers.
“Killer” also leads Chicago Blues All-Stars, a musical revue that features some of the most talented, entertaining and legendary artists on the scene today. Together Ray and musical partner Daniel “Chicago Slim” Ivankovich, have created a singular sound that is uniquely eclectic, and reflects their lifelong commitment as blues disciples. On May 27, 2010, the Blues Hall of Fame officially recognized "Killer" Ray Allison as a Great Master Blues Artist.
http://www.reverbnation.com/killerrayallison
Chicago Blues All-Stars Live @ Buddy Guy's Legends
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epVhm27V4qA
Lazy Lester *20.06.1933
Lazy Lester (* 20. Juni 1933 in Torras, Louisiana als Leslie Johnson) ist ein amerikanischer Mundharmonikaspieler.Als Kind arbeitete er an einer Tankstelle, Holzfäller und in einem Geschäft, wo er seine erste Harmonika und Little Walters "Juke" erwarb. Einer seiner Brüder hatte eine Gitarre, die er ebenfalls spielte. Als seine Einflüsse nannte Lazy Lester Jimmy Reed und Little Walter, aber auch die Country Musik, besonders Jimmie Rodgers, liebte er. Gegen Ende seines zweiten Lebensjahrzehnts spielte er als Harmonikaspieler in einer Band namens Rhythm Rockers.
Bei einer Busfahrt Mitte der 1950er begegnete ihm Lightnin’ Slim, für den er bei Plattenaufnahmen spielte. Der Produzent Jay Miller war von dieser Zusammenarbeit so beeindruckt, dass er ihm 1957 sein Plattendebut auf Excello (“I’m Gonna Leave You Baby” b/w “Lester’s Stomp”) ermöglichte. Miller gab ihm auch seinen Spitznamen Lazy Lester wegen seines lakonischen, entspannten Stils. Lester blieb nun für ein Jahrzehnt Excello-Künstler. Wenn er nicht selbst der führende Künstler war, spielte er auf vielen Aufnahmen als Sessionmusiker, neben der Mundharmonika spielte er auch Gitarre und arrangierte Nummern. Nach der Auflösung des Vertrags mit Excello ergriff er verschiedene Tagesjobs, bis er sich 1971 wieder mit seinem Entdecker Lightnin’ Slim zusammen tat.
2003 nahm ihn Martin Scorsese in sein Blues Tribute Konzert in der Radio City Music Hall, wo er mit B.B. King, Solomon Burke, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Buddy Guy, Levon Helm, Chuck D, The Neville Brothers, Dr. John, John Fogerty und Aerosmith auftrat.
Gegenwärtig lebt er in Paradise, Kalifornien.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazy_Lester
Die Marius Tilly Band ist ein deutsches Blues-Rock-Trio um den Gitarristen, Sänger und Songwriter Marius Tilly.
Geschichte
Die Marius Tilly Band existiert seit Herbst 2009. Sowohl Bassist Benjamin Oppermann, als auch Schlagzeuger Maximilian Wastl sind nach wie vor feste Mitglieder der Band. Die drei jungen Musiker stammen alle aus dem Raum Unna/Dortmund, wo die Band auch ihre ersten musikalischen Erfolge verzeichnen konnte. Im Januar 2010 durfte die Band im Vorprogramm der Blues Company auftreten, darauf folgten deutschlandweite Clubauftritte und die Veröffentlichung von zwei EPs. Außerdem ging die Band siegreich aus dem lokalen Bandwettbewerb „Ruhrtour Live“ hervor[1].
Mit dem 2012 erschienenen Debütalbum Blue Colors Red Lights konnte die Band ihren Bekanntheitsgrad überregional ausweiten und sich einen Namen in der deutschen Bluesszene machen. Inzwischen leben die Bandmitglieder verstreut in Hannover und Bonn. Als derzeitige musikalische Einflüsse sind u.a. Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, aber auch aktuelle Bands wie die Black Keys oder die Rival Sons zu nennen.
Anfang 2014 begannen die nächsten Studioaufnahmen für das zweite Album. Noch im selben Jahr wurde die Marius Tilly Band beim „Global Battle of the Bands“ zum besten deutschen Newcomer gewählt[2]. Kurz darauf, im Januar 2015, wurde das Trio vom German Blues Network nach Memphis (Tennessee, USA) geschickt, um den deutschen Blues Rock bei der International Blues Challenge zu vertreten.
Marius Tilly. reinvented himself with his new album: ”Nebula Rising“ (M.i.G. Music/Indigo) presents the German singer and guitarist, who has been at home in the postmodern blues rock genre before, as a mature songwriter and performer in the area of conflict of alternative and rock. “I didn’t want the songs to be a base for staging me as a instrumentalist,“ explains the man from the Ruhr area, ”Instead the focus is on the songwriting.” his artistic reorientation ended with the consequence of deleting the annex ”Band“ out of the groups‘ name and releasing the “with a rhythm duo for 90 per cent live recorded” album under “Marius Tilly .”.
His third CD since 2009 has been produced by the sound engineer Helge Preuß in the Horus-Sound- Studio in Hannover. The studio belonged to Frank Bornemann for a long time. The founder of the art rock band ELOY and discoverer and part-time producer of the cross over quartet GUANO APES (Hit: ”Lords Of he Boards“) not only is the publisher, but also Tilly’s mentor. His makeover appears in the form of twelve songs, which are mastered by Brian Lucey (the Arctic Monkeys, Ray LaMontague). Those are just as varied as intelligently structured and arranged. The style of these original compositions vaguely reminds you of the Black Keys, Jack White, Robert Plant or the Rival Sons. “this time the framing concept is the universe,” notes Tilly. the fan of Douglas Adams’ science fiction satire classic ”the Hitchhiker’s Guide through the Galaxy“ concretizes: ”the lyrics are a glance on our world from the outer space.” As to read in the eight-page booklet of the digipack.
