1927 George Mayweather*
1941 Don Nix*
1943 Randy Bachman*
1953 Jumpin' Johnny Sansone*
1954 Larry "Mud" Morganfield*
1956 Bob Corritore*
1967 Solon F. Coelho*
Diana Braithwaite*
Happy Birthday
Bob Corritore *27.09.1956
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Bob Corritore ist einer der aktivsten und angesehensten Blues-Harp-Spieler der heutigen Szene. Sein leidenschaftlicher Stil kommt von deralten Schule, die Corritore als junger Mann direkt von vielen ursprünglichen Pionierendes Chicago Blues gelernt hat. Seine sympathisches, aber feurigesMundharmonika-spiel ist auf über 50 Releases zu hören, auf Labels wie HighTone Records, HMG, blaue Hexe, Blind Pig, Ohrwurm, Ruf, Putumayo, Random Chance, und der VizzTone Label Group und dem großen Delta Groove Label.
Geboren am 27. September 1956 in Chicago, hörte Bob im Alter von 12Muddy Waters im Radio, ein Ereignis das sein Leben für immer veränderte. Innerhalb eines Jahres spielte er Mundharmonika und sammelteBlues Alben. Schon als Teenager besuchte er Blues-Sessions, darunter eine Muddy Waters Session an der Turnhalle seiner High School. Er saßmit John Henry Davis auf der Maxwell Street, bis er alt genug war, um in sich in Blues-Clubs zu schleichen. Er hing mit großenHarpspielernwie Big Walter Horton, Kleine Mack Simmons, Louis Myers, Junior Wells, Big John Wrencher und Carey Bell herum und erhielt Mundharmonika Tipps und Ermutigungen von ihnen. Er sah regelmäßig
die Asse, Howlin 'Wolf, Muddy Waters, Billy Boy Arnold, John Brim,
Sunnyland Schlank, Smokey Smothers, Eddie Taylor und in vielen Fällen
wurden sie seine persönlichen Freunde. Corritore arbeitete mit TailDragger,
Big Moose Walker, Willie Buck, Louis und Dave Myers, Eddie und Taylor
in den späten 70er und frühen 80er Jahre. Er produzierte auch seine
ersten Aufnahmen während dieser Zeit mit Mundharmonika Größen wie Little Willie Anderson und Big Leon Brooks ins Studio.
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http://bobcorritore.com/bio/
Bob Corritore (born September 27, 1956) is an American electric blues harmonicist, songwriter and record producer.[1][3] He received a Blues Music Award in 2011 for his collaborative album, Harmonica Blues, and been involved in a number of recordings in the last three decades, both as a solo performer and with other musicians.
Biography
Corritore was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States.[1] At the age of 12, he was first inspired after hearing the radio playing a Muddy Waters track.[3] Self-taught on the harmonica, Corritore collected blues albums and later attended performances in blues clubs. He garnered playing tips and support from a number of those he saw perform, including Louis Myers, Little Mack Simmons, Carey Bell, Big Walter Horton, Big John Wrencher and Junior Wells.[3] Gaining experience in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Corritore worked in local clubs alongside Willie Buck, Dave Myers, Tail Dragger, Johnny "Big Moose" Walker, and Eddie Taylor. This led to Corritore doing record production work for Big Leon Brooks and Little Willie Anderson.[3]
In 1981, Corritore relocated to Phoenix, Arizona, where he teamed up with Louisiana Red for twelve months before the latter moved on to Germany to live and work.[3] Years later they worked together again when Corritore produced Louisiana Red's Sittin' Here Wonderin' (1995) (Earwig Music).[1] Throughout the 1980s, Corritore continued to work in and around Phoenix and played in one of Janiva Magness' early backing bands. He also undertook radio work with KJZZ (FM), commencing a still ongoing weekly presenting stint on his program called "Those Lowdown Blues".[3][4] In the early 1990s, Corritore expanded his musical outlook by opening his own concert club in Phoenix, named the Rhythm Room. With his own house band, the Rhythm Room All-Stars, he backed a number of high-profile blues musicians, both in the club and at recording sessions. The long list of those he played alongside at that time included Bo Diddley, Pinetop Perkins, Ike Turner, Nappy Brown and Eddy Clearwater.[1][3] In 1997, Corritore was inducted in to the Arizona Blues Hall of Fame.[5]
Corritore's first recorded work was released in 1999 on the HighTone label. All-Star Blues Sessions featured an array of well known and more obscure blues musicians, with Corritore supplying his harmonica work on all sixteen tracks.[6] Kim Wilson's Smokin' Joint (2001) was co-produced by Corritore,[7] and European tours and festival appearances followed.[3] The Mayor of Phoenix proclaimed September 29, 2007 as “Bob Corritore Day”, and Corritore received the 'Keeping The Blues Alive Award' from the Blues Foundation, whilst in the same year his joint album with Dave Riley, entitled Travelin' The Dirt Road, was nominated for a Blues Music Award.[3]
Corritore's next release in 2010, Harmonica Blues, was a compilation album, made from 15 tracks he had recorded with a variety of blues musicians between 1989 and 2009.[8] In 2011, it was granted a Blues Music Award in the Historical Album of the Year category.[9] In 2012, Corritore was awarded a Living Blues award for Most Outstanding Musician (Harmonica).[10] In 2013, Corritore issued two collaborative albums with John Primer and Dave Riley respectively.[11][12] A most recent album was Taboo : Blues Harmonica Instrumentals, released in 2014 by Delta Groove. An all instrumental affair, it was a rare solo album for Corritore, although it featured guest artists such as Jimmie Vaughan and Junior Watson.[3][13] Charlie Musselwhite commented that "Not many people can do an all instrumental harp CD and keep it interesting all the way through. You’ve got a dandy CD here. A real treat."[11] In 2014, Corritore was also awarded a Blues411 Jimi Award for Best Harpist.[14] In 2015, Delta Groove released Blues Won't Let Me Take My Rest Vol 1, a collection of songs recorded over the last 19 years with Corritore and frequent collaborator Henry Gray.[15]
He is the editor and main writer of the Bob Corritore Blues Newsletter, and an official endorser of Hohner harmonicas.
Biography
Corritore was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States.[1] At the age of 12, he was first inspired after hearing the radio playing a Muddy Waters track.[3] Self-taught on the harmonica, Corritore collected blues albums and later attended performances in blues clubs. He garnered playing tips and support from a number of those he saw perform, including Louis Myers, Little Mack Simmons, Carey Bell, Big Walter Horton, Big John Wrencher and Junior Wells.[3] Gaining experience in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Corritore worked in local clubs alongside Willie Buck, Dave Myers, Tail Dragger, Johnny "Big Moose" Walker, and Eddie Taylor. This led to Corritore doing record production work for Big Leon Brooks and Little Willie Anderson.[3]
In 1981, Corritore relocated to Phoenix, Arizona, where he teamed up with Louisiana Red for twelve months before the latter moved on to Germany to live and work.[3] Years later they worked together again when Corritore produced Louisiana Red's Sittin' Here Wonderin' (1995) (Earwig Music).[1] Throughout the 1980s, Corritore continued to work in and around Phoenix and played in one of Janiva Magness' early backing bands. He also undertook radio work with KJZZ (FM), commencing a still ongoing weekly presenting stint on his program called "Those Lowdown Blues".[3][4] In the early 1990s, Corritore expanded his musical outlook by opening his own concert club in Phoenix, named the Rhythm Room. With his own house band, the Rhythm Room All-Stars, he backed a number of high-profile blues musicians, both in the club and at recording sessions. The long list of those he played alongside at that time included Bo Diddley, Pinetop Perkins, Ike Turner, Nappy Brown and Eddy Clearwater.[1][3] In 1997, Corritore was inducted in to the Arizona Blues Hall of Fame.[5]
Corritore's first recorded work was released in 1999 on the HighTone label. All-Star Blues Sessions featured an array of well known and more obscure blues musicians, with Corritore supplying his harmonica work on all sixteen tracks.[6] Kim Wilson's Smokin' Joint (2001) was co-produced by Corritore,[7] and European tours and festival appearances followed.[3] The Mayor of Phoenix proclaimed September 29, 2007 as “Bob Corritore Day”, and Corritore received the 'Keeping The Blues Alive Award' from the Blues Foundation, whilst in the same year his joint album with Dave Riley, entitled Travelin' The Dirt Road, was nominated for a Blues Music Award.[3]
Corritore's next release in 2010, Harmonica Blues, was a compilation album, made from 15 tracks he had recorded with a variety of blues musicians between 1989 and 2009.[8] In 2011, it was granted a Blues Music Award in the Historical Album of the Year category.[9] In 2012, Corritore was awarded a Living Blues award for Most Outstanding Musician (Harmonica).[10] In 2013, Corritore issued two collaborative albums with John Primer and Dave Riley respectively.[11][12] A most recent album was Taboo : Blues Harmonica Instrumentals, released in 2014 by Delta Groove. An all instrumental affair, it was a rare solo album for Corritore, although it featured guest artists such as Jimmie Vaughan and Junior Watson.[3][13] Charlie Musselwhite commented that "Not many people can do an all instrumental harp CD and keep it interesting all the way through. You’ve got a dandy CD here. A real treat."[11] In 2014, Corritore was also awarded a Blues411 Jimi Award for Best Harpist.[14] In 2015, Delta Groove released Blues Won't Let Me Take My Rest Vol 1, a collection of songs recorded over the last 19 years with Corritore and frequent collaborator Henry Gray.[15]
He is the editor and main writer of the Bob Corritore Blues Newsletter, and an official endorser of Hohner harmonicas.
