1910 Washboard Sam*
1932 Willie Cobbs*
1946 Billy Cross*
1950 Steve James*
1956 Joe Satriani*
1962 John Ramp*
1974 Archie Fugill*
1977 Big John Wrencher+
1980 JW-Jones*
1981 Anthony “Tone” Catalano*
Harald Flood*
1932 Willie Cobbs*
1946 Billy Cross*
1950 Steve James*
1956 Joe Satriani*
1962 John Ramp*
1974 Archie Fugill*
1977 Big John Wrencher+
1980 JW-Jones*
1981 Anthony “Tone” Catalano*
Harald Flood*
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Joe Satriani *15.07.1956
Joseph „Joe“ Satriani (* 15. Juli 1956 in Westbury, Long Island, New York) ist ein US-amerikanischer Rock- bzw. Fusiongitarrist.Leben
Nachdem Joe Satriani einen Bericht über Jimi Hendrix zu dessen Todestag am 18. September 1970 gelesen hatte, fing er, ähnlich wie Yngwie Malmsteen,[2] an, sich mit 15 Jahren selber das Gitarrespielen beizubringen. Er erhielt auch für kurze Zeit Unterricht beim Jazzpianisten Lennie Tristano. Seinen festen Platz in der Musikszene von San Francisco gewann er in den frühen 1980ern. Satriani gab Gitarrenunterricht, unter anderem Kirk Hammett[3][4] (später bei Metallica), Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave), Larry „Ler“ LaLonde (Possessed und später bei Primus), Alex Skolnick (Testament) sowie Steve Vai[3][4], selber einer der gegenwärtig bekanntesten Gitarristen. Vom 1. bis zum 8. Dezember 1993 sowie vom 2. Juni bis 6. Juli 1994 ersetzte Satriani Ritchie Blackmore auf der The Battle Rages on-Tournee bei Deep Purple[5], offizielle Aufnahmen mit der Band wurden jedoch durch den bestehenden Plattenvertrag Satrianis verhindert.[6]In Deutschland wurde Joe Satrianis Lied „Cryin'“ der breiten Öffentlichkeit durch die Sat.1-Sendung „Ran“ bekannt, in der es als Hintergrundmusik benutzt wurde.
Zusammen mit den beiden Ex-Mitgliedern von Van Halen, Sammy Hagar (Gesang) und Michael Anthony (Bass), und Chad Smith (Schlagzeuger der Gruppe Red Hot Chili Peppers) hat Satriani die Supergroup Chickenfoot gegründet. Am 5. Juni 2009 brachten sie ihr erstes Album mit dem Titel Chickenfoot heraus, das Platz 4 der Billboard 200 erreichte. Am 23. September 2011 erschien nach dem Livealbum das zweite Studioalbum der Band, Chickenfoot III.
Privates
Satriani ist verheiratet und hat einen Sohn. Seit Februar 1996 trägt er eine Glatze, weil er seinen Haarausfall leid war.[7]
Stil
Charakteristisch für sein Spiel sind sowohl seine sehr gesanglichen Melodielinien als auch seine Solopassagen, die oft durch sein schnelles, flüssiges Legatospiel gekennzeichnet sind, sowie der virtuose Einsatz von Tapping. Sein Tonmaterial bezieht er aus verschiedenen Skalen, wobei hier die von ihm am meisten gebrauchten die lydische und die mixolydische sowie die Bluestonleiter sind.
Er benutzt häufig das kompositorische bzw. improvisatorische Konzept des Pitch Axis (dt. Grundton-Achsen-Theorie), wobei er, vom gleichen Grundton ausgehend, unterschiedliche Skalen (Modi) spielt (beispielsweise E-mixolydisch (Modus mit Dur-Terz) und dann E-phrygisch (Modus mit Moll-Terz)). Er verwendet auch öfters Bluesrock-Licks. Außerdem ist er bekannt für seinen häufigen Einsatz von künstlichen Obertönen (auch genannt: "pinch harmonics"/"artificial harmonics"), die mit einer bestimmten Technik des Plektrums und des Daumens erzeugt werden, die er dann mit dem Tremolo moduliert.
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Joseph "Joe" Satriani (born July 15, 1956)[1] is an American instrumental rock guitarist and multi-instrumentalist. Early in his career, Satriani worked as a guitar instructor, with many of his former students achieving fame, such as Steve Vai, Larry LaLonde, Rick Hunolt, Kirk Hammett, Andy Timmons, Charlie Hunter, Kevin Cadogan, and Alex Skolnick; he then went on to have a successful solo music career. He is a 15-time Grammy Award nominee and has sold over 10 million albums, making him the biggest-selling instrumental rock guitarist of all time.[2]
In 1988, Satriani was recruited by Mick Jagger as lead guitarist for his first solo tour.[3] In 1994, Satriani toured with Deep Purple as the lead guitarist.[4] He has worked with a range of guitarists during the G3 tour, which he founded in 1995. His G3 collaborators have included Vai, LaLonde, Timmons, Steve Lukather, John Petrucci, Eric Johnson, Yngwie Malmsteen, Brian May, Patrick Rondat, Paul Gilbert, Adrian Legg, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Steve Morse and Robert Fripp.[5] Satriani has been the lead guitarist for the supergroup Chickenfoot since co-founding the band in 2008. Since 1988, he has been using his own signature guitars, the Ibanez JS Series, which are sold in music stores worldwide. He has also collaborated with Vox to create his own wah, delay, overdrive and distortion pedals as well as a collaboration with Marshall Amplification for the creation of his own signature series amplifier head, the JVM410HJS.
Early life
Descended from Italian immigrants, Satriani was born in Westbury, New York.[1] He was inspired to play guitar at age 14, after hearing of the death of Jimi Hendrix.[6] He has been said to have heard the news during football practice, where he then announced to his coach that he was quitting to become a guitarist.[7] In 1974, Satriani studied music with jazz guitarist Billy Bauer and with reclusive jazz pianist Lennie Tristano. The technically demanding Tristano greatly influenced Satriani's playing. Satriani began teaching guitar, with his most notable student at the time being fellow Long Island native Steve Vai (both also went to the same high school). While he was teaching Vai, he was attending Five Towns College for studies in music.
In 1978, Satriani moved to Berkeley, California to pursue a music career. Soon after arriving in California, he resumed teaching. His students included Kirk Hammett of Metallica, David Bryson of Counting Crows, Kevin Cadogan from Third Eye Blind, Larry LaLonde of Primus and Possessed, Alex Skolnick of Testament, Rick Hunolt (ex-Exodus), Phil Kettner of Lääz Rockit, Geoff Tyson of T-Ride, Charlie Hunter, David Turin and Eric Kauschen.
Music career
Satriani started playing in a San Francisco-based band called the Squares,[8] where he continued to network and make musical connections (Squares sound man John Cuniberti co-produced his second album). He was invited to join the Greg Kihn Band, who were on the downside of their career, but whose generosity helped Satriani pay off the overwhelming credit card debt from recording his first album Not of This Earth.[9] When his friend and former student Steve Vai gained fame playing with David Lee Roth in 1986, Vai raved about Satriani in several interviews with guitar magazines, including Guitar World magazine.
In 1987, Satriani's second album Surfing with the Alien produced radio hits and was the first all-instrumental release to chart so highly in many years. The track "Crushing Day" was featured on the soundtrack of a low-budget film titled It Takes Two.[10] In 1988 Satriani helped produce the EP The Eyes of Horror for the death metal band Possessed. In 1989, Satriani released the album Flying in a Blue Dream. It was said to be inspired by the death of his father, who died in 1989 during the recording of the album. "One Big Rush" was featured on the soundtrack to the Cameron Crowe movie Say Anything.... "The Forgotten Part II" was featured on a Labatt Blue commercial in Canada in 1993. "Can't Slow Down" featured in a car-chase sequence in the Don Johnson starring show Nash Bridges.
Joe Satriani also sang backing vocals on the self-titled Crowded House album. Satriani was a friend of Mitchell Froom.[11]
In 1992, Satriani released The Extremist, his most critically acclaimed and commercially successful album to date. Radio stations across the country picked up "Summer Song," which got a major boost when Sony used it in a major commercial campaign for their Discman portable CD players.[12] "Cryin'," "Friends," and the title track were regional hits on radio. In late 1993, Satriani joined Deep Purple as a temporary replacement for departed guitarist Ritchie Blackmore during the band's Japanese tour. The concerts were a success, and Satriani was asked to join the band permanently but he declined, having just signed a multi-album solo deal with Sony, and Steve Morse took the guitarist slot in Deep Purple.[13]
In 1996, Satriani founded the G3, a concert tour intended to feature a trio of guitarists. The original lineup featured Satriani, Vai and Eric Johnson. The G3 tour has continued periodically since its inaugural version, with Satriani the only permanent member. Other guitarists who have performed in G3 include among others: Yngwie Malmsteen, John Petrucci, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Robert Fripp, Andy Timmons, Uli Jon Roth, Michael Schenker, Adrian Legg, Paul Gilbert, Steve Morse and Steve Lukather. In 1998 Satriani recorded and released Crystal Planet, which went back to a sound reminiscent of his late '80s work. Planet was followed up with Engines of Creation, one of his more experimental works featuring the electronica genre. A pair of shows at the Fillmore West in San Francisco were recorded in December 2000 and released as Live in San Francisco, a two-disc live album and DVD.
2000–present
Satriani regularly recorded and released evolving music, including Strange Beautiful Music in 2002 and Is There Love in Space? in 2004. In May 2005, Satriani toured India for the first time, playing concerts in Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai. In 2006, Satriani recorded and released Super Colossal and Satriani Live!, another two-disc live album and DVD recorded May 3, 2006 at the Grove in Anaheim, CA. In 2006, Satriani signed on as an official supporter of Little Kids Rock, a non-profit organization that provides free musical instruments and instruction to children in underserved public schools throughout the U.S.A. Satriani has personally delivered instruments to children in the program through a charity raffle for the organization and, like Steve Vai, sits on its board of directors as an honorary member.