The ”best Newcomer Germany“ out of the 2014 edition of the rock contest ”Global Battle Of the Bands“ is though very down to earth and rooted to the soil, as he will proof live throughout Germany in 2016. This autumn, there will be a big tour through europe with the british blues rock band "The Brew" ...
MUSICIANS
Marius Tilly (git/voc)
Benjamin Oppermann (bs/voc)
Max Wastl (dr)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pzj3AVi5s0
https://www.nrwision.de/programm/sendungen/ansehen/fernsehkonzert-marius-tilly-band-aus-dortmund.html
Dave Barnes (* 20. Juni 1978 in South Carolina) ist ein US-amerikanischer Singer-Songwriter.
Aufgewachsen ist Dave Barnes in Mississippi und schon während seiner Zeit an der Middle Tennessee State University trat er als Musiker auf. Er hat unter anderem einen Studienabschluss in Recording Industry Management.
Seine Musikkarriere begann er in Nashville, wo er sich eine Begleitband zusammenstellte. 2002 veröffentlichte er eine erste EP, im Abstand von jeweils zwei Jahren folgten zwei Alben. 2008 wechselte er zum Label Razor & Tie, wo sein drittes Album Me and You and the World erschien. Damit schaffte er es erstmals in die US-Charts. Den richtigen Durchbruch brachte dann 2010 das Album What We Want, What We Get, das vor allem in den Christian-Music-Charts erfolgreich war und Platz 3 erreichte. Mit dem Song God Gave Me You hatte er seinen größten Hit aus dem Album. Barnes' Musik geht in Richtung Bluesrock mit Pop- und Country-Einflüssen.
Lazy Lester (born Leslie Johnson,[2] June 20, 1933)[1][3] is an American blues musician, who sings, and plays the harmonica and guitar. His career spans the 1950s to the 2010s.
Best known for regional hits recorded with Ernie Young's Nashville, Tennessee based Excello label, Lester also contributed to songs recorded by Excello label-mates including Slim Harpo, Lightnin' Slim, and Katie Webster. His songs have been covered by (among others) The Kinks, The Flamin' Groovies, Freddy Fender, Dwight Yoakam, Dave Edmunds, Raful Neal, Anson Funderburgh, and The Fabulous Thunderbirds. In the comeback stage of his career (since the late 1980s) he has recorded new albums backed by Mike Buck, Sue Foley, Gene Taylor, Kenny Neal, Lucky Peterson, and Jimmie Vaughan.
Biography
In the mid-1950s, Lester was on the margins of the Louisiana blues scene. According to Rolling Stone (February 23, 2006), Buddy Guy, before moving to Chicago, had played in Louisiana "with some of the old masters: Lightnin' Hopkins, Lazy Lester, Slim Harpo." When Guy left for Chicago, in 1957, Lester replaced him, on guitar, in a local band—even though Lester, at the time, did not own such a musical instrument.
Lester's career took off when he found a seat next to Lightnin' Slim on a bus transporting Slim to an Excello recording session. At the studio, the scheduled harmonica player did not appear. Slim and Lester spent the afternoon unsuccessfully trying to find him, when Lester volunteered that he could play the harmonica. Lester's work on that first Lightnin' Slim session led the producer, Jay Miller, to record Lester's solo and also to use him as a multi-instrumentalist on percussion, guitar, bass, and harmonica on sessions headlined by other Miller-produced artists including, notably, Slim Harpo. "Percussion" on these sessions went beyond the traditional drum kit, and included a rolled-up newspaper on a cardboard box.[1]
Miller dubbed Lester "Lazy Lester" because of his laconic, laid-back style.[1]
More than his vocal delivery, Lester is best remembered for songs that were later covered by a wide range of rock, country, blues, and Tex-Mex stars, chiefly, "I'm a Lover Not a Fighter," "I Hear You Knockin'," and "Sugar Coated Love."
Lester stated that he wrote these songs, but almost all are officially credited to Miller, or to Lester and Miller. Lester also stated he received few royalties, which embittered him and made him skeptical of the music industry. By the late 1960s, Lester had given up on the music industry, working manual labor and pursuing his favorite hobby—fishing. Lester moved to Pontiac, Michigan, living with Slim Harpo's sister.
In 1971, Fred Rei and Lester accompanied Slim. Years later, Reif and Lester were both in Michigan, from where Reif orchestrated a comeback. Lester recorded and played around the United States and abroad, backed by blues bands including, frequently, Loaded Dice.
Lester's recordings in this period are on blues labels Alligator and Telarc, alongside releases in Europe.
If disenchanted, Lester retained his harmonica, guitar, and vocal talents (the songwriting that had been muse to The Kinks and Dwight Yoakam having dried up long before). In September 2002, a Lifetime Achievement Award was awarded by the Boston Blues Society.[citation needed]
In 2003, Martin Scorsese included Lester in his blues tribute concert at Radio City Music Hall, a record of which was released as the film and album Lightning in a Bottle. The group photograph inside the album depicted Lester grinning, dead-center among peers and musical progeny including B.B. King, Solomon Burke, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Buddy Guy, Levon Helm, Chuck D, The Neville Brothers, Dr. John, John Fogerty, and Aerosmith.
Lester currently lives in Paradise, California with his girlfriend.
Best known for regional hits recorded with Ernie Young's Nashville, Tennessee based Excello label, Lester also contributed to songs recorded by Excello label-mates including Slim Harpo, Lightnin' Slim, and Katie Webster. His songs have been covered by (among others) The Kinks, The Flamin' Groovies, Freddy Fender, Dwight Yoakam, Dave Edmunds, Raful Neal, Anson Funderburgh, and The Fabulous Thunderbirds. In the comeback stage of his career (since the late 1980s) he has recorded new albums backed by Mike Buck, Sue Foley, Gene Taylor, Kenny Neal, Lucky Peterson, and Jimmie Vaughan.
Biography
In the mid-1950s, Lester was on the margins of the Louisiana blues scene. According to Rolling Stone (February 23, 2006), Buddy Guy, before moving to Chicago, had played in Louisiana "with some of the old masters: Lightnin' Hopkins, Lazy Lester, Slim Harpo." When Guy left for Chicago, in 1957, Lester replaced him, on guitar, in a local band—even though Lester, at the time, did not own such a musical instrument.
