Dave Gross Guitar/Vocals Dennis Gruenling
Harmonica Doug Sasfai
Tenor Sax Scot Hornick
Upright Bass Michael Bram
Drums
Influences
T-Bone Walker
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
Lowell Fulson
Charlie Christian
Tiny Grimes
Hubert Sumlin
Lightnin' Hopkins
Arthur Neilson
Duke Robillard
BB King
Guitar Slim
Magic Sam
Otis Rush
Muddy Waters
Jordan Officer
Whit Smith
Eddie Lang
Django Reinhardt
Nick Lucas
Ray Charles
Sam Cooke
Otis Redding
Les Paul
Freddie King
Charles Brown
Little Charlie Baty
Albert King
Lester Young
Billie Holiday
Count Basie
Benny Goodman
Ike Turner
"Hot Lips" Page
Jimmy Rushing
Elmore James
Johnny Clyde Copeland
Bill Jennings
Illinois Jaquet
Jimmie Vaughan
Hollywood Fats
Junior Watson
Rick Holmstrom
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Take The Gamble has been nominated for a 2007 Blues Music Award, in the cartegory of Best New Artist!!!
"This guy is so damned talented, it makes me sick!"
Dave Stone
Blues Matters!
"...OUTSTANDING...one of the year's best releases."
Richard Ludmerer
BluesWax
"He can play, man! THAT BOY CAN SMOKE!"
Hubert Sumlin
"...a force to be reckoned with...A MONSTER BLUES PLAYER."
Duke Robillard
"Gross is good, very good, extraordinarily good, almost obscenely..."
Francis Rateau
Crossroads Magazine
"...belongs at the top...HE SWINGS LIKE AN ANIMAL."
Freddy Celis
Rootstime
"...POWERHOUSE VOCALS AND FAT-TONED GUITAR..."
Mick Rainsford
Blues in Britain Magazine
"Dave Gross will help carry, if not lead, the blues into the next five or six decades."
Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro
Mary4Music
"His classy guitar work can slide effortlessly from straight blues to swing, jazz, rockabilly, and any style you can name. If it's on the fretboard, Dave Gross will find it!!"
Don Crow
Music City Blues
"...ONE OF THE BRIGHTEST YOUNG NEW PROMISES OF ACTUAL BLUES MUSIC."
La Hora del Blues
"...considerable skills as a guitarist, songwriter, and singer...DOWNRIGHT SCARY...impeccable, tasteful guitar..."
Blues Bytes
"...along with the outstanding guitar work demonstrated by Gross, his voice is smooth, snappy and oozes style."
Karen Nugent
Boston Blues Review
"When you're ready for something new, this guitar god of tomorrow is ready, willing and able to blow your ears wide open."
Chris Spector
Midwest Record
"Wait until you hear this guy! The CD is excellent from top to bottom...his music is far beyond his year...SIMPLY FABULOUS."
Blue Barry
Smoky Mountain Blues Society
"Take note people, there is a new torch bearer for the 'mood' Blues sound and his name is Dave Gross."
Ray Hansen
Walla Walla Blues Society
"His vocals contain that edge of heartbreak that inhabit all good blues performances...way ahead of his contemporaries. HIS GUITAR PLAYING IS FIRST RATE..."
Mark Thompson
Crossroads Blues Society
"...Dave Gross will be carrying the torch for Mother Blues way into the future. SUPERB."
Mark Gresser
Long Island Blues Society
"Mighty fine, mighty fine indeed...the blues is in good hands..."
KVRX Radio
"I believe this boy has traded his soul to the devil to play like that!"
Keith Mulhare
WFDU Radio
"SERIOUS GUITAR PLAYIN'...PASIONATE VOCALS."
The Byrd of Paradise
KZSU Radio
"...marvelous CD...DON'T MISS THIS."
Nick Delay
WVKR Radio
"When I heard Dave my ears stood up and I thought 'man this kid can play!' Look out for Dave Gross."
Popa Chubby
"It's so refreshing to discover Dave Gross. Here is a young man who is digging deep into the blues, studying all of the masters, and yet simultaneously committed to finding his own voice as an artist."
Debbie Davies
"Every time I hear Dave Gross play he gets better and better! I only wish I played that good when I was his age. He's pretty amazing."
Arthur Neilson
"Those of us present at this naissance can only wait and see where his guitar---and his heart---will take him next."
Blues Who New York
Thanks dave, Really Enjoyed Listening in To Your work! WELCOME!! THANKS FOR HOOKING UP WITH US!! GLAD TO HAVE YOU AS A FRIEND!!! WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE HOW ABOUT SIGNING & ADDING YOUR PROFILE TO REVOLVER'S GUESTBOOK ON OUR PAGE!! THANKS AGAIN!!!
hey Dave it's been fun doing the twitter thing with ya. You are one incredible performer and I am pleased to know you. I will be sharing your stuff with all my people online for sure. This is my music profile.. will be updating this soon.. going into mix phase on CD - cheers to you from Texas - @TraceTV
Ciao,Dave Thank you for the add and the friendship. you are very good, I like your stupendous music a lot,and stupendous voice. compliments ..really. you are one of my prefeitis I feel great admiration for you, talk to you soon, and all of my best wishes to always listen to your good music. all the best.. from italy..and good week end neal
It was really Great seeing/hearing you again on Memorial Day. Love the Crawling The Walls CD! Excellent Work, Well Done. Please Don't Take Too Long before coming back to FL! Your Fan & Friend, Tina
hey there, hope all's well in your world, seriously lovin' your music, check out my new rough mixes on my pages when you get a chance, all the best, mark dowd.
Ciao,Dave , Thank you for the add and the friendship. you are very good, I like your music a lot,GREAT;-) talk to you soon, and all of my best wishes to always listen to your good music. all the best.. from italy neal
what can i say but NIIIIIICE! quite a collection of talented friends;0 Thanks for the add it is so hard to find others that have excellent taste in music love it! Irene
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