On August 7, 2007 Epic/Legacy Recordings re-released Surfing with the Alien to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its release. This was a two-disc set that includes a remastered album and a DVD of a never-before-seen live show filmed at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1988.[14] Satriani's next album Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock, was released on April 1, 2008.[15] Satriani released a live DVD recording of a concert in Paris titled Live in Paris: I Just Wanna Rock and a companion 2-CD set on February 2, 2010.[16] In March 2010 Satriani participated with other guitarists in the Experience Hendrix Tribute Tour, performing music written and inspired by Jimi Hendrix.[17][18]
On December 4, 2008 Satriani filed a copyright infringement suit against Coldplay in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Satriani's suit claims that the Coldplay song "Viva la Vida" includes "substantial original portions" of the Satriani song "If I Could Fly" from his 2004 album, Is There Love in Space?. The Coldplay song in question received two Grammy Awards for "Song of the Year."[19] Coldplay denied the allegation.[20][21][22] An unspecified settlement was reached between the parties.[23]
In May 2010, Satriani announced he was about to enter the studio to record a solo album, and dates were released for an autumn tour. He also said that demos had been recorded for a second Chickenfoot album. Satriani released his 13th studio album Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards, on October 5, 2010.[24]
Satriani released the DVD/Blu-ray of his 3D concert film Satchurated: Live in Montreal on April 24, 2012 after its limited showing in theaters. The film was shot in December 2010 in Montreal and was directed by award-winning filmmakers François and Pierre Lamoureux.[25] Satchurated is the first Blu-ray concert film available in 3D with Dolby TrueHD 7.1.
On May 7, 2013 Satriani released his fourteenth studio album, titled Unstoppable Momentum.[26] A career retrospective box set titled Joe Satriani: The Complete Studio Recordings, which contains remastered editions of every studio album from Not of This Earth to Unstoppable Momentum, was released on April 22, 2014. A book titled Strange Beautiful Music: A Memoir was also released to coincide with the release of the box set.[27]
In August 2014, Satriani participated in the G4 Experience—a week-long guitar camp—with fellow guitarists Paul Gilbert, Andy Timmons, and keyboardist Mike Keneally.[28]
February 2015 saw the first dates announced for the upcoming Shockwave World Tour, beginning in Manchester, England on November 1, 2015 in support of Satriani's fifteenth studio album, slated for release in July.[29]
Chickenfoot
On May 29, 2008 it was revealed that Satriani was involved in a new hard rock band called Chickenfoot with former Van Halen members Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony, and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith. The band features Hagar on vocals, Satriani on guitar, Anthony on bass and Smith on drums.[30] Their eponymous debut album was released on June 5, 2009.[31] The first single and video released was the track "Oh Yeah," which was played on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien on June 5, 2009. Satriani received a co-writing credit on all the songs on the band's debut album.[32] Broken Records magazine asked Satriani about his new band, and he enthusiastically mentioned that "it was great fun" and it gives him a "kick in the music bone" to be playing with such great talent. He said it felt quite natural to step back and play more rhythm guitar than solo guitar. Chickenfoot's second album was titled Chickenfoot III, and was released on September 27, 2011. Its first single was the track 'Bigfoot'. On its first week of release, it reached a chart position of #9.
Other work
Satriani is credited on many other albums, including guitar duties on shock-rocker Alice Cooper's 1991 album Hey Stoopid, Spinal Tap's 1992 album Break Like the Wind, Blue Öyster Cult's 1988 album Imaginos, band members Stu Hamm and Gregg Bissonette's solo albums. He was credited with singing background vocals on the 1986 debut album by Crowded House. In 2003, he played lead guitar on The Yardbirds's release Birdland. In 2006, he made appearances on tracks for Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan's solo CD/DVD dual disc Gillan's Inn.
On Dream Theater's 2007 album Systematic Chaos, Satriani contributed spoken lyrics to the song "Repentance." Satriani contributed a guitar solo to Jordan Rudess' 2004 solo release Rhythm of Time. He composed much of the soundtrack for the racing video game NASCAR 06: Total Team Control[33] and contributed to Sega Rally Championship, while "Crowd Chant" was featured in NHL 2K10[34] and Madden NFL 11.[35] He has starred in feature films, including 2006 Christopher Guest film For Your Consideration as the guitarist in the band that played for the late-night show.[36] Other films include Moneyball in which he appears as himself playing Star Spangled Banner.
Satriani in 2004
The American Dad episode "Why Can't We Be Friends" featured the song "Always with Me, Always with You".[37] The song was also sampled in the Nicki Minaj single "Right Thru Me".
Satriani joined Chickenfoot in voicing themselves in the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode "I am a Pod".[38]
Style and influence
Satriani is considered to be a highly technical guitarist,[39] and has been referred to as a top guitar virtuoso.[40][41] Satriani has mastered many performance techniques on electric guitar, including legato, two-handed tapping and arpeggio tapping, volume swells, harmonics and extreme whammy bar effects. During fast passages, Satriani favors a legato technique (achieved primarily through hammer-ons and pull-offs) that yields smooth and flowing runs. He is also adept at other speed-related techniques such as rapid alternate picking and sweep picking. Satriani was influenced by blues-rock guitar icons such as Jimi Hendrix, Brian May, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Ritchie Blackmore and Jeff Beck,[4][42] as well as jazz fusion guitarist Allan Holdsworth.[43]
Equipment
Satriani has endorsed Ibanez's JS Series guitars, and Peavey's JSX amplifier. Both lines were designed specifically as signature products for Satriani. The Ibanez JS1 (the original JS model) was based on, and replaced, the Ibanez 540 Radius model that Satriani first endorsed. Many of his guitars are made by Ibanez, including the JS1000, and JS1200. These guitars typically feature the DiMarzio PAF Pro (which he used up until 1993 in both the neck and bridge positions), the DiMarzio Fred (which he used in the bridge position from 1993 to 2005), and the Mo' Joe and the Paf Joe (which he uses in the bridge and neck positions, respectively, from 2005 to present day).
The JS line of guitars is his signature line with the JS1000, JS1200, JS2400, JSBDG, and JS20th using Ibanez's original Edge double locking tremolo bridge. The JS100 and JS120s both use Ibanez's Edge 3 tremolo bridge. The JS1600 is a fixed bridge guitar with no tremolo system. The guitar he was most associated with during the 90s was a chrome-finished guitar nicknamed "Chrome Boy". This instrument can be seen on the Live in San Francisco DVD. However, the guitar used for most of the concert was in fact a lookalike nicknamed "Pearly," which featured Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates pickups.
Satriani uses a number of other JS models such as the JS double neck model, JS700 (primary axe on the self-titled CD and seen on the 1995 tour "Joe Satriani," which features a fixed bridge, P-90 pickups, and a matching mahogany body and neck), JS6/JS6000 (natural body), JS1 (the original JS model), JS2000 (fixed bridge model), a variety of JS100s, JS1000s and JS1200s with custom paint work, and a large amount of prototype JSs. All double locking bridges have been the original Edge tremolo, not the newer models, which point to a more custom guitar than the "off the shelf" models. Joe played a red 7-string JS model, seen in the "G3 Live in Tokyo" DVD from 2005. He also has a prototype 24-fret version of the JS—now called the JS-2400—which he has used with Chickenfoot. As of late he has used other prototypes featuring a Sustainer or a JS model with three single coil-sized humbucker pickups.
Satriani's guitars are usually equipped with his signature DiMarzio humbucker pickups, Mo' Joe and PAF Joe, although his 24-fret JS model features a Pro Track single coil-sized, humbucker pickup in the neck position. Some of his guitars are still equipped with the pickup models he favored in the past, the DiMarzio FRED and PAF Pro pickups. Satriani has used a wide variety of guitar amps, using Marshall for his main amplifier (notably the limited edition blue coloured 6100 LM model) up until 2001, and his Peavey signature series amps, the Peavey JSX, up until his time with Chickenfoot.
The JSX began life as a prototype Peavey XXX and developed into the Joe Satriani signature Peavey model. However he still used distortion pedals with the clean channel rather than the built-in overdrive channels. Satriani has used other amplifiers over the years in the studio, such as the Peavey 5150 (used to record the song 'Crystal Planet'), Cornford, and the Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ (used to record the song 'Flying in a Blue Dream'), amongst others. He has recently switched to the Marshall JVM series, having used a modified JVM 410H in his Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards tour in 2010 and with Chickenfoot in 2010 and 2011.
These modified JVM Marshall amps were prototypes for a signature amp which was scheduled for release in 2011. The reverb has been replaced by noise gates which cancel any lag when switching channels. The clean channel has been replaced by the clean channel of a 6100 LM model which he likes as an option to use distortion pedals with. The orange od channel and the modern red od channel have been better matched with each other as he still claims to prefer the organic od channels of the JVM amp rather than pedals. The red od channel has been modified to be based more on beefy rock than a nu metal sound. The fx-loop has been simplified to be serial only.
His effects pedals include the Vox wah, Dunlop Cry Baby wah, RMC Wizard Wah, DigiTech Whammy, BK Butler Tube Driver, BOSS DS-1, BOSS CH-1, BOSS CE-2, BOSS DD-2 and a standard BOSS DD-3 (used together to emulate reverb effects), BOSS BF-3, BOSS OC-2, Barber Burn Drive Unit, Fulltone Deja Vibe, Fulltone Ultimate Octave, and Electro-Harmonix POG (Polyphonic Octave Generator), the latter being featured prominently on the title cut to his 2006 Super Colossal. Satriani has partnered with Planet Waves to create a signature line of guitar picks and guitar straps featuring his sketch art.
