*Reverend Billy C. Wirtz announces the availability of a limited number of CD's from his back catalog.
*Please act quickly, when these are gone, that's it.
*Personally autographed by request.
*E-mail: RevBCW@gmail.com
*REV ELATION, Live at Fitzgerald's Chicago, 1985*
*BACKSLIDER'S TRACTOR PULL, 1990*
*SONGS OF FAITH AND INFLAMMATION, 1996*
*UNCHAINED MALADIES, 1998*
*THE BEST OF THE WIRTZ-15 YEARS ON THE ROAD WITH A 77" PIANIST, 2001*
*$14.99 each, plus $4.99 S&H
*Buy Two and Receive FREE S&H
*Ask for special pricing on the entire group.
*E-mail: RevBCW@gmail.com
Influences
Schedule Link http://www.spacecoastlive.com/style/sched_style1.css
Sounds Like
INTERVIEW: Click here to go to Blues Quest to listen to a great interview by Mike Sanders with the Rev, discussing his early influences and musical philosophy.
Video:
PARENTAL ADVISORY: Not recommended viewing for minors.
The first clip is a segment from the video, "Sermon From Bethlehem." The DVD is available for purchase at Blind Pig Records. (There is also a CD with the same title with different songs! )
From the moment he sits down at the piano and lights into his Southern old-time gospel and blues with a twist, the six-foot-five-inch, goateed, tattooed tongue-in-cheek "Rev" commands the stage and spreads the "gospel" like nobody's business. With puns flying as fast as his fingers, the Rev plays masterly boogie-woogie and barrelhouse riffs while holding forth on subjects as diverse as W.W.E.D.? (What Would Elvis Do?), Mennonite Surf Parties, and dubious relationships between people you are terrified that you may actually know.
While widely recognized as a humorist, music is his forte. In the early 80s, he shared a walk-up with the late blues legend Sunnyland Slim, learning to appreciate the Blues and to perform it with fervor. A recognized musicologist, Billy has written about music, legendary performers and life on the road for Musician, Keyboard and BluesWax. He is a regular contributor to the Charlotte Observer. Workshops on Blues and/or Gospel Music at festivals and universities have left students clamoring for more.
In 2006, The Rev took on a new medium, with a weekly radio show, "The Reverend Billy's Rhythm Revival" on WFIT-FM (Melbourne, Florida). The program airs Friday from 10 pm to midnight (EST), and can be heard live worldwide via streaming audio on the station's website (www.wfit.org). The musical gospel quickly spread to the West Coast and the Rev. can now also be heard on KPIG in Freedom, CA on Sunday nights from 10:00 PM to Midnight PST. (www.kpig.com) With The Rev no further away than your computer, there are those that feel that world domination is within his grasp.
THE ROLL MODELS 7/10/08
Reverend Billy C. Wirtz and Victor Wainwright have been busy spreading the good word across the states! After just finishing their central FL tour, Billy and Victor will be performing their solo acts until August 9th, where they will meet in Baltimore for a great festival. The pair will also be performing throughout the Carolina's towards the end of the month. Make sure to keep checking the tour dates above. Also, click the link below to view the brand new ROLL MODELS electronic press kit!
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Reverend Billy C. Wirtz announces the availability of a limited number of CD's from his back catalog. Please act quickly, when these are gone, that's it.
*REV ELATION, Live at Fitzgerald's Chicago, 1985*
*BACKSLIDER'S TRACTOR PULL, 1990*
*SONGS OF FAITH AND INFLAMMATION, 1996*
*UNCHAINED MALADIES, 1998*
*THE BEST OF THE WIRTZ-15 YEARS ON THE ROAD WITH A 77" PIANIST, 2001*
A thousand thanks for the add, Mr Wirtz. Just got 4 of your cds free. Enjoying your offerings though for over23 yrs. Best Wishes Ray Swicegood jr. (guitar,vocal)w/THE GONERS 1311 S. Main St. Lexington,N.C. 27292 336-225-0094
The Reverend in Harrisonburg! A blast from the past (Fabulous Touchtones & Evan Johns & the H-Bombs). Just about every time I pass thru H'Burg, I think of you. Glad yer still doin' it. Here's a photo w/ Brooks T. about a year ago.
Thank you so much for the add! And thank you for blessing us all with your humor, insight and of course, great music all these years! Have a great week! :)
Thanks for the add. Glad to be your friend. Would love to check you guys out live. Let me know when you're comin' to Philly. All the best...............
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Hi from Indianola, MS, home of BB King and the new $16M BB King Blues Museum! BB King Homecoming is Friday, June 5th and it's going to be a very special one. BB has recently purchased the famous Club Ebony (where Keb Mo' showed up for the Sunday Evening Jam last week!) and will be playing there after his Concert in the Park. It is incredible to see the King of the Blues work at such close range.
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