Lester's career took off when he found a seat next to Lightnin' Slim on a bus transporting Slim to an Excello recording session. At the studio, the scheduled harmonica player did not appear. Slim and Lester spent the afternoon unsuccessfully trying to find him, when Lester volunteered that he could play the harmonica. Lester's work on that first Lightnin' Slim session led the producer, Jay Miller, to record Lester's solo and also to use him as a multi-instrumentalist on percussion, guitar, bass, and harmonica on sessions headlined by other Miller-produced artists including, notably, Slim Harpo. "Percussion" on these sessions went beyond the traditional drum kit, and included a rolled-up newspaper on a cardboard box.[1]
Miller dubbed Lester "Lazy Lester" because of his laconic, laid-back style.[1]
More than his vocal delivery, Lester is best remembered for songs that were later covered by a wide range of rock, country, blues, and Tex-Mex stars, chiefly, "I'm a Lover Not a Fighter," "I Hear You Knockin'," and "Sugar Coated Love."
Lester stated that he wrote these songs, but almost all are officially credited to Miller, or to Lester and Miller. Lester also stated he received few royalties, which embittered him and made him skeptical of the music industry. By the late 1960s, Lester had given up on the music industry, working manual labor and pursuing his favorite hobby—fishing. Lester moved to Pontiac, Michigan, living with Slim Harpo's sister.
In 1971, Fred Rei and Lester accompanied Slim. Years later, Reif and Lester were both in Michigan, from where Reif orchestrated a comeback. Lester recorded and played around the United States and abroad, backed by blues bands including, frequently, Loaded Dice.
Lester's recordings in this period are on blues labels Alligator and Telarc, alongside releases in Europe.
If disenchanted, Lester retained his harmonica, guitar, and vocal talents (the songwriting that had been muse to The Kinks and Dwight Yoakam having dried up long before). In September 2002, a Lifetime Achievement Award was awarded by the Boston Blues Society.[citation needed]
In 2003, Martin Scorsese included Lester in his blues tribute concert at Radio City Music Hall, a record of which was released as the film and album Lightning in a Bottle. The group photograph inside the album depicted Lester grinning, dead-center among peers and musical progeny including B.B. King, Solomon Burke, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Buddy Guy, Levon Helm, Chuck D, The Neville Brothers, Dr. John, John Fogerty, and Aerosmith.
Lester currently lives in Paradise, California with his girlfriend.
Marius Tilly *20.06.1987
Die Marius Tilly Band ist ein deutsches Blues-Rock-Trio um den Gitarristen, Sänger und Songwriter Marius Tilly.
Geschichte
Die Marius Tilly Band existiert seit Herbst 2009. Sowohl Bassist Benjamin Oppermann, als auch Schlagzeuger Maximilian Wastl sind nach wie vor feste Mitglieder der Band. Die drei jungen Musiker stammen alle aus dem Raum Unna/Dortmund, wo die Band auch ihre ersten musikalischen Erfolge verzeichnen konnte. Im Januar 2010 durfte die Band im Vorprogramm der Blues Company auftreten, darauf folgten deutschlandweite Clubauftritte und die Veröffentlichung von zwei EPs. Außerdem ging die Band siegreich aus dem lokalen Bandwettbewerb „Ruhrtour Live“ hervor[1].
Mit dem 2012 erschienenen Debütalbum Blue Colors Red Lights konnte die Band ihren Bekanntheitsgrad überregional ausweiten und sich einen Namen in der deutschen Bluesszene machen. Inzwischen leben die Bandmitglieder verstreut in Hannover und Bonn. Als derzeitige musikalische Einflüsse sind u.a. Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, aber auch aktuelle Bands wie die Black Keys oder die Rival Sons zu nennen.
Anfang 2014 begannen die nächsten Studioaufnahmen für das zweite Album. Noch im selben Jahr wurde die Marius Tilly Band beim „Global Battle of the Bands“ zum besten deutschen Newcomer gewählt[2]. Kurz darauf, im Januar 2015, wurde das Trio vom German Blues Network nach Memphis (Tennessee, USA) geschickt, um den deutschen Blues Rock bei der International Blues Challenge zu vertreten.
Marius Tilly. reinvented himself with his new album: ”Nebula Rising“ (M.i.G. Music/Indigo) presents the German singer and guitarist, who has been at home in the postmodern blues rock genre before, as a mature songwriter and performer in the area of conflict of alternative and rock. “I didn’t want the songs to be a base for staging me as a instrumentalist,“ explains the man from the Ruhr area, ”Instead the focus is on the songwriting.” his artistic reorientation ended with the consequence of deleting the annex ”Band“ out of the groups‘ name and releasing the “with a rhythm duo for 90 per cent live recorded” album under “Marius Tilly .”.
His third CD since 2009 has been produced by the sound engineer Helge Preuß in the Horus-Sound- Studio in Hannover. The studio belonged to Frank Bornemann for a long time. The founder of the art rock band ELOY and discoverer and part-time producer of the cross over quartet GUANO APES (Hit: ”Lords Of he Boards“) not only is the publisher, but also Tilly’s mentor. His makeover appears in the form of twelve songs, which are mastered by Brian Lucey (the Arctic Monkeys, Ray LaMontague). Those are just as varied as intelligently structured and arranged. The style of these original compositions vaguely reminds you of the Black Keys, Jack White, Robert Plant or the Rival Sons. “this time the framing concept is the universe,” notes Tilly. the fan of Douglas Adams’ science fiction satire classic ”the Hitchhiker’s Guide through the Galaxy“ concretizes: ”the lyrics are a glance on our world from the outer space.” As to read in the eight-page booklet of the digipack.
The ”best Newcomer Germany“ out of the 2014 edition of the rock contest ”Global Battle Of the Bands“ is though very down to earth and rooted to the soil, as he will proof live throughout Germany in 2016. This autumn, there will be a big tour through europe with the british blues rock band "The Brew" ...