Satriani has used many amps in the studio when recording, including the Peavey Classic. He used Marshall heads and cabinets, including live, prior to his Peavey endorsement. Recently Satriani used the JSX head through a Palmer Speaker Simulator. He has released a Class-A 5-watt tube amp called the "Mini Colossal". Satriani has been using a Marshall JVM410 head in live gigs since 2009.[44][45] He is currently working with Vox on his own line of signature effects pedals designed to deliver Satriani's trademark tone plus a wide range of new sounds for guitarists of all playing styles and ability levels. The first being a signature distortion pedal titled the "Satchurator," and the "Time Machine," which will be a delay pedal, with more to follow, including a wah pedal called the "Big Bad Wah".[46] On March 3, 2010 a new pedal was announced on Satriani's website regarding the new Vox overdrive pedal called "Ice 9".[47]
A detailed gear diagram of Joe Satriani's 2000 guitar rig is well-documented.[48]
In 2009, Satriani split from Peavey,[49] and returned to using Marshall amps, in particular the JVM series. He now has a signature series with Marshall, the JVM410HJS.[50]
Recurring themes
Satriani's work frequently makes references to various science fiction stories and ideas. "Surfing with the Alien," "Back to Shalla-Bal," and "The Power Cosmic 2000" refer to the comic book character Silver Surfer, while "Ice 9" refers to the secret government ice weapon in Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle. "Borg Sex" is a reference to Star Trek, which features a homogeneous cybernetic race known as the Borg. His albums and songs often have other-worldly titles, such as Not of this Earth, Crystal Planet, Is There Love in Space?, and Engines of Creation.
On the album Super Colossal, the song titled "Crowd Chant" was originally called "Party on the Enterprise". It would have featured sampled sounds from the Starship Enterprise from Star Trek. But as Satriani explained in a podcast, legal issues regarding the samples could not be resolved and he was unable to get permission to use them.[51] Satriani then removed the sounds from the song and called it "Crowd Chant". Its ending theme was inspired by composer Gabriel Fauré's "Pavane in F-sharp minor, Op. 50".[52] The song is used as goal celebration music for a number of National Hockey League teams and Major League Soccer teams including the Minnesota Wild (NHL), New York Islanders (NHL), and New England Revolution (MLS).[53] The song is also used in the 2K Sports hockey video game NHL 2k10.[54]
"Redshift Riders," another song on the Super Colossal album, is "based on the idea that in the future, when people can travel throughout space, they will theoretically take advantage of the cosmological redshift effect so they can be swung around large planetary objects and get across [the] universe a lot faster than normal," Satriani said in a podcast about the song.[55] On the album Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock the song "I Just Wanna Rock," is about a giant robot on the run who happens to stumble upon a rock concert.[56]
Awards and nominations
Nominations
Satriani has the second most Grammy Award nominations (15, after Brian McKnight and Snoop Dogg) of any artist without winning. See further artists.
In 1988, Satriani was recruited by Mick Jagger as lead guitarist for his first solo tour.[3] In 1994, Satriani toured with Deep Purple as the lead guitarist.[4] He has worked with a range of guitarists during the G3 tour, which he founded in 1995. His G3 collaborators have included Vai, LaLonde, Timmons, Steve Lukather, John Petrucci, Eric Johnson, Yngwie Malmsteen, Brian May, Patrick Rondat, Paul Gilbert, Adrian Legg, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Steve Morse and Robert Fripp.[5] Satriani has been the lead guitarist for the supergroup Chickenfoot since co-founding the band in 2008. Since 1988, he has been using his own signature guitars, the Ibanez JS Series, which are sold in music stores worldwide. He has also collaborated with Vox to create his own wah, delay, overdrive and distortion pedals as well as a collaboration with Marshall Amplification for the creation of his own signature series amplifier head, the JVM410HJS.
Early life
Descended from Italian immigrants, Satriani was born in Westbury, New York.[1] He was inspired to play guitar at age 14, after hearing of the death of Jimi Hendrix.[6] He has been said to have heard the news during football practice, where he then announced to his coach that he was quitting to become a guitarist.[7] In 1974, Satriani studied music with jazz guitarist Billy Bauer and with reclusive jazz pianist Lennie Tristano. The technically demanding Tristano greatly influenced Satriani's playing. Satriani began teaching guitar, with his most notable student at the time being fellow Long Island native Steve Vai (both also went to the same high school). While he was teaching Vai, he was attending Five Towns College for studies in music.
In 1978, Satriani moved to Berkeley, California to pursue a music career. Soon after arriving in California, he resumed teaching. His students included Kirk Hammett of Metallica, David Bryson of Counting Crows, Kevin Cadogan from Third Eye Blind, Larry LaLonde of Primus and Possessed, Alex Skolnick of Testament, Rick Hunolt (ex-Exodus), Phil Kettner of Lääz Rockit, Geoff Tyson of T-Ride, Charlie Hunter, David Turin and Eric Kauschen.
Music career
Satriani started playing in a San Francisco-based band called the Squares,[8] where he continued to network and make musical connections (Squares sound man John Cuniberti co-produced his second album). He was invited to join the Greg Kihn Band, who were on the downside of their career, but whose generosity helped Satriani pay off the overwhelming credit card debt from recording his first album Not of This Earth.[9] When his friend and former student Steve Vai gained fame playing with David Lee Roth in 1986, Vai raved about Satriani in several interviews with guitar magazines, including Guitar World magazine.
In 1987, Satriani's second album Surfing with the Alien produced radio hits and was the first all-instrumental release to chart so highly in many years. The track "Crushing Day" was featured on the soundtrack of a low-budget film titled It Takes Two.[10] In 1988 Satriani helped produce the EP The Eyes of Horror for the death metal band Possessed. In 1989, Satriani released the album Flying in a Blue Dream. It was said to be inspired by the death of his father, who died in 1989 during the recording of the album. "One Big Rush" was featured on the soundtrack to the Cameron Crowe movie Say Anything.... "The Forgotten Part II" was featured on a Labatt Blue commercial in Canada in 1993. "Can't Slow Down" featured in a car-chase sequence in the Don Johnson starring show Nash Bridges.
Joe Satriani also sang backing vocals on the self-titled Crowded House album. Satriani was a friend of Mitchell Froom.[11]
In 1992, Satriani released The Extremist, his most critically acclaimed and commercially successful album to date. Radio stations across the country picked up "Summer Song," which got a major boost when Sony used it in a major commercial campaign for their Discman portable CD players.[12] "Cryin'," "Friends," and the title track were regional hits on radio. In late 1993, Satriani joined Deep Purple as a temporary replacement for departed guitarist Ritchie Blackmore during the band's Japanese tour. The concerts were a success, and Satriani was asked to join the band permanently but he declined, having just signed a multi-album solo deal with Sony, and Steve Morse took the guitarist slot in Deep Purple.[13]
In 1996, Satriani founded the G3, a concert tour intended to feature a trio of guitarists. The original lineup featured Satriani, Vai and Eric Johnson. The G3 tour has continued periodically since its inaugural version, with Satriani the only permanent member. Other guitarists who have performed in G3 include among others: Yngwie Malmsteen, John Petrucci, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Robert Fripp, Andy Timmons, Uli Jon Roth, Michael Schenker, Adrian Legg, Paul Gilbert, Steve Morse and Steve Lukather. In 1998 Satriani recorded and released Crystal Planet, which went back to a sound reminiscent of his late '80s work. Planet was followed up with Engines of Creation, one of his more experimental works featuring the electronica genre. A pair of shows at the Fillmore West in San Francisco were recorded in December 2000 and released as Live in San Francisco, a two-disc live album and DVD.
2000–present
Satriani regularly recorded and released evolving music, including Strange Beautiful Music in 2002 and Is There Love in Space? in 2004. In May 2005, Satriani toured India for the first time, playing concerts in Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai. In 2006, Satriani recorded and released Super Colossal and Satriani Live!, another two-disc live album and DVD recorded May 3, 2006 at the Grove in Anaheim, CA. In 2006, Satriani signed on as an official supporter of Little Kids Rock, a non-profit organization that provides free musical instruments and instruction to children in underserved public schools throughout the U.S.A. Satriani has personally delivered instruments to children in the program through a charity raffle for the organization and, like Steve Vai, sits on its board of directors as an honorary member.
On August 7, 2007 Epic/Legacy Recordings re-released Surfing with the Alien to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its release. This was a two-disc set that includes a remastered album and a DVD of a never-before-seen live show filmed at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1988.[14] Satriani's next album Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock, was released on April 1, 2008.[15] Satriani released a live DVD recording of a concert in Paris titled Live in Paris: I Just Wanna Rock and a companion 2-CD set on February 2, 2010.[16] In March 2010 Satriani participated with other guitarists in the Experience Hendrix Tribute Tour, performing music written and inspired by Jimi Hendrix.[17][18]
On December 4, 2008 Satriani filed a copyright infringement suit against Coldplay in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Satriani's suit claims that the Coldplay song "Viva la Vida" includes "substantial original portions" of the Satriani song "If I Could Fly" from his 2004 album, Is There Love in Space?. The Coldplay song in question received two Grammy Awards for "Song of the Year."[19] Coldplay denied the allegation.[20][21][22] An unspecified settlement was reached between the parties.[23]
In May 2010, Satriani announced he was about to enter the studio to record a solo album, and dates were released for an autumn tour. He also said that demos had been recorded for a second Chickenfoot album. Satriani released his 13th studio album Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards, on October 5, 2010.[24]
Satriani released the DVD/Blu-ray of his 3D concert film Satchurated: Live in Montreal on April 24, 2012 after its limited showing in theaters. The film was shot in December 2010 in Montreal and was directed by award-winning filmmakers François and Pierre Lamoureux.[25] Satchurated is the first Blu-ray concert film available in 3D with Dolby TrueHD 7.1.
