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ARTISTS GUITAR SHORTY
Legendary guitarist/vocalist Guitar Shorty is a giant in the blues world. Credited with influencing both Jimi Hendrix and Buddy Guy, Guitar Shorty has been electrifying audiences for five decades with his supercharged live shows and his incendiary recordings. Like a bare knuckled boxer, Shorty strikes with his blistering, physical guitar playing and his fierce vocals, connecting directly with body and soul. What really sets Shorty apart is his absolutely unpredictable, off-the-wall guitar playing. He reaches for sounds, riffs and licks that other blues players wouldn't even think of. Amazon.com says his guitar work "sounds like a caged tiger before feeding time. His molten guitar pours his psychedelicized solos like lava over anything in his path." The Chicago Reader declares, "Guitar Shorty is a battle-scarred hard-ass. He slices off his phrases and notes with homicidal fury. He is among the highest-energy blues entertainers on the scene." Through the years, Shorty has performed with blues and R&B luminaries like Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, B.B. King, Guitar Slim and T-Bone Walker. He started playing with these legends while still in his teens and recorded a handful of singles for a variety of labels and an obscure LP during the first 30 years of his career. After decades of paying his dues (like so many unheralded American bluesmen), it took a tour of England to establish Shorty's fame in his home country. His recordings since then all received massive critical acclaim, and his renowned live performances have kept him constantly in demand all over the world. His 2004 Alligator Records debut, Watch Your Back, became his best-received, best-selling album to date. His 2006 follow-up, We The People, won the coveted Blues Music Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album Of The Year. Now, with his new CD, Bare Knuckle, Guitar Shorty unleashes a barrage of hard-hitting combinations of guitar, vocals and lyrics, hitting his listeners with some of the most awe-inspiring guitar and vocal work of his long career. Click here to read more... HANGMEN 
Instrumentation Neal Sundet-Lead Vocals Paul Fenton-Lead / Rhythm / Slide Guitar John Fenton-Lead / Rhythm Guitar Eric Lackey-Bass Jean-Marc Meunier-Drums Biography Hangmen formed in 2009 with former members from myriad other bands and projects. At their first jam session, the electricity and connection between them wrote an immediate hit song. Subsequent meetings proved to be as magical, with their first album of material completed in a few short months. Lead Neal Sundet hails from previous musical fame in bands Obsession, Funhouse and Rattlin' Bones. The latter being offered representation by Ahmet Ertigan. Paul and John Fenton received acclaim for multiple projects both together and separately. The Action and Rattle Snakin' Daddy to name two. Paul is one of the premier slide guitar players hailing from Canada. Hangmen's first album is due out February 2010 with US management signed on. The 10 tracks rock out from beginning to end with talent, skill and rawness lost in the genre since the classic rock era's of the 60's, 70's and 80's. This is the true grit of rock and roll music with stellar compositions, skillful musicianship, and one kick-ass lead vocalist that delivers....and then some! Discography Hangmen (2010) |
