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With passion and reckless abandonment, Larry's guitar playing and singing never fails to leave a crowd exhilarated and amazed. It is because of his live performances that Larry has gained a reputation among his fans, musicians, and critics as being a rising star on the blues horizon; often surprising them with his antics and interaction with the crowd. For the last few years, fans have been waiting for a studio album to match the intensity of the bands live shows. Now the wait is finally over.
The bands debut album Let Me Stay features everything fans would expect to hear from The Larry Dougher Band. What was not as expected from a first album was the depth of Larrys songwriting talents, as he wrote all but one of the songs on Let Me Stay. The songs have a firm foothold in the blues while incorporating other genres as Larry pushes his raw emotion and talent past the limits of straight-ahead blues. Not satisfied to merely pay tribute to his heroes, Larry infuses Chicago blues with his own intensity and fearlessness.
Larry Dougher began playing guitar at the age of 15, although self-taught, he turned to such "teachers" as Buddy Guy, Albert King, Muddy Waters, BB King, Jimmie Vaughan, Magic Sam, Otis Rush and many others. You can hear all these influences every time Larry picks up a guitar. Larry didnt have to wait long for recognition of his guitar expertise as he was selected to be in the top 5 of over 100 competitors in the 1996 D'Addario National Electric Blues Guitar Competition, after only playing guitar for a year! Four years later The Larry Dougher Band was opening for the J. Geils Band at the 2000 Laconia Bike Rally. Larry has shared the stage with such musicians as Duke Robillard, Luther Guitar Jr. Johnson, Jeff Toler of the Allman Brothers, Monster Mike Welch, Sweet Roy Jones and Nobby Reed.
Backing up Larry on drums is veteran of the New England music scene Glenn Rogers. Glenn brings a certain authenticity that draws on his former work with blues heavyweights such as Darrell Nullisch and Luther Guitar Jr Johnson. Rounding out the trio on bass is Jeffrey Murphy who is a lifetime musician from the Keene, NH area. Jeff's energy, musicianship, and versatility provide the backbone that is so important to a top-notch blues trio.
The debut album from The Larry Dougher Band captures what fans have been waiting for - an original blues album with the energy and passion fans have come to expect from their live shows.
TIMES ARGUS:
"Dougher's playing on his first CD shows a guitarist/singer/songwriter with great promise and considerable maturity considering he comes from an area not known for producing blues musicians. With solid backing from his rhythm section, Dougher can rock with the best or, alternately, squeeze out the most mournful notes from his guitar. The 10-song CD contains a variety of songs from rockers to moaners. Dougher handles the vocals with precision and a solid singing voice. On a couple of songs I thought I heard BB King singing, Dougher has gotten the idiom down so well."
MONSTER MIKE WELCH:
"Larry Dougher is in touch with all of the things that make the blues matter. He plays with passion, intensity, subtlety, and a twisted sense of humor, delivered with the fearlessness of a young Buddy Guy."
I use 8s so I can tap easier and play Van Halen. OMG Matt has myspace now. Are you coming home soon? I think you should. We need to play Ronnie Earl/Sugar Ray Norcia songs again.
THE NORTH END RHYTHM KINGS WILL TAKE THE STAGE AT EVERYONE'S FAVORITE RENDEZVOUZ, THE OLD LANTERN IN CHARLOTTE ON JULY 12TH. DOORS OPEN AT 4pm FOR "HAPPY HOUR" AND AT 5pm THE BARBEQUE DINNER WILL BE SERVED. THE SHOW STARTS AT 7pm. TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE THRU FLYNNTiX STARTING MARCH 24th. CHECK OUT THEIR WEBSITE SALES CALENDAR @ www. flynntix. org OR CALL THE SALES LINE 802-86-FLYNN (35966). COME ON OUT AND JOIN THE FUN!
I actually drew a crowd at Rednecks last weekend; go figure!!!
I talked ya up & some people said they would have to check you out just on my word....c'mon... of course you're billed as blues trio at the now customary $6 cover. Could be worse you could get billed as "live music"... or you could just get what I normally get;
tonight:
I know you're worth it as am I but is the rest of the world ready for loud guitar blues heroes???? Well is it Punk??!!! If I'm around I'll pay the cover & come see one of my heroes. The Angry Garden Gnome
Hey Larry, I know you dont check this very often but I didnt want to call too late, just wanted to let you know that there was a fiber line broken in your town thats why the TV wasnt working. It should be fixed soon! Tim
Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom in NH - Thur October 18th Jimi Hendrix Experience- Mitch Mitchell & Billy Cox celebrating the music and legacy of Jimi Hendrix. The show will feature Buddy Guy, Robert Randolph and Kenny Wayne Shepherd along with special performances by Robbie Krieger (legendary Doors Guitarist), Mick Taylor (legendary Rolling Stones Guitarist), Hubert Sumlin (Howlin Wolf's legendary Guitarist) and Indigenous.
Reserved seats go on sale Friday at 10am. This is the only Northeast performance. Show 8pm Age 18+