Chris James & Bob Corritore, part of the Chicago Blues Heroes & The Rhythm Room All
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Inspiradora armónica en este tema, en la foto de izquierda a derecha: Big
Leon Brooks, Good Rockin Charles, Dusty Brown, 'Earring' George
Mayweather.
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Larry "Mud" Morganfield (born 1954) is an American blues singer and the eldest son of Muddy Waters.
Morganfield was born to Muddy Waters and Mildred Williams in Chicago. When Morganfield was eight years old, his parents divorced and Waters moved out of the home.[1] Morganfield was raised by his mother and seven uncles with occasional visits from Waters; despite Waters' efforts to be available to his son, Morganfield never really got to know his father.[2][1] Regarding his childhood in Chicago, Morganfield says, "I didn’t have the pleasure of getting up and walking down the lakefront and watching the ocean and the lakes or something. I came up and there was gunshots and someone may have gotten hit down the street. I mean, I’ve seen the drunks, the drugs, and I tell you again, I can’t forget these things because it makes up who I am today. It makes me the man I am today."[3]
Despite growing up surrounded by music, Morganfield did not consider becoming a professional musician until after his father’s death in 1983.[4] At that time, Morganfield was driving trucks for a living, but the strain was wearing on him. He suggested that a recurring dream of Muddy Waters performing on stage helped prompt him to begin playing the blues professionally.[1]
Career
Morganfield has described the resemblance of the tone and timber of his voice to that of his father’s voice as a double edged sword. The similarity is evident in For Pops: A Tribute To Muddy Waters, an album on which Morganfield performs several Muddy Waters songs.[2] Morganfield launched his music career in blues clubs on the south side of Chicago, where he performed a mix of his father’s material and his own original works. Regarding his performances of Muddy Waters songs in addition to his own material, Morganfield says, "I started to sing to show the world that dad left me here. I love and am proud to sing his songs just like I love and will always be proud of him. I'm not Muddy Waters and I'm certainly not trying to be Muddy Waters. I'm Mud Morganfield but when I'm up on stage I always feel pops is there with me and it means so much that I can get on stage and keep his music alive around the world."
Don Nix (* 27. September 1941 in Memphis, Tennessee) ist ein amerikanischer Saxophonist, Songwriter, Arrangeur und Autor. Obwohl der AMG seine Persönlichkeit als obskur bezeichnete[1], ist er doch eine der prägenden Figuren im Southern Rock und Southern Soul.
Leben
Nix besuchte die Messick High School mit Donald "Duck" Dunn und Steve Cropper, wo sie als The Royal Spades auftraten. Aus dieser Gruppe entstanden die "Mar-Keys", die die erste Sessionband für das stilbildende Stax - Label wurde. Mit "Last Night" / "Night Before" hatten sie einen großen Hit, der der erste von Nix´Erfolgen wurde. Nachdem der Erfolg verflog, kehrte er nach Memphis zurück und spielte als freischaffender Künstler bei verschiedenen Aufnahmen, so zum Beispiel für die in anderer Besetzung wiederbelebten Mar-Keys, sowie für Stax- Stars wie William Bell und Carla Thomas. [1]
Mitte der 1960er-Jahre reiste er nach Los Angeles, wo er seinen Freund Leon Russell, einen der wichtigsten Produzenten der dortigen Musikszene, besuchte. Er hatte ihn auf den Tourneen mit den Mar-Keys kennengelernt. Nix spielte im Dick Clarks Caravan of Stars, wo er in der Begleitband von Gary Lewis & the Playboys, einer Gruppe, die von Russel produziert wurde, spielte. Die Freundschaft zu Russel gab ihm auch Gelegenheit, mitzuerleben, wie man eine Platte produziert und er begann in Studios in Memphis zu produzieren, so zum Beispiel bei Stax und Ardent.
Die nächsten Jahre verbrachte er als Produzent und Songschreiber für Freddie King, Albert King, Sid Selvidge und Charlie Musselwhite. 1970 unterzeichnete er einen Vertrag bei Shelter Records, wo sein alter Freund Russel Mitbesitzer war. Da die Verkaufszahlen schlecht waren, kehrte er zum Produzentenberuf zurück und arbeitete mit John Mayall und der Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. [1]
In den 1980er- Jahren zog er sich aus dem Musikgeschäft zurück, begann aber dann wieder als Produzent in Nashville. Als Autor veröffentlichte er ein Buch über seine bisherigen Erfahrungen (Road Stories & Recipes, Schirmer Books/Simon & Schuster, New York, 1997). 2002 veröffentlichte er ein Album mit dem Titel "Going Down", in der er seine alten Songs neu auf nahm. Bei den Aufnahmen spielten Brian May (Queen) und Steve Cropper als Begleitmusiker mit.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gni_dZh3C54
Chance 1160 - J.B. & His Hawks - Lovin' You
J.B. Hutto and The Hawks (Hutto on guitar and vocals, George Mayweather
on harmonica, Joe Custom on second guitar, and 'Porkchop' on washboard
and drums) cut this tough blues featuring Hutto's biting guitar and
demonic voice as one side of their three records issued by Chance in
1954.
Jumpin' Johnny Sansone *27.09.1953
Like his friend Sonny Landreth, harmonica player/accordionist Jumpin' Johnny Sansone takes his songwriting cues from the things he sees in his New Orleans home. Many of the songs on Crescent City Moon, his debut for Rounder's Bullseye Blues label, are inspired by the sights, sounds, and smells of the Crescent City.
Sansone left his native West Orange, NJ, at 17 in 1975 to attend college in Colorado on a swimming scholarship. He began playing harmonica at age 13, also accompanying himself on guitar. "I was trying to be Jimmy Reed in our basement," he recalled in a 1997 interview. Sansone's father was a professional saxophonist who played with various jazz groups on the Newark, NJ, club scene.
Sansone lived in Colorado, Austin, Boston, and Chapel Hill, NC, before moving to New Orleans in 1990. The whole time, he led regional touring bands, most notably Jumpin' Johnny & the Blues Party. Sansone is no spring chicken when it comes to getting out on the road and supporting his independently released records. In 1987, Sansone and his former band, known as Jumpin' Johnny & the Blues Party, recorded an album Where Y'at? for the Kingsnake label of Sanford, FL. Jumpin' Johnny & the Blues Party also recorded and released Mister Good Thing for the Atlanta-based Ichiban label in 1991.
Sansone began playing accordion after attending Clifton Chenier's funeral, and Sansone said that some people assume he's a zydeco musician when they see him carrying it into a club.
Crescent City Moon (1997, Bullseye Blues) received rave reviews from around the country. The album fuses Chicago blues, swamp boogie, and lyrical images of New Orleans and the bayou country of southwest Louisiana. All of the songs on his debut album are his own, except his cover of Ted Hawkins' "Sweet Baby."
Sansone has won numerous awards in the Crescent City, including Offbeat magazine's annual "Best of the Beat" competition, where he won four awards after he released Crescent City Moon on his own label in 1996. Sansone won Song of the Year, Best Harmonica Player, Best Blues Band, and Best Blues Album of the Year.
Over the years, to get money together for various recording projects, Sansone has worked construction jobs. But with his deal with Rounder's Bullseye Blues subsidiary -- which in addition to Crescent City Moon yielded 1999's Watermelon Patch -- he should be able to take his artistry to the next level, touring nationally and internationally.
Sansone left his native West Orange, NJ, at 17 in 1975 to attend college in Colorado on a swimming scholarship. He began playing harmonica at age 13, also accompanying himself on guitar. "I was trying to be Jimmy Reed in our basement," he recalled in a 1997 interview. Sansone's father was a professional saxophonist who played with various jazz groups on the Newark, NJ, club scene.
