1935 J.J. Malone*
1944 Uncle John Turner*
1948 Robert Anthony Plant*
1952 John Hiatt*
1963 Mitch Harp Hog Greaves*
1971 Heike Matzer*
1991 Thorsten Horn*
2008 Little Arthur Duncan+
2008 Phil Guy+
Allen Vega*
Jimi Barbiani*
Happy Birthday
Allen Vega *20.08.
Allen grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, and first started playing guitar at age 15. As a teen, Allen was greatly influenced by his musically talented family, which includes his uncle, Grammy winner, Gold album recipient and West Coast Blues Hall of Fame inductee (Guitarist) David "Dynamite" Vega of Graham Central Station fame. Soon Allen developed a powerful blues guitar style, and began appearing at Bay Area jam nights.
At age eighteen Allen joined his first professional band, Jack Rudy and The Blues Voodoo's playing throughout Northern California. They won the west coast "Best Unsigned Band" contest at JJ's Blues in Mountain View. Allen began making a name for himself within the local blues scene while with the Blues Voodoo's,
In 1987 Allen formed Smokin' Gun, a powerful blues trio. Smokin' Gun went on to win BAM (Bay Area Music) Magazine's Battle of the Bands, being chosen over 50 other bands. This win led them to opening for such acts as Elvin Bishop, Joe Louis Walker, Edgar Winter, Leon Russell, Lowell Fulson, Lenny Williams, J.J. Malone, Cool Papa, and many others.
In 1993 Allen joined with Frankie Lee (a.k.a. Little Frankie Lee), a noted San Francisco Bay Area soul and blues artist on the road. As bandleader and music director for the Frankie Lee Band, he showed his capacity as he played his way criss-crossing the United States and Canada for five years. He not only showcased his powerful lead work, but he showed his sensitivity while backing a singer and provided leadership while maintaining a high standard of musicianship. Allen's powerful show openers and endless energy-packed finales caught the attention of many. His showmanship, stage presence, and his playing ability reflect the influences of Albert Collins, Albert King and Freddie King.
While with Frankie Lee, Vega shared the bill with such fabulous acts as Bobby "Blue" Bland, Etta James, Buddy Guy, Bobby Murray, Sonny Rhodes, Lucky Peterson, Luther Allison, Kenny Neil, Coco Montoya and many others. He played such venues as Antone's, House of Blues, Buddy Guy's Legends, Morganfield's, B.B. King's, and many many festivals, including the Monterey Bay Blues Festival and Portland's waterfront Blues festival performing for crowds of over 40,000 people.
In late 1997 Vega left the Frankie Lee Band to develop and present his own music as singer, songwriter and guitarist. Appearing at local Bay Area blues clubs. Allen was also regularly working and recording with Bay Area Blues Legend, J.J. Malone.
After touring for nearly ten years Allen settled in Livermore California with his wife to raise their family only performing at private events and local clubs.
For the past couple of years Allen has teamed up with BC Tolefree and has been tearing up the Blues scene performing at most of the major festivals and venues throughout California and even opening for the Legendary B.B. King at the Paramount Theater in Oakland, Ca Allen's passion for the blues proved too powerful for him to hold back. Recently Vega said good bye to BC and has formed a powerful cast of musicians portraying Allen's excitement for the blues, bringing back energy and tunes that have not been played for years. Allen has recently released a long awaited for album titled "Rough Cut" and once again will be expanding his playground to include the States, Canada, Europe and wherever Blues Festivals may lead him.
http://www.reverbnation.com/allenvega
https://sites.google.com/site/allenacevega/musician-bios
https://sites.google.com/site/allenacevega/musician-bios
Allen Vega leads sings with London, Paquettez, Sugar G 2-16-14
J.J. Malone *20.08.1935
John Jacob (J.J.) Malone (August 20, 1935 – February 20, 2004)[2] was an American West Coast blues, electric blues and soul blues guitarist, singer and keyboardist.[1] His best known recordings were "It's a Shame" and "Danger Zone". Malone was a member of The Rhythm Rockers, and variously worked with musicians such as Troyce Key, Jill Baxter, Al Green, Joe Simon, Etta James, Scott McKenzie and Frankie Lee.
Malone was born in Pete's Corner, Alabama, United States. He sang in his local church, and learned to play the harmonica, guitar and piano.[4] After moving to California, he found more regular employment in the music industry, and had localized hit singles with "It's a Shame", "One Step Away", and "Danger Zone". Malone met the record producer, Ray Shanklin, and was subsequently employed as a record company executive at Fantasy Records (and it's subsidiary Galaxy) in the late 1960s and early 1970s. At Galaxy, Malone worked alongside Little Johnny Taylor, Big Mama Thornton, Sonny Rhodes and Creedence Clearwater Revival. With the singer and guitarist, Troyce Key, he bought Eli's Mile High Club in north Oakland, California.[5] In the 1970s, Eli's Mile High acquired a reputation for supporting West Coast blues artists.[4] In 1980s, the duo appeared at the San Francisco Blues Festival.
