Sharbaby & Dave Thomas
Sharbaby & Dave Thomas
Genres: female vocalist, blues, blues rock, traditional blues
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About Sharbaby & Dave Thomas
Sharbaby Shar first got interested in music at the age of 6 years old. She was in a couple of talent shows in elementary school. At age 11 years old Shar learned to play the guitar. She was greatly inspired by Hubert Sumlin and the Beatles. Her Dad sung gospel back in the 1950's. His group, the Lambs Quartet, opened for Sam Cooke & the Soul Stirrers, The Dixie Humming Birds and the Alabama Blind Boys etc. Shar has shared the stage with The Late Great Willie King, Oteil Burridge, Sam Lay, Denise LaSalle, T-Model Ford, Honey Boy Edwards, to name a few. Shar has played in Festivals here in the U.S. In April of 2009, she played the Coin Blues Fest in Malaga, Spain. Shar is on radio stations here in th U.S. and also in Europe. SharBaby did a 14 show Tour in England and Wales in 2011. Shar have a CD out called "Chicago Blues Alabama Style" with the Rhythm Blues Band backing her. She also plays in the Black Belt Roots Blues Festival in Eutaw, Alabama. Shar is involved with the Alabama Blues Project, teaching beginner's guitar and with the Blues in the Schools Programs. She is a member of the Alabama Blues Women of Alabama. Shar has been playing and singing for 44 years and enjoys every bit of it. SharBaby has a new Album out called "SharBaby's 11 O'clock Blues" released in March, 2011. SharBaby was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame on November 29, 2012. SharBaby did French tour of 22 shows throughout France, Luxemborg, and Belgium in March through April in 2013 Booked by Letroit Tours in France. SharBaby was awarded Top Blues performance of the year for a video 2012; Top Blues Band of the Year 2012; 2 songs from the " SharBaby's 11 O'clock Blues" Album named "Busted" and "Keep Your Mind To Yourself" both was awarded Best Blues Songs of the year for 2012. SharBaby has an upcoming tour in France in August of 2014. SharBaby will be on the Alabama Public Television (APT) called Alabama Journey Proud, a documentary about my Career in the Music Business. It will air in February, 2014. ReverbNation: Sharbaby Facebook:Sharbaby & The Rhythm Blues Band Dave Thomas Dave Thomas is entering the 50th year of his professional career and is the guitarist and bandleader of choice for many of the big blues names visiting from the U.S. He also has a number of critically acclaimed albums in his own right that are as varied as they are classy. If you have an interest in blues music that has a clear lineage from its 1950’s and 60’s roots you owe it to yourself to check Dave out. “You’re a bluesman.” Wallace Coleman “…a fine guitarist.” Paul Jones, The Bluesband “…a breath of fresh air.” Phil Wight, Blues & Rhythm magazine” “…simply masterful.” Steve Yourglivch, Blues Matters magazine “Teach me. You are the Master.” Dan Hawkins, The Darkness “Great vocals…” Jo Harman By the late 60’s many of the blues bands were turning to more progressive, psychedelic sounds. One of the best known of the era was Blonde On Blonde. Dave joined them in 1969. The band toured extensively, sharing stages with Deep Purple, Genesis, Atomic Rooster, Marsha Hunt, Wishbone Ash, Barclay James Harvest, Steve Miller Band and many others. Blonde On Blonde had appeared at both of the Isle of Wight Festivals in 1968 and 1969 on the bill with Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix respectively and in 1971 they were once supported by Fleetwood Mac! In the eighties Dave travelled to the U.S. and played in blues bars across New York, Chicago and San Francisco. On his return to London Dave formed the renowned Chicago style blues band