Bart Walker - guitar and vocals, Adam "Chowndawg" Chowning - Bass, Reese Wynans - Organ and Piano, and Jim Thistle - Drums
Influences
Stevie Ray, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Eric Gales, Harold Smith, Joe Bonamassa, Martin Sexton, Raul Midon, Darrell Scott, Tony Rice, Stan Lassiter, Albert King, John Mayer, Bernard Allison, and many many more
John Lee Hooker once said 'the blues tells a story. Every line of the blues has a meaning.' Lucky for us, talented musicians still feel the need to tell their story. Even luckier, that one of these musicians is Nashville-based up and coming blues man, Bart Walker.
Bart started honing in on his guitar skills at the ripe age of four. Along the way, he became an accomplished musician in a variety of instruments including the mandolin, banjo, dobro, bass, saxophone, fiddle and drums. His accomplishments include winning a variety of bluegrass competitions in his youth, a full scholarship from Vanderbilt's Blair School of Music to study voice in high school, being chosen as a vocalist in the Governors School for the Arts, as well as being selected by a Tennessee panel of judges for excellence for jazz band. After graduating high school, he was recruited into the army national guard as a musician. He attended Austin Peay State University on a full scholarship where his concentration was vocal performance and string bass majors and minors in guitar performance and composition.
After college, he moved to Memphis to pursue his dreams of playing the blues. While in Memphis, he became a known name and played for the likes of Ruby Wilson and Preston Shannon. He later on formed a band called Five Mississippi playing all over Beale Street, as well as other parts of Memphis, and as far south as Tunica, Clarksdale and Oxford Mississippi. He returned to Nashville in 2005 with a new feel for the blues, where he has played many studio sessions and various clubs.
In addition to his current role as lead guitarist for B.B. King's House Rockers at B.B. King's Blues Club, he has also chalked up countless hours in the studio. His debut album "My Favorite Color is the Blues" embraces both classic and modern blues styles. This album evokes emotions that range from heartbreak to restlessness, while also showing us that Bart Walker is one gifted guitar player.
Bart Walker's solo project "My Favorite Color is the Blues" is sure to revive the blues within the younger generation, and at the same time will prove to be a much welcomed addition for those who already possess a love for the blues.
Bart is represented by Anne Carroll of Annie C. Oakley Management Company and is currently on tour with Bo Bice as his lead guitarist. He hopes to start on a new project in the Spring of 2008.
Just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed the song you and Adam did during May Day. It was absolutely beautiful. Have a wonderful week, and I'll see ya Sunday. Love ya!
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