Malone appeared in conjunction with Key on the albums, I've Gotta a New Car (1980, Red Lightnin' Records),[6] and Younger Than Yesterday (1981, Red Lightnin').[7] Malone returned to performing as a solo artist in the 1980s, and continued to record until 2001.[3] He released three solo albums, including Highway 99 (1997).[8]
Malone died of cancer in Hawaii, in February 2004 at the age of 68. He was buried next to his father on March 2, 2004, at Ragland Cemetery in Limestone County, Alabama.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.J._Malone
TROYCE KEY & J J MALONE - I'VE GOTTA NEW CAR - FULL ALBUM - RHYTHM & BLUES
1. NEW CAR
2. KATHY MAY
3. YOU'RE A GOOD LOOKIN' WOMAN
4. OLD FASHIONED BLUES
5. CRAWDAD HOLE
6. SWEET TATERS AND POSSUM MEAT
7. I KNOW YOU LOVE ME
8. MONDAY WOMAN
2. KATHY MAY
3. YOU'RE A GOOD LOOKIN' WOMAN
4. OLD FASHIONED BLUES
5. CRAWDAD HOLE
6. SWEET TATERS AND POSSUM MEAT
7. I KNOW YOU LOVE ME
8. MONDAY WOMAN
John Hiatt *20.08.1952
John Hiatt (* 20. August 1952 in Indianapolis, Indiana) ist ein US-amerikanischer Rockgitarrist, Pianist, Sänger und Songwriter. Sein Repertoire umfasst New Wave, Blues, Country und Southern Rock.
Anfänge
John Hiatt sammelte erste musikalische Erfahrungen in Highschool-Bands. Mit 18 Jahren zog er nach Nashville, wo er bei einem Musikverlag als Songwriter unter Vertrag genommen wurde und in der lokalen Clubszene spielte. Seinen ersten Erfolg konnte er 1974 verbuchen, als die Gruppe Three Dog Night mit seinem Sure as I'm Sittin' Here einen Top-20-Hit hatte. Im gleichen Jahr erhielt er beim Epic-Label einen Schallplattenvertrag. Es wurden zwei LPs produziert, die sich aber nur enttäuschend verkauften.
Hiatt verließ Nashville und zog nach Los Angeles. Durch Vermittlung des Gitarristen Leo Kottke erhielt er einen Vertrag beim MCA Records Label. Wieder wurden zwei Alben produziert und wieder waren die Verkaufszahlen, trotz guter Kritiken, schlecht. Am Ende des Jahrzehnts stand er erneut ohne Vertrag da.
Karriere
1980 stieg Hiatt bei Ry Cooder ein. Etablierte Musiker wie Dave Edmunds, Rosanne Cash oder Ry Cooder selbst griffen zunehmend auf sein Material zurück und erzielten damit bemerkenswerte Erfolge. Seine Reputation als Songschreiber brachte ihm 1981 einen neuen Plattenvertrag ein. Wieder floppten die beiden ersten Alben. Hiatt, der seit frühester Jugend trank, verlor zusehends die Kontrolle über sich. Sein Alkohol-Konsum überschritt das erträgliche Maß. 1985 verübte seine zweite Frau Selbstmord. Nach Fertigstellung eines weiteren Albums unterzog er sich einer Entziehungskur.
1986 heiratete er wieder und erhielt einen weiteren Schallplattenvertrag, dieses Mal beim A&M-Label. Die LP Bring The Family spielte John Hiatt mit Ry Cooder, Nick Lowe und Jim Keltner ein; die Platte schaffte es immerhin fast bis in die Top-100. Ein erster bescheidener Erfolg. Das Nachfolgealbum, Slow Turning, erreichte gar Platz 98. Erfolgreicher waren andere Interpreten mit seinen Songs. So erzielte Rosanne Cash mit The Way We Make a Broken Heart einen Nummer-1-Hit und Earl Thomas Conley gewann 1991 mit Bring Back Your Love to Me einen CMA Award.
1991 formierten Hiatt, Cooder, Lowe und Keltner die Band Little Village. Nach Produktion lediglich eines Albums gleichen Namens ging man wieder auseinander. John Hiatt nahm erneut Solo-Alben auf, die aber, wie gewohnt, allenfalls mittlere Hitparadenplätze erreichten. Er wechselte 1995 zum Capitol-Label. Erneut wurden qualitativ gute Alben veröffentlicht, denen aber der große Verkaufserfolg versagt blieb. Auch ein Wechsel zu Vanguard im Jahr 2000 brachte nicht den kommerziellen Durchbruch.
Instrumente
John Hiatt spielt vorzugsweise Westerngitarren Gibson, hauptsächlich J-45-Modelle. Ihm zu Ehren brachte die Firma die John Hiatt J-45-Signature-Gitarre heraus.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hiatt
John Hiatt (born August 20, 1952) is an American rock guitarist, pianist, singer, and songwriter.[1] He has played a variety of musical styles on his albums, including new wave, blues and country. Hiatt has been nominated for several Grammy Awards and has been awarded a variety of other distinctions in the music industry. He remains one of the most respected and influential American singer-songwriters.[2]
Hiatt was working as a songwriter for Tree International, a record label in Nashville, when his song "Sure As I'm Sittin' Here" was covered by Three Dog Night.[1] The song became a Top 40 hit, earning Hiatt a recording contract with Epic Records. Since then he has released 21 studio albums, two compilation albums and one live album. His songs have been covered by a variety of artists in multiple genres, including Bob Dylan, The Searchers, Delbert McClinton, Willy DeVille, Ry Cooder, Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Joe Bonamassa, Willie Nelson, Three Dog Night, Joan Baez, Paula Abdul, Buddy Guy, the Desert Rose Band, Jimmy Buffett, Mandy Moore, Iggy Pop, Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Dave Edmunds, Nick Lowe, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Rosanne Cash, Suzy Bogguss, Jewel, Aaron Neville, Jeff Healey, Keith Urban, Joe Cocker, Chaka Khan, Paulini and many others. The Dutch singer/songwriter Ilse DeLange recorded the album Dear John with nine of his songs.