Sansone lived in Colorado, Austin, Boston, and Chapel Hill, NC, before moving to New Orleans in 1990. The whole time, he led regional touring bands, most notably Jumpin' Johnny & the Blues Party. Sansone is no spring chicken when it comes to getting out on the road and supporting his independently released records. In 1987, Sansone and his former band, known as Jumpin' Johnny & the Blues Party, recorded an album Where Y'at? for the Kingsnake label of Sanford, FL. Jumpin' Johnny & the Blues Party also recorded and released Mister Good Thing for the Atlanta-based Ichiban label in 1991.
Sansone began playing accordion after attending Clifton Chenier's funeral, and Sansone said that some people assume he's a zydeco musician when they see him carrying it into a club.
Crescent City Moon (1997, Bullseye Blues) received rave reviews from around the country. The album fuses Chicago blues, swamp boogie, and lyrical images of New Orleans and the bayou country of southwest Louisiana. All of the songs on his debut album are his own, except his cover of Ted Hawkins' "Sweet Baby."
Sansone has won numerous awards in the Crescent City, including Offbeat magazine's annual "Best of the Beat" competition, where he won four awards after he released Crescent City Moon on his own label in 1996. Sansone won Song of the Year, Best Harmonica Player, Best Blues Band, and Best Blues Album of the Year.
Over the years, to get money together for various recording projects, Sansone has worked construction jobs. But with his deal with Rounder's Bullseye Blues subsidiary -- which in addition to Crescent City Moon yielded 1999's Watermelon Patch -- he should be able to take his artistry to the next level, touring nationally and internationally.
Larry "Mud" Morganfield *27.09.1954
Larry "Mud" Morganfield (born 1954) is an American blues singer and the eldest son of Muddy Waters.
Morganfield was born to Muddy Waters and Mildred Williams in Chicago. When Morganfield was eight years old, his parents divorced and Waters moved out of the home.[1] Morganfield was raised by his mother and seven uncles with occasional visits from Waters; despite Waters' efforts to be available to his son, Morganfield never really got to know his father.[2][1] Regarding his childhood in Chicago, Morganfield says, "I didn’t have the pleasure of getting up and walking down the lakefront and watching the ocean and the lakes or something. I came up and there was gunshots and someone may have gotten hit down the street. I mean, I’ve seen the drunks, the drugs, and I tell you again, I can’t forget these things because it makes up who I am today. It makes me the man I am today."[3]
Despite growing up surrounded by music, Morganfield did not consider becoming a professional musician until after his father’s death in 1983.[4] At that time, Morganfield was driving trucks for a living, but the strain was wearing on him. He suggested that a recurring dream of Muddy Waters performing on stage helped prompt him to begin playing the blues professionally.[1]
Career
Morganfield has described the resemblance of the tone and timber of his voice to that of his father’s voice as a double edged sword. The similarity is evident in For Pops: A Tribute To Muddy Waters, an album on which Morganfield performs several Muddy Waters songs.[2] Morganfield launched his music career in blues clubs on the south side of Chicago, where he performed a mix of his father’s material and his own original works. Regarding his performances of Muddy Waters songs in addition to his own material, Morganfield says, "I started to sing to show the world that dad left me here. I love and am proud to sing his songs just like I love and will always be proud of him. I'm not Muddy Waters and I'm certainly not trying to be Muddy Waters. I'm Mud Morganfield but when I'm up on stage I always feel pops is there with me and it means so much that I can get on stage and keep his music alive around the world."
Mud Morganfield - Mannish Boy
Mud Morganfield at the Haven Club, Oxford. Sunday 9 June 2013
Ronni Boysen (guitar), West Weston (harp), Eric Ranzoni (piano), Ian Jennings (bass) and Mike Hellier (drums).
Ronni Boysen (guitar), West Weston (harp), Eric Ranzoni (piano), Ian Jennings (bass) and Mike Hellier (drums).
Don Nix (* 27. September 1941 in Memphis, Tennessee) ist ein amerikanischer Saxophonist, Songwriter, Arrangeur und Autor. Obwohl der AMG seine Persönlichkeit als obskur bezeichnete[1], ist er doch eine der prägenden Figuren im Southern Rock und Southern Soul.
Leben
Nix besuchte die Messick High School mit Donald "Duck" Dunn und Steve Cropper, wo sie als The Royal Spades auftraten. Aus dieser Gruppe entstanden die "Mar-Keys", die die erste Sessionband für das stilbildende Stax - Label wurde. Mit "Last Night" / "Night Before" hatten sie einen großen Hit, der der erste von Nix´Erfolgen wurde. Nachdem der Erfolg verflog, kehrte er nach Memphis zurück und spielte als freischaffender Künstler bei verschiedenen Aufnahmen, so zum Beispiel für die in anderer Besetzung wiederbelebten Mar-Keys, sowie für Stax- Stars wie William Bell und Carla Thomas. [1]
Mitte der 1960er-Jahre reiste er nach Los Angeles, wo er seinen Freund Leon Russell, einen der wichtigsten Produzenten der dortigen Musikszene, besuchte. Er hatte ihn auf den Tourneen mit den Mar-Keys kennengelernt. Nix spielte im Dick Clarks Caravan of Stars, wo er in der Begleitband von Gary Lewis & the Playboys, einer Gruppe, die von Russel produziert wurde, spielte. Die Freundschaft zu Russel gab ihm auch Gelegenheit, mitzuerleben, wie man eine Platte produziert und er begann in Studios in Memphis zu produzieren, so zum Beispiel bei Stax und Ardent.
Die nächsten Jahre verbrachte er als Produzent und Songschreiber für Freddie King, Albert King, Sid Selvidge und Charlie Musselwhite. 1970 unterzeichnete er einen Vertrag bei Shelter Records, wo sein alter Freund Russel Mitbesitzer war. Da die Verkaufszahlen schlecht waren, kehrte er zum Produzentenberuf zurück und arbeitete mit John Mayall und der Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. [1]
In den 1980er- Jahren zog er sich aus dem Musikgeschäft zurück, begann aber dann wieder als Produzent in Nashville. Als Autor veröffentlichte er ein Buch über seine bisherigen Erfahrungen (Road Stories & Recipes, Schirmer Books/Simon & Schuster, New York, 1997). 2002 veröffentlichte er ein Album mit dem Titel "Going Down", in der er seine alten Songs neu auf nahm. Bei den Aufnahmen spielten Brian May (Queen) und Steve Cropper als Begleitmusiker mit.
Don Nix (born September 27, 1941, Memphis, Tennessee) is an American songwriter, composer, arranger, musician, and author. Although cited as being "obscure", he is a key figure in several genres of Southern rock and Soul, R&B, and the Blues. He was instrumental in the creation of the trademark "Memphis soul" and Stax Records.
A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Nix began his career playing saxophone for The Mar-Keys, which also featured Steve Cropper, Duck Dunn and others.[1] Don Nix came from a musical family, including his brother, Larry Nix, who became a mastering engineer for Stax and later, Ardent Recording Studios in Memphis, TN. The hit instrumental single "Last Night" (composed by the band as a whole) was the first of many successful hits to Nix's credit. Without Nix, The Mar-Keys later evolved into Booker T & The MG's.
As a producer, Nix worked with other artists and producers such as Leon Russell of Shelter Records, Gary Lewis and the Playboys in Dick Clark's Caravan of Stars, The Beatles' George Harrison and John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers. One notable achievement was the collaboration with Harrison, Russell and many others in the production of The Concert for Bangladesh – a star-studded benefit concert at Madison Square Garden in 1971.
Throughout his career, Nix worked behind the scenes as producer, arranger, musician and many other roles for artists such as Lonnie Mack, Furry Lewis, Freddy King, Albert King, Delaney, Bonnie & Friends, Isaac Hayes, The Staple Singers, Jeff Beck, Brian May, Eric Clapton and many others. He wrote and produced many solo albums and with groups Don Nix and the Alabama State Troupers, John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section and Larry Raspberry and the Highsteppers.
The song "Going Down", originally released by the band Moloch on their eponymous album in 1969, became a blues standard and was covered by Freddie King, Jeff Beck, Deep Purple, JJ Cale, Marc Ford, Chicken Shack, Bryan Ferry, Pearl Jam, Gov't Mule, Sam Kinison, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Joe Satriani, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Sammy Hagar and many others.[2] Nix himself released a version of the song in 1972 as a single on Elektra Records. The song "Black Cat Moan" was covered on the album Beck, Bogert & Appice.
On December 15, 2012 The Rolling Stones performed "Goin' Down" with John Mayer and Gary Clark, Jr. live on Pay-Per-View television as part of the Stones 50th Anniversary Tour.
A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Nix began his career playing saxophone for The Mar-Keys, which also featured Steve Cropper, Duck Dunn and others.[1] Don Nix came from a musical family, including his brother, Larry Nix, who became a mastering engineer for Stax and later, Ardent Recording Studios in Memphis, TN. The hit instrumental single "Last Night" (composed by the band as a whole) was the first of many successful hits to Nix's credit. Without Nix, The Mar-Keys later evolved into Booker T & The MG's.
