BIG MIKE GRIFFIN
''HARLEY IN THE RAIN''
1998
48:04
1 - Harley In The Rain/3:54
2 - Self Defense/3:34
3 - Old Maid/4:31
4 - Harley Blues/3:50
5 - You'll Know/6:09
6 - Ain't Superstitious/5:49
7 - Get Outta My Live/5:58
8 - Shovel Head/4:52
9 - Willin'/5:49
10 - Figure Of Speech/3:15
Mike Griffin/Guitar, Lead Vocals
Steve Vines/Bass Guitar
Johnny Bird/Drums
Jim Michie/Keyboards
"This is a recording that I have always wanted to make because there's something about music and bikes that seems to fit together like a balanced Shovelhead motor. The analogies are real close~the scooter propels us physically and the music spiritually. So, it's a match made in heaven (or hell depending on how you look at it).
I would like to thank my brother Ahab for making this CD possible and for believing enough in a good time to start CHROME LINK RECORDS and letting Harley In The Rain be it's first release. I would like to thank my road band, Steve Vines, Johnny Bird, and Jim "Fish" Michie for playing their asses off. You cats are the best! I also want to thank our fans. Without you were are NOTHING! A special thanks goes out to all our loved ones too numerous to mention. Finally, I would like to dedicate this album to the memory of my father Ray "Blue Dog" Griffin, my first guitar teacher. Well enough of the dedications... LETS PARTY!!!!"
ABOUT BIG MIKE GRIFFIN
Big Mike Griffin grew up in southern Oklahoma, where he was introduced to music at an early age. " My Dad played so there was always a guitar or fiddle laying around the house. It seems like I've been playing as long as I've been alive." Later, he began listening to blues artists like T-Bone Walker, Paul Butterfield, and Mike Bloomfield. His blues education was further enhanced by late night highway trips to Texas to catch legends like Freddie King, Albert King, and Albert Collins.
When the economy faltered in Oklahoma, Griffin set out for Nashville where he began playing wherever he could while finding players along the way who would make up the nucleus of the Unknown Blues Band. As their popularity grew, the band began to appear in front of larger audiences and to perform at such prestigious festivals as the King Biscuit Blues Festival and the W.C. Handy Festival. They also expanded their regular touring schedule, travelled to the East Coast and then out West.
''HARLEY IN THE RAIN''
1998
48:04
1 - Harley In The Rain/3:54
2 - Self Defense/3:34
3 - Old Maid/4:31
4 - Harley Blues/3:50
5 - You'll Know/6:09
6 - Ain't Superstitious/5:49
7 - Get Outta My Live/5:58
8 - Shovel Head/4:52
9 - Willin'/5:49
10 - Figure Of Speech/3:15
Mike Griffin/Guitar, Lead Vocals
Steve Vines/Bass Guitar
Johnny Bird/Drums
Jim Michie/Keyboards
"This is a recording that I have always wanted to make because there's something about music and bikes that seems to fit together like a balanced Shovelhead motor. The analogies are real close~the scooter propels us physically and the music spiritually. So, it's a match made in heaven (or hell depending on how you look at it).
I would like to thank my brother Ahab for making this CD possible and for believing enough in a good time to start CHROME LINK RECORDS and letting Harley In The Rain be it's first release. I would like to thank my road band, Steve Vines, Johnny Bird, and Jim "Fish" Michie for playing their asses off. You cats are the best! I also want to thank our fans. Without you were are NOTHING! A special thanks goes out to all our loved ones too numerous to mention. Finally, I would like to dedicate this album to the memory of my father Ray "Blue Dog" Griffin, my first guitar teacher. Well enough of the dedications... LETS PARTY!!!!"
ABOUT BIG MIKE GRIFFIN
Big Mike Griffin grew up in southern Oklahoma, where he was introduced to music at an early age. " My Dad played so there was always a guitar or fiddle laying around the house. It seems like I've been playing as long as I've been alive." Later, he began listening to blues artists like T-Bone Walker, Paul Butterfield, and Mike Bloomfield. His blues education was further enhanced by late night highway trips to Texas to catch legends like Freddie King, Albert King, and Albert Collins.
When the economy faltered in Oklahoma, Griffin set out for Nashville where he began playing wherever he could while finding players along the way who would make up the nucleus of the Unknown Blues Band. As their popularity grew, the band began to appear in front of larger audiences and to perform at such prestigious festivals as the King Biscuit Blues Festival and the W.C. Handy Festival. They also expanded their regular touring schedule, travelled to the East Coast and then out West.
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