Musical career
Early life and career
Hiatt was born in 1952 to Ruth and Robert Hiatt, the sixth of seven children in a Roman Catholic family from Indianapolis. When he was nine years old, Hiatt's 21-year-old brother Michael committed suicide. Only two years later, his father died after a long sickness.[3] To escape from the stress of his early life, Hiatt watched IndyCar racing and listened to Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, and the blues. In his youth, Hiatt reports that he and several others stole a Ford Thunderbird, a crime for which he was caught by the owners but got away with, posing as a hitchhiker. He learned to play the guitar when he was eleven, and began his musical career in Indianapolis, Indiana as a teenager.[4] He played in a variety of local clubs, most notably the Hummingbird. Hiatt played with a variety of bands, including The Four-Fifths and John Lynch & the Hangmen.
He moved to Nashville, Tennessee when he was 18 years old and got a job as a songwriter for the Tree-Music Publishing Company for $25 a week.[4] Hiatt, who was unable to read or write scores, had to record all 250 songs he wrote for the company. He also began playing with the band White Duck, as one of three singer-songwriters within the group. White Duck had already recorded one album before Hiatt joined. He wrote and performed two songs on their second album, In Season, one of which was the hit "Train to Birmingham" (1972). Hiatt performed live in many clubs around Nashville with White Duck, and as a solo act.
Early solo career (1974–78)
Hiatt met Don Ellis of Epic Records in 1973, and received a record deal, releasing his first single, "We Make Spirit", later that year. That same year Hiatt wrote the song, "Sure As I'm Sitting Here," which was recorded by Three Dog Night,[1] and went to number 16 on the Billboard chart in 1974.
In 1974 he released Hangin' Around the Observatory, which was a critical success but a commercial failure. A year later, Overcoats was released, and when it also failed to sell, Epic released Hiatt from his contract.[1] For the next four years he was without a recording contract. During this time his style evolved from country-rock to new wave-influenced rock in the style of Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe and Graham Parker.
The MCA/Geffen Years (1979–1986)
Hiatt was picked up by the MCA label in 1979. He released two albums for the label – Slug Line (1979) and Two Bit Monsters (1980) – neither of which met with commercial success. He received a few good reviews for these albums by critics in the Netherlands. He performed at the Paradiso in Amsterdam for the first time in 1979 (opening for Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes) and came back often and built a solid fan base. In 1982, "Across the Borderline", written by Hiatt with Ry Cooder and Jim Dickinson, appeared on the soundtrack to the motion picture "The Border" sung by country star Freddy Fender. The song would later be covered on albums by Willie Nelson, Paul Young, Rubén Blades and Willy DeVille, among others, as well as by Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan in concert. Hiatt was signed to Geffen (which would later absorb MCA) in 1982, where he recorded three diverse albums from 1982-85. The first, All of a Sudden was produced by Tony Visconti,[1] and featured use of keyboards and synthesizers; his future albums combined country and soul influences. Riding With the King appeared in 1983, produced by Scott Mathews, Ron Nagle and Nick Lowe.[1] Hiatt began making 'critics choice' lists and building a large European following. The title track of Riding With the King (taken from an odd dream Scott Mathews had) was re-recorded two decades later by Eric Clapton and B.B. King and went double platinum.
During this period, Rosanne Cash covered several Hiatt compositions, taking "It Hasn't Happened Yet" to the Top 20 on the country charts. In 1983, Cash would duet with Hiatt on his "The Way We Make a Broken Heart" produced by Mathews and Nagle. When Geffen failed to release the single, Cash re-recorded it in 1987 and it went to No. 1 on the US country charts. Ricky Nelson also covered "It Hasn't Happened Yet" on his 1981 album Playing to Win.
Hiatt recorded a duet with Elvis Costello, a cover version of the Spinners' song, "Living A Little, Laughing A Little", which appeared on Warming Up to the Ice Age.[1] Shortly after its release, Bob Dylan covered Hiatt's song "The Usual", which had appeared on the soundtrack to the film, Hearts of Fire. However, Geffen dropped Hiatt from the label after Ice Age failed to chart.[1]
Success (1987–1989)
Hiatt finally came into success in 1987, when he released his first big hit, Bring the Family. For the album, Hiatt had a backing band consisting of Ry Cooder, Nick Lowe, and Jim Keltner.[1] Most of the songs on the album have since been extensively covered, especially "Have a Little Faith in Me," which has been covered by a number of artists, including Joe Cocker, Delbert McClinton, Jewel, Bill Frisell, Mandy Moore and Bon Jovi; and "Memphis in the Meantime", which has been covered by Carl Perkins, and Gregg Allman. "Thank You Girl" was a moderate radio hit, but nothing that would garner Hiatt national attention, although the B-side of the single featured a non-album duet with Loudon Wainwright III on a cover of the Temptations’ hit "My Girl" (Hiatt returned the favor on the B-side of Wainwright's single "Your Mother and I"). Most notably, Bonnie Raitt would bring "Thing Called Love" to No. 11 on the US charts with her 1989 release, Nick of Time.
Following Bring the Family, Hiatt had a string of nine straight studio albums hit the Billboard 200.