On May 7, 2013 Satriani released his fourteenth studio album, titled Unstoppable Momentum.[26] A career retrospective box set titled Joe Satriani: The Complete Studio Recordings, which contains remastered editions of every studio album from Not of This Earth to Unstoppable Momentum, was released on April 22, 2014. A book titled Strange Beautiful Music: A Memoir was also released to coincide with the release of the box set.[27]
In August 2014, Satriani participated in the G4 Experience—a week-long guitar camp—with fellow guitarists Paul Gilbert, Andy Timmons, and keyboardist Mike Keneally.[28]
February 2015 saw the first dates announced for the upcoming Shockwave World Tour, beginning in Manchester, England on November 1, 2015 in support of Satriani's fifteenth studio album, slated for release in July.[29]
Chickenfoot
On May 29, 2008 it was revealed that Satriani was involved in a new hard rock band called Chickenfoot with former Van Halen members Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony, and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith. The band features Hagar on vocals, Satriani on guitar, Anthony on bass and Smith on drums.[30] Their eponymous debut album was released on June 5, 2009.[31] The first single and video released was the track "Oh Yeah," which was played on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien on June 5, 2009. Satriani received a co-writing credit on all the songs on the band's debut album.[32] Broken Records magazine asked Satriani about his new band, and he enthusiastically mentioned that "it was great fun" and it gives him a "kick in the music bone" to be playing with such great talent. He said it felt quite natural to step back and play more rhythm guitar than solo guitar. Chickenfoot's second album was titled Chickenfoot III, and was released on September 27, 2011. Its first single was the track 'Bigfoot'. On its first week of release, it reached a chart position of #9.
Other work
Satriani is credited on many other albums, including guitar duties on shock-rocker Alice Cooper's 1991 album Hey Stoopid, Spinal Tap's 1992 album Break Like the Wind, Blue Öyster Cult's 1988 album Imaginos, band members Stu Hamm and Gregg Bissonette's solo albums. He was credited with singing background vocals on the 1986 debut album by Crowded House. In 2003, he played lead guitar on The Yardbirds's release Birdland. In 2006, he made appearances on tracks for Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan's solo CD/DVD dual disc Gillan's Inn.
On Dream Theater's 2007 album Systematic Chaos, Satriani contributed spoken lyrics to the song "Repentance." Satriani contributed a guitar solo to Jordan Rudess' 2004 solo release Rhythm of Time. He composed much of the soundtrack for the racing video game NASCAR 06: Total Team Control[33] and contributed to Sega Rally Championship, while "Crowd Chant" was featured in NHL 2K10[34] and Madden NFL 11.[35] He has starred in feature films, including 2006 Christopher Guest film For Your Consideration as the guitarist in the band that played for the late-night show.[36] Other films include Moneyball in which he appears as himself playing Star Spangled Banner.
Satriani in 2004
The American Dad episode "Why Can't We Be Friends" featured the song "Always with Me, Always with You".[37] The song was also sampled in the Nicki Minaj single "Right Thru Me".
Satriani joined Chickenfoot in voicing themselves in the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode "I am a Pod".[38]
Style and influence
Satriani is considered to be a highly technical guitarist,[39] and has been referred to as a top guitar virtuoso.[40][41] Satriani has mastered many performance techniques on electric guitar, including legato, two-handed tapping and arpeggio tapping, volume swells, harmonics and extreme whammy bar effects. During fast passages, Satriani favors a legato technique (achieved primarily through hammer-ons and pull-offs) that yields smooth and flowing runs. He is also adept at other speed-related techniques such as rapid alternate picking and sweep picking. Satriani was influenced by blues-rock guitar icons such as Jimi Hendrix, Brian May, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Ritchie Blackmore and Jeff Beck,[4][42] as well as jazz fusion guitarist Allan Holdsworth.[43]
Equipment
Satriani has endorsed Ibanez's JS Series guitars, and Peavey's JSX amplifier. Both lines were designed specifically as signature products for Satriani. The Ibanez JS1 (the original JS model) was based on, and replaced, the Ibanez 540 Radius model that Satriani first endorsed. Many of his guitars are made by Ibanez, including the JS1000, and JS1200. These guitars typically feature the DiMarzio PAF Pro (which he used up until 1993 in both the neck and bridge positions), the DiMarzio Fred (which he used in the bridge position from 1993 to 2005), and the Mo' Joe and the Paf Joe (which he uses in the bridge and neck positions, respectively, from 2005 to present day).
The JS line of guitars is his signature line with the JS1000, JS1200, JS2400, JSBDG, and JS20th using Ibanez's original Edge double locking tremolo bridge. The JS100 and JS120s both use Ibanez's Edge 3 tremolo bridge. The JS1600 is a fixed bridge guitar with no tremolo system. The guitar he was most associated with during the 90s was a chrome-finished guitar nicknamed "Chrome Boy". This instrument can be seen on the Live in San Francisco DVD. However, the guitar used for most of the concert was in fact a lookalike nicknamed "Pearly," which featured Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates pickups.
Satriani uses a number of other JS models such as the JS double neck model, JS700 (primary axe on the self-titled CD and seen on the 1995 tour "Joe Satriani," which features a fixed bridge, P-90 pickups, and a matching mahogany body and neck), JS6/JS6000 (natural body), JS1 (the original JS model), JS2000 (fixed bridge model), a variety of JS100s, JS1000s and JS1200s with custom paint work, and a large amount of prototype JSs. All double locking bridges have been the original Edge tremolo, not the newer models, which point to a more custom guitar than the "off the shelf" models. Joe played a red 7-string JS model, seen in the "G3 Live in Tokyo" DVD from 2005. He also has a prototype 24-fret version of the JS—now called the JS-2400—which he has used with Chickenfoot. As of late he has used other prototypes featuring a Sustainer or a JS model with three single coil-sized humbucker pickups.
Satriani's guitars are usually equipped with his signature DiMarzio humbucker pickups, Mo' Joe and PAF Joe, although his 24-fret JS model features a Pro Track single coil-sized, humbucker pickup in the neck position. Some of his guitars are still equipped with the pickup models he favored in the past, the DiMarzio FRED and PAF Pro pickups. Satriani has used a wide variety of guitar amps, using Marshall for his main amplifier (notably the limited edition blue coloured 6100 LM model) up until 2001, and his Peavey signature series amps, the Peavey JSX, up until his time with Chickenfoot.
The JSX began life as a prototype Peavey XXX and developed into the Joe Satriani signature Peavey model. However he still used distortion pedals with the clean channel rather than the built-in overdrive channels. Satriani has used other amplifiers over the years in the studio, such as the Peavey 5150 (used to record the song 'Crystal Planet'), Cornford, and the Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ (used to record the song 'Flying in a Blue Dream'), amongst others. He has recently switched to the Marshall JVM series, having used a modified JVM 410H in his Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards tour in 2010 and with Chickenfoot in 2010 and 2011.
These modified JVM Marshall amps were prototypes for a signature amp which was scheduled for release in 2011. The reverb has been replaced by noise gates which cancel any lag when switching channels. The clean channel has been replaced by the clean channel of a 6100 LM model which he likes as an option to use distortion pedals with. The orange od channel and the modern red od channel have been better matched with each other as he still claims to prefer the organic od channels of the JVM amp rather than pedals. The red od channel has been modified to be based more on beefy rock than a nu metal sound. The fx-loop has been simplified to be serial only.
His effects pedals include the Vox wah, Dunlop Cry Baby wah, RMC Wizard Wah, DigiTech Whammy, BK Butler Tube Driver, BOSS DS-1, BOSS CH-1, BOSS CE-2, BOSS DD-2 and a standard BOSS DD-3 (used together to emulate reverb effects), BOSS BF-3, BOSS OC-2, Barber Burn Drive Unit, Fulltone Deja Vibe, Fulltone Ultimate Octave, and Electro-Harmonix POG (Polyphonic Octave Generator), the latter being featured prominently on the title cut to his 2006 Super Colossal. Satriani has partnered with Planet Waves to create a signature line of guitar picks and guitar straps featuring his sketch art.
Satriani has used many amps in the studio when recording, including the Peavey Classic. He used Marshall heads and cabinets, including live, prior to his Peavey endorsement. Recently Satriani used the JSX head through a Palmer Speaker Simulator. He has released a Class-A 5-watt tube amp called the "Mini Colossal". Satriani has been using a Marshall JVM410 head in live gigs since 2009.[44][45] He is currently working with Vox on his own line of signature effects pedals designed to deliver Satriani's trademark tone plus a wide range of new sounds for guitarists of all playing styles and ability levels. The first being a signature distortion pedal titled the "Satchurator," and the "Time Machine," which will be a delay pedal, with more to follow, including a wah pedal called the "Big Bad Wah".[46] On March 3, 2010 a new pedal was announced on Satriani's website regarding the new Vox overdrive pedal called "Ice 9".[47]
A detailed gear diagram of Joe Satriani's 2000 guitar rig is well-documented.[48]
In 2009, Satriani split from Peavey,[49] and returned to using Marshall amps, in particular the JVM series. He now has a signature series with Marshall, the JVM410HJS.[50]
Recurring themes
Satriani's work frequently makes references to various science fiction stories and ideas. "Surfing with the Alien," "Back to Shalla-Bal," and "The Power Cosmic 2000" refer to the comic book character Silver Surfer, while "Ice 9" refers to the secret government ice weapon in Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle. "Borg Sex" is a reference to Star Trek, which features a homogeneous cybernetic race known as the Borg. His albums and songs often have other-worldly titles, such as Not of this Earth, Crystal Planet, Is There Love in Space?, and Engines of Creation.
On the album Super Colossal, the song titled "Crowd Chant" was originally called "Party on the Enterprise". It would have featured sampled sounds from the Starship Enterprise from Star Trek. But as Satriani explained in a podcast, legal issues regarding the samples could not be resolved and he was unable to get permission to use them.[51] Satriani then removed the sounds from the song and called it "Crowd Chant". Its ending theme was inspired by composer Gabriel Fauré's "Pavane in F-sharp minor, Op. 50".[52] The song is used as goal celebration music for a number of National Hockey League teams and Major League Soccer teams including the Minnesota Wild (NHL), New York Islanders (NHL), and New England Revolution (MLS).[53] The song is also used in the 2K Sports hockey video game NHL 2k10.[54]
"Redshift Riders," another song on the Super Colossal album, is "based on the idea that in the future, when people can travel throughout space, they will theoretically take advantage of the cosmological redshift effect so they can be swung around large planetary objects and get across [the] universe a lot faster than normal," Satriani said in a podcast about the song.[55] On the album Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock the song "I Just Wanna Rock," is about a giant robot on the run who happens to stumble upon a rock concert.[56]
Awards and nominations
Nominations
Satriani has the second most Grammy Award nominations (15, after Brian McKnight and Snoop Dogg) of any artist without winning. See further artists.
