bluesrock | Musicosity

Pat Travers

While most bluesy hard rock acts of the '70s and '80s hailed from the United States (the south, to be exact), there were several exceptions to the rule, such as Canadian singer/guitarist Pat Travers. Born in Toronto on April 12, 1954, Travers first picked up the guitar just prior to entering his teens, after witnessing a local performance by the great Jimi Hendrix. It wasn't long before Travers was studying the other top rock guitarists of the day (Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, etc.), and paying his dues by playing in bar bands in the Quebec area.

Link:

LastFm

Artist Type:

Tony McPhee

Tony McPhee a prominent rock Guitarist fronted the Groundhogs a Rock/Blues Trio and began playing in the early sixties. Tony has also worked as a solo artist or with American Blues Musicians such as John Lee Hooker, Billy Boy Arnold, Champion Jack Dupree and Eddy Boyd.
Tony a presigious guitarist turned down an offer from John Mayall to take the guitar spot when Eric Clapton Left, Tony prefered to be his own master.

Last.fm Tags:

Link:

Artist Type:

T-99

T-99 (Amsterdam/The Netherlands) has proven to belong to the top of the alternative European roots scene of today. With their eclectic mix of rock 'n' roll, blues, country, surf, punk together with a touch of eastern European and north African influences, they tour all over Europe since 1999. T-99 are three young bohemian characters and an old dog, playing on vintage and weird instruments with wild energy and a high dose of passion, carrying out an original blend of musical styles what could be defined as the T-99 sound.

Last.fm Tags:

Link:

Artist Type:

Krokodil

There's few bands and projects called "Krokodil": 1) Swiss Krautrock group from the 70s; 2) Swedish jazz duo; 3) Resnik experimental metal project; The first group consists of three musicians, two of them from Zurich, Switzerland and an Englishman - Krokodil were an early 70's Swiss-Krautrock group who mixed blues based jam music with psychedelic Indian sitar and tablas. Drummer Dude Durst had been in the popular Swiss 60's beat band Les Sauterelles.

Link:

LastFm

Artist Type:

King Mo

King Mo’s music can best be described as soulful blues with a rock-edge. In addition to their original songs they play King Mo arrangements of Freddie King and Ian Siegal tunes. Their 3rd CD "King Of The Town" was released May 28, 2011. 3 nominations for the Dutch Blues Awards, 2 times CD of the year, the band performed on stages like the BB King’s Blues Club in Memphis, or Dutch major festival Ribs & Blues in Raalte, a record deal with Grooveyard Records (USA), are references that count in only the two years the band has been touring.

Cree

Polish blues rock band lead by Sebastian Riedel (the son of Ryszard Riedel of Dżem fame).

Link:

LastFm

Artist Type:

Swimwear Juniors

Last.fm Tags:

Link:

Artist Type:

Chicken Shack

Chicken Shack are a British blues band, founded in the 1965 by Stan Webb (guitar and vocals), Andy Silvester (bass guitar), and Alan Morley (drums), who were later joined by Christine Perfect (vocals and keyboards) in 1968. Front man and guitarist Stan Webb was born in London in 1946. The group began their blues playing on the Blue Horizon label in a similar style to the early Fleetwood Mac. Singer Christine Perfect left after marrying John McVie (bassist) with Fleetwood Mac. Christine later joined Fleetwood Mac in their second reincarnation.

Last.fm Tags:

Link:

Artist Type:

Southern Comfort

Several artists have used this name including:
1) A British folk-rock band from the early 70s
2) A blues duo
3) Another duo 1) When Iain Matthews split from British folk-rock band Matthews' Southern Comfort in 1971, the rest of the band continued as Southern Comfort. Consisting of Carl Barnwell (guitar, vocals), Ray Duffy (drums), Mark Griffiths (guitar), Gordon Huntley (pedal steel guitar) and Andy leigh (bass, vocals)...

Last.fm Tags:

Link:

Artist Type:

Bob Kirkpatrick

Dallas-based guitarist, singer, and songwriter Bob Kirkpatrick may not be a household name, but he's been quietly building an audience for the last 30 years in clubs around Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana. Although he hadn't recorded in 23 years prior to 1996's "Going Back to Texas", Kirkpatrick has long been a regional star in the Texas triangle, but since he has always made family his first priority, his recording/blues career fell somewhere down the ladder.

Last.fm Tags:

Link:

Artist Type: