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Blind Pig signs Damon Fowler! August 12, 2008
Blind Pig Records has announced the signing of young
guitar phenom Damon Fowler, an up and coming artist
making a name for himself with his hybrid of roots rock,
blues, and sacred steel.
Brandon, Florida native Damon Fowler started wowing
audiences with his guitar exploits as a teenager,
building a reputation as one of the hottest young
players on the scene. Adding songwriting and vocal
skills to his repertoire over the years has brought him
many accolades, with critics extolling his musical
prowess and maturity as well as his technical guitar
expertise. In last year's "Best of Tampa" poll, Creative
Loafing magazine named him "Best Guitarist... And Slide
Guitarist... and Lap Steel Player... And Dobro Player."
Fowler's guitar work has been compared to Johnny Winter
and Jeff Beck, while his slide guitar has a hint of the
late Duane Allman. He can play fiery guitar runs with
the best of them, but it's his lyrical work on lap steel
and Dobro that makes him stand out among a legion of
guitar players.
Reviewing a performance last month in Illinois, Juke
Joint Soul said, "Fowler's heavy helping of swamp rock
and slide guitar blues conjured up a huge lightning
storm. Having full command of his voice as an equal
instrument to his guitar, Fowler can easily croon you to
sleep as he could belt out a jump blues or a Creedence-like
swamper. This kid has got the tools to take on the big
stage."
Fowler said he was honored and excited about working
with Blind Pig, noting that he's looking forward to
furthering the blues tradition by "making roots music
for my generation as well as for generations to come."
Recording sessions for the album will begin this month
in Chicago. Scott Cable, renowned for his work on the
acclaimed comeback album by Nappy Brown, will serve as
producer.
source:
http://www.blindpigrecords.com/index.cfm?section=news&newsid=48
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