Joe Satriani - Slow down blues & The Extremist (live), North Sea Jazz Festival,1996
JW-Jones *15.07.1980
JW Jones & Band gelten zur Zeit als heißester Bluesexport Kanadas. Der erst 29-jährige Gitarrist und Sänger aus dem kanadischen Ontario vereint nach Meinung des US-„Blues Revue Magazine“ stilistisch die Qualitäten eines T-Bone Walker, eines Johnny „Guitar“ Watson und eines Clarence „Gatemouth“ Brown. Mit einer gnadenlos rockende Bluesgitarre gepaart mit einer fantastischen Show eroberte das junge Trio internationale Bühnen auf 4 Kontinenten mit seinen mitreißenden Auftritten im Sturm.
JW-Jones (born July 15, 1980, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, and band leader. Based in Ottawa, Jones was the first artist signed to the NorthernBlues Music label in Toronto, Canada, and released his first six recordings with the label. He still records for CrossCut Records in Europe, and has previously worked with Ruf Records in the USA. In the last decade, he has released seven albums and played in 19 countries, four continents, and continues to tour extensively. Jones, who lives in Ottawa, Ontario, has performed at blues festivals, theatres and clubs in Canada, the USA, Europe, Russia, Australia, and Brazil.
Critical response
In May 2009, Jones' song "Parasomnia" appeared on a Guitar World featured CD, Guitar Masters Vol. 2, among B.B. King, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, and Carlos Santana. The Canadian national newspaper Globe and Mail referred to Jones as "one of this country's top blues guitar stars". The US Blues Revue Magazine stated that "Jones' style is a fluid amalgam of T-Bone Walker's big, bright chords, Johnny "Guitar" Watson's slashing leads, and Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown's jazzy sting". Billboard called Jones part of "a new wave of young talent moving onto Canada’s blues stage."[1]
Charlie Musselwhite stated that "JW Jones is one of the best guitar players I’ve heard in a long time. He and his band do great tunes with cool arrangements and I love listening to them. They play with taste and fire at the same time." Guitarist Little Charlie Baty has stated that "JW is one of the young guns in the blues guitar world who consistently delivers the goods on record and on stage - and of course I'm gonna dig anybody who writes a tune called 'Batyology'!" (an instrumental that Jones wrote in homage to Baty). Canadian-born Hollywood actor Dan Aykroyd, who is also known for his Blues Brothers persona "Elwood Blues" has called the group an "amazing blues band".[2]
Constantly on the road, Jones is known as Canada's top touring blues act, in terms of widespread touring to 19 countries and four continents.[3] No other Canadian blues band currently has this level of international touring.
Career
Late 1990s
Jones, who attended Ridgemont High School in Ottawa, Ontario, won the 1998 R&R Concerts "Battle of the Bands", at the age of eighteen. The prize package included studio time that was used to record a six song demo that was later reviewed by Blues Revue. The next year, Jones won the 1999 Ottawa Blues Guitar Riff-Off competition. The prize package included studio time that was used to record his debut album Defibrillatin (SBR001-2000 / NBM0001-2001). The debut album included Steve Marriner, a then-high-school-age Ottawa blues harp player. AllMusic states that the "Keyboardist [Pierre] Chretien [on organ and piano] is credited with bringing a jazz influence to Jones' and the band's sound" during that time period.[4] The CD liner notes state that Steve Hiscox played drums on the album.
2000-2009
In the 2000s, Jones has been invited to perform onstage with a number of blues bands and artists, including The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Junior Watson, Little Charlie & the Nightcats, Rusty Zinn, Rick Holmstrom, Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers, Anson Funderburgh & The Rockets, The Mannish Boys, and Hubert Sumlin. Jones' second album was Bogart's Bounce, which included performances by singer/blues "harp" player Kim Wilson (from The Fabulous Thunderbirds) and pianist Gene Taylor (from The Blasters).
His third album with his band, My Kind Of Evil (2004), was produced by multi-Grammy nominee Kim Wilson (singer for The Fabulous Thunderbirds), and includes vocals from Canadian singer/guitarist Colin James on two tracks, and Roxanne Potvin on one. Songs from the album have been played internationally syndicated House of Blues Radio Hour. Music reviewer Brad Wheeler from Canada's Globe and Mail newspaper praised the "graceful ability he (Jones) shows on guitar" in the album.[5] Wheeler stated that "...the Ottawa player makes retro moves, layering swinging blues with keyboards and very noticeable horns that never dominate the fine-lined fills and lead work." The Allmusic review of My Kind of Evil, by Chris Nickson, states that "He's very good on covers, such as “I Don't Know," but his own songs — the vast majority of this disc — have plenty of life."[6]
In 2006, Jones released his fourth album, Kissing in 29 Days, which included performances by David "Fathead" Newman on tenor sax. Newman was the main saxophone player with Ray Charles for 12 years. In Blues Revue Magazine (Apr/May 2006-Issue #99), Bret Kofford's article "The JW-Jones Blues Band - A Rising Star Chases the Sound of Thunder(birds)" stated that "JW-Jones is highly regarded in blues circles."
On May 13, 2008, the fifth album, Bluelisted hit stores. The recording features special guests Little Charlie Baty (leader of the band Little Charlie & the Nightcats, which records on Alligator Records), Junior Watson, Richard Innes, and Larry Taylor. The liner notes are written by Hollywood celebrity Dan Aykroyd.
Less than a year after the release of Bluelisted, on May 6, 2009, Hubert Sumlin (77), a blues guitarist who worked with Howlin' Wolf for over 20 years and was named in the 100 Greatest Guitarists of all time by Rolling Stone magazine, recorded with JW-Jones at Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. The rhythm section was Richard Innes and Larry Taylor (who appear on 2008's Bluelisted).
2010-present
Midnight Memphis Sun (NorthernBlues/CrossCut/Ruf) was released on August 10, 2010. In April 2011, Jones landed an endorsement deal with Gibson Guitars. Jones' seventh release, Seventh Hour (March 27, 2012), hit #1 on B.B. King's Bluesville on XM Sirius Satellite Radio, and led the band to performing at Buddy Guy's Legends in Chicago (February 2013), and opening for B.B. King at the RBC Ottawa Bluesfest (July 14, 2013).
Jones was asked to co-host the Maple Blues Awards in Toronto on January 20, 2014. In 2014, Jones is recording a new album.
Washboard Sam *15.07.1910
Washboard Sam (* 15. Juli 1910 in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas; † 6. November 1966 in Chicago, Illinois), geboren als Robert Brown, war ein US-amerikanischer Blues- und Hokum-Musiker. Er war der populärste Waschbrett-Spieler im Chicago der späten 1930er und 1940er, ein ausdrucksstarker Sänger und herausragender Songschreiber, wovon hunderte von Aufnahmen zeugen.
Brown, angeblich ein Halbbruder von Big Bill Broonzy, zog in den 1920ern nach Memphis, wo er mit Sleepy John Estes und Hammie Nixon als Straßenmusiker spielte. 1932 ging er nach Chicago und trat dort regelmäßig mit Broonzy auf. Er begleitete Broonzy, Memphis Slim, Tampa Red und etliche andere bei zahlreichen Aufnahmen für Lester Melrose von Bluebird Records.
Ab 1935 machte er Aufnahmen unter eigenem Namen für Bluebird und Vocalion Records, oft begleitet von Broonzy. Bald war er einer der angesagtesten Stars der Chicagoer Blues-Szene. Nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg ließ der Erfolg nach. Brown zog sich zurück, hatte jedoch in den 1960ern ein Comeback, das ihn auch nach Europa führte.
Washboard Sam starb 1966 nach längerer Krankheit an Herzversagen.
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Robert Brown (July 15, 1910 – November 6, 1966),[1] known professionally as Washboard Sam, was an American blues singer and musician.[1]
Biography
Born in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, United States, and reputedly the half-brother of Big Bill Broonzy,[1] Brown moved to Memphis, Tennessee in the 1920s, performing as a street musician with Sleepy John Estes and Hammie Nixon.[2] He then moved to Chicago in 1932, performing regularly with Broonzy, and appearing with him and other musicians including Memphis Slim and Tampa Red on innumerable recording sessions for Lester Melrose of Bluebird Records.[2]
In 1935 he began recording in his own right for both Bluebird and Vocalion Records, becoming one of the most popular Chicago blues performers of the late 1930s and 1940s, selling numerous records and playing to packed audiences. He recorded over 160 tracks in those decades.[3] His strong voice and songwriting talent overcame his stylistic limitations.
By the 1950s, his audience began to shrink, largely because he had difficulty adapting to the new electric blues.[2] His final recording session for RCA Victor was held in 1949, he retired from music for several years, and became a Chicago police officer.[4] He recorded a session in 1953 with Broonzy and Memphis Slim, and in 1959 Samuel Charters included his "I've Been Treated Wrong" on the compilation The Country Blues for Folkways Records. Brown made a modest but short-lived comeback as a live performer in the early 1960s.[2]
He died of heart disease in Chicago, in November 1966,[1] and was buried in an unmarked grave at the Washington Memory Gardens Cemetery in Homewood, Illinois.
Memorial
A September 18, 2009 concert held by executive producer, Steve Salter, of the Killer Blues organization[5] raised monies to place a headstone on Washboard Sam's grave. The show was a success and a headstone was placed in October 2009. The concert was held at the Howmet Playhouse Theater[6] in Whitehall, Michigan. It was recorded by Vinyl Wall Productions and filmed for television broadcast in the mid-Michigan area by a television crew from the Central Michigan University.[7] The concert featured musical artists such as Washboard Jo,[8] R.B. and Co. and was headlined by the Big House Blues Band.
