Kevin Barry, Mike Rivard, Per Hanson, Paul Bryan, Jay Bellerose, Kenny White, Lorne Entress, Tom West, Dan Rieser, Tim Luntzel, Andy Borger. Album guests include Darrell Scott, Mark Sandman, Billy Conway, Dana Colley, and Sonny Barbato.
Influences
The Beatles, The Band, Merle Haggard, Roy Nichols, Bobby Womack, Ry Cooder, Charles Mingus, Clarence White, Buck Owens, Mike Bloomfield, Hubert Sumlin, Pop Staples, Duane Eddy, Hank Marvin...
Sounds Like
"... conjuring up every Technicolor angel and demon in my sizable collection of guitar LPs. With barely a breath between tunes, they ripped through instrumental versions of Stax hits, cranked up Buddy Holly numbers, a Buck Owens medley, an Ike Turner blues, Santo and Johnny... Incendiary soulful solos were passed back and forth like a bottle of Thunderbird. Sly bursts of chicken pickin punctuated speedy breaks. Mock steel-guitar bends were wrenched from regular guitar strings..."
-- Ted Drozdowski, The Boston Phoenix
Has performed and/or recorded with: Peter Wolf, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Aimee Mann, Otis Rush, Lucy Kaplansky, Jennifer Kimball, Jimmy Ryan, Dennis Brennan, Carol Noonan, Kenny White, Shawn Colvin, Kathy Mattea, Graham Parker, Jonatha Brooke, Slaid Cleaves, Chris Trapper, Antje Duvekot, Del Fuegos, David Johnston, Ellis Paul, and others.
Soundtrack credits include Lone Star, Passion Fish, Opposite of Sex, Limbo, Music of the Heart, Prefontaine, Troublesome Creek, and A Walk on the Moon.
Reviews of Beneath the Blue:
“A delight to listen to, the disc also serves as a master class in understatement and tonal mastery.”
Barry Cleveland, Guitar Player
“The Blob theme is a perfect illustration of what Levine does so well - bending and manipulating notes until the track becomes an almost encyclopedic guitar experience. His runs at the end are truly amazing...”
John Heidt, Vintage Guitar
Hey Duke, very much enjoy your music, sweet guitar playing, and perfect tone. Where can I buy more of your albums? Thanks for being an inspiration!!! Kurt
hi, duke! thanx for the add! i really digged your sound! nice guitar playing!! i'm a brazilian guitarist. if you have the time, please, check my songs. your opinion means a lot. cheers, marcos mamuth
thanks for the add, duke! nice guitar job you make!! congratulations! i'm a brazilian guitarist. if you have the time, please, check my songs. your opinion is very important to me. cheers, marcos mamuth
Duke, Hey brother, Tear It Up Tonight! Linda ( My Wife ) and I couldn't make it out to Mass for tonights amd tommorrows shows, as we have had some "biz" issues come up here in Michigan. We wanted to thank you Duke, for first being so cool, and secondly for adding a very nice touch to the Geils sound! We are coming out there hopefully this summer and will plan on seeing you play when we do! Keep in touch, so we can come check you out! Long Live "THE DUKE" YOU ROCK! Rockin' Bob Dancer
hey! long time no talk! how have you been? my father and I want to come see you play sometime soon. I will check out some dates and let you know when we're going to come!