Son House, Sonic Youth, Curley Weaver, Robert "Barbecue Bob" Hicks, Fred McDowell, John Lee Hooker, Sleepy John Estes, The Carter Family, Big Joe Williams, Robert Wilkins, Mississippi Sheiks, Frank Stokes, Junior Kimbrough, Townes Van Zandt, Elizabeth Cotton, The Stooges, 27, Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, Joseph Spence, Robbie Basho, The Clash, Frank Sinatra, Kenny Burrell, Ornette Coleman, Nick Cave, James Brown, Little Walter, Bert Jansch, Big Bill Broonzy, Mance Lipscomb, Isis, Jimmie Rodgers, J.D. Short, Robert Nighthawk, Frank Black Francis, Ringo Starr, Ma Rainey, Jimmy Smith, Blind Blake, Blind Willie Johnson, KISS, Tommy Johnson, Motorhead, Doc Boggs, Brownbird Rudy Relic, Leroy Carr, Hank Williams, Skip James, Elmore James, Mr. Johnny Cash, Snoop Dog, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Sunn 0))), Sonny Boy Williamson I, Can, Thelonious Monk, Come, Tito Puente, Marc Bolan, Lee Perry, The Berkshire Boys, John Fahey, Cannons Jug Stompers, Buell Kazee, MC5, Blind Lemon Jefferson, The Sex Pistols, Derek Bailey, Memphis Jug Band, Mississippi John Hurt, Alex Chilton, Joe Callicot, Cedell Davis, Furry Lewis,R.L. Burnside, Charlie Patton.
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"Bukka bustin’ barrelhouse blues with the punch of punk rock, a full throttle blast of traditional blues set to maximum acoustic volume
to blow your juke house down."
-ROOTSREVIEW.BLOGSPOT.COM (July 13, 2007)
Orb Mellon is the alter ego and roots music moniker of Mike Malone, founder and guitarist of the seminal 90s indie rock band and Sony/Epic recording artist Dirt Merchants. Orb Mellon plays house party blues and prefers it served raw, loose, and loud.
MOAN..- Orb Mellon's new album is available now on V-Hold Records. This may be the first true blues concept album ... ever.
"If Orb Mellon’s Blues is a vision of how the Blues will continue to thrive then I can give nothing but praise." -Blues Matters! "A great record." -Blues In Britain "As gritty as it is good, Moan is a fine piece of post-modern blues." -Living Blues "haunting...subversive" -Blues Revue
LOVE ABOVE..-Orb Mellon's debut album is available now on V-Hold Records.
"Masterful...a truly bluesy blues album" -Fairfield County Weekly "Every track is a winner...a contender for my album of the year" -Blues in Britain "Intense, emotionally moving performances" -Blues Revue Magazine "Orb Mellon can play." -Living Blues
>Orb Mellon proudly endorses whiskey, caffeine and cold water.
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Hey, It's Dave Clupper. If I haven't told you thank you for your support yet, thank you! Check out the video below for a live clip shot from Downtown Tulsa with my daughter Ellen. Also, stop by my profile and enjoy a majority of my new record "Letting Go" released earlier this month. If you want to own a copy, look for the Buy Now Button on my profile or to just own a track, visit iTunes by clicking here. Talk soon!
awesome new pictures! i think the one you have as your profile pic is my favorite, although i love the one of you with your uke in front of the graffiti...
hey man! how are ya!? sorry we dont drop in often, but I just came by to listen to your tunes again. They're awesome man. Keeep playin' the Blues brotha!~Harlis
mm, hope you made it to Pleasant Valley Saturday!! i made it out of there just in time! sincere wishes for a great xmas and the best dang 'o9 ever!! HAPPY HOLLERDAZE!! xxxcm
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