Biography
Born in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, United States, and reputedly the half-brother of Big Bill Broonzy,[1] Brown moved to Memphis, Tennessee in the 1920s, performing as a street musician with Sleepy John Estes and Hammie Nixon.[2] He then moved to Chicago in 1932, performing regularly with Broonzy, and appearing with him and other musicians including Memphis Slim and Tampa Red on innumerable recording sessions for Lester Melrose of Bluebird Records.[2]
In 1935 he began recording in his own right for both Bluebird and Vocalion Records, becoming one of the most popular Chicago blues performers of the late 1930s and 1940s, selling numerous records and playing to packed audiences. He recorded over 160 tracks in those decades.[3] His strong voice and songwriting talent overcame his stylistic limitations.
By the 1950s, his audience began to shrink, largely because he had difficulty adapting to the new electric blues.[2] His final recording session for RCA Victor was held in 1949, he retired from music for several years, and became a Chicago police officer.[4] He recorded a session in 1953 with Broonzy and Memphis Slim, and in 1959 Samuel Charters included his "I've Been Treated Wrong" on the compilation The Country Blues for Folkways Records. Brown made a modest but short-lived comeback as a live performer in the early 1960s.[2]
He died of heart disease in Chicago, in November 1966,[1] and was buried in an unmarked grave at the Washington Memory Gardens Cemetery in Homewood, Illinois.
Memorial
A September 18, 2009 concert held by executive producer, Steve Salter, of the Killer Blues organization[5] raised monies to place a headstone on Washboard Sam's grave. The show was a success and a headstone was placed in October 2009. The concert was held at the Howmet Playhouse Theater[6] in Whitehall, Michigan. It was recorded by Vinyl Wall Productions and filmed for television broadcast in the mid-Michigan area by a television crew from the Central Michigan University.[7] The concert featured musical artists such as Washboard Jo,[8] R.B. and Co. and was headlined by the Big House Blues Band.
Bright Eyes - Big Bill Broonzy and Washboard Sam
Willie Cobbs *15.07.1932
Willie Cobbs (* 15. Juli 1932 in Smale, Arkansas, Vereinigte Staaten) ist ein US-amerikanischer Blues-Sänger und Mundharmonikaspieler. Sein bekanntester Song ist You Don’t Love Me aus dem Jahr 1960, der von zahlreichen Künstlern – von Junior Wells bis zu den Allman Brothers – aufgenommen wurde.[1] In den mehr als fünf Jahrzehnten seiner Karriere ist Cobbs mit nahezu jedem Bluesmusiker von Rang und Namen aufgetreten.[2]
Cobbs zog 1947 von Arkansas nach Chicago, wo er Bluesmusiker wie Little Walter und Eddie Boyd kennenlernte.[1] Mit You Don’t Love Me hatte er 1960 seinen ersten Hit. In den folgenden Jahrzehnten machte er weiterhin Aufnahmen, zeitweise auf seinen eigenen Plattenlabels (Riceland, Ricebelt, C&F).[1] Er trat auf verschiedenen Bluesfestivals auf und hatte kleinere Auftritte in Filmen, so z. B. in Mississippi Masala (1991).[1] Im Laufe der Zeit betrieb Cobbs verschiedene Blues-Clubs.
1986 erschien das Album Hey Little Girl, 1994 dann Down to Earth.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-0EHCtuOa8
Willie Cobbs (born July 15, 1932, Smale, Arkansas, United States) is an American blues singer, harmonica player and songwriter. He is best known for his song, "You Don't Love Me".
Cobbs was born in Smale, Arkansas and moved to Chicago, Illinois, in 1951, occasionally performing in local clubs with Little Walter, Eddie Boyd and others.[1] He served in the American armed forces and then returned to Chicago, recording a number of singles on such labels as Ruler, a subsidiary of J.O.B. Records.
He first recorded his own composition "You Don't Love Me" in 1960 for Mojo Records, a record label in Memphis, Tennessee owned by Billy Lee Riley. It was then leased to Vee-Jay Records for release.[1] The song has since been covered by various artists including The Allman Brothers Band, Grateful Dead, Richie Kotzen, Kaleidoscope, Quicksilver Messenger Service, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Junior Wells and Magic Sam, as well as by Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper and Stephen Stills on their 1968 Super Session. Another cover of "You Don't Love Me" was the 1992 reggae rendition by Dawn Penn known as "You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)".
Cobbs later released singles on a wide variety of labels, and ran nightclubs in Arkansas and Mississippi through the 1970s and 1980s.[1] He went on to release the albums Hey Little Girl for the Wilco label in 1986, and Down to Earth on the Rooster Blues label in 1994. Cobbs has performed at the King Biscuit Blues Festival and the Chicago Blues Festival.[2] Cobbs also appeared in the 1991 film Mississippi Masala; he performed the songs "Angel from Heaven" and "Sad Feelin'" for the film.
Cobbs was born in Smale, Arkansas and moved to Chicago, Illinois, in 1951, occasionally performing in local clubs with Little Walter, Eddie Boyd and others.[1] He served in the American armed forces and then returned to Chicago, recording a number of singles on such labels as Ruler, a subsidiary of J.O.B. Records.
He first recorded his own composition "You Don't Love Me" in 1960 for Mojo Records, a record label in Memphis, Tennessee owned by Billy Lee Riley. It was then leased to Vee-Jay Records for release.[1] The song has since been covered by various artists including The Allman Brothers Band, Grateful Dead, Richie Kotzen, Kaleidoscope, Quicksilver Messenger Service, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Junior Wells and Magic Sam, as well as by Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper and Stephen Stills on their 1968 Super Session. Another cover of "You Don't Love Me" was the 1992 reggae rendition by Dawn Penn known as "You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)".
Cobbs later released singles on a wide variety of labels, and ran nightclubs in Arkansas and Mississippi through the 1970s and 1980s.[1] He went on to release the albums Hey Little Girl for the Wilco label in 1986, and Down to Earth on the Rooster Blues label in 1994. Cobbs has performed at the King Biscuit Blues Festival and the Chicago Blues Festival.[2] Cobbs also appeared in the 1991 film Mississippi Masala; he performed the songs "Angel from Heaven" and "Sad Feelin'" for the film.
Willie Cobbs - CC Rider
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Harald Flood *15.07.
Whop frazier
Whop Frazier 2009 Jazz Fest
Whop Frazier Bass and Vocals.....Earl Ivy Drums
Jackie Hairston Keyboards....Harold Flood Guitar
Whop Frazier Bass and Vocals.....Earl Ivy Drums
Jackie Hairston Keyboards....Harold Flood Guitar
Steve James *15.07.1950
Die »Cool Blues Night« hat am Montagabend eine Neuauflage erlebt. Der US-amerikanische Bluesgitarrist Steve James erwies sich dabei als Glücksgriff. Der Ausnahmekönner begeisterte sein Publikum im Jugendheim in Ockstadt.
Als Eric Clapton vor knapp zehn Jahren die Songs des Bluesman Robert Johnson aufnahm, äußerte er in einem Interview, bei einigen Stücken habe er nicht gewusst, wie er die komplizierten Gitarrenparts spielen und dabei gleichzeitig singen sollte; er löste das Problem durch einen zweiten Gitarristen. Auf der »Rolling-Stone«-Liste der hundert besten Gitarristen landete Clapton hinter Jimi Hendrix auf dem zweiten Platz; von den »Grandfathers« der Rockmusik, den Pionieren des Country- und Delta-Blues, die aus den Klagegesängen der schwarzen Plantagenarbeiter des amerikanischen Südens eine massenkompatible Musik machten, die noch so gut wie jeden modernen Rockmusik-Stil beeinflusst hat, findet sich außer Johnson niemand auf der Liste. Nicht Mississippi John Hurt, nicht Charlie Poole oder Bumble Bee Slim, Charley Patton fehlt, Big Joe Williams und Sylvester Weaver ebenso. Dafür stehen Richie Blackmore und Carlos Santana drauf. »In so einer Welt leben wir«, sagt Steve James und muss schmunzeln.
Der 63-jährige amerikanische Fingerstyle-Gitarrist hat sich den Wurzeln des Blues verschrieben. Derzeit ist Steve James auf Europa-Tournee, und was liegt da nach London, Amsterdam und Kopenhagen näher, als in Ockstadt vorbeizuschauen. Gitarrenlehrer Andi Saitenhieb hatte den »Meister der Resonatorgitarre« eingeladen. Saitenhieb will die von Opel-Händler Armin Kuhl begründete »Cool Blues Night« wiederbeleben, und der Auftakt am Montagabend war spektakulär. James, der mit Größen wie Bo Diddley oder Dave Van Ronk spielte und eine ganze Reihe von Alben mit Country-, Delta- und Folkblues aufgenommen hat, begeisterte das Publikum mit seinem virtuosen, perkussiven Fingerpicking und einer superben Bottleneck-Technik. James beherrscht alle Kniffe des Gitarrenspiels, setzt sie aber behutsam ein, etwas wenn er während eines irrwitzig schnellen Pickings mit dem Ballen der rechten Hand Flageolett-Töne erzeugt, um im nächsten Moment schon wieder einen schnarrenden Basslauf folgen zu lassen. Man hätte glauben können, das Ockstädter Jugendheim stehe mitten in einer Baumwollplantage und draußen auf dem Hollerfeldchen heulten die Kojoten und zirpten die Grillen. Auch Steve James fehlt auf der besagten Liste, streng genommen müsste er im vorderen Drittel landen. Lebten die Väter des Blues heute noch, würden sie wohl so wie er spielen.
Ruppig-warme Stimme
Der Blues erzählt von Einsamkeit, Sehnsucht und Enttäuschung, von Träumen, der Liebe, dem Tod und nicht zuletzt davon, dass das Leben einem langen Weg gleicht und der Sänger einer ist, der nie ankommt. »He’s a good old hobo and he’s trying to get home«, sang James im »Milwaukee Blues« mit seiner rauen, ruppigen, zugleich warmen und unglaublich präsenten Stimme, die genauso wie seine mit Metall-Trichtern bestückte Resonatorgitarre keine elektronische Verstärkung benötigt.