MUSICIANS
Marius Tilly (git/voc)
Benjamin Oppermann (bs/voc)
Max Wastl (dr)
Marius Tilly Band & Timo Gross - Saarbrücken 14.07.2013 - i want you
Marius Tilly Band - Sunshine Of Your Love/ Manege Ratingen 2015 Germany
Fernsehkonzert: "Marius Tilly Band" aus Dortmund
Live-Musik - präsentiert von Kanal 21, Bielefeldhttps://www.nrwision.de/programm/sendungen/ansehen/fernsehkonzert-marius-tilly-band-aus-dortmund.html
Dan Treanor *20.06.1947
Born in 1947 and raised in Pueblo, Colorado, Dan Treanor began playing guitar at the age of fifteen. Discovering the Blues and R&B through a local radio station - KAPI - he developed a life long passion for the root of all popular American Music - THE BLUES. When a typical teenager might have been found listening to the latest top 40 AM hit, Dan, a self taught musician who plays by ear, would spend hours listening to the likes of Ray Charles, B.B. King, Jimmy Reed and Slim Harpo, trying to emulate their playing style. He was also heavily influenced by the music of Bob Dylan and Hank Williams. By the age of sixteen, with his Silvertone guitar, he was playing in his first band - "The Marauders".
In 1969, while serving as an infantryman in the Mekong Delta of Viet Nam, he was taught to play the harp by a fellow soldier and musician, Bernie Willer.
He's never put it down. "Bernie showed me how to blow that harp and it's been stuck inside me ever since"
Returning to the States, he began a life long quest to master the art and soul of American Blues. He used his GI Bill to earn a Masters in American History, where he unraveled the truth behind the evoluation of the blues - from Africa to America.
In his career he has shared the stage with Son Seals, Frankie Lee, Louisiana Red, Jimmy Carl Black, Corey Harris, George "Boogie Woogie" Daniels, Bob Margolin and Guitar Junior to mention a few icons. He is considered one of the top harp players in the business. He has played harp, guitar and dobro on over 100 45s, LPs, CDs and motion picture sound tracks. In 1994 he was named a Hohner Harmonica endorsee. He has toured Europe twice and represented the Grand County Blues Society two times and the Colorado Blues Society once at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis. He is a charter member of the Colorado Blues Society and the Blues Foundation. He has received several awards from various Blues Societies in recognation of his Blues In The Schools contributions. He is the recipient of the 2012 KEEPING THE BLUES ALIVE award from the Blues Foundation.
In 2004 he was signed by the internationally respected independent label - Northern Blues.
Teaming with R&B vocal legend Frankie Lee, of Duke/Peacock fame, he released the critically accalimed CD - "African Wind".
The CD was named by many critics as one of the top blues releases of the year and was nominated as Blues Album of the Year by the Independent Music Awards.
"African Wind is one of the most innovative blues releases in a long time" - Tim Holek, Living Blues
The title track - "African Wind" - was named one of the top eight blues songs of the year by the International Songwriting Competition.
The CD features Dan's handmade African string instruments. He began to make the instruments to use in his Blues In The Schools presentations to demonstrate the origins of the blues in African cultural music. They soon became an intergral part of his live show and the Afrosippi Blues was born. African and World beats, Delta, Chicago and Hill Country Blues, R&B, Funk and Soul - the Afrosippi Sound.
"If you are looking for something fresh and new but that still combines traditions as old as the hills ... give this recording a whirl." - Beardo, BluesWax
Since then Dan has released six more critically acclaimed CDs - "Mercy" - also nominated for an Independent Music Award, "Brothers Blood & Bone", "The Best Of Afrosippi Blues" "American Primative" "Bad Neighborhood" and his newest release, "Tangled Road". Dan continues to play festivals, club gigs and special shows with his group - The Afrosippi Band - he also preforms as a solo artist. He does 25/30 Blues In The Schools presentations a year. He is the recipient of the Blues Foundations 2012 - Keeping The Blues Alive - award for his Blues In The Schools program.
In 2013 Dan Treanor's Afrosippi Band featuring Erica Brown, took home 3rd place in the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tenn.
Bandleader, solo artist, BIS presenter, songwriter, producer, African instrument maker - BLUESMAN
In 1969, while serving as an infantryman in the Mekong Delta of Viet Nam, he was taught to play the harp by a fellow soldier and musician, Bernie Willer.
He's never put it down. "Bernie showed me how to blow that harp and it's been stuck inside me ever since"
Returning to the States, he began a life long quest to master the art and soul of American Blues. He used his GI Bill to earn a Masters in American History, where he unraveled the truth behind the evoluation of the blues - from Africa to America.
In his career he has shared the stage with Son Seals, Frankie Lee, Louisiana Red, Jimmy Carl Black, Corey Harris, George "Boogie Woogie" Daniels, Bob Margolin and Guitar Junior to mention a few icons. He is considered one of the top harp players in the business. He has played harp, guitar and dobro on over 100 45s, LPs, CDs and motion picture sound tracks. In 1994 he was named a Hohner Harmonica endorsee. He has toured Europe twice and represented the Grand County Blues Society two times and the Colorado Blues Society once at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis. He is a charter member of the Colorado Blues Society and the Blues Foundation. He has received several awards from various Blues Societies in recognation of his Blues In The Schools contributions. He is the recipient of the 2012 KEEPING THE BLUES ALIVE award from the Blues Foundation.
In 2004 he was signed by the internationally respected independent label - Northern Blues.
Teaming with R&B vocal legend Frankie Lee, of Duke/Peacock fame, he released the critically accalimed CD - "African Wind".
The CD was named by many critics as one of the top blues releases of the year and was nominated as Blues Album of the Year by the Independent Music Awards.
"African Wind is one of the most innovative blues releases in a long time" - Tim Holek, Living Blues
The title track - "African Wind" - was named one of the top eight blues songs of the year by the International Songwriting Competition.
