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Sid Selvidge
Folk / Blues / Country

"Hey Boll Weevil"

MEMPHIS, Tennessee
United States

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Last Login:  8/18/2008
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   Sid Selvidge: General Info
Member Since11/25/2006
Band Websitearcher-records.com
Band MembersSid Selvidge
InfluencesFurry Lewis
Sounds Like
Record LabelArcher Records
Type of LabelIndie




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   About Sid Selvidge
Sid Selvidge has had a musical career as expansive as the Mississippi Delta -- and as true to his roots as the bluesmen of yesteryear.

In short, it’s been the real thing.

Selvidge was born in Greenville, Mississippi, and got his first guitar at age 13. As a teenager he disc jockeyed at radio station WDDT in Greenville, and later at KWAM in Memphis. While in Memphis he performed at the famous Bitter Lemon Club, where he studied the styles of legendary bluesmen Furry Lewis and Mississippi Fred McDowell.

He honestly understands the songs he sings, which is why listeners love to hear them.

"Sid Selvidge, who comes from Mississippi by way of Memphis, is neither country nor rock," said John Rockwell of the New York Times. "He’s pretty much everything musically in the whole Southeast."

Selvidge graduated from Rhodes College in Memphis with a degree in Anthropology and later taught there. His first album, Portrait, was recorded while he was still in school, on Enterprise Records, a subsidiary of Memphis-based Stax Records.

Selvidge then traveled to New York where he played his style of roots and folk music before fascinated audiences. He received rave reviews.

"His voice is an astonishing instrument," said Robert Palmer of the New York Times (1976). "Cool and liquid with a range of several octaves."

Back in Memphis, Selvidge recorded The Cold of the Morning in 1976 on his then new label, Peabody Records, as well as Alex Chilton’s “Like Flies on Sherbet.” He had already caught the attention of the major recording labels while in New York, which resulted in another album, Twice Told Tales, on Elektra Records, Nonesuch American Explorer Series.

In between his solo recordings, Selvidge has performed with the band, Mudboy and the Neutrons, featuring Jim Dickinson. Bob Dylan once called them “the great band that nobody can find.” This group has released three albums over the years.

"With a voice as smooth as Kentucky corn liquor and a guitar tone as smoky as Tennessee barbecue, Selvidge keeps the Memphis music tradition alive," said Guitar Player magazine.

Eight years ago, Selvidge helped found Beale Street Caravan, an internationally syndicated blues radio program, heard on over 500 stations in the United States and overseas. He currently serves as executive producer of the show.

Selvidge has been a guest artist at Carnegie Hall and has performed on the National Public Radio program, Mountain Stage. He has even written a children’s blues opera, commissioned by Opera Memphis.

Selvidge’s latest studio recording is entitled, “A Little Bit of Rain”, on Archer Records, and was produced by Jim Dickinson. It was released in the spring of 2003. His latest release "Live at Otherlands" is DVD and CD, 2 disc package that features Selvidge performing at Memphis's Otherlands Coffee Bar. It also includes an exclusive interview segment covering songwriters and artists, such as "Furry Lewis".


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Sid Selvidge's Friends Comments
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Manéo





Aug 7 2008 5:22 PM

Hello!
Peace and many blessings in love and Kindness !

La paix et de nombreuses bénédictions à l’amour et la gentillessse!
Namasté

Manéo

Memphis Music Foundation





Aug 5 2008 2:21 PM

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Carl Wise, BlueboyRecords.com





Jul 13 2008 5:35 PM

Sid you are souding better than ever!I Love these songs hope you get back in the Studio soon.
CARL
Stephen Risher instrumentalist/composer





Apr 25 2008 7:54 PM



***** ***** *****

Thanks for the add! Always good to see you around town. Like to hear your music. Come back to my site to listen anytime. Just a-click-away!

***** ***** *****
Olga





Apr 19 2008 12:57 AM

how's it goin'?
Otherlands Live!





Apr 3 2008 5:27 AM

James Lott





Mar 14 2008 10:37 PM

Thank's for stopping by the studio..

Goddess Lott~~
debstie





Mar 7 2008 3:00 PM

hi there...someone had posted something really nastty about you in the blog, you got to check it out, here is the link
http://profile. myspace. com/index. cfm?fvuseaction=blog. view&friendID=55207630&blogID=123468156
debstie





Mar 7 2008 1:49 PM

hey there..there's someone wrote something really bad about you in a blog, you need to check that, here is the link
http://profile. myspace. com/index. cfm?fvuseaction=blog. view&friendID=55607330&blogID=163438153
Susan Marshall





Jan 23 2008 3:33 AM

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Olga





Jan 10 2008 9:22 PM

See you tonight!
Klaudia and Rico





Jan 3 2008 2:27 AM

Hey here is the v%wbetween29156394wbetween%eo i promised from the new yrs eve party, OMG was that a blast and that wild bitch got naked can you believe it???


http://vids.mspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=qaLbHf6.individual&VideoID=9197743
Hal Newman and the Mystics of Time





Dec 30 2007 1:27 AM

Myspace Layouts
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Dec 25 2007 12:54 PM

Merry Christmas...But you get the idea.
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Olga





Dec 23 2007 9:51 PM

Merry Christmas!
Midnight Sessions





Dec 19 2007 8:21 PM

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Other Door Studio





Dec 16 2007 4:04 PM

lol have you seen these pics yet? im suprised her myspace didnt get deleted yet for posting pictures like that.

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=125723
Jimmy





Dec 13 2007 3:37 AM

LUTE TUCKER





Dec 5 2007 5:26 PM

ILLINOIS JOHN FEVER IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE'VE BEEN SELECTED TO APPEAR IN THE DEEP BLUES FESTIVAL 2008!! AND IDN'T IT WEIRD THAT WE HAFTA GO UP RIVER TO GET DOWN HOME? BUT THERE WE WILL BE, AND WE HOPE YOU CAN BE THERE TOO!!

LOVE,
**ALL ACTS TENTATIVE UNTIL FINAL BILLING
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Nov 29 2007 3:15 AM

Amy





Nov 27 2007 9:29 AM

Beale Street Caravan





Nov 27 2007 4:57 AM

Paparahtomous





Nov 23 2007 1:54 AM

Happy Thanksgiving from Eric, Kristen, and The Baby Which Hath No Name.
Otherlands Live!





Nov 21 2007 7:00 AM



So Nice He Released it Twice!

See Rob's CD Release in an intimate
environment, on an EARLY SHOW!
Otherlands Live!





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Olga





Nov 11 2007 3:24 PM

Hey Sid! It took me a while to find you, but you are in my top friends finally! Hope you're having a great weekend!
LUTE TUCKER





Nov 8 2007 9:07 AM

photo © jen taylor
drew





Oct 30 2007 11:38 PM

Slow Motion





Oct 16 2007 4:27 AM

My dad and I did a bit of a Genealogy study, and we also found Selvidges to come from England, and originally from Saxony. I guess no one can be sure though.

It's interesting because I am about to leave for college to get an Engineering degree, and my father is a computer IT, we both love the guitar too, must be in the Selvidge name.
Slow Motion





Oct 15 2007 7:51 PM

Hello, I am a fan of yours
and I always was amazed that we have the same last name, kinda weird!
The Hellcats





Oct 10 2007 12:57 AM

Long live Sid Selvidge and the rest of the Neutrons! Remembering great live shows by Mudboy and crew as well as the Selvidge solo shows I went to at the North End in years past (lately distance has interfered with getting to see you guys).
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