LUTHER BADMAN KEITH
''BLUESMEN ARE KINGS''
2015
50:36
1 Wow Oui Ole 03:07
2 Bluesemen Are Kings 03:56
3 Last Call For The Blues 04:47
4 Blues 2.0 05:39
5 Team 313 News 00:18
6 Detroit Blues 05:01
7 Mojo Son 04:10
8 Omelet 03:51
9 Muddy Waters Blues 05:49
10 Bluesman Looking For Love 03:19
11 Baby Walks Out 04:31
12 Room In My Heart 03:05
13 Blue-B-Que 02:56
Album Notes
by cdbaby
His vocals have been compared to Jimi Hendrix, his guitar playing and energy to Luther Allison with a sense of humor all his own. All of that, and his own sense of originality as a bluesmen, make Luther Badman Keith a bluesman with lots of influences but still marching to his own drummer. Keith's blues; can be a touch of Santana, or Robert Cray to a driving hard hitting blues that punches you right in the gut. Unlike most professional musicians, Keith did not pick up a guitar until he was past 30 years of age and did not play his first professional gig until he was well into his 40s. Despite starting at the back of the pack, Keith has recovered well and is now regarded as one of the finest bluesmen based in Detroit. You won't find any copycat in is style. "I ;often have people tell me, they don't like blues but they like what I play," Keith explains. "I just like to be me and do what I do. As B.B. King said, "Nobody can be a better you, than you."
ABOUT
By Allan Lengel, allan@deadlinedetroit.com
Luther "Badman" Keith isn't just a local bluesman.
For many years, he was a reporter or editor or columnist for the Detroit News. Now, he's the executive director of ARISE Detroit, which describes itself as a broad-based coalition of community groups that push for volunteerism and local activism to address pressing issues like illiteracy, high school dropout rates, crime, youth violence and blight.
That being said Keith, 64, has found time to release his fourth cd, "Bluesmen Are Kings."
It's an accomplishment for a guy who didn't pick up a guitar until he was in his 30s and didn't play his first professional gig until he was in his 40s.
“Bluesmen Are Kings is my way of paying homage to all of the great cats playing this music, known and unknown,” Keith explained. “It’s a spiritual experience, if not religious, when you really get touched by someone who can play the blues. That’s how I feel about the men who have this gift – Yes, Bluesmen Are Kings.”
Keith says the CD is a nod to the love of his home town and blues players on the Detroit blues scene.
“Some of these guys helped me learn how to play the blues and are keeping the blues alive, “ Keith said. “I want folks everywhere to know that we have some great bluesmen in Detroit.”
Keith and his band have played at various venues around town, including in PJ's Lager House, Nancy Whiskey Pub, Baker's Keyboard Lounge and Bert's Marketplace.
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''BLUESMEN ARE KINGS''
2015
50:36
1 Wow Oui Ole 03:07
2 Bluesemen Are Kings 03:56
3 Last Call For The Blues 04:47
4 Blues 2.0 05:39
5 Team 313 News 00:18
6 Detroit Blues 05:01
7 Mojo Son 04:10
8 Omelet 03:51
9 Muddy Waters Blues 05:49
10 Bluesman Looking For Love 03:19
11 Baby Walks Out 04:31
12 Room In My Heart 03:05
13 Blue-B-Que 02:56
Album Notes
by cdbaby
His vocals have been compared to Jimi Hendrix, his guitar playing and energy to Luther Allison with a sense of humor all his own. All of that, and his own sense of originality as a bluesmen, make Luther Badman Keith a bluesman with lots of influences but still marching to his own drummer. Keith's blues; can be a touch of Santana, or Robert Cray to a driving hard hitting blues that punches you right in the gut. Unlike most professional musicians, Keith did not pick up a guitar until he was past 30 years of age and did not play his first professional gig until he was well into his 40s. Despite starting at the back of the pack, Keith has recovered well and is now regarded as one of the finest bluesmen based in Detroit. You won't find any copycat in is style. "I ;often have people tell me, they don't like blues but they like what I play," Keith explains. "I just like to be me and do what I do. As B.B. King said, "Nobody can be a better you, than you."
ABOUT
By Allan Lengel, allan@deadlinedetroit.com
Luther "Badman" Keith isn't just a local bluesman.
For many years, he was a reporter or editor or columnist for the Detroit News. Now, he's the executive director of ARISE Detroit, which describes itself as a broad-based coalition of community groups that push for volunteerism and local activism to address pressing issues like illiteracy, high school dropout rates, crime, youth violence and blight.
That being said Keith, 64, has found time to release his fourth cd, "Bluesmen Are Kings."
It's an accomplishment for a guy who didn't pick up a guitar until he was in his 30s and didn't play his first professional gig until he was in his 40s.
“Bluesmen Are Kings is my way of paying homage to all of the great cats playing this music, known and unknown,” Keith explained. “It’s a spiritual experience, if not religious, when you really get touched by someone who can play the blues. That’s how I feel about the men who have this gift – Yes, Bluesmen Are Kings.”
Keith says the CD is a nod to the love of his home town and blues players on the Detroit blues scene.
“Some of these guys helped me learn how to play the blues and are keeping the blues alive, “ Keith said. “I want folks everywhere to know that we have some great bluesmen in Detroit.”
Keith and his band have played at various venues around town, including in PJ's Lager House, Nancy Whiskey Pub, Baker's Keyboard Lounge and Bert's Marketplace.
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3 comments :
NO LINKS FROM 10076-10078, PLS. CHECK TKS
Same here...gettiong something from fluck.eu looks like spam
LC & Dan Murphy: links ok now. Thanks friends.
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