In 1988, he returned to the studio to record Slow Turning, which would be his first album to hit the upper half of the Billboard 200.[1] It also featured his only top ten chart single, the title track, which hit No. 8 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. As well, "Tennessee Plates", would later appear in the Ridley Scott directed and Academy Award winning film, Thelma and Louise in 1991. In 1989, The Jeff Healey Band covered the Hiatt-penned song "Angel Eyes", and took it to the Top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100.
The 1990s and beyond
In 1992, Cooder, Keltner, and Lowe again backed up Hiatt, but this time they gave themselves a band name, Little Village,[1] a reference to a Sonny Boy Williamson II project. Expectations for the Little Village album were high, but the album failed to even chart as high as Hiatt's last solo album, and the group disbanded after an only moderately successful tour.[1]
In 1993, Hiatt recorded Perfectly Good Guitar with members of alternative rock groups School of Fish and Wire Train.[1] Hiatt recorded the album with producer Matt Wallace, who had worked most prominently with Faith No More, a band that Hiatt's 15-year-old son Rob had recommended for him.[5] It was Hiatt's highest peaking album at No. 47, but again was still not the true commercial breakthrough A&M expected.
In 1993, Love Gets Strange: The Songs of John Hiatt, a compilation album of covers of Hiatt's songs was released. This was followed by an album of original covers Rollin' into Memphis: Songs of John Hiatt in 2000, and a second compilation album with a few originals, It'll Come To You...The Songs of John Hiatt, in 2003.
In 1994, Hiatt released Hiatt Comes Alive at Budokan?, his first official live album and his last album with A&M Records.[1] A CD and DVD of his performance on Austin City Limits was released in 2005. Hiatt had previously released two promotional live promotional "official bootlegs", Riot with Hiatt in 1985, and Live at the Hiatt in 1993, as well as the EP Live at the Palace in 1991.
Hiatt received his first Grammy nomination in 1995 for his album Walk On. Hiatt's next few albums never gained any momentum on the charts, and he saw little change in his fanbase in the late 1990s, indicating a dedicated following. In 2000, Hiatt released his first independent album on Vanguard Records, Crossing Muddy Waters, which saw a heavy influence of bluegrass in his music. Later that year, he was named songwriter/artist of the year at the Nashville Music Awards. In 2001, Crossing Muddy Waters was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album, with Davey Faragher and David Immerglück as his only accompanists.
In 2002, Hiatt performed several songs for the soundtrack to Disney's The Country Bears movie, representing the voice of the lead singer. The movie also featured covers of Hiatt songs by Bonnie Raitt and Don Henley.
Hiatt's album, Master of Disaster, was released on June 21, 2005. The album was produced by Jim Dickinson, and Hiatt was backed up by the bassist David Hood and several members of the North Mississippi Allstars. The album achieved modest sales, becoming a top ten independent album, but eluded significant commercial success in the same manner that his previous albums did.
On February 12, 2008, during a concert with Lyle Lovett at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Canada, Hiatt said that his new album would be titled Same Old Man. It was released on May 27, 2008.
On July 18, 2008 Hiatt performed at Ravinia Park in Highland Park, Illinois with his daughter, Lilly.
In August 2009 he appeared in Levon Helm's Ramble At The Ryman singing The Weight at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.
In March 2010, Hiatt released The Open Road.
Hiatt appears as a performer in The House of Blues in the sixth episode of the second season of Treme, with the episode title taken from his song Feels Like Rain. The episode aired May 29, 2011.[6]
Hiatt presented an Americana Lifetime Achievement Award to Bonnie Raitt on Sept. 12, 2012. The two performed "Thing Called Love" together at the ceremony.
On September 25, 2012, Hiatt released Mystic Pinball, his 21st studio album.
Also on September 25, 2012, Joe Bonamassa Released in the US Beacon Theatre: Live From New York, which included Hiatt playing, Down Around My Place and I Know A Place.
On July 15, 2014, Hiatt released Terms of My Surrender, his 22nd studio album.
Hiatt was working as a songwriter for Tree International, a record label in Nashville, when his song "Sure As I'm Sittin' Here" was covered by Three Dog Night.[1] The song became a Top 40 hit, earning Hiatt a recording contract with Epic Records. Since then he has released 21 studio albums, two compilation albums and one live album. His songs have been covered by a variety of artists in multiple genres, including Bob Dylan, The Searchers, Delbert McClinton, Willy DeVille, Ry Cooder, Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Joe Bonamassa, Willie Nelson, Three Dog Night, Joan Baez, Paula Abdul, Buddy Guy, the Desert Rose Band, Jimmy Buffett, Mandy Moore, Iggy Pop, Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Dave Edmunds, Nick Lowe, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Rosanne Cash, Suzy Bogguss, Jewel, Aaron Neville, Jeff Healey, Keith Urban, Joe Cocker, Chaka Khan, Paulini and many others. The Dutch singer/songwriter Ilse DeLange recorded the album Dear John with nine of his songs.
Musical career
Early life and career
Hiatt was born in 1952 to Ruth and Robert Hiatt, the sixth of seven children in a Roman Catholic family from Indianapolis. When he was nine years old, Hiatt's 21-year-old brother Michael committed suicide. Only two years later, his father died after a long sickness.[3] To escape from the stress of his early life, Hiatt watched IndyCar racing and listened to Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, and the blues. In his youth, Hiatt reports that he and several others stole a Ford Thunderbird, a crime for which he was caught by the owners but got away with, posing as a hitchhiker. He learned to play the guitar when he was eleven, and began his musical career in Indianapolis, Indiana as a teenager.[4] He played in a variety of local clubs, most notably the Hummingbird. Hiatt played with a variety of bands, including The Four-Fifths and John Lynch & the Hangmen.
