Craig Kingfish Griffin
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Electro-Fried Boogie
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Just like the delicious taste of an organically grown vegetable, Craig "Kingfish" Griffin's blues CD, entitled Memphis, is an organic sounding trip to the deep south, as he plays both electric guitar and percussion (while singing), in a true, one-man band style. His gruff-voice, wisen by years o' hard times, is the perfect compliment to his hands, "usually stained of trout blood or stinking of bass guts." There's nothing not to like about that combination, and you'll feel an obligation to head out to the crossroads after midnight to see what's what - all the while listening to Griffin's tracks. He's also a fast worker; all eleven tracks were recorded between 2-6 PM on April 3, 2006, in, appropriately, Memphis. All original, all rhythm-driven, all listenable - check it out.
From the high desert of the American West, comes Craig Kingfish Griffin. With voice and electric guitar, while kicking drums and stomping tambourines, Griffin plays one-man band electro-fried boogie music. Griffin has opened for Taj Mahal, Otis Taylor, Sean Costello, James McMurtry, David Lindley & Wally Ingram, Larry Garner, Anders Osborne, The Subdudes, Steady Rollin¹ Bob Margolin, and Muddy Waters alumni/tribute band Legends of Chicago Blues - featuring Hubert Sumlin, Carey Bell and Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith. By trade, Griffin has worked most recently as a night janitor, gardener & landscaper, pawnshop clerk, and stone-design apprentice. Now, Griffin works with Refocus, Inc., a faith-based outreach mission org that takes music and mentoring to the field & street to help and restore hope to adjudicated or homeless men.
Griffin¹s first CD, the solo acoustic "In the Morning When I Rise", was released in May 2001. It features live, first-take recordings of Griffin¹s vocals, harmonica, and bottleneck slide guitar. It contains thirteen songs, with ten originals.
MP3 Songs
Blackstrap Molasses
Brotherhood
Contact Information
Trumpet Vine Music
2005 Poplar Dr.
GJ, CO 81505
United States
E-mail:
Craig Kingfish Griffin
Web site:
www.craigkingfishgriffin.com
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Chevrons
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Blend Of Rock, Soul & Blues
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Everyone in the United States has gassed up at Chevron station at one time or another as we've criss-crossed the country in our Volkswagen Magic Busses. Did you ever think you'd hear a CD from the company band? Pretty soon the Microsofts and the Starbuckers will be hittin' your local pub. All seriousness aside, distancing themselves from the oil riggers and fuel pumpers is still an ongoing challenge for this British quartet, whose CD, Get Up And Dance, features tracks which meld blues, rock and soul into an energetic mix. The Chevrons feature the guitar work of David Galt, who keeps it real with his driving leads and beer chuggin' rhythms. Good time, guitar-oriented rock and roll - check 'em out at one of their many club/pub/festival dates the next time you are in the Middlesex area.
Originally from Kilbirnie, Ayrshire in Scotland, guitarist David Galt is the band's visionary with a remarkable creative drive and is constantly working on several projects simultaneously. An exceptional guitarist, producer, arranger and songwriter, Davey is equally at home with rock, funk, blues, jazz, and pop and just about anything else that crosses his path. "I was surprised at the low standard of musicianship in many bands when I first came to London in the eighties, meeting singer Terry Sullivan in 1984 was a breakthrough. The bands today appear to be a lot more creative and adventurous." Very few guitarists like Davey play the entire guitar. Using his fingers instead of a guitar pick for greater speed and control over the fretboard, he adds deft twists of the volume and tone knobs to shape the notes as he's playing them and further bends sounds into a rubbery tangle with his controlled cruelty on the whammy bar.
Whatever the occasion, whether it be a beer festival, private party, or at one of their pub/club gigs (over 100 gigs in 2006), including The Astoria, The Globe, 100 Club, Eel Pie Club or The Standard, everyone will be wanting to get up and dance.
MP3 Songs
Teardrop Blues
So Rude
Contact Information
David Galt
25 Springfield Close
Stanmore
Middlesex HA7 3DE
United Kingdom
E-mail:
Chevrons
Web site:
www.thechevrons.com
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