As a producer, Nix worked with other artists and producers such as Leon Russell of Shelter Records, Gary Lewis and the Playboys in Dick Clark's Caravan of Stars, The Beatles' George Harrison and John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers. One notable achievement was the collaboration with Harrison, Russell and many others in the production of The Concert for Bangladesh – a star-studded benefit concert at Madison Square Garden in 1971.
Throughout his career, Nix worked behind the scenes as producer, arranger, musician and many other roles for artists such as Lonnie Mack, Furry Lewis, Freddy King, Albert King, Delaney, Bonnie & Friends, Isaac Hayes, The Staple Singers, Jeff Beck, Brian May, Eric Clapton and many others. He wrote and produced many solo albums and with groups Don Nix and the Alabama State Troupers, John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section and Larry Raspberry and the Highsteppers.
The song "Going Down", originally released by the band Moloch on their eponymous album in 1969, became a blues standard and was covered by Freddie King, Jeff Beck, Deep Purple, JJ Cale, Marc Ford, Chicken Shack, Bryan Ferry, Pearl Jam, Gov't Mule, Sam Kinison, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Joe Satriani, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Sammy Hagar and many others.[2] Nix himself released a version of the song in 1972 as a single on Elektra Records. The song "Black Cat Moan" was covered on the album Beck, Bogert & Appice.
On December 15, 2012 The Rolling Stones performed "Goin' Down" with John Mayer and Gary Clark, Jr. live on Pay-Per-View television as part of the Stones 50th Anniversary Tour.
AMOS BURKE - Don Nix with Leon Russell (1971)
Randy Bachman *27.09.1943
Randolph Charles Bachman, OC, OM (* 27. September 1943 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) ist ein kanadischer Rockmusiker (Gitarrist und Sänger), der vor allem als Mitglied der Bands The Guess Who, Ironhorse und Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) bekannt wurde. Sein Sohn Tal Bachman ist ebenfalls Musiker.
Im Jahr 2000 hatte Bachman, zusammen mit seinen Kollegen von BTO, einen Gastauftritt in der TV-Comic-Serie Die Simpsons. Der Autor der Serie Matt Groening, dessen Vater ebenfalls aus Winnipeg stammt, ist bekennender BTO-Fan.
2005 wurde Bachman mit dem Order of Manitoba, dem höchsten Orden der Provinz Manitoba, ausgezeichnet. Im gleichen Jahr wurde er als Streikbrecher angeklagt, als er während eines Streiks weiter an seiner Radiosendung arbeitete. Im Jahr 2012 wurde Bachman als Solomusiker mit einem Stern auf dem Canada’s Walk of Fame in Toronto geehrt – eine Würdigung, die er bereits 2001 als Mitglied von The Guess Who erhalten hat.[1]
Randy Bachman ist weiterhin mit seinen Bands Randy Bachman’s Rock Thing und Bachman & Cummings unterwegs. Er hat auch eine populäre Theater-Show namens Every Song Tells A Story, in der er Geschichten rund um seine Erfolgssongs aus den 1960er und 1970er Jahren erzählt, die er dazu mit seiner Band live aufführt. Daneben ist Bachman als Songschreiber und Förderer junger Talente aktiv.
Im Jahr 2000 hatte Bachman, zusammen mit seinen Kollegen von BTO, einen Gastauftritt in der TV-Comic-Serie Die Simpsons. Der Autor der Serie Matt Groening, dessen Vater ebenfalls aus Winnipeg stammt, ist bekennender BTO-Fan.
2005 wurde Bachman mit dem Order of Manitoba, dem höchsten Orden der Provinz Manitoba, ausgezeichnet. Im gleichen Jahr wurde er als Streikbrecher angeklagt, als er während eines Streiks weiter an seiner Radiosendung arbeitete. Im Jahr 2012 wurde Bachman als Solomusiker mit einem Stern auf dem Canada’s Walk of Fame in Toronto geehrt – eine Würdigung, die er bereits 2001 als Mitglied von The Guess Who erhalten hat.[1]
Randy Bachman ist weiterhin mit seinen Bands Randy Bachman’s Rock Thing und Bachman & Cummings unterwegs. Er hat auch eine populäre Theater-Show namens Every Song Tells A Story, in der er Geschichten rund um seine Erfolgssongs aus den 1960er und 1970er Jahren erzählt, die er dazu mit seiner Band live aufführt. Daneben ist Bachman als Songschreiber und Förderer junger Talente aktiv.
Randolph Charles "Randy" Bachman, OC OM (/ˈbækmən/; born September 27, 1943) is a Canadian musician best known as lead guitarist, songwriter and a founding member of the 1960s and 1970s rock bands The Guess Who and Bachman–Turner Overdrive. Bachman was also a member of Brave Belt with Chad Allan, Union and Ironhorse, and has recorded numerous solo albums.
He is also a national radio personality on CBC Radio, hosting the weekly music show, Vinyl Tap.
Early years
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Karl (Charlie) Bachman and Anne (Nancy) Dobrinsky, Bachman is of half German and half Ukrainian ancestry.[1] At age three, he won a singing contest on CKY's King of the Saddle program and age 5 he had started studying the violin in the Royal Toronto Conservatory system.[2] He studied violin until the age of 12 when he grew dissatisfied with the structured lessons.[3] He found that while he couldn't read music, he could play anything if he heard it once; he referred to it as his phonographic memory.[2]
At age 15, Bachman saw Elvis Presley play on Tommy Dorsey's television show and the sight of the guitar around Presley's neck inspired him. He learned three chords from his cousin, then started practicing on a modified Hawaiian dobro.[3] At age 16, Bachman met up with Lenny Breau; over the next two years Breau taught Bachman finger picking and also introduced him to the music of Chet Atkins.[2]
In 1959 Bachman bought a ticket to see Les Paul in concert at a Winnipeg supper club but could not get in as he was too young. He instead helped Paul set up before the show and also helped him reload everything into the car after the show. Still a budding guitarist at this point, Bachman asked Paul if he could teach him a guitar lick; Paul ended up teaching his version of "How High the Moon".[4][5]
He was initially a good student at school until he took up the guitar, when he focused on that instrument to the exclusion of his education. He passed Grade 9 at Edmund Partridge Junior High School, but repeated both the 10th and 11th grades, initially at West Kildonan Collegiate. In his second year of Grade 11, he was placed in a class of students who mostly either "flunked or dropped out and came back", and was asked to be class president by the teacher, who thought he had "discipline and determination" because he had been playing violin since the age of five. He was expelled from West Kildonan in the middle of that year because of his "lack of studiousness", and finished his schooling at Garden City Collegiate. He went on to study business administration at what is now Red River College, but did not graduate.[6]
The Guess Who
In 1960, Bachman and Chad Allan co-founded Al and The Silvertones in Winnipeg. By 1962, the band changed their name to Chad Allan and the Expressions and later to The Guess Who. In 1965, the Guess Who had a #1 hit in Canada with their cover of Johnny Kidd's "Shakin' All Over", which also charted in the U.S. at #22. In 1966, Chad Allan left the band and Burton Cummings became the primary vocalist. Starting in 1968, the group released three successful albums: Wheatfield Soul (1968), Canned Wheat (1969), and American Woman (1970), which brought them mainstream attention. Bachman wrote or cowrote (primarily with Cummings) most of the group's songs during this period.
In early 1970, the single "American Woman" hit #1 on the U.S. charts, a first for a band from Canada. A group composition, the song critiques the "ghetto scenes" and "war machines" of the U.S., reflecting the Guess Who's experiences of extensive touring in large American cities. With the Vietnam War at its peak, many American males went to Canada to escape US Military service. Bachman left the band at the height of its popularity, shortly after the release of American Woman. He has been quoted as leaving due to the other band members' lifestyle choices conflicting with his then-Mormon beliefs, and because he wanted to spend more time with his brothers and other family members.[7] He was also suffering health problems from the constant touring and needed to be under a doctor's care, something that was difficult to do while on the road.
Brave Belt and Bachman–Turner Overdrive
Before his departure from The Guess Who in May 1970, Bachman recorded a solo album for RCA Records, Axe, over three days in March 1970. The following year, he formed the group Brave Belt with Chad Allan. Brave Belt released its first LP, Brave Belt I, in 1971. It had much more of a country-rock sound than a rock 'n' roll sound, a departure from both Axe and the albums by The Guess Who. Robbie Bachman, one of Bachman's brothers, was the drummer for Brave Belt, despite being barely 18 years old. Fred Turner subsequently joined Brave Belt on bass and vocals, resulting in a much heavier sound, which led to the departure of Chad Allan, though Allan still contributed two songs to Brave Belt II in 1972.