The CD features Dan's handmade African string instruments. He began to make the instruments to use in his Blues In The Schools presentations to demonstrate the origins of the blues in African cultural music. They soon became an intergral part of his live show and the Afrosippi Blues was born. African and World beats, Delta, Chicago and Hill Country Blues, R&B, Funk and Soul - the Afrosippi Sound.
"If you are looking for something fresh and new but that still combines traditions as old as the hills ... give this recording a whirl." - Beardo, BluesWax
Since then Dan has released six more critically acclaimed CDs - "Mercy" - also nominated for an Independent Music Award, "Brothers Blood & Bone", "The Best Of Afrosippi Blues" "American Primative" "Bad Neighborhood" and his newest release, "Tangled Road". Dan continues to play festivals, club gigs and special shows with his group - The Afrosippi Band - he also preforms as a solo artist. He does 25/30 Blues In The Schools presentations a year. He is the recipient of the Blues Foundations 2012 - Keeping The Blues Alive - award for his Blues In The Schools program.
In 2013 Dan Treanor's Afrosippi Band featuring Erica Brown, took home 3rd place in the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tenn.
Bandleader, solo artist, BIS presenter, songwriter, producer, African instrument maker - BLUESMAN
Dan Treanor & the Afrosippi Blues Band -"Missing"
Dave Barnes *20.06.1978
Dave Barnes (* 20. Juni 1978 in South Carolina) ist ein US-amerikanischer Singer-Songwriter.Aufgewachsen ist Dave Barnes in Mississippi und schon während seiner Zeit an der Middle Tennessee State University trat er als Musiker auf. Er hat unter anderem einen Studienabschluss in Recording Industry Management.
Seine Musikkarriere begann er in Nashville, wo er sich eine Begleitband zusammenstellte. 2002 veröffentlichte er eine erste EP, im Abstand von jeweils zwei Jahren folgten zwei Alben. 2008 wechselte er zum Label Razor & Tie, wo sein drittes Album Me and You and the World erschien. Damit schaffte er es erstmals in die US-Charts. Den richtigen Durchbruch brachte dann 2010 das Album What We Want, What We Get, das vor allem in den Christian-Music-Charts erfolgreich war und Platz 3 erreichte. Mit dem Song God Gave Me You hatte er seinen größten Hit aus dem Album. Barnes' Musik geht in Richtung Bluesrock mit Pop- und Country-Einflüssen.
Dave Barnes (born David Mckee Barnes, June 20, 1978), is an American musician/singer and Grammy Award nominated songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee. He has released eight albums including two Christmas albums. His most recent full-length album, Golden Days, was released January 28, 2014.
Early life
The oldest of three children, Barnes was born in South Carolina in 1978. He is the son of a pastor who relocated his family to Kosciusko, Mississippi, just as Barnes was turning six years old. The Barnes family then moved to Knoxville, Tennessee the summer before his junior year in high school. Barnes went to college to further his studies playing the drums, and once at college, began playing guitar and writing songs for fun. He was initially only interested in writing material for other performers but was later encouraged by his peers to perform his works himself. Barnes took their advice and began performing within the campus at Middle Tennessee State University, and then performed at various nearby universities in regional centres as well as his own.
Musical career
After graduating from Middle Tennessee State University, Barnes began touring and in 2002 released his five-song EP Three, Then Four, as purely a guitar-and-vocals release. With this release and the touring performed around it, Barnes' fan following expanded, with the assistance of internet promotion. Barnes toured heavily for over a year after that. During this period, Barnes met Ed Cash, a record producer who had worked with Bebo Norman.
At the suggestion of Cash, Barnes recorded a full-band studio LP. Barnes released Brother, Bring The Sun in September 2004. This album was critically acclaimed for Barnes' songwriting and overall high-quality presentation for an independent release.[1] Also through its release, Barnes gained notability among singers Amy Grant (who later performed on Barnes' wedding song "I Have and I Always Will"),[1] Vince Gill and John Mayer.[2] In 2005, Barnes co-produced the five-song EP Today & Tomorrow for his friend Matt Wertz. Barnes also contributed his songwriting to one of its songs.
In 2006 Barnes released his second full band studio album Chasing Mississippi. In mid-to-late 2006, Barnes toured with Matt Wertz with songs from both albums and some newly written material as well. In early 2007 Barnes began experimenting with stand-up comedy and, with support from friends, put together a routine which he performed in Nashville, Tennessee.[3]
In June 2007, Barnes re-entered the studio to record his third album. In April 2008, having signed to the record label Razor and Tie, he released his major-label debut, Me and You and the World. In promotion of the album, the song "Until You", which was previously on Brother, Bring the Sun, was re-recorded and released as a single on February 19, 2008.
In late 2008, Barnes was one of the opening acts for the shows from Orlando, Florida through Chicago, Illinois on Hanson's "The Walk Around the World Tour".
Barnes' songs were also featured on the show What I Like About You, including his song "On a Night Like This", which was featured on the "Three Little Words" episode. They were sung by the main character's, Holly's, English boyfriend named Ben, and are usually serenades.
On February 3, 2009, Barnes released a Valentine's Day EP titled You, the Night, and Candlelight.[4]
In April 2010, Barnes released his fourth full band studio album What We Want, What We Get[3] after having released his single "God Gave Me You" from the same album. The single rose into the top-five Contemporary Christian music chart by June.[5] Barnes appeared on the U.S. soap opera All My Children as himself and performed the song on June 10, 2010.
