Blind Willie Johnson - This Man once went to Jail for for incitin' a riote while singin' "If I had my way I'd tear this building down" in front of the court house. It just don't get no better than that. I do find pleasure in The Louvin Brothers. Mississippi Fred McDowell, and the singin' of my Mama.
The Reverend Deadeye is the Reverend’s son of a Reverend’s son. He spent his youth handlin’ snakes and performin’ at tent revivals alongside his Pentecostal family on the Navajo reservation in Arizona. This sacred musical heritage finds its way prominently into his performances. But don’t expect a Sunday mornin’ church service; instead, expect a Saturday night baptism with fire holy rollin’ revival. With his modified wok-lid resonator guitar, homemade beer can microphone, kick drum, and washtub snare, he delivers a punk-rock version of gritty pre-war delta blues which he blends with fiery gospel interpretations capable of turnin’ the whole room into a spirit filled bar room revival.
In the wake of Tom Waits and the slough of bands evoking an old-time spirit, there's Denver's Reverend Deadeye, mixing up his own brew of ministry inspired, soul-saving music. One of the things that impresses me most about Reverend Deadeye is that, for all intents and purposes, he's the real deal. As a missionary kid, he spent most of his youth mingling with Navajos at tent revivals. His performance is less of an "act" than it is a natural manifestation of his real-life experiences. Where others are often just recapturing worlds that they learned about in books or their old Nick Cave albums, The Reverend is telling a real story that he (more or less) lived himself. Now that's something. -apogee magazine
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great show last night! hope you didn't mind the rye whiskey shot, biram had a hard time keeping his down last time. thx for saving my soul, one song at a time.
new tune from my new blues band is up, only our 2nd jam together ever! the 1st solo is me, with dan doing the other two and the vox. recorded in Portland,OR on July 8th.
Hey there Reverend. I'm going to try to make it to your show tomorrow night, but I have an old friend in town that I also want to see so it kinda depends on her. If I don't make it, have a great show and I'll make sure to come the next time you're in town. :)
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