Left with a three-member lineup, Tim Bachman was added to Brave Belt as the second guitarist. This lineup then signed with Mercury Records in 1973 and changed their name to Bachman–Turner Overdrive, often referred to as "BTO". They released their first self-titled album, Bachman–Turner Overdrive in May 1973.
In December 1973, BTO released their second LP, Bachman–Turner Overdrive II. This album brought the band much more success than their debut, largely due to the hits "Takin' Care of Business", which charted at #12 in the U.S., and "Let It Ride", which rose to #23. In 1974, they released the LP Not Fragile, which hit #1 on the album charts. It also contained the #1 single "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" (written by Bachman) and the hit "Roll on Down The Highway", which charted at number 14.
BTO stayed on the charts through the mid-1970s with their next two albums, Four Wheel Drive and Head On and charted more hits with "Hey You", "Take It Like a Man", and the jazz-oriented "Lookin' Out For #1". In late 1976, with the recording of the Freeways album, some disagreements surfaced within the band. Bachman wrote all but one song and sang on every song but two. Some of the other band members felt that they didn't have enough good material to record and wanted to delay the record. The album did manage to chart at #70 in the U.S., but had no hit singles. Bachman left the band in mid-March 1977.
Post Bachman–Turner Overdrive
After his departure from BTO, Bachman recorded a solo album called Survivor. It did not chart in the U.S. He formed a band with bassist/singer Tom Sparks, called Ironhorse, which released its debut album in 1979. It contained the single "Sweet Lui-Louise", which charted at #36 in the U.S. and #26 in Canada, and did well in Europe, particularly Italy. After the tour for this album, Tom Sparks left the band and was replaced by Frank Ludwig. With Ludwig, Ironhorse released a second album, Everything Is Grey, in 1980. In comparison to the rock sound of the first album, the follow-up album had a more pop sound. In 1981, Fred Turner rejoined Bachman and the band released an album under the name Union. (The Turner-led BTO had broken up in early 1980.) Union released one album, titled On Strike.
1980s and 1990s reunions
Bachman joined The Guess Who reunion in 1983 with Burton Cummings and other members of the American Woman era. They did a tour of Canada and released a live video performance of it. After The Guess Who reunion ended, Bachman rejoined a new BTO reunion, consisting also of Fred Turner, Tim Bachman, and Garry Peterson of The Guess Who on drums. Robbie Bachman and classic lineup guitarist Blair Thornton chose not to join the reunion. Bachman stayed with this version of the band until 1987, and they put out an album in 1984. The classic Not Fragile lineup reformed in 1988 and toured together until 1991, when Randy again left the group. It was the last time he played with BTO. The Guess Who reunited, including Bachman, on August 8, 1999 in Winnipeg for a performance at the end of the XIII Pan Am Games.[8]
2000s
Bachman played on several tours with The Guess Who until July 31, 2003. Both he and Burton Cummings left the band and formed Bachman Cummings. In 2000, he made a guest appearance on The Simpsons as himself with his former Bachman–Turner Overdrive bandmates, C.F. Turner and Robin Bachman. Simpsons creator Matt Groening (whose father is originally from Winnipeg) is a well-known BTO fan. Homer Simpson yells at Bachman to "get to the working overtime part" while playing "Takin' Care of Business".
In 2001, Bachman received an honorary Doctorate of Music from Brandon University in Brandon, Manitoba, along with the other members of The Guess Who. In 2005 Bachman was awarded the Order of Manitoba, the highest award in the Province of Manitoba.[9] Bachman, along with The Guess Who, was also the recipient of The Governor General’s Performing Arts Award, Canada's foremost distinction for excellence in the performing arts, in 2002. In 2008, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.[10]
Bachman has been inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame twice. First as a member of the Guess Who in 2001,[11] then as a solo artist in 2012.[12]
In the summer of 2005, Bachman started hosting the coast-to-coast show Vinyl Tap on CBC Radio One, where he plays audio recordings and reminisces about personal encounters with famous artists and musicians from his 50-year career in rock. This show runs from 7–9 pm every Saturday night, and can be accessed via the CBC Radio One web site and Sirius channel 159. There is a replay of the Saturday show on the following Friday night at 11 pm. It also repeats on CBC Radio 2 on Sundays at 6 pm.
On July 2, 2005, Bachman performed at the Canadian leg of the global Live 8 megaconcert organized by Bob Geldof.
Bachman helped Kalan Porter on his CD 219 Days. He suggested that Kalan do a drone on his violin on one of his songs, "In Spite of It All". He was also featured in his song "And We Drive", playing a guitar solo near the end of the song.
Bachman tours with his own band, the Randy Bachman Band, and the Bachman-Cummings Band. He has also created a popular theatre show called "Every Song Tells A Story", featuring Bachman live and unplugged with his band, telling the stories behind the writing of his famous hits from the 1960s and 1970s. Bachman and Burton Cummings toured throughout Canada as Bachman & Cummings in the summer of 2006 with Toronto, Ontario's The Carpet Frogs.
Bachman has also released an album of original melodic jazz songs called Jazz Thing, which is available on his official website.
Bachman & Turner Reunion and Heavy Blues
Bachman and Fred Turner completed a new Bachman & Turner CD that was released in September 2010. A radio pre-release single, "Rollin' Along", was posted in June 2010 for sale on iTunes. The pair launched a two-year world tour (2010–11) under the name Bachman & Turner, which started at the Sweden Rock Festival in June 2010. Other confirmed dates included the High Voltage Festival in London, UK in July 2010 and the Manitoba Homecoming Event in Winnipeg, Manitoba. A new website, http://www.bachmanandturner.com, was launched on April 19, 2010.[13] A sample single, "Rock n' Roll Is the Only Way Out", is posted on the site.[5][14]
In 2015, Bachman released Heavy Blues, an album inspired by a love of classic 1960s blues rock and featuring musical contributors including Neil Young, Joe Bonamassa, Peter Frampton, Robert Randolph, and the late Jeff Healey.
Guitar style
Bachman has stated that his guitar sound was influenced by his early violin studies, saying "when I wanted to play a rock solo, I played like it was violin... Violin is mostly slow, melodic stuff. So my guitar solos tend to be smooth, slow lines."[15]
Guitar influences he has mentioned in interviews include Lenny Breau, Leslie West, Wes Montgomery[16] and Hank Marvin.[17]
Personal life
Bachman's first marriage was to Lorayne Stevenson (1966 to 1977). With Stevenson, Bachman had six children, including Tal Bachman, a recording artist best known for his 1999 top-20 hit song "She's So High". He then married Denise McCann (from 1982 to 2011), and they had one child. They resided on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada.[18][19]
During his early Guess Who years, his Mormon religious beliefs conflicted with the sex, drugs & rock n roll lifestyle of the other band members and caused some bitterness between Bachman and bandmate Burton Cummings.[7][20]
Bachman has had gastric bypass surgery to reduce his weight.
Bachman had a successful operation on his shoulder in November 2007 to repair a torn rotator cuff, which he has blamed on his decades-long use of heavy, vintage guitars.
Randy Bachman has seven children from two marriages, and 26 grandchildren.[21]
Name Pronunciation
Despite German-Canadian custom, Bachman says his surname is pronounced /ˈbækmən/ (with a short 'a' sound as in "back"), and he uses this pronunciation when referring to himself. The more common pronunciation of "bock-mən", especially on American radio, became so widespread, however, that he did not bother correcting people after BTO became popular.
He is also a national radio personality on CBC Radio, hosting the weekly music show, Vinyl Tap.