He moved to Nashville, Tennessee when he was 18 years old and got a job as a songwriter for the Tree-Music Publishing Company for $25 a week.[4] Hiatt, who was unable to read or write scores, had to record all 250 songs he wrote for the company. He also began playing with the band White Duck, as one of three singer-songwriters within the group. White Duck had already recorded one album before Hiatt joined. He wrote and performed two songs on their second album, In Season, one of which was the hit "Train to Birmingham" (1972). Hiatt performed live in many clubs around Nashville with White Duck, and as a solo act.
Early solo career (1974–78)
Hiatt met Don Ellis of Epic Records in 1973, and received a record deal, releasing his first single, "We Make Spirit", later that year. That same year Hiatt wrote the song, "Sure As I'm Sitting Here," which was recorded by Three Dog Night,[1] and went to number 16 on the Billboard chart in 1974.
In 1974 he released Hangin' Around the Observatory, which was a critical success but a commercial failure. A year later, Overcoats was released, and when it also failed to sell, Epic released Hiatt from his contract.[1] For the next four years he was without a recording contract. During this time his style evolved from country-rock to new wave-influenced rock in the style of Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe and Graham Parker.
The MCA/Geffen Years (1979–1986)
Hiatt was picked up by the MCA label in 1979. He released two albums for the label – Slug Line (1979) and Two Bit Monsters (1980) – neither of which met with commercial success. He received a few good reviews for these albums by critics in the Netherlands. He performed at the Paradiso in Amsterdam for the first time in 1979 (opening for Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes) and came back often and built a solid fan base. In 1982, "Across the Borderline", written by Hiatt with Ry Cooder and Jim Dickinson, appeared on the soundtrack to the motion picture "The Border" sung by country star Freddy Fender. The song would later be covered on albums by Willie Nelson, Paul Young, Rubén Blades and Willy DeVille, among others, as well as by Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan in concert. Hiatt was signed to Geffen (which would later absorb MCA) in 1982, where he recorded three diverse albums from 1982-85. The first, All of a Sudden was produced by Tony Visconti,[1] and featured use of keyboards and synthesizers; his future albums combined country and soul influences. Riding With the King appeared in 1983, produced by Scott Mathews, Ron Nagle and Nick Lowe.[1] Hiatt began making 'critics choice' lists and building a large European following. The title track of Riding With the King (taken from an odd dream Scott Mathews had) was re-recorded two decades later by Eric Clapton and B.B. King and went double platinum.
During this period, Rosanne Cash covered several Hiatt compositions, taking "It Hasn't Happened Yet" to the Top 20 on the country charts. In 1983, Cash would duet with Hiatt on his "The Way We Make a Broken Heart" produced by Mathews and Nagle. When Geffen failed to release the single, Cash re-recorded it in 1987 and it went to No. 1 on the US country charts. Ricky Nelson also covered "It Hasn't Happened Yet" on his 1981 album Playing to Win.
Hiatt recorded a duet with Elvis Costello, a cover version of the Spinners' song, "Living A Little, Laughing A Little", which appeared on Warming Up to the Ice Age.[1] Shortly after its release, Bob Dylan covered Hiatt's song "The Usual", which had appeared on the soundtrack to the film, Hearts of Fire. However, Geffen dropped Hiatt from the label after Ice Age failed to chart.[1]
Success (1987–1989)
Hiatt finally came into success in 1987, when he released his first big hit, Bring the Family. For the album, Hiatt had a backing band consisting of Ry Cooder, Nick Lowe, and Jim Keltner.[1] Most of the songs on the album have since been extensively covered, especially "Have a Little Faith in Me," which has been covered by a number of artists, including Joe Cocker, Delbert McClinton, Jewel, Bill Frisell, Mandy Moore and Bon Jovi; and "Memphis in the Meantime", which has been covered by Carl Perkins, and Gregg Allman. "Thank You Girl" was a moderate radio hit, but nothing that would garner Hiatt national attention, although the B-side of the single featured a non-album duet with Loudon Wainwright III on a cover of the Temptations’ hit "My Girl" (Hiatt returned the favor on the B-side of Wainwright's single "Your Mother and I"). Most notably, Bonnie Raitt would bring "Thing Called Love" to No. 11 on the US charts with her 1989 release, Nick of Time.
Following Bring the Family, Hiatt had a string of nine straight studio albums hit the Billboard 200.
In 1988, he returned to the studio to record Slow Turning, which would be his first album to hit the upper half of the Billboard 200.[1] It also featured his only top ten chart single, the title track, which hit No. 8 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. As well, "Tennessee Plates", would later appear in the Ridley Scott directed and Academy Award winning film, Thelma and Louise in 1991. In 1989, The Jeff Healey Band covered the Hiatt-penned song "Angel Eyes", and took it to the Top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100.
The 1990s and beyond
In 1992, Cooder, Keltner, and Lowe again backed up Hiatt, but this time they gave themselves a band name, Little Village,[1] a reference to a Sonny Boy Williamson II project. Expectations for the Little Village album were high, but the album failed to even chart as high as Hiatt's last solo album, and the group disbanded after an only moderately successful tour.[1]
In 1993, Hiatt recorded Perfectly Good Guitar with members of alternative rock groups School of Fish and Wire Train.[1] Hiatt recorded the album with producer Matt Wallace, who had worked most prominently with Faith No More, a band that Hiatt's 15-year-old son Rob had recommended for him.[5] It was Hiatt's highest peaking album at No. 47, but again was still not the true commercial breakthrough A&M expected.