Blake Shelton released Barnes' song "God Gave Me You" as his second single on his album "Red River Blue" in fall of 2011. It become Blake's fifth number one song at country radio and has sold over one million units.[6] In 2012, Dave Barnes was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Song for writing the song "God Gave Me You". In an interview with American Songwriter, Dave stated that "I honestly didn't know I could write songs that could be that universal. Songs that could be that successful. I think one of the things about that song, as I have looked back on it and sort of examined under the hood, is that the sentiment is pretty universal... The beauty of "God Gave Me You" was that I finally saw what I had done and it opened this really cool door to me being more conscious about writing songs that appeal to more people, and this new record Stories to Tell really showcases that."[7] Stories to Tell, Dave's sixth full studio album, was released on March 13, 2012.[8]
Dave Barnes’ second Christmas collection, A December to Remember, was released on October 29, 2013. It is the follow up to his successful 2010 holiday project Very Merry Christmas. Barnes co-produced A December to Remember, which features six originals, four written and two co-written, such as "So, Santa" and "Better Than Christmas Day". The 11-song line-up also includes five Christmas classics, from "White Christmas" to "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year".[9]
On January 28, 2014, he released Golden Days with the album's first single, "Good".[10]
Barnes released a second Valentine's Day EP on February 10, 2015, consisting of six acoustic songs and titled Hymns for Her.
Early life
The oldest of three children, Barnes was born in South Carolina in 1978. He is the son of a pastor who relocated his family to Kosciusko, Mississippi, just as Barnes was turning six years old. The Barnes family then moved to Knoxville, Tennessee the summer before his junior year in high school. Barnes went to college to further his studies playing the drums, and once at college, began playing guitar and writing songs for fun. He was initially only interested in writing material for other performers but was later encouraged by his peers to perform his works himself. Barnes took their advice and began performing within the campus at Middle Tennessee State University, and then performed at various nearby universities in regional centres as well as his own.
Musical career
After graduating from Middle Tennessee State University, Barnes began touring and in 2002 released his five-song EP Three, Then Four, as purely a guitar-and-vocals release. With this release and the touring performed around it, Barnes' fan following expanded, with the assistance of internet promotion. Barnes toured heavily for over a year after that. During this period, Barnes met Ed Cash, a record producer who had worked with Bebo Norman.
At the suggestion of Cash, Barnes recorded a full-band studio LP. Barnes released Brother, Bring The Sun in September 2004. This album was critically acclaimed for Barnes' songwriting and overall high-quality presentation for an independent release.[1] Also through its release, Barnes gained notability among singers Amy Grant (who later performed on Barnes' wedding song "I Have and I Always Will"),[1] Vince Gill and John Mayer.[2] In 2005, Barnes co-produced the five-song EP Today & Tomorrow for his friend Matt Wertz. Barnes also contributed his songwriting to one of its songs.
In 2006 Barnes released his second full band studio album Chasing Mississippi. In mid-to-late 2006, Barnes toured with Matt Wertz with songs from both albums and some newly written material as well. In early 2007 Barnes began experimenting with stand-up comedy and, with support from friends, put together a routine which he performed in Nashville, Tennessee.[3]
In June 2007, Barnes re-entered the studio to record his third album. In April 2008, having signed to the record label Razor and Tie, he released his major-label debut, Me and You and the World. In promotion of the album, the song "Until You", which was previously on Brother, Bring the Sun, was re-recorded and released as a single on February 19, 2008.
In late 2008, Barnes was one of the opening acts for the shows from Orlando, Florida through Chicago, Illinois on Hanson's "The Walk Around the World Tour".
Barnes' songs were also featured on the show What I Like About You, including his song "On a Night Like This", which was featured on the "Three Little Words" episode. They were sung by the main character's, Holly's, English boyfriend named Ben, and are usually serenades.
On February 3, 2009, Barnes released a Valentine's Day EP titled You, the Night, and Candlelight.[4]
In April 2010, Barnes released his fourth full band studio album What We Want, What We Get[3] after having released his single "God Gave Me You" from the same album. The single rose into the top-five Contemporary Christian music chart by June.[5] Barnes appeared on the U.S. soap opera All My Children as himself and performed the song on June 10, 2010.
Blake Shelton released Barnes' song "God Gave Me You" as his second single on his album "Red River Blue" in fall of 2011. It become Blake's fifth number one song at country radio and has sold over one million units.[6] In 2012, Dave Barnes was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Song for writing the song "God Gave Me You". In an interview with American Songwriter, Dave stated that "I honestly didn't know I could write songs that could be that universal. Songs that could be that successful. I think one of the things about that song, as I have looked back on it and sort of examined under the hood, is that the sentiment is pretty universal... The beauty of "God Gave Me You" was that I finally saw what I had done and it opened this really cool door to me being more conscious about writing songs that appeal to more people, and this new record Stories to Tell really showcases that."[7] Stories to Tell, Dave's sixth full studio album, was released on March 13, 2012.[8]
Dave Barnes’ second Christmas collection, A December to Remember, was released on October 29, 2013. It is the follow up to his successful 2010 holiday project Very Merry Christmas. Barnes co-produced A December to Remember, which features six originals, four written and two co-written, such as "So, Santa" and "Better Than Christmas Day". The 11-song line-up also includes five Christmas classics, from "White Christmas" to "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year".[9]
On January 28, 2014, he released Golden Days with the album's first single, "Good".[10]
Barnes released a second Valentine's Day EP on February 10, 2015, consisting of six acoustic songs and titled Hymns for Her.
Nothing Else- Dave Barnes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=73&v=pG2IXHkr0f0
http://www.pastblues.com/view-action-89.html?en=Jimmy+Johnson
R.I.P.
Little Willie Anderson +20.06.1991
Little
Willie Anderson (Born May 21, 1920 in West Memphis, AR-Died June 20,
1991 in Chicago, IL)....Some folks called Chicago harpist Little Willie
Anderson "Little Walter Jr.," so faithfully did Anderson's style follow
that of the legendary harp wizard. But Anderson was already quite
familiar with the rudiments of the harmonica before he ever hit the
Windy City, having heard Sonny Boy Williamson, Robert Nighthawk, and
Robert Jr. Lockwood around West Memphis.
Some folks called
Chicago harpist Little Willie Anderson "Little Walter Jr.," so
faithfully did Anderson's style follow that of the legendary harp
wizard. But Anderson was already quite familiar with the rudiments of
the harmonica before he ever hit the Windy City, having heard Sonny Boy
Williamson, Robert Nighthawk, and Robert Jr. Lockwood around West
Memphis.