Early years
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Karl (Charlie) Bachman and Anne (Nancy) Dobrinsky, Bachman is of half German and half Ukrainian ancestry.[1] At age three, he won a singing contest on CKY's King of the Saddle program and age 5 he had started studying the violin in the Royal Toronto Conservatory system.[2] He studied violin until the age of 12 when he grew dissatisfied with the structured lessons.[3] He found that while he couldn't read music, he could play anything if he heard it once; he referred to it as his phonographic memory.[2]
At age 15, Bachman saw Elvis Presley play on Tommy Dorsey's television show and the sight of the guitar around Presley's neck inspired him. He learned three chords from his cousin, then started practicing on a modified Hawaiian dobro.[3] At age 16, Bachman met up with Lenny Breau; over the next two years Breau taught Bachman finger picking and also introduced him to the music of Chet Atkins.[2]
In 1959 Bachman bought a ticket to see Les Paul in concert at a Winnipeg supper club but could not get in as he was too young. He instead helped Paul set up before the show and also helped him reload everything into the car after the show. Still a budding guitarist at this point, Bachman asked Paul if he could teach him a guitar lick; Paul ended up teaching his version of "How High the Moon".[4][5]
He was initially a good student at school until he took up the guitar, when he focused on that instrument to the exclusion of his education. He passed Grade 9 at Edmund Partridge Junior High School, but repeated both the 10th and 11th grades, initially at West Kildonan Collegiate. In his second year of Grade 11, he was placed in a class of students who mostly either "flunked or dropped out and came back", and was asked to be class president by the teacher, who thought he had "discipline and determination" because he had been playing violin since the age of five. He was expelled from West Kildonan in the middle of that year because of his "lack of studiousness", and finished his schooling at Garden City Collegiate. He went on to study business administration at what is now Red River College, but did not graduate.[6]
The Guess Who
In 1960, Bachman and Chad Allan co-founded Al and The Silvertones in Winnipeg. By 1962, the band changed their name to Chad Allan and the Expressions and later to The Guess Who. In 1965, the Guess Who had a #1 hit in Canada with their cover of Johnny Kidd's "Shakin' All Over", which also charted in the U.S. at #22. In 1966, Chad Allan left the band and Burton Cummings became the primary vocalist. Starting in 1968, the group released three successful albums: Wheatfield Soul (1968), Canned Wheat (1969), and American Woman (1970), which brought them mainstream attention. Bachman wrote or cowrote (primarily with Cummings) most of the group's songs during this period.
In early 1970, the single "American Woman" hit #1 on the U.S. charts, a first for a band from Canada. A group composition, the song critiques the "ghetto scenes" and "war machines" of the U.S., reflecting the Guess Who's experiences of extensive touring in large American cities. With the Vietnam War at its peak, many American males went to Canada to escape US Military service. Bachman left the band at the height of its popularity, shortly after the release of American Woman. He has been quoted as leaving due to the other band members' lifestyle choices conflicting with his then-Mormon beliefs, and because he wanted to spend more time with his brothers and other family members.[7] He was also suffering health problems from the constant touring and needed to be under a doctor's care, something that was difficult to do while on the road.
Brave Belt and Bachman–Turner Overdrive
Before his departure from The Guess Who in May 1970, Bachman recorded a solo album for RCA Records, Axe, over three days in March 1970. The following year, he formed the group Brave Belt with Chad Allan. Brave Belt released its first LP, Brave Belt I, in 1971. It had much more of a country-rock sound than a rock 'n' roll sound, a departure from both Axe and the albums by The Guess Who. Robbie Bachman, one of Bachman's brothers, was the drummer for Brave Belt, despite being barely 18 years old. Fred Turner subsequently joined Brave Belt on bass and vocals, resulting in a much heavier sound, which led to the departure of Chad Allan, though Allan still contributed two songs to Brave Belt II in 1972.
Left with a three-member lineup, Tim Bachman was added to Brave Belt as the second guitarist. This lineup then signed with Mercury Records in 1973 and changed their name to Bachman–Turner Overdrive, often referred to as "BTO". They released their first self-titled album, Bachman–Turner Overdrive in May 1973.
In December 1973, BTO released their second LP, Bachman–Turner Overdrive II. This album brought the band much more success than their debut, largely due to the hits "Takin' Care of Business", which charted at #12 in the U.S., and "Let It Ride", which rose to #23. In 1974, they released the LP Not Fragile, which hit #1 on the album charts. It also contained the #1 single "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" (written by Bachman) and the hit "Roll on Down The Highway", which charted at number 14.
BTO stayed on the charts through the mid-1970s with their next two albums, Four Wheel Drive and Head On and charted more hits with "Hey You", "Take It Like a Man", and the jazz-oriented "Lookin' Out For #1". In late 1976, with the recording of the Freeways album, some disagreements surfaced within the band. Bachman wrote all but one song and sang on every song but two. Some of the other band members felt that they didn't have enough good material to record and wanted to delay the record. The album did manage to chart at #70 in the U.S., but had no hit singles. Bachman left the band in mid-March 1977.
Post Bachman–Turner Overdrive
After his departure from BTO, Bachman recorded a solo album called Survivor. It did not chart in the U.S. He formed a band with bassist/singer Tom Sparks, called Ironhorse, which released its debut album in 1979. It contained the single "Sweet Lui-Louise", which charted at #36 in the U.S. and #26 in Canada, and did well in Europe, particularly Italy. After the tour for this album, Tom Sparks left the band and was replaced by Frank Ludwig. With Ludwig, Ironhorse released a second album, Everything Is Grey, in 1980. In comparison to the rock sound of the first album, the follow-up album had a more pop sound. In 1981, Fred Turner rejoined Bachman and the band released an album under the name Union. (The Turner-led BTO had broken up in early 1980.) Union released one album, titled On Strike.
1980s and 1990s reunions
Bachman joined The Guess Who reunion in 1983 with Burton Cummings and other members of the American Woman era. They did a tour of Canada and released a live video performance of it. After The Guess Who reunion ended, Bachman rejoined a new BTO reunion, consisting also of Fred Turner, Tim Bachman, and Garry Peterson of The Guess Who on drums. Robbie Bachman and classic lineup guitarist Blair Thornton chose not to join the reunion. Bachman stayed with this version of the band until 1987, and they put out an album in 1984. The classic Not Fragile lineup reformed in 1988 and toured together until 1991, when Randy again left the group. It was the last time he played with BTO. The Guess Who reunited, including Bachman, on August 8, 1999 in Winnipeg for a performance at the end of the XIII Pan Am Games.[8]
2000s
Bachman played on several tours with The Guess Who until July 31, 2003. Both he and Burton Cummings left the band and formed Bachman Cummings. In 2000, he made a guest appearance on The Simpsons as himself with his former Bachman–Turner Overdrive bandmates, C.F. Turner and Robin Bachman. Simpsons creator Matt Groening (whose father is originally from Winnipeg) is a well-known BTO fan. Homer Simpson yells at Bachman to "get to the working overtime part" while playing "Takin' Care of Business".
In 2001, Bachman received an honorary Doctorate of Music from Brandon University in Brandon, Manitoba, along with the other members of The Guess Who. In 2005 Bachman was awarded the Order of Manitoba, the highest award in the Province of Manitoba.[9] Bachman, along with The Guess Who, was also the recipient of The Governor General’s Performing Arts Award, Canada's foremost distinction for excellence in the performing arts, in 2002. In 2008, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.[10]
Bachman has been inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame twice. First as a member of the Guess Who in 2001,[11] then as a solo artist in 2012.[12]
In the summer of 2005, Bachman started hosting the coast-to-coast show Vinyl Tap on CBC Radio One, where he plays audio recordings and reminisces about personal encounters with famous artists and musicians from his 50-year career in rock. This show runs from 7–9 pm every Saturday night, and can be accessed via the CBC Radio One web site and Sirius channel 159. There is a replay of the Saturday show on the following Friday night at 11 pm. It also repeats on CBC Radio 2 on Sundays at 6 pm.
On July 2, 2005, Bachman performed at the Canadian leg of the global Live 8 megaconcert organized by Bob Geldof.
Bachman helped Kalan Porter on his CD 219 Days. He suggested that Kalan do a drone on his violin on one of his songs, "In Spite of It All". He was also featured in his song "And We Drive", playing a guitar solo near the end of the song.
Bachman tours with his own band, the Randy Bachman Band, and the Bachman-Cummings Band. He has also created a popular theatre show called "Every Song Tells A Story", featuring Bachman live and unplugged with his band, telling the stories behind the writing of his famous hits from the 1960s and 1970s. Bachman and Burton Cummings toured throughout Canada as Bachman & Cummings in the summer of 2006 with Toronto, Ontario's The Carpet Frogs.
Bachman has also released an album of original melodic jazz songs called Jazz Thing, which is available on his official website.
Bachman & Turner Reunion and Heavy Blues
Bachman and Fred Turner completed a new Bachman & Turner CD that was released in September 2010. A radio pre-release single, "Rollin' Along", was posted in June 2010 for sale on iTunes. The pair launched a two-year world tour (2010–11) under the name Bachman & Turner, which started at the Sweden Rock Festival in June 2010. Other confirmed dates included the High Voltage Festival in London, UK in July 2010 and the Manitoba Homecoming Event in Winnipeg, Manitoba. A new website, http://www.bachmanandturner.com, was launched on April 19, 2010.[13] A sample single, "Rock n' Roll Is the Only Way Out", is posted on the site.[5][14]
In 2015, Bachman released Heavy Blues, an album inspired by a love of classic 1960s blues rock and featuring musical contributors including Neil Young, Joe Bonamassa, Peter Frampton, Robert Randolph, and the late Jeff Healey.
