Student of the Rev. Robert B. Jones. Perform solo acoustic Delta Blues concerts and workshops in the Detroit, Michigan area.
Email: leonardogia@yahoo.com or phone 248.250.1796 for further information.
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DVD's:
"From Patton to the Rolling Stones" - Filmed live at the Jazz and Blues Series at the Southfield Public Library. A discussion of the birth of the Blues with performance of songs all of the way up to the Rolling Stones complete with a Ken Burns style video production.
CD's:
Big City Rhythm & Blues Magazine - Number 3 Sampler "Two Trains Running" 2007 - "Queste Donne" - www.bigcitybluesmag.com/
- 13. Queste Donne An original song that the last verse is sung in Italian. Performed on a 1964 Gibson B-45-12 string guitar.
Big City Rhythm & Blues Magazine - Number 4 Sampler "Holy Blues" 2008 - "Trouble Soon Be Over" - www.bigcitybluesmag.com/
Recorded at Motor City Recording Service, St. Clair Shores, MI. Produced by Kenny Parker - 586.212.5408
- 17. Trouble Soon Be Over An old "Blind" Willie Johnson song that I perform with "Foxfire" composed of Maggie Ferguson and Denise Marie Stein. Performed on a National "Delphi" Resonator guitar.
2007 Detroit Music Award for Best Blues/R&B - "Blues For Katrina & the McDowell Family" - No Cover Productions - NCP071 - Various Artists - Benefit CD - Available at: www.nocover.net
- 3. Love In Vain (Robert Johnson) Robert Johnson recorded this in Open G tuning and the Rolling Stones recorded it in standard tuning. I play this more like the Stones did, but in Open G tuning on a National Delphi guitar.
"Delta Revisited"Available at:
- cdbaby.com/cd/leonardomusic
- The White Crow Conservatory of Music - 3736 Mackinaw - Saginaw, MI - 989-790-2118
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"Delta Revisited"Song Contents:
- 1. Come On In My Kitchen (Robert Johnson) A flashy cover to get things going. Open G tuning. National Delphi guitar.
- 2. Pony Blues (Charlie Patton) This is a cover of Son House's version of a Charlie's tune. Open D tuning. National Polychrome Tricone guitar.
- 3. Cypress Grove (Skip James) One of Skip's most haunting tunes. Open D minor tuning. 1969 Martin D-18 guitar.
- 4. I Be's Troubled (Muddy Waters) One of Muddy's first recorded songs. Open A tuning. National Delphi guitar played lap style.
- 5. Hard Time Killin Floor Blues (Skip James) Another haunting Skip James song with a Devil Got My Women opening. Open D minor tuning. 1969 Martin D-18 guitar.
- 6. Spanish Flang Dang (Elizabeth Cotten) A "Libba" Cotton instrumental. It is not Delta, as this song is a waltz, but nice none the less. Open G tuning. National Delphi guitar.
- 7. Crossroad Blues (Robert Johnson) The first blues songs that I ever heard! Thanks to Cream for their live cover. Open G tuning. National Delphi guitar.
- 8. Feel Like Goin Home/Walkin Blues (Muddy Waters/Robert Johnson) Eric Clapton borrowed Muddy's music for his "Unplugged" version of Walkin' Blues; why not put them together? Open G tuning. National Delphi guitar.
- 9. Little Red Rooster (Wille Dixon) A good example of using the "Muddy Waters Lick" in open G tuning. I threw in a bit from the Rolling Stone's cover in the solo. Open G tuning. National Delphi guitar.
- 10. Illinois Blues (Skip James) Skip's first song. It sounds like a happy tune until you get to the F note on the low E string; "it's all not true baby". Open D minor tuning. 1969 Martin D-18 guitar.
- 11. Stones In My Passway (Robert Johnson) If Robert had more time to record his songs over and over like Son House, Skip James, and others would he have changed his music to match those haunting lyrics? Open G minor tuning. National Delphi guitar.
- 12. Ode To Joy Theme from Beethovens 9th Symphony (Ludwig Van Beethoven) A short instrumental to close the recording. Beethoven's 9th is the greatest piece of music ever written and I am glad to include a tribute to it here. Open G tuning. National Delphi guitar.
Reviews:
. . . . . .with a gift for subtle intonations, pacing, and volume dynamics, Leonardo brings to life some of the delta's most haunting music in a compelling unique way.
Garfield Angove - Blues Singer/ Harmonica Player
He is a sensitive performer who is serious about the music and has fun doing it!
R. J. Spangler Spangler Blues Productions
Influenced by the music of Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon, Leonardo enjoys creating his own arrangements from the composition of these master blues players, but always tweaking the tune a little bit, making it different for the enjoyment of all. He plays and sings with great heart and soul.
Maggie Ferguson - Host "Old Front Porch" - WXOU 88.3 FM
....Leonardo has created his own arrangements, making the classics his own rather then showing off his guitar skill, coping note-for-note the originals.
From a review in Big City Rhythm and Blues magazine by Roger "The Professor" White - Host "Bluestime" - WHFR 89.3 FM
....I couldn't have picked a better performer/musician to initiate the first house concert at Shelby-Hoyt. What a perfect marriage of music to venue. Thanks for a great show!
Ron Gay - Host - Shelby-Hoyt House Concerts
For further information contact: leonardogia@yahoo.com or phone 248.250.1796
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