Jeff Healey (guitar, lead vocals)
Dan Noordermeer (2nd Guitar & Vocals)
Dave Murphy (Keyboards & vocals)
Alec Fraser (Bass & Vocals)
Al Webster (drums)
What makes Jeff Healey different from other blues-rockers is also what keeps some listeners from accepting him as anything other than a novelty -- the fact that the blind
guitarist plays his Fender Stratocaster on his lap, not standing up. With the guitar in his lap, Healey can make unique bends and hammer-ons, making his licks different and more elastic than most of the competition. Unfortunately, his material leans toward standard AOR blues-rock, which rarely lets him cut loose, but when he does, his instrumental prowess can be shocking.
Healey lost his sight at the age of one, after developing eye cancer. He began playing guitar when he was three years old and began performing with his band Blues Direction at the age of 17. Healey formed the Jeff Healey Trio in 1985, adding bassist Joe Rockman and drummer Tom Stephen. The trio released one single on their own Forte record label, which led to a contract with Arista Records. The Jeff Healey Trio released their debut album, See the Light, in 1988 and the guitarist immediately developed a devoted following in blues-rock circles. Featuring the hit single "Angel Eyes," the record went platinum in the U.S. While the Jeff Healey Trio's subsequent records have been popular, none have been as successful as the debut.
As the 21st century dawned, Healey began to change his direction. He taught himself to play the trumpet and began to lean to the kind of traditional 1920s and 1930s jazz that had always fascinated him. He released two classic jazz albums, 2002's Among Friends and 2004's Adventures in Jazzland, on his own HealeyOphonic label, and while he continued to do some shows in his old blues-rock style, he increasingly gigged with his jazz combo the Jazz Wizards. His first album of jazz to see wide release was It's Tight Like That, which appeared on Stony Plain in 2006. ~
The Jeff Healey Band is back. 'Nuff said.
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Event: Diane Tell en solo de lancement... Date: Mon, November 30, 2009
Communiqué musical pas banal à tous les amis de Diane Tell la belle chasseresse de notes et mots en spirales... Oui! Yes! Lundi le 30 novembre 2009 Diane Tell; lancement & Solo-Concert Le Petit Martin Th��tre, Paris, France. À bientôt de nous rencontrer pour l'entendre!
"Inspired by the classic guitar driven blues rock of the late 60's
and 70's, UK power trio Devils Creek seem intent on keeping alive the
time honored tradition first forged by greats such as Rory Gallagher,
Alvin Lee and Ten Years After and Status Quo years ago.
Formed in 2006, led by guitarist/vocalist Guy Rosewall, featuring a
crack rhythm section in bassist Tim Chapple and drummer Alan Ibbotson,
their 2008 debut album 'Bullfrog Blues' combined a classic approach
with an attack favored by heavy rock, particularly evident in the ultra
heavy bass sound not normally heard in the genre.
Featuring a hard driving electric version of Rory Gallagher's "Seven
Days" which would surely make the late great Irish guitarist proud, the
entire offering is a solid testament to the enduring power and
influence of blues inflected rock - especially the variety in which a
wailing Fender Strat comes front and center.
Now in the middle of sessions for their second studio album, several
tracks being already available for preview on the band's MySpace page
it's quite clear based on the fresh evidence on display that these
three aren't likely to stray from their vision any time in the
foreseeable future" - (Nightwatcher's House of Rock November 2009)
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