Überhaupt sein Gesang: James biegt die Töne zu Blue Notes, er schreit, jault, flüstert und säuselt, dass es eine Lust ist. Zwischendurch erzählt er kleine Geschichten vom Staub der Landstraßen oder von 14-jährigen Ausreißern, die mit dem nächstbesten Zirkus der Kleinstadt-Enge entfliehen und den »Wet Clothes Blues« anstimmen. Es gebe Gitarristen, die unglaublich schnell unglaublich viele Töne hintereinander spielen könnten, sagte Steve James am Sonntagabend in einem Gitarren-Workshop, den Saitenhieb vor dem Auftritt am Montag organisiert hatte. Die wahre Kunst des Gitarrenspiels bestehe freilich darin, so wenige Noten wie nötig zu spielen, diese aber so, dass der Zuhörer geradezu gefangen ist und sich nicht mehr von dem Sound lösen kann. Wie das geht, zeigte er einen Tag später, und die rund 80 Zuhörer waren restlos begeistert.
Schade nur, dass es nicht mehr waren. Aber vielleicht spricht sich bis zur nächsten »Cool Blues Night« herum, dass Saitenhieb weitere Weltklasse-Musiker nach Ockstadt lockt. Im März kommt Toby Walker, noch so ein Hochkaräter. Saitenhieb selbst bestritt am Montag den Auftakt des Konzerts mit eigenen Songs: Bluesrock mit deutschen Texten, witzige Miniaturen über die eigenen Kinder, die Hummeln im Hintern haben und Robert-Johnson-Adaptionen über seinen Geburtsort, das »Sweet home« Düsseldorf. Rolf Pobel begleitete ihn bei einigen Nummern mit viel Verve und Drive am Bass.
Steve James (born July 15, 1950, Manhattan, New York City, United States) is an American folk blues musician. A multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter, James operates in the fields of acoustic and folk blues. Without the benefit of promotion from a major record label, James has secured his fan base from consistent touring.[1]
Biography
James plays a National steel guitar, mandolin, and the banjo, having become fixated, as an adolescent, on blues music. As a teenager in New York City, James listened to his father's record collection, which included recordings from Lead Belly, Josh White, and Meade "Lux" Lewis. Following relocation to Tennessee, he met both Sam McGee and Furry Lewis. In 1977, he moved to San Antonio, Texas, and played along with various musicians including Bo Diddley, John P. Hammond and Dave Van Ronk.[1]
James' earliest recordings were Two Track Mind (1993), American Primitive (1994), and Art & Grit (1996).[1] Bob Brozman played some slide guitar on Art & Grit, and Danny Barnes has appeared on a number of James' recordings.[2]
In 2000 the Portland, Oregon based, Burnside Records label, issued Boom Chang. Three years later Burnside released, Fast Texas, where James was accompanied by Cindy Cashdollar on steel and dobro guitars; plus Ruthie Foster and Cyd Cassone on vocals. James' own songs appeared on Fast Texas, as well as covers of work from Hop Wilson, Milton Brown, and Little Hat Jones. Cashdollar and Alvin Youngblood Hart had previously guested on Boom Chang.[1]
James' playing has also appeared on recordings from James McMurtry and Ana Egge. He has released an instructional video and contributed to Acoustic Guitar.[1]
He continues to tour around the world and incorporates teaching sessions on guitar playing techniques.
Railroad Blues 3/19/13 STEVE JAMES live National Resonator Blues Guitar
Billy Cross *15.07.1946
Unter anderem fand sich darunter die "Delta Cross Band". Und diese eine scharfe DCB-Scheibe, "Rave On", die landete nun wirklich oft auf dem Plattenteller in unserem Partykeller. Eine verwegene, brandheisse, bluesrockende Formation skandinavischen Ursprungs, unglaublich, aber das gab es tatsächlich, die hatten da oben also nicht nur "Burnin' Red Ivanhoe" und "Gasolin"! Diese Jungs spielten eine ganz heisse Mischung aus R&B, Rock und Blues. Ich hörte da gleich von Anfang an Dave Edmunds 'raus, Nick Lowe, Flamin'
Groovies, Feelgood, Berry. Ich war begeistert von dieser Truppe. Und ich staunte noch mehr, als ich herausfand, dass der Bandleader Billy Cross
zwei Jahre zuvor in den Diensten von Bob Dylan gestanden hatte und bei der umstrittenen "Budokan"-Platte und bei "Street Legal" mitgespielt hatte. Bei der erstbesten Gelegenheit die sich mir bot, sicherte ich mir das "Rave On"-Ding im Plattenladen. Ich konnte danach wieder ruhiger schlafen.
"Six Days On The Road", dieser mächtige Opener auf der A-Seite liess so manches Mal den Blackberry-Club zum erzittern, das war eine phantastische Nummer! Bass und Schlagzeug hämmern da mit einer wahnsinnigen Power los, die Rhythmus-Gitarre setzt ein und dann legt sich der Gesang mit diesem legeren Ami-Slang darüber.
Well I pulled out of Pittsburgh rolling down the eastern seaboard
I've got me diesel wound up and she's running like a never before
There's a speed zone ahead but all right, I don't see a cop in sight
Six days on the road and I'm gonna make it home tonight...
In der Mitte des Songs Billys Gitarrensolo.
Was für'n Solo - kurz, prägnant, unbeschreiblich gut, das bleibt auf ewig im Gehör hängen!
Die weiteren Nummern der Scheibe brauchen sich ebenfalls nicht zu verstecken. Bei "Old Man's Blues" leiht sich Billy ein Lick von Alvin Lee und bei Townshends "Substitute" demonstriert er, dass er eindeutig mehr zu bieten hat als das, was er bei Dylan zeigen durfte. "Hawaiian Cowboy", der erste Track auf Seite 2 hingegen musste immer übersprungen werden. Auf dieses "hawaiian yodelling" hatte nie jemand Lust.
Es gab da noch weitere Cross-Scheiben. Die eine hiess "Delta Blues Band", ebenfalls mit Billy Cross und wenn ich mich recht erinnere, war die noch vor "Rave On" entstanden. Die war eindeutig bluesiger, aber leider befindet die sich heute nicht mehr in meinem Besitz. Da ich mich durchaus als DCB-Fan bezeichnen durfte, schaffte ich mir bei Erscheinen auch die Nachfolge-Langrillen "Up Front" (1981) und Astro Kid" (1982) an. Von der "Delta Blues Band" bis Astro Kid durchlief die Band eine kurze, schnelle Metamorphose: Up Front jonglierte mit dem bewährten Rezept, unter anderem war da Bobs "Legionnaires Disease" und "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" mit dabei. Auf "Astro Kid" schlussendlich, wanderte die Delta Cross Band zur Popecke der "Dire Straits". Die war aber trotzdem noch mit Highlights wie "Come On" und "Easy Rider" bestückt. Danach verlor sich die Spur und erst dank Internet fand ich 'raus, dass Billy Cross noch immer aktiv war. Manchmal unterwegs mit "Delta Cross", in jüngerer Zeit mit "Cross/Schack/Ostermann".
Delta Cross Band:
Billy Cross - Sang, Guitar
Troels Jensen - Sang, Guitar, Keyboards
Soeren Engels - Sang, Bas
Preben Feddersen - Trommer
Billy Cross (born in Manhattan, New York on July 15, 1946) is an American guitarist, singer and producer who has lived in Denmark since 1980. He was also part of Danish bands Delta Cross Band, Cross-Schack-Ostermann and Everybody's Talking.
Career
Cross started music in the United States in 1960 as a studio musician and helped produce many albums. He played briefly with the 50's nostalgia act Sha Na Na and played guitar in the Broadway show of Hair. He became the musical director of the National touring company of Hair in 1972. Cross also played in Jim Rado's after Hair show, "Rainbow" in NYC. He played guitar on Jobriath's two albums and was a member of his live band. He visited Denmark in 1974, and gave concerts in Copenhagen. He returned often there though he worked with Bob Dylan and Meat Loaf and was a member of Dylan's band from late 1977 to spring of the 1979 and took part in recording a live LP by Dylan in 1978 a live LP Bob Dylan at Budokan and a studio LP "Street legal". He was also a member of the New York based trio Topaz that released one LP in USA in 1977.
In 1979 he recorded the album No Overdubs with the Danish Blues/rock band Delta Blues Band and becoming a regular member of the band, with name slightly changed to Delta Cross Band to welcome him, released three more albums: Rave On (1979), Up Front (1981) "Astro Kid" (1982) and Tough Times (1990). "Dirty Trax" a greatest hits CD was released some time later.
In 1980, he produced Danish rocker singer C.V. Jørgensen's Tidens tern also playing guitar and co-writing the music on the recording although he remained committed to Delta Cross Band who after 1983 had slowed down considerably with fewer concerts in between.
In 1983 he wrote "Take Me Back" to Bonnie Tyler's signature-album Faster Than the Speed of Night.
Billy Cross also followed a solo career and an album, although he remained better known as a producer and studio musician. In this capacity, he produced works by Anne Dorte Michelsen, C.V. Jørgensen, Björn Afzelius, Allan Olsen, Henning Stærk, Søs Fenger, Henrik Strube, Jørn Hoel, Pretty Maids, Johnny Madsen, Lars Lilholt and the Danish band Dalton made up of Lilholt, Madsen and Olsen.[1] In recent years he has also been part of the trio Cross-Schack-Ostermann and of Everybody's Talking. Everybody's Talking released 4 CD's: "Everybody's Talking" "Talk of the Town" "Louisiana" "Now Welre Talking" between 2003 and 2010.
