Hank Shizzoe - Vocals, guitars, lap steel, bouzouki, ukulele and whatnot
Oli Hartung - Guitars, vocals
Michel Poffet - Upright bass
Christoph Beck - Drums, vocals
Influences
Ry Cooder, Bob Dylan, Billy F. Gibbons, Robert Johnson, Sonny Landreth, David Hidalgo, John Updike, Keith Richards, Madonna, David Grissom, Mark Knopfler, JJ Cale, Son House, Ali Farka Touré, Bo Diddley, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Eddie Murphy, The Traveling Wilburys, Jim Keltner, John Irving, Charlie Watts, Neil Young, Emmylou Harris, Ewan McGregor, Richard Bennett, Daniel Lanois, Mississippi Sheiks, Buddy Woods & The Wampus Cats, Barbecue Bob, Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, Bukka White, Kate Bush, Jim Jarmusch, Salman Rushdie, Tampa Red, Charlie Sexton, Buster Keaton, Johnny Cash, Blind Willie Johnson, Afel Bocoum, Peter Gabriel, Joel & Ethan Coen, too many to mention...
OUT NOW: The brand new double live plus DVD release "Live In Motown": One entire concert, recorded in Stuttgart in early 2007. Hank Shizzoe & The Directors in fine form, over two hours of music and film in one package! More details at hankshizzoe.com
Hank Shizzoe was born smack dab in the middle of Europe in
1966. One day he found a guitar and learned how to play it. After
some time words came to his mind so he decided to sing them.
Simultaneously. He now owns several guitars. That is why he has
also written a lot of songs. Together with his band he played these
songs in more than 750 concerts for lots of people in Europe and
the US. Since 1994 he has released eight studio albums and two live
sets. Hank Shizzoe lives in Berne. He likes cats, mountains,
pasta, motorcycles, the sea, deserts, the jungle, polite and impudent human beings and all kinds of sweets.
After six outstanding releases for CrossCut Records Hank Shizzoe & The Directors hooked up with Blue Rose Records in 2007 and released the widely acclaimed album "Headlines." During the following tour they recorded "Live In Motown" in Stuttgart, Germany. The title pays tribute to the city's main industry. What you get with this 2CD plus DVD release is one entire show in fine audio and movie quality. No overdubs, no tinkering, no nothing. Just honest handmade music by a fantastic four piece outfit, all live, all real. Rolling Stone magazine writes: «Those who care about these things have been knowing for a long time that Hank Shizzoe is the best roots-rock songwriter and guitar player who‘s not hailing from the US. And that he would still be one of the best even if he came from the Promised Land.»
Discography:
1994 CD "Low Budget"
1996 CD "Walk"
1998 CD/LP "Plenty Of Time"
2001 CD/LP "Hank Shizzoe"
2003 2CD "In Concert With Sonny Landreth"
2005 CD "Out And About"
2006 CD "Why Don't You Love Me? - A Hank Williams Songbook" with Claudia Bettinaglio
2007 CD/LP "Headlines"
2008 CD "Von Mäusen und Menschen - Of Mice And Men" (OST)
2009 2CD/DVD "Live In Motown"
Hi Hank, wünsche dir eine wundervolle Weihnachtszeit und nur das Beste für 2009! :-) War schön, dich in H. wieder zu sehen! Du findest ein paar Bilder von dort unter meinen Fotos. Alles Liebe, Marion.
Hi 'Hank' ... tolles Konzert gestern abend im FZW Dortmund. Danke für 'Boots of Spanish Leather' ... einer meiner Lieblings-Bob-Songs. Ein paar pics vom gig gibt's auf meiner Seite. Bis bald mal Jürgen.
Danke, dass du mich als dein Freund hinzugefuegt hast!
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