Guitar style
Bachman has stated that his guitar sound was influenced by his early violin studies, saying "when I wanted to play a rock solo, I played like it was violin... Violin is mostly slow, melodic stuff. So my guitar solos tend to be smooth, slow lines."[15]
Guitar influences he has mentioned in interviews include Lenny Breau, Leslie West, Wes Montgomery[16] and Hank Marvin.[17]
Personal life
Bachman's first marriage was to Lorayne Stevenson (1966 to 1977). With Stevenson, Bachman had six children, including Tal Bachman, a recording artist best known for his 1999 top-20 hit song "She's So High". He then married Denise McCann (from 1982 to 2011), and they had one child. They resided on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada.[18][19]
During his early Guess Who years, his Mormon religious beliefs conflicted with the sex, drugs & rock n roll lifestyle of the other band members and caused some bitterness between Bachman and bandmate Burton Cummings.[7][20]
Bachman has had gastric bypass surgery to reduce his weight.
Bachman had a successful operation on his shoulder in November 2007 to repair a torn rotator cuff, which he has blamed on his decades-long use of heavy, vintage guitars.
Randy Bachman has seven children from two marriages, and 26 grandchildren.[21]
Name Pronunciation
Despite German-Canadian custom, Bachman says his surname is pronounced /ˈbækmən/ (with a short 'a' sound as in "back"), and he uses this pronunciation when referring to himself. The more common pronunciation of "bock-mən", especially on American radio, became so widespread, however, that he did not bother correcting people after BTO became popular.
Randy Bachman - Heavy Blues Tour in the Charlie White Theatre in Sidney B.C.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8DxhhMXvho
Solon F. Coelho *27.09.1967
Solon Fishbone
Solon Ferreira Coelho ( Caxias do Sul , 27 September von 1967 ) ist ein Gitarrist Brasilianer von Blues . [1]
Begann Karriere in 1984 und hat sich neben Musikern wie ausgeführt Eddie C.Campbell , James Wheeler, Billy Branch, John Primer , Phil Guy und Hubert Sumlin.
Mit einem sehr ähnlichen Fußabdruck von Stevie Ray Vaughan und Freddie King , ist Solon Fishbone heute einer der besten Gitarristen als Blues in Brasilien und trägt zu den Blues halten die Seele eines jeden Menschen zu spielen , die von den unverwechselbaren Noten von dieser Art von Melodie verhakt .
Das Magazin Guitar Player Oktober Jahr 1999 sagt auf ihrem dritten Album "Blues Galore ist der neue Weg zu den nationalen Blues, ist die wichtigste Grundlage des Blues der nationalen Szene."
Ihre Einrichtung ist einfach und vor allem Vintage Fender Stratocaster Pre-CBS (dies führt in Fett und definierten Sound perfekt hörbar Instrumental Mood), Fender - Verstärker (Deluxe Reverb Black Face in der Regel) , die sind ebenso wichtig wie die Gitarren in Bezug auf die Klangfarbe, aber auch von ein paar Effekte wie Ibanez Tube Screamer und Rotary Speaker.
https://translate.google.de/translate?hl=de&sl=pt&u=https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solon_Fishbone&prev=search Begann Karriere in 1984 und hat sich neben Musikern wie ausgeführt Eddie C.Campbell , James Wheeler, Billy Branch, John Primer , Phil Guy und Hubert Sumlin.
Mit einem sehr ähnlichen Fußabdruck von Stevie Ray Vaughan und Freddie King , ist Solon Fishbone heute einer der besten Gitarristen als Blues in Brasilien und trägt zu den Blues halten die Seele eines jeden Menschen zu spielen , die von den unverwechselbaren Noten von dieser Art von Melodie verhakt .
Das Magazin Guitar Player Oktober Jahr 1999 sagt auf ihrem dritten Album "Blues Galore ist der neue Weg zu den nationalen Blues, ist die wichtigste Grundlage des Blues der nationalen Szene."
Ihre Einrichtung ist einfach und vor allem Vintage Fender Stratocaster Pre-CBS (dies führt in Fett und definierten Sound perfekt hörbar Instrumental Mood), Fender - Verstärker (Deluxe Reverb Black Face in der Regel) , die sind ebenso wichtig wie die Gitarren in Bezug auf die Klangfarbe, aber auch von ein paar Effekte wie Ibanez Tube Screamer und Rotary Speaker.
Solon Fishbone e Banda no Do Monte Blues Jazz Festival - dia 15/05/15
Solon Fishbone & The Netto Rockfeller Trio - The Sky is Crying (4K)
Diana Braithwaite *27.09.
http://www.braithwaiteandwhiteley.com/gallery.html
Diana Braithwaite is a Canadian electric blues singer, songwriter and screenwriter. She is a multiple Maple Blues Award winner. More recently she has teamed up with Chris Whiteley and they have been acclaimed as "blues icons" by the Toronto Star,[2] and collectively have won nine Maple Blues Awards and had six Juno Award nominations.[3] Although they are little known in the United States, Diana Braithwaite and Chris Whiteley are mainstays of the Canadian blues scene.[4]
Life and career
Braithwaite is a Black Canadian and a descendant of the Wellington County, Ontario pioneers. Her ancestor's escaped slavery in America through the Underground Railroad, and lived in the first African-Canadian pioneer settlement in Ontario.[5] She was born and grew up in Toronto, as the second youngest of six children.[6] She began performing professionally as a singer-songwriter in her teenage years, and opened John Lee Hooker in Toronto, before touring as Albert Collins's opening act.[2] In 1999, Braithwaite performed at Lilith Fair. In the same year, she released her debut album, In This Time.[1]
Her solo shows have seen her share the stage with Mel Brown, T-Model Ford and Jeff Healey, and she issued a single in the UK and Europe entitled, "Rollin' and Tumblin'".[2]
Braithwaite performs with multi-instrumentalist Chris Whiteley.[7] The duo recorded live at BBC Radio in London, England, with Bob Hall. Braithwaite and Whiteley have often worked together over the years, and in 2007 they released the album Morning Sun, a collection of original songs penned in a musical styling reminiscent of the 1930s and 1940s.[8] It was issued by Electro-Fi Records.[2]
They then toured North America, Europe, and the UK. Night Bird Blues (2009) had a five-week promotional tour in the UK, Russia, and Europe. The album peaked at number 2 on XM Satellite Radio.[9] The follow-up release, Deltaphonic, reached number 1 on the same network.[3] They performed at the Great British R & B Festival in Colne, Lancashire, England in 2011,[10] and the Monaghan Harvest Blues Festival in Ireland, plus the Hudson River Park Blues Festival in New York City, and had appearances on National Public Radio.[3]
Their fifth joint album, Blues Stories, was released by Big City Blues Records in 2014.[4] It contained a mixture of original songs and cover versions of older numbers.[11]
Awards
Braithwaite and Whiteley were named "Songwriter of the Year" at the 13th Maple Blues Awards.[12]
Braithwaite is also the winner of the African-American Women In The Arts Award.[1]
Films
Braithwaite's film, Underground to Canada, aired on national television.[6] Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad, a 1994 film produced by Atlantis Films was nominated for a CableACE Award. Her songs, "Bad Luck Man" and "Blame It on the Bourbon", were featured on the soundtrack Gracie, which won a Gemini Award for Best Short Drama.[1] Survivors was nominated for a Gemini Award and won the Golden Sheaf Award for 'best musical score'.[6]
Family
Her mother, Rella Braithwaite (née Aylestock), has written a number of books on African-Canadian history.
Life and career
Braithwaite is a Black Canadian and a descendant of the Wellington County, Ontario pioneers. Her ancestor's escaped slavery in America through the Underground Railroad, and lived in the first African-Canadian pioneer settlement in Ontario.[5] She was born and grew up in Toronto, as the second youngest of six children.[6] She began performing professionally as a singer-songwriter in her teenage years, and opened John Lee Hooker in Toronto, before touring as Albert Collins's opening act.[2] In 1999, Braithwaite performed at Lilith Fair. In the same year, she released her debut album, In This Time.[1]
Her solo shows have seen her share the stage with Mel Brown, T-Model Ford and Jeff Healey, and she issued a single in the UK and Europe entitled, "Rollin' and Tumblin'".[2]
Braithwaite performs with multi-instrumentalist Chris Whiteley.[7] The duo recorded live at BBC Radio in London, England, with Bob Hall. Braithwaite and Whiteley have often worked together over the years, and in 2007 they released the album Morning Sun, a collection of original songs penned in a musical styling reminiscent of the 1930s and 1940s.[8] It was issued by Electro-Fi Records.[2]
They then toured North America, Europe, and the UK. Night Bird Blues (2009) had a five-week promotional tour in the UK, Russia, and Europe. The album peaked at number 2 on XM Satellite Radio.[9] The follow-up release, Deltaphonic, reached number 1 on the same network.[3] They performed at the Great British R & B Festival in Colne, Lancashire, England in 2011,[10] and the Monaghan Harvest Blues Festival in Ireland, plus the Hudson River Park Blues Festival in New York City, and had appearances on National Public Radio.[3]
Their fifth joint album, Blues Stories, was released by Big City Blues Records in 2014.[4] It contained a mixture of original songs and cover versions of older numbers.[11]
Awards
Braithwaite and Whiteley were named "Songwriter of the Year" at the 13th Maple Blues Awards.[12]
Braithwaite is also the winner of the African-American Women In The Arts Award.[1]
Films
Braithwaite's film, Underground to Canada, aired on national television.[6] Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad, a 1994 film produced by Atlantis Films was nominated for a CableACE Award. Her songs, "Bad Luck Man" and "Blame It on the Bourbon", were featured on the soundtrack Gracie, which won a Gemini Award for Best Short Drama.[1] Survivors was nominated for a Gemini Award and won the Golden Sheaf Award for 'best musical score'.[6]
Family
Her mother, Rella Braithwaite (née Aylestock), has written a number of books on African-Canadian history.