In 2004, he released his solo album Life Is Good, followed by another album So Far So Good, released in 2009. He came back with his album The Dream Hasn't Changed in 2012. In 2010 published a book of his memoirs "Så langt så godt – et liv med rock
Billy Cross - Part 1 Live I Nemoland på Christiania 2013
DELTA CROSS BAND
Koncert video fra Saltlageret i København med det legendariske Dansk/Amerikanske rock band Delta Cross Band.Medvirkende;
Troels Jensen - Guitar, Orgel, Vokal
Billy Cross - Guitar, Vokal
Søren Engel - Bass, Kor
Preben Feddersen - Trommer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjFFfSn0BpM
Anthony “Tone” Catalano *15.07.1981
Little Hurricane ist ein Blues-Rock Band aus San Diego, Kalifornien. Sie zelebrieren eine richtigen Dirty-Blues oder Backstreet-Blues. Im Jahr 2010 gegründet, besteht die Band aus Frontmann Anthony "Tone" Catalano und Drummer Celeste "CC" Spina. Ihre Einflüsse sind: Van Morrison, Dead Weather, Gorillaz, James Taylor, Paul Simon, und die Beatles.
2009 hatte die in Chicago geborene Spina genug davon als Koch und Barkeeper zu arbeiten. Sie hatte nach acht Jahren Schlagzeugabstinenz wieder Lust auf's trommeln, gab eine Anzeige auf um nach gleichgesinnten Musikern zu suchen. Der Gitarrist Anthony "Tone" Catalano (ehemaliger Toningenieur) erregte ihre Aufmerksamkeit, als er seine Jazz-Band „Days in High School“ erwähnte. „Ich hatte viele Songs geschrieben und war auf der Suche nach einem Trommler", sagte Tone und "Ich denke, es ist einzigartig, eine Frau als Schlagzeuger zu haben".
Die Musik von Little Hurrikane gewann schnell an Dynamik in der San Diego Musikszene. Es sprach sich sehr schnell herum das dort diese kleine Band einen ganz schmutzigen Blues spielte. Zufällig wohnten beide in der selben Strasse in San Diego und sie haben ein gemeinsames Interesse an einzigartigen Geräten (um Musik zu erzeugen) und die Liebe zum schmutzigen, down and dirty Blues.
Little Hurricane sind u.a. bei großen Festivals aufgetreten, darunter Lollapalooza und South by Southwest. Auch der Rolling Stone wurde auf sie aufmerksam. Manch einer nennt Little Hurricane im gleichen Atemzug wie The Whitestripes.
Little Hurricane is an American rock and dirty blues band, based out of San Diego, California, United States. Formed in 2010, the band consists of front man Anthony "Tone" Catalano and drummer Celeste "C.C." Spina. Their influences include Van Morrison, Dead Weather, Gorillaz, James Taylor, Paul Simon, and The Beatles.
History
In August 2009, Chicago-born Spina (a cook and bartender) got back on drums after eight years away from a set and put an advertisement on the website Craigslist looking for like-minded musicians. Guitarist Anthony “Tone” Catalano (former studio engineer) caught her attention when he mentioned his jazz-band days in high school. “I’ve been writing songs for years, looking for drummers,” says Tone (who relocated from Santa Cruz to San Diego). “I think it’s unique to have a girl drummer.” says Tone, who makes custom guitar slides from wine- and whiskey-bottle necks.[1]
Formed in early 2010, Little Hurricane began when front man Tone, and drummer CC met via Craigslist and have been creating dirty blues together since. Little Hurricane’s bluesy soul stems from Santa Cruz, where Tone was educated by his musical surroundings, and Chicago, where CC first created her back breaking beats” (Boikdaddy, 2011). “By coincidence, both members lived on the 30th Street in North Park, San Diego. They also found a common interest in unique and vintage equipment and a love of grimy, down and dirty blues. Little Hurricane released their debut album Homewrecker, in April of 2011” AbcGo (2011).
In 2013 Little Hurricane will be opening up for The John Butler Trio, who are an Australian roots and jam band led by guitarist and vocalist John Butler.[2]
Music
One of their songs “Get By” was featured on the television show Revenge season one episode five which airs on ABC. The song is playing in the background during a bar scene. The band has been featured on KROQ.[3] In 2012, the band's song "Hold Me Back" was featured in a Taco Bell commercial.[4]
Performances
Little Hurricane has performed in major festivals, including Lollapalooza [5][6] and South by Southwest.[7] Their performances have been featured in leading publications such as Rolling Stone.[8]
Members
Anthony “Tone” Catalano – guitar, vocals (2010–present)
Celeste “CC” Spina – drums, vocals (2010–present)
LITTLE HURRICANE - "Superblues" (Live from SXSW 2014) #JAMINTHEVAN
LITTLE HURRICANE - "Haunted Heart" (Live from SXSW 2014) #JAMINTHEVAN
R.I.P.
Big John Wrencher +15.07.1977
Big John Wrencher (* 12. Februar 1923 in Sunflower, Sunflower County, Mississippi; † 15. Juli 1977 in Clarksdale, Mississippi, auch bekannt als One Arm John, eigentlich John Thomas Wrencher) war ein US-amerikanischer Mundharmonikaspieler und Sänger. In den 1960er Jahren spielte er oft auf dem Maxwell Street Market, in den 1970ern tourte er auch in Europa.
Schon als Kind zeigte er großes Interesse für Musik und lehrte sich in frühen Jahren Mundharmonika. In den 1940er Jahren war er als fahrender Musiker in Tennessee, Missouri, Indiana und Illinois unterwegs.[1]. Mitte des Jahrzehnts kam er in Chicago an und spielte oft auf dem Maxwell Street Market und auf Hauspartys. In den 1950er Jahren wohnte er in Detroit und spielte mit Baby Boy Warren und in einem eigenen Trio.
1958 verlor er bei einem Autounfall in Memphis seinen linken Arm. In den frühen 1960er Jahren siedelte er sich wieder in Chicago an und wurde ein Fixpunkt auf der Maxwell Street, wo er jeden Sonntag von 10 bis 15 Uhr spielte.[2] 1964 trat er im Dokumentarfilm And This Is Free auf, die Musik wurde in einer CD-Box veröffentlicht (And This Is Maxwell Street). In diesem Jahrzehnt nahm er für Testament auf, als Musiker in Robert Nighthawks Band.
1973 und 1974 war er mit dem Chicago Blues Festival und den American Blues Legends auf Europatournee, bei der Tournee 1974 nahm er in London ein Album für das Big Bear-Label auf, bei dem ihn Eddie Taylor und seine Band begleiteten.
Bei einem Familienbesuch 1977 starb Big Joe Wrencher an einem Herzinfarkt in Clarksdale, Mississippi.
Big John Wrencher (February 12, 1923 - July 15, 1977), also known as One Arm John, was an American blues harmonica player and singer, well known for playing on Maxwell Street Market, Chicago in the 1960s, and who later toured Europe in the 1970s.[1]
Biography
John Thomas Wrencher was born in Sunflower, Mississippi, United States. He became interested in music as a child, and taught himself to play harmonica at an early age, and from the early 1940s was working as an itinerant musician in Tennessee, Missouri, Indiana, and Illinois.[1] By the mid-1940s he had arrived in Chicago and was playing on Maxwell Street and at house parties with Jimmy Rogers, Claude "Blue Smitty" Smith and John Henry Barbee.[2] In the 1950s he moved to Detroit, where he worked with singer/guitarist Baby Boy Warren, and formed his own trio to work in the Detroit and Clarksdale, Mississippi areas.[1]
In 1958 Wrencher lost his left arm as a result of a car accident outside Memphis, Tennessee.[1] By the early 1960s he had settled in Chicago, where he became a fixture on Maxwell Street Market, in particular playing from 10am to 3pm on Sundays.[3] In 1964 he appeared in a documentary film about Maxwell Street, titled And This Is Free;[1] performances by Wrencher recorded in the process of making the film were eventually issued on the three CD set And This Is Maxwell Street. During the 1960s he recorded for the Testament label backing Robert Nighthawk, and as part of the Chicago String Band.[4] In 1969 he recorded for Barrelhouse Records, backed by guitarist Little Buddy Thomas and drummer Playboy Vinson, who formed his Maxwell Street band of the time. The resulting album, Maxwell Street Alley Blues, was described as "superlative in every regard" by Cub Koda at Allmusic.[5] Wrencher toured Europe with the Chicago Blues Festival in 1973 and with the American Blues Legends in 1974, and during the latter tour recorded an album in London for Big Bear Records, backed by guitarist Eddie Taylor and his band.[1]
During a trip to Mississippi to visit his family in July 1977, Wrencher died suddenly of a heart attack in Wade Walton's barber shop in Clarksdale, Mississippi.
Biography
John Thomas Wrencher was born in Sunflower, Mississippi, United States. He became interested in music as a child, and taught himself to play harmonica at an early age, and from the early 1940s was working as an itinerant musician in Tennessee, Missouri, Indiana, and Illinois.[1] By the mid-1940s he had arrived in Chicago and was playing on Maxwell Street and at house parties with Jimmy Rogers, Claude "Blue Smitty" Smith and John Henry Barbee.[2] In the 1950s he moved to Detroit, where he worked with singer/guitarist Baby Boy Warren, and formed his own trio to work in the Detroit and Clarksdale, Mississippi areas.[1]
In 1958 Wrencher lost his left arm as a result of a car accident outside Memphis, Tennessee.[1] By the early 1960s he had settled in Chicago, where he became a fixture on Maxwell Street Market, in particular playing from 10am to 3pm on Sundays.[3] In 1964 he appeared in a documentary film about Maxwell Street, titled And This Is Free;[1] performances by Wrencher recorded in the process of making the film were eventually issued on the three CD set And This Is Maxwell Street. During the 1960s he recorded for the Testament label backing Robert Nighthawk, and as part of the Chicago String Band.[4] In 1969 he recorded for Barrelhouse Records, backed by guitarist Little Buddy Thomas and drummer Playboy Vinson, who formed his Maxwell Street band of the time. The resulting album, Maxwell Street Alley Blues, was described as "superlative in every regard" by Cub Koda at Allmusic.[5] Wrencher toured Europe with the Chicago Blues Festival in 1973 and with the American Blues Legends in 1974, and during the latter tour recorded an album in London for Big Bear Records, backed by guitarist Eddie Taylor and his band.[1]
During a trip to Mississippi to visit his family in July 1977, Wrencher died suddenly of a heart attack in Wade Walton's barber shop in Clarksdale, Mississippi.
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