Anderson came to Chicago in 1939, eventually turning pro as a
sideman with Johnny Young. Anderson served as Walter's valet,
chauffeur, and pal during the latter's heyday, but his slavish
imitations probably doomed any recording possibilities for Anderson --
until 1979, that is, when Blues On Blues label boss Bob Corritore
escorted him into a Chicago studio and emerged with what amounts to
Anderson's entire recorded legacy.
Little Willie Anderson Come Here Mama (1979)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AOrnkuZZ-4
http://www.chrisbarber.net/instrs/ottilie.htm
Ottilie Patterson +20.06.2011
http://www.chrisbarber.net/instrs/ottilie.htm
Anna Ottilie Patterson (* 31. Januar 1932 in Comber, County Down; † 20. Juni 2011 in Ayr) war eine nordirische Blues- und Jazzsängerin, die durch ihre Auftritte und Aufnahmen mit Chris Barber in den späten 1950er und frühen 1960er Jahren bekannt wurde.
Biographie
Sie war das jüngste von vier Kindern. Ihr Vater, Joseph Patterson, kam aus Nordirland, und ihre Mutter, Jūlija Jēgers, kam aus Lettland. Beide Eltern waren sehr musikalisch, und Ottilie wurde ab einem Alter von elf Jahren als klassische Pianistin ausgebildet. Eine Gesangsausbildung hat sie nie erhalten.
1949 ging Ottilie, nach Belfast, um am Belfast College of Technology Kunst zu studieren. Ein Kommilitone brachte sie damals mit der Musik von Bessie Smith, Jelly Roll Morton und Meade Lux Lewis in Kontakt. 1951 begann sie mit der Jimmy Compton's Jazz Band zu singen, und im August 1952 gründete sie die Muskrat Ramblers mit Al Watt and Derek Martin.
Während ihres Sommerurlaubs 1954 traf sie Beryl Bryden, die ihr die Chris Barber Jazz Band vorstellte. Am 1. Januar 1955 wechselte sie komplett zur Chris Barber Band und ihr erster gemeinsamer Auftritt war am 9. Januar 1955 in Londons Royal Festival Hall. Zwischen 1955 und 1962 tourte Ottilie weitgehend mit Chris Barbers Band und man veröffentlichte gemeinsam viele Aufnahmen auf Decca: EPs Blues (1955), That Patterson Girl (1955), That Patterson Girl Volume 2 (1956), Ottilie (1959) und die LP Chris Barber's Blues Book (1960); außerdem erschien sie auf zahlreichen Chris Barber-Aufzeichnungen mit einzelnen Titeln. 1957 trat sie auch mit Rosetta Tharpe auf; bei der USA-Tournee von Barber jammte sie in Chicago mit der Band von Muddy Waters.
Ab etwa 1963 litt sie an Problemen der Kehle und hörte auf, regelmäßig mit Barber, mit dem sie von 1959 bis 1983 verheiratet war, aufzutreten. Offiziell zog sie sich von der Band 1973 zurück. Während dieser Zeit nahm sie einige Songs in anderen Genres auf, 1969 erschien das Soloalbum 3000 Years with Ottilie, nachdem bereits 1959 das der Folklore ihrer Heimat gewidmete Album Irish Night entstanden war.
Im Frühjahr 1983 gaben Ottilie und Chris Barber eine Reihe von Konzerten in South London, die auf Madame Blues and Doctor Jazz (1984) zu hören ist. Dieses sind ihre letzten Aufnahmen.
Nach Ansicht von Rex Harris und Brian Rust war Pattersons Bluesgesang stark von Bessie Smith, Ida Cox und Bertha „Chippie“ Hill beeinflusst, deren Repertoire sie interpretierte. Zu ihren Höhepunkten zählen die Autoren ihre Aufnahmen mit Chis Barber von 1955, wie „Trouble in Mind“, „Poor Man´s Blues“, „Shipwreck Blues“ und den „Weeping Willow Blues“. Nach Ansicht von Chris Barber ist ihre Interpretation des St. Louis Blues von 1962 meisterlich.
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottilie_PattersonBiographie
Sie war das jüngste von vier Kindern. Ihr Vater, Joseph Patterson, kam aus Nordirland, und ihre Mutter, Jūlija Jēgers, kam aus Lettland. Beide Eltern waren sehr musikalisch, und Ottilie wurde ab einem Alter von elf Jahren als klassische Pianistin ausgebildet. Eine Gesangsausbildung hat sie nie erhalten.
1949 ging Ottilie, nach Belfast, um am Belfast College of Technology Kunst zu studieren. Ein Kommilitone brachte sie damals mit der Musik von Bessie Smith, Jelly Roll Morton und Meade Lux Lewis in Kontakt. 1951 begann sie mit der Jimmy Compton's Jazz Band zu singen, und im August 1952 gründete sie die Muskrat Ramblers mit Al Watt and Derek Martin.
Während ihres Sommerurlaubs 1954 traf sie Beryl Bryden, die ihr die Chris Barber Jazz Band vorstellte. Am 1. Januar 1955 wechselte sie komplett zur Chris Barber Band und ihr erster gemeinsamer Auftritt war am 9. Januar 1955 in Londons Royal Festival Hall. Zwischen 1955 und 1962 tourte Ottilie weitgehend mit Chris Barbers Band und man veröffentlichte gemeinsam viele Aufnahmen auf Decca: EPs Blues (1955), That Patterson Girl (1955), That Patterson Girl Volume 2 (1956), Ottilie (1959) und die LP Chris Barber's Blues Book (1960); außerdem erschien sie auf zahlreichen Chris Barber-Aufzeichnungen mit einzelnen Titeln. 1957 trat sie auch mit Rosetta Tharpe auf; bei der USA-Tournee von Barber jammte sie in Chicago mit der Band von Muddy Waters.