In 1993, Love Gets Strange: The Songs of John Hiatt, a compilation album of covers of Hiatt's songs was released. This was followed by an album of original covers Rollin' into Memphis: Songs of John Hiatt in 2000, and a second compilation album with a few originals, It'll Come To You...The Songs of John Hiatt, in 2003.
In 1994, Hiatt released Hiatt Comes Alive at Budokan?, his first official live album and his last album with A&M Records.[1] A CD and DVD of his performance on Austin City Limits was released in 2005. Hiatt had previously released two promotional live promotional "official bootlegs", Riot with Hiatt in 1985, and Live at the Hiatt in 1993, as well as the EP Live at the Palace in 1991.
Hiatt received his first Grammy nomination in 1995 for his album Walk On. Hiatt's next few albums never gained any momentum on the charts, and he saw little change in his fanbase in the late 1990s, indicating a dedicated following. In 2000, Hiatt released his first independent album on Vanguard Records, Crossing Muddy Waters, which saw a heavy influence of bluegrass in his music. Later that year, he was named songwriter/artist of the year at the Nashville Music Awards. In 2001, Crossing Muddy Waters was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album, with Davey Faragher and David Immerglück as his only accompanists.
In 2002, Hiatt performed several songs for the soundtrack to Disney's The Country Bears movie, representing the voice of the lead singer. The movie also featured covers of Hiatt songs by Bonnie Raitt and Don Henley.
Hiatt's album, Master of Disaster, was released on June 21, 2005. The album was produced by Jim Dickinson, and Hiatt was backed up by the bassist David Hood and several members of the North Mississippi Allstars. The album achieved modest sales, becoming a top ten independent album, but eluded significant commercial success in the same manner that his previous albums did.
On February 12, 2008, during a concert with Lyle Lovett at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Canada, Hiatt said that his new album would be titled Same Old Man. It was released on May 27, 2008.
On July 18, 2008 Hiatt performed at Ravinia Park in Highland Park, Illinois with his daughter, Lilly.
In August 2009 he appeared in Levon Helm's Ramble At The Ryman singing The Weight at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.
In March 2010, Hiatt released The Open Road.
Hiatt appears as a performer in The House of Blues in the sixth episode of the second season of Treme, with the episode title taken from his song Feels Like Rain. The episode aired May 29, 2011.[6]
Hiatt presented an Americana Lifetime Achievement Award to Bonnie Raitt on Sept. 12, 2012. The two performed "Thing Called Love" together at the ceremony.
On September 25, 2012, Hiatt released Mystic Pinball, his 21st studio album.
Also on September 25, 2012, Joe Bonamassa Released in the US Beacon Theatre: Live From New York, which included Hiatt playing, Down Around My Place and I Know A Place.
On July 15, 2014, Hiatt released Terms of My Surrender, his 22nd studio album.
Jimi Barbiani *20.08.
JIMI BARBIANI BAND is the new project by Jimi, one of the best rock-blues slide guitarists in Europe, ex-guitar of the W.i.n.d. The JIMI BARBIANI BAND is an alchemy of influences from artists such as Hendrix, Joe Bonamassa, Jeff Beck, Free, Gov’t Mule. The explosive sound of the JBB is best conveyed in live performances, where the heterogeneity of the show and its mounting impact emphasize the personality of each member of the band, allowing them to span from the long-jam ride to the most passionate blues-rock, ever creating a unique sound.
He co-operated: with Johnny Neel, keyboard-player of the Allman Brothers Band and Gov’t Mule.
Jimi jammed on several stages with: Eric Sardinas, John Mooney, Johnny Neel, Tishamingo, North Mississippi All Stars, Devon Allman, Mac Ford, Andy J Forest, Buddy Wittingtone .
Opened the shows of: B.B.King, John Mayall, Robert Plant, Blues Brothers, John Mooney, Greg Allman, Joe Bonamassa, Eric Sardinas, Brian Auger, Ten Years After, Blasters, Tishamingo, Devon Allman, Marc Ford, Rebel Storm, Ike Turner, Steppenwolf, Canned Heat, Robert Cray, Dr Feelgood, Tolo Marton, Mick Taylor, Bill Wyman, Johnny Winter, North Mississippi All Stars.
Jimi Barbiani played at the most important festivals and clubs in Italy and Europe:
Pistoia Blues 2003/2005/2007, Castel San Pietro in Blues 2007, Big Mama, Atri blues, Vallemaggia Blues, Burg Herzberg (Deutschland) 2005/2011, whose concert was filmed by the Rockpalast and one of the songs was included in the DVD of the 2005 Festival, Ameno Blues, Nistoc Festival, Woodstock Festival (Italy), Blues Garage (Deutschland), Blues Garaasj (Nederland), Spirit of 66 (Belgium), Blues Hideaway Nashville (USA) and more...
Jimi, just like the left handed guitar legend, plays from his soul, with a style reminiscent of Muddy Waters and his deep vibrato and a slide expertise that reminds of Duane Allman.
Always with good feelings, Jimi’s mood style blends technical ability and deep instinct.
His music is inspired by the crowd as he plays for all the people who enjoy the spell of classic sounds as well as the raving rock-blues energy.
With his eyes closed, Jimi becomes one with the stage, playing with an absorbing energy that leads the public, the musicians and himself to a sort of collective trance.
