Guitar: My dad Dan Melendez, Carlos Santana, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, Roy Buchanan, Alvin Lee, Luther Allison, Albert King, Joe Walsh.
Vocal: Bonnie Raitt, Mavis Staples, Chris Robinson, Chris Cornell, Rita Coolidge, Linda Ronstadt, Paul Rodgers.
Songwriting: Paul Simon, Elton John, Van Morrison.
The name Liz Melendez is becoming synonymous with great guitar across the globe. While her lead and rhythm guitar prowess alone puts her far ahead of her contemporaries, the strength of her vocal ability and her skills as a songwriter make Liz a genuinely unique and powerful artist.
Her dynamic live performances thrill audiences as she effortlessly demonstrates her versatility, often paying homage to her influences as a highlight to her own clearly defined lead guitar and vocal style.
With two all original releases to her credit, Liz has garnered a sizeable following touring the southeast and beyond. She has headlined major festivals such as the Madrid Blues Festival in her home state of New Mexico, the Riverbend Music Festival in Chattanooga (the only female besides Koko Taylor to do so), and co-headlined major festivals such as the Cape Fear Blues Festival in Wilmington, N.C. and the Blues 2003 Festival in New York and been invited to open for artists like the Nappy Roots. She has performed on stage with such notables as Bob Margolin, Henry Butler, Francine Reed, Chris Duarte, E.G. Kight, Hubert Sumlin, and Candye Kane.
Born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Liz maintains a regular touring schedule to promote the national release of her most recent recordings as a highly sought-after performer, songwriter and recording artist.
hey! just wanted to say hi and see what was cookin'? Nothin crazy new over here, just enjoying a peaceful morning. Have a great weekend :) much love ~adrian edward
Hey Liz!! Thanks for the add ;) Long time huh? Hope you are doing well. I still listen to your cds a lot. Hope too see you perform again sometime. Take care :)
We do hope you can come out to a very special show we are playing. Friday July 10th. 8pm - 4 gogirls bands playing in support of our fellow gogirls members, the band Cornerstone from Austria. Playing USA for the first time! Let's show them a warm Atlanta welcome w/green bracelet, electricsoul, and cell fehrenbach! Uptown Loft 9700 Medlock Bridge Road John's Creek (Duluth area)
great morning to ya LIZ, just wanted to stop in and wish you a wonderful show tonight, hope to see ya on the road.. take care and have a wonderful bluesdog'n day!!
hey! just wanted to stop in let you know that I've changed my artist name to Adrian Edward but it's still me, I'm not going anywhere! lol! have a great weekend much love ~adrian edward
Hey Liz! sorry I couldnt make it out to your show at Darwins!. I have really been wanting to jam with you and do about a ten minute version of Texas Flood or something haha! I was thinking that I am playing at Niks Place in Marietta on July 25th, the last Saturday of that month. I would love for you to come out and jam!
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