The current chairs for the Chris Duarte Group are held by -
Matt Stallard on Bass & Chris Burroughs on Drums
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Influences
John Coltrane, John McLaughlin, Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy,Albert King, BB King, Freddie King, SRV, Jeff Beck, Beethoven, Mike Stern, Ted Nugent, Steve Bailey, Weather Report, Sonny Rollins, Bird, & Celeste
Sounds Like
Do you like guitar driven power trios? Do you like Coltrane? Do you like Jimi Hendrix? Do you like original thoughtful lyrics? then you'll like Chris Duarte music. If on the other hand you like Barry Manilow you might not care for Chris' music.
Chris Duarte, a San Antonio native was born in February of 1963, the same year as his Strat. His goal, to be a successful musician and write music for all the world to hear. His choice instrument, the guitar and at the age of 15 his career of being a musician began. At the tender age of sixteen he dropped out of high school and moved to Austin, Texas to further develop his musical career. Several years later, Chris met a man by the name of John Jordan who would become Chris' best friend and co-founder of the Chris Duarte Group. John, like Chris was born with music in his blood. Although John's first instrument was piano, he would become the bass guitarist for the Chris Duarte Group. Together they would travel to over 300 dates on average per year for over 15 years straight. It was then that Mr. Jordan departed from the group to pursue a solo career and to open his own Record company called Tana Records. The band still continues to play well over 200 nights a year in every state and many countries abroad. Collectively, the Chris Duarte Group has realeased a total of four albums. Texas Sugar Strat Magic (1994), Tailspin Headwhack (1997), Love is Greater then Me (2000) and Romp (2004). the band is due to hit the studio in December of 2006 for release number 5 from the Chris Duarte Group. Since then CDG has put out Vantage Point (2008) and it poised to release a new cd with Bluestone Co. called "396". Now based out of Atlanta, GA. Chris is backed by Joel Powell on Bass and Chris Burroughs on Drums. Get ready to have your face rocked off! Chris Duarte has been known to play guitar till his fingers bleed.
One of these days, I hope you'll be playing upstate NY! I am hoping Bethel Woods, here in my town, will be offering more BLUES concerts. I'm seeing BB King in August. Last time I saw him was 1969 at Madison Square Garden, opening for the Stones!
Chris: I had the honor of seeing you and Mr. Ted Nugent in a small bar about 16/17 years ago outside of Houston during a severe Texas Flood. I had to pull over and there was this bar. I walked in and it was on! The lights went out and Ted got an acoustic and played by candlelight. Later when the lights came back on you and Ted rocked that little stage. How did that crazy mini concert in a bar even happen? I wrote about it in my blog on my myspace space during an interview I did with Ted. Keep rockin', bluesin' and countryin' Art the dude
Thanks for the add-it was nice meeting you guys this past weekend-hopefully you'll be back around this area again so I can actaully go see you perform!
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