Jimi Barbiani Band-Ten O'Clock Train-Live at Brudstock 2014
Heike Matzer *20.08.1971
Musikerin wollte sie nie werden, bis eine Freundin zu ihr meinte: „Sing doch mal lauter! Dann habe ich es probiert. Und dann gings." Ihr Talent war ein Findelkind. Wie ihr Vater, der als Kleinkind am Chemnitzer Hauptbahnhof gefunden wurde. Heike Matzer berichtet von ihrem gefundenen Leben als Sängerin im Oderbruch.
Oder-Läufe: Die Stimme vom Oderbruch - Głos przełomu Odry (OmU)
Uncle John Turner *20.08.1944
Uncle John Turner was born and raised in Port Arthur, Texas. He first played drums with Jerry LaCroix. Unc met the Winter brothers and performed with them a few times as a substitute. In 1968, Unc convinced Johnny to try a full blown blues band and sent for his friend Tommy Shannon to play bass. This group quickly got natonal recognition and began making records and shortly after that played Woodstock, with Edgar Winter as the fourth member.
By late 1970, they had split up and Uncle John and Tommy moved to Austin and formed a band called Krackerjack, which had Stevie Ray Vaughan as one of the major guitarists, along with Jesse Taylor, John Stahely, and Robin Siler.
Unc then moved to Houston for a while and made records with Isaac Payton Sweat, Ezra Charles, and Joey Long and played and recorded the next four years with Alan Haynes.
After this, Johnny Winter, Tommy Shannon, and Uncle John did some recording on Johnny's Third Degree album.
Uncle John then joined Paul Orta and made three albums with him before he and Appa Perry began the Blues Power project, which was Uncle John and Appa and different artists, including Alan Haynes, Tony Redman, Mike Keller, Matt Farrell, Matthew Robinson, John McVey, Mark Goodwin, Erin "Icewater" James, Eve Moncees, Gary Clark Jr., Shawn Pittman, and Sweet Basil McJagger.
Uncle John has jammed with B. B. King, Jimi Hendrix, Freddie King, Muddy Waters, Junior Wells, Lightnin' Hopkins, and many more. Unc has also recorded with Walter "Shakey" Horton, Willie Dixon, Albert Collins, Nuno Mindelis (the Blues King of Brazil), Benoît Blue Boy (the godfather of French blues), Lazy Lester, and many more.
Shoulder Holster by Uncle John Turner with Johnny Winter
Mitch Harp Hog Greaves *20.08.1963
BLUES AT THE COACH AND HORSES 06 05 15
Thorsten Horn *20.08.1991
Die Band wurde 2008 von der Sängerin Natascha Schindler und von dem Gitarristen Thorsten Horn gegründet.
Über die Jahre durchlief die Band sehr viele verschiedene Phasen, so wurde aus dem Duo ein Trio, das mit Akustik Rock und Blues Cover durch die Lande zog.
Da man aber bald merkte da geht noch mehr, wurden nach und nach auch ein Drummer und ein Bassist gesucht. Nachdem die richtigen Leute gefunden waren verflog auch nach und nach der Akustik Sound. Nach zwei Alben und unzähligen Gigs ließ man diesen Sound endgültig hinter sich.
Heute 2016 steht eine Band auf der Bühne die schon etliche Festivals, Clubs sowie Radio Sendungen Europaweit mitgenommen hat. Mit dem Aktuellen Album "On the Highway" und einem Programm gemischt aus Blues & Rock, gut ausgewählt und zusammengesetzt aus eigenen Songs und zeitlosen Covern geht es auch dieses Jahr wieder von Gig zu Gig.
Wir Danken all unseren Fans und freuen uns schon auf die nächsten Gigs.
Eure Garbage of Daydreaming
We keeping the Blues alive!
Name: Thorsten Horn
Geburtstag: 20.08.1991
Hobbys: Musik machen, Musik hören und einfach alles was mit Musik, Autos und Instrumenten zu tun hat ;)
Instrumente: Gitarre, Bass und Harp
Am liebsten alles von Fender und Uralt.
Lieblingsmusik und Künstler: So ziemlich alles von 1900 bis Heute was irgendwie mit Blues und Rock zu tun hat! Meine größten Einflüsse waren aber definitiv: Eric Clapton, Rory Gallagher und Warren Haynes.
Lieblingsdrink: Tullamore Dew, Jack Cola, Bier.
Warum Musik: Meine Leidenschaft schon von klein auf.
Warum Garbage of Daydreaming: Ich hab die Band gegründet, weil ich Bock hatte mit coolen Typen coole Bluesmuke zu machen. Außerdem habe ich mir auf die Fahne geschrieben den Blues so lange wie möglich am Leben zu erhalten.
Lebensmotto: Let the good times Roll!
On The Highway, Album Teaser
Das neue Album von Garbage of Daydreaming
ON THE HIGHWAY
Release Termin ist der 29.03.2014
Das hier ist ein kleiner Vorgeschmack mit folgenden Songs:
1. Strong Woma
2. Free Ride
3. On the Highway
4. Like Heaven and Hell
5. Pride & Joy
Die Band:
Thorsten Horn - Lead Guitar
Natascha Schindler- Vocals
Michael Richter - Guitar
Walter Kern - Bass
Sebastian Lobinger - Drums
ON THE HIGHWAY
Release Termin ist der 29.03.2014
Das hier ist ein kleiner Vorgeschmack mit folgenden Songs:
1. Strong Woma
2. Free Ride
3. On the Highway
4. Like Heaven and Hell
5. Pride & Joy
Die Band:
Thorsten Horn - Lead Guitar
Natascha Schindler- Vocals
Michael Richter - Guitar
Walter Kern - Bass
Sebastian Lobinger - Drums
Garbage of Daydreaming - Hoochie Coochie Man
R.I.P.
