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Sid Selvidge
Folk / Blues / Country

Hey Boll Weevil



MEMPHIS, Tennessee
United States

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Member Since11/25/2006
Band Websitehttp://www.archer-records.com
Band MembersSid Selvidge
InfluencesFurry Lewis
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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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Olga





Jun 30 2009 10:18 PM

how's it going up there?
Roses Unread





May 26 2009 6:45 PM

thanks for the add

hope u like the tunes

The Vynals





May 26 2009 5:26 PM

Thanks for the add.  We appreciate it and wish you the best.
Olga





Apr 29 2009 6:33 PM

Hi Sid, how are ya?
The Hoochie Coochie Band ( Official Site )





Apr 6 2009 1:16 PM

Hi there Sid!
Just popped by to say thank you for being my friend. I appreciate your friendship greatly and wish you all the best! Have a great week and feel free to drop by any time.....much respect...Mojo!

PS.
Do you know any good promoters abroad that we could get in touch with my friend!


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Roots Connection





Mar 29 2009 2:10 PM

Hi Sid Selvidge
WE ARE NOW ONLINE WITH OURS CDS.
THIS IS THE SIGNAL THAT THE LIFE GOES ON.
WE WANT TO GO ON...

AND SO IN THE MEMORY OF A FRIEND THAT WE'LL NEVER FORGET HERE WE ARE:

ROOTS CONNECTION "ANIMYSTIC"
OUR SECOND LP .
(PHISICALLY ONLY IN ITALY FROM THE 1TH OF APRIL 2009).
IT'S ENRICO MICHELETTI LAST WILL.



ROOTS CONNECTION - 2003
OUR FIRST ALBUM.
IT'S A MEETING BETWEEN DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND DIFFERENT KIND OF MUSIC.



THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
KEEP THE BLUES ALIVE!
GOD BLESS YOU!!!!
Olga





Dec 19 2008 5:19 AM

Merry Christmas!
Roots Connection





Dec 17 2008 1:54 AM

WE ARE VERY SAD...
WE DON'T HAVE WORDS TO SAY ANYMORE...
OUR SINGER AND DOBRO PLAYER ENRICO MICHELETTI
IS DEAD.
GOODBYE ENRICO
KEEP THE BLUES ALIVE WHEREVER YOU ARE!!!!

ENRICO MICHELETTI Bluesman   (1951-2008)
ENRICO MICHELETTI
Bluesman
(1951-2008)
Ricky Fitzpatrick





Dec 12 2008 1:10 PM

Thanks for being a friend, man! It’s a GREAT time to get in on things…new music, new CD (Heartfelt), the #1 download for “Emma’s Song” in the UK, the Myxer Ringtone explosion with “Ballad of Billy the Kid” and “Pocataligo”, and it just keeps going! Great to have you!

Please comment me…stay in touch…download some tunes.
;) And til later, peace…Ricky
Slim Chance And The Survivors (SCATS)





Dec 6 2008 1:34 PM

Watch this profile of legendary songwriter/gambler, Chip Taylor, from CBS Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood. Chip wrote song about SCATS on our MySpace...
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Joe Schicke





Oct 29 2008 3:55 AM

hey Sid soundin great man!
Will





Oct 14 2008 2:16 AM

Thanks for the add... keep on rockin', man...
Frankelton





Oct 6 2008 6:33 PM

hello Sid,
my buddy Jason Ross in memphis turned me on to yer tunes a few weeks ago, great stuff i do say.

love that voice and geetar playing you do!
Carl Wise, BlueboyRecords.com





Sep 11 2008 4:46 PM

See Ya Downtown Sid.
CARL BLUE WISE
BLUEBOYRECORDS. COM
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Sep 2 2008 3:36 PM

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Aug 24 2008 1:16 AM

It's also been rumored That Jim Dickenson of Big Star Fame is currently working with another Memphis Icon, and Baron of Love, "Ross Johnson" of Alex Chilton, Tav Falco's Panther Burns, 68 Comeback, Jon Spenser, Peter Buck... infamy. What's gunna transpire? We shall see what we shall see. Or as Aunt Rose Comfort says in Kazan's Baby Doll, "Ohhh My!"
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Check it out now before its too too late, a year from now you will not want to be sayin' Ross who? Hipster Faix Pax!



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Click here Babies......

And Remember, IT NEVER HAPPENED!
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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

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Mar 14 2008 10:37 PM

Thank's for stopping by the studio..

Goddess Lott~~
debstie





Mar 7 2008 3:00 PM

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Mar 7 2008 1:49 PM

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Jan 23 2008 3:33 AM

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