Diana Braithwaite is a descendant of the Wellington County pioneers in Canada. With roots in Florida, Dianas ancestors escaped slavery through the Underground Railroad and lived for four generations in Wellington County, the first African-Canadian pioneer settlement in Ontario. Diana combines elements from Nina Simone, Esther Phillips, Lil Green and others to create her own unique authentic blues style. A forceful presence recognized on the Canadian and American blues scene as an artist with a unique sound who is keeping the authentic traditional blues sound alive in the contemporary blues scene today.
Multi-Instrumentalist Chris Whiteley was born in Kansas . Whiteley has performed on over 200 recordings with the likes of Leon Redbone and Blind John Davis. In Canada, Whiteley has received the Blues with a Feeling Award, for lifetime achievement in the blues. In January 2014 Chris Whiteley won the Maple Blues Award for the top blues horn player in Canada--for the 7th time.
Diana Braithwaite and Chris Whiteley have recorded 5 previous albums together with Electro-Fi Records and have toured all over North America , UK and Europe winning numerous awards for their songwriting and albums together.
The BLUES has a long and honorable tradition dating back to its origins as the essential vector of African American sensibility and identity. Canadian blues artists, Diana Braithwaite and Chris Whiteley honor the blues tradition by bringing us fully into the realm of 21st century blues expressivity.
Along the musical journey with Braithwaite and Whiteley we learn what it means... a passage to some next classic blues experience.. This is the blues with all of its variety, ethical and escathalogical. James G. Spadey Philadelphia Pa. American Book Award winning author, James G. Spady's most recent books are: The Global Cipha
Their first CD collaboration in 2005, MORNING SUN, garnered rave reviews, extensive air play, and led to multiple Canadian MAPLE BLUES AWARD nominations, including Album of the year, and Acoustic Act of the year. Their second albums, also recorded for the Electro-Fi label, NIGHT BIRD BLUES was extremely well received, with great reviews and airplay internationally. It led to them being awarded 3 MAPLE BLUES AWARDS in January 2010, including being recognized as SONGWRITERS OF THE YEAR. Their third Electro-Fi release, DeltaPhonic, led to more Maple Blues Awards, and reached number 1 on B.B. Kings Bluesville XM Sirius satellite radio network. Collectively they have been awarded 9 MAPLE BLUES AWARDS and 6 JUNO Nominations.
They have continued to tour tirelessly across Europe and North America, appearing at Festivals and concerts, as well as numerous radio and television appearances. Highlights include 4 successful tours of Art Centers and Blues venues in the U.K., including featured performances at the Great British R & B Festival in Colne and the Monaghan Harvest Blues Festival in Ireland, concert appearances in Russia and Europe, and numerous national tours of Canada. Their American profile continues to expand, with such events as the Hudson River Park Blues Festival in New York City, Tinner Hill Blues Fest in Virginia, and appearances on Fox T.V. and National Public Radio.
Braithwaite was dubbed a "national treasure" by Bluz FM radio host Danny Marks. A gifted and captivating performer, Diana was chosen by Sarah McLachlan to open Lilith Fair at the Molson Amphitheatre, before 18,000 people, Her talent, and authentic blues shows have led her into the company of such stalwarts as Mel Brown, Albert Collins, John Lee Hooker and Jeff Healey. Appearances at shows in North America, U.K. and Europe led to her reputation as a world-class blues singer.
As a teen-age performer, Whiteley worked with blues legend Lonnie Johnson. During the late 70's he toured and recorded with Leon Redbone, appearing with him on Saturday Night Live. He also met a great mentor in legendary Chicago piano player Blind John Davis, who had been the house piano player at Bluebird Records, Whiteley toured and recorded with Davis, as well as building a solid reputation and career as a multi-instrumental session player, appearing on over 200 recordings, and as a solo artist, leading to numerous Canadian Maple Blues Awards as both songwriter and horn player of the year, and a Jazz Report Magazine Blues Album of the Year Award. In 2010 Whiteley was awarded the prestigious BLUES WITH A FEELING AWARD, for a truly earned lifetime of achievement in the blues.
Diana Braithwaite & Chris Whiteley Keeping The Blues Alive!
Multi-Instrumentalist Chris Whiteley was born in Kansas . Whiteley has performed on over 200 recordings with the likes of Leon Redbone and Blind John Davis. In Canada, Whiteley has received the Blues with a Feeling Award, for lifetime achievement in the blues. In January 2014 Chris Whiteley won the Maple Blues Award for the top blues horn player in Canada--for the 7th time.
Diana Braithwaite and Chris Whiteley have recorded 5 previous albums together with Electro-Fi Records and have toured all over North America , UK and Europe winning numerous awards for their songwriting and albums together.
The BLUES has a long and honorable tradition dating back to its origins as the essential vector of African American sensibility and identity. Canadian blues artists, Diana Braithwaite and Chris Whiteley honor the blues tradition by bringing us fully into the realm of 21st century blues expressivity.
Along the musical journey with Braithwaite and Whiteley we learn what it means... a passage to some next classic blues experience.. This is the blues with all of its variety, ethical and escathalogical. James G. Spadey Philadelphia Pa. American Book Award winning author, James G. Spady's most recent books are: The Global Cipha
Their first CD collaboration in 2005, MORNING SUN, garnered rave reviews, extensive air play, and led to multiple Canadian MAPLE BLUES AWARD nominations, including Album of the year, and Acoustic Act of the year. Their second albums, also recorded for the Electro-Fi label, NIGHT BIRD BLUES was extremely well received, with great reviews and airplay internationally. It led to them being awarded 3 MAPLE BLUES AWARDS in January 2010, including being recognized as SONGWRITERS OF THE YEAR. Their third Electro-Fi release, DeltaPhonic, led to more Maple Blues Awards, and reached number 1 on B.B. Kings Bluesville XM Sirius satellite radio network. Collectively they have been awarded 9 MAPLE BLUES AWARDS and 6 JUNO Nominations.
They have continued to tour tirelessly across Europe and North America, appearing at Festivals and concerts, as well as numerous radio and television appearances. Highlights include 4 successful tours of Art Centers and Blues venues in the U.K., including featured performances at the Great British R & B Festival in Colne and the Monaghan Harvest Blues Festival in Ireland, concert appearances in Russia and Europe, and numerous national tours of Canada. Their American profile continues to expand, with such events as the Hudson River Park Blues Festival in New York City, Tinner Hill Blues Fest in Virginia, and appearances on Fox T.V. and National Public Radio.
Braithwaite was dubbed a "national treasure" by Bluz FM radio host Danny Marks. A gifted and captivating performer, Diana was chosen by Sarah McLachlan to open Lilith Fair at the Molson Amphitheatre, before 18,000 people, Her talent, and authentic blues shows have led her into the company of such stalwarts as Mel Brown, Albert Collins, John Lee Hooker and Jeff Healey. Appearances at shows in North America, U.K. and Europe led to her reputation as a world-class blues singer.
As a teen-age performer, Whiteley worked with blues legend Lonnie Johnson. During the late 70's he toured and recorded with Leon Redbone, appearing with him on Saturday Night Live. He also met a great mentor in legendary Chicago piano player Blind John Davis, who had been the house piano player at Bluebird Records, Whiteley toured and recorded with Davis, as well as building a solid reputation and career as a multi-instrumental session player, appearing on over 200 recordings, and as a solo artist, leading to numerous Canadian Maple Blues Awards as both songwriter and horn player of the year, and a Jazz Report Magazine Blues Album of the Year Award. In 2010 Whiteley was awarded the prestigious BLUES WITH A FEELING AWARD, for a truly earned lifetime of achievement in the blues.
Diana Braithwaite & Chris Whiteley Keeping The Blues Alive!
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Diana Braithwaite & Chris Whiteley
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