Little Arthur Duncan +20.08.2008
Little Arthur Duncan (February 5, 1934 – August 20, 2008) was an American Chicago blues and electric blues harmonica player, singer, and songwriter. He was a member of the Backscratchers, and over his working lifetime associated with Earl Hooker, Twist Turner, Illinois Slim and Rick Kreher.
Duncan was born in Indianola, Mississippi, United States,[2] and initially learned to play the drums.[4] In 1950, aged 16, he moved to Chicago, Illinois, and made acquaintance with both Little Walter, who helped Duncan to learn the rudiments of harmonica playing, and Jimmy Reed. He found work playing his harmonica by accompanying Earl Hooker, John Brim and Floyd Jones.[2][4] Billed and henceforth commonly known as 'Little Arthur Duncan', he played primarily in and around Chicago, and built up a local reputation over the years. He appeared with his own band in the Backscratcher's Social Club, which he also owned.[2] Duncan worked in construction during the 1960s and 1970s, so was restricted to playing and singing in the evenings.[4]
In 1989, Duncan recorded the album Bad Reputation, which was released on the Blues King record label.[2][4] He later appeared on a compilation album, Blues Across America: The Chicago Scene, alongside Detroit Junior.[2] In 1999, Duncan recorded for Delmark, who released Singin' with the Sun that year.[2] On the album he was accompanied by the guitar player Billy Flynn.[5] Live in Chicago followed in 2000.[1]
His final recording was Live at Rosa's Blues Lounge, which was a live album recorded in Chicago in August 2007. One music journalist noted "...spirited, gritty performances of Reed's "Pretty Thing," Wolf's "No Place to Go," and two Dixon favorites ("Young Fashioned Ways" and "Little Red Rooster") leave no doubt that Duncan lives and breathes electric Chicago blues."[6] However, a subsequent lengthy illness and hospitalization meant that Duncan could not build on his success.[1]
Duncan died in Northlake, Illinois, in August 2008, from complications following brain surgery. He was aged 74.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Arthur_Duncan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxwhQH7ge7g#t=29
Chicago 2005 - Blues Brunch with Little Arthur Duncan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxwhQH7ge7g#t=29
Phil Guy +20.08.2008
Phil Guy ist der jüngere Bruder der Blues-Legende Buddy Guy. Gebohren 1940 in Lettsworth
Louisiana lernte er schon als Kind Gitarrenspiel. Er folgte Buddy's Spuren.
Phil's Vater war Bluesliebhaber und spielte laufend die Vinyls von Muddy Waters und
Smokey Hogg auf seinem alten Plattenspieler. Phil liebte diesen alten Blues.
Als Buddy von zu Hause auszog ließ er eine Gitarre zurück.
Phil nahm sie und fing an damit zu spielen. Als er soweit war schickte ihm Buddy Raful Neal,
einen legendären Harp-Spieler aus Baton Rouge, L.A.
In den späten 50zigern arbeitete Phil Guy mit Raful Neal und Big Poppa und machte als
junger Bluesman seine Erfahrungen. Mit Raful spielte er fast eine ganze Dekade zusammen
bevor er 1968 nach Chicago ging.
Wieder folgte er den Spuren seines Bruders Buddy. Hier spielte er dann in den Bands von
Buddy Guy und Junior Wells. Beide waren von seinem straighten Rhythmusspiel angetan.
Mit beiden Bands machte er zahlreiche Welttourneen.
Außerdem arbeitete Phil mit Byther Smith und Jimmy Dawkins zusammen.
Nachdem Buddy Anfang der Achtziger seinen "Buddy Guy Legends" Liveclub eröffnete
und sich etwas aus dem eigenen Live-Geschäft zurückzog, startete Phil sein eigenes Projekt.
Er nahm 6 Alben in den Achtzigern auf und tourte weltweit.
Seit mehreren Jahren hat er auch Kontakte nach Skandinavien. Finnlands wohl bekannteste
Blues Band, die WENTUS BLUES BLUES BAND tourte inzwischen mehrfach mit Ihm in Europa.
Jetzt sind sie wieder gemeinsam On Tour. Mit im Gepäck haben sie die brandneue CD
"Live in Helsinki", die sie gemeinsam aufgenommen haben. Die aktuelle Tour führt sie u.a. nach Süddeutschland, Südtirol und in die Schweiz.
Phil Guy (April 28, 1940[1] – August 20, 2008)[2] was an American blues guitarist. He was the younger brother of Buddy Guy.
Born in Lettsworth, Louisiana,[1] Guy played with the harmonica player Raful Neal for ten years in the Baton Rouge area before relocating to Chicago in 1969 where he joined his brother's band. He played in Buddy's band at the time his older brother was starting to become known to more and more people as one of the true innovators in blues guitar. They also collaborated extensively with Junior Wells in the 1970s, and Phil recorded a number of albums under his own name in the 1980s and 1990s, branching out into soul and funk. Phil can be seen in his self-described "hippie" phase in the film Festival Express in which the Guy band tours through southern Canada by train in 1970 with The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin and The Band.
Guy died of prostate cancer in August 2008 in Chicago Heights, Illinois, just a few months after being diagnosed.
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