Ab etwa 1963 litt sie an Problemen der Kehle und hörte auf, regelmäßig mit Barber, mit dem sie von 1959 bis 1983 verheiratet war, aufzutreten. Offiziell zog sie sich von der Band 1973 zurück. Während dieser Zeit nahm sie einige Songs in anderen Genres auf, 1969 erschien das Soloalbum 3000 Years with Ottilie, nachdem bereits 1959 das der Folklore ihrer Heimat gewidmete Album Irish Night entstanden war.
Im Frühjahr 1983 gaben Ottilie und Chris Barber eine Reihe von Konzerten in South London, die auf Madame Blues and Doctor Jazz (1984) zu hören ist. Dieses sind ihre letzten Aufnahmen.
Nach Ansicht von Rex Harris und Brian Rust war Pattersons Bluesgesang stark von Bessie Smith, Ida Cox und Bertha „Chippie“ Hill beeinflusst, deren Repertoire sie interpretierte. Zu ihren Höhepunkten zählen die Autoren ihre Aufnahmen mit Chis Barber von 1955, wie „Trouble in Mind“, „Poor Man´s Blues“, „Shipwreck Blues“ und den „Weeping Willow Blues“. Nach Ansicht von Chris Barber ist ihre Interpretation des St. Louis Blues von 1962 meisterlich.
Ottilie Patterson (31 January 1932 – 20 June 2011) was a Northern Irish blues singer best known for her performances and recordings with the Chris Barber Jazz Band in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Biography
Anna Ottilie Patterson was born in Comber, County Down, Northern Ireland, on 31 January 1932. She was the youngest child of four. Her father, Joseph Patterson, was from Northern Ireland, and her mother, Jūlija Jēgers, was from Latvia. They had met in southern Russia.[1] Ottilie's name is an Anglicised form of the Latvian name "Ottilja".[1] Both sides of the family were musical, and Ottilie trained as a classical pianist from the age of eleven, but never received any formal training as a singer.[2]
In 1949 Ottilie went to study art at Belfast College of Technology where a fellow student introduced her to the music of Bessie Smith, Jelly Roll Morton and Meade Lux Lewis.[3] In 1951 she began singing with Jimmy Compton's Jazz Band, and in August 1952 she formed the Muskrat Ramblers with Al Watt and Derek Martin.
In the summer of 1954, while holidaying in London, Ottilie met Beryl Bryden, who introduced her to the Chris Barber Jazz Band.[4]
She joined the Barber band full-time on 28 December 1954,[1] and her first public appearance was at the Royal Festival Hall on January 9, 1955.[5] Between 1955 and 1962 Ottilie toured extensively with the Chris Barber Jazz Band and issued many recordings: those featuring her on every track include the EPs Blues (1955), That Patterson Girl (1955), That Patterson Girl Volume 2 (1956), Ottilie (1959), and the LP Chris Barber's Blues Book (1961); she also appeared on numerous Chris Barber records.
She and Barber were married in 1959.[1] They divorced in 1983.[1]
From approximately 1963 she began to suffer throat problems and ceased to appear and record regularly with Chris Barber, officially retiring from the band in 1973. During this period she recorded some non-jazz/blues material such as settings of Shakespeare (with Chris Barber) and in 1969 issued a solo LP 3000 years with Ottilie which is now much sought by collectors.
In early 1983 she and Chris Barber gave a series of concerts around London, which were recorded for the LP Madame Blues and Doctor Jazz (1984). This is her most recently issued recording.
Ottilie is buried in Movilla Abbey Cemetery, Newtownards, Northern Ireland in the Patterson family grave. Her gravestone, marked Ottilia Anna Barber, is by the wall adjacent to the car park.
In February 2012 a plaque marking her birthplace in a terraced house in Comber was unveiled, and the same evening a sell-out musical Tribute was performed at the La Mon Hotel in Comber.
Biography
Anna Ottilie Patterson was born in Comber, County Down, Northern Ireland, on 31 January 1932. She was the youngest child of four. Her father, Joseph Patterson, was from Northern Ireland, and her mother, Jūlija Jēgers, was from Latvia. They had met in southern Russia.[1] Ottilie's name is an Anglicised form of the Latvian name "Ottilja".[1] Both sides of the family were musical, and Ottilie trained as a classical pianist from the age of eleven, but never received any formal training as a singer.[2]
In 1949 Ottilie went to study art at Belfast College of Technology where a fellow student introduced her to the music of Bessie Smith, Jelly Roll Morton and Meade Lux Lewis.[3] In 1951 she began singing with Jimmy Compton's Jazz Band, and in August 1952 she formed the Muskrat Ramblers with Al Watt and Derek Martin.
In the summer of 1954, while holidaying in London, Ottilie met Beryl Bryden, who introduced her to the Chris Barber Jazz Band.[4]
She joined the Barber band full-time on 28 December 1954,[1] and her first public appearance was at the Royal Festival Hall on January 9, 1955.[5] Between 1955 and 1962 Ottilie toured extensively with the Chris Barber Jazz Band and issued many recordings: those featuring her on every track include the EPs Blues (1955), That Patterson Girl (1955), That Patterson Girl Volume 2 (1956), Ottilie (1959), and the LP Chris Barber's Blues Book (1961); she also appeared on numerous Chris Barber records.
She and Barber were married in 1959.[1] They divorced in 1983.[1]
From approximately 1963 she began to suffer throat problems and ceased to appear and record regularly with Chris Barber, officially retiring from the band in 1973. During this period she recorded some non-jazz/blues material such as settings of Shakespeare (with Chris Barber) and in 1969 issued a solo LP 3000 years with Ottilie which is now much sought by collectors.
In early 1983 she and Chris Barber gave a series of concerts around London, which were recorded for the LP Madame Blues and Doctor Jazz (1984). This is her most recently issued recording.
Ottilie is buried in Movilla Abbey Cemetery, Newtownards, Northern Ireland in the Patterson family grave. Her gravestone, marked Ottilia Anna Barber, is by the wall adjacent to the car park.
In February 2012 a plaque marking her birthplace in a terraced house in Comber was unveiled, and the same evening a sell-out musical Tribute was performed at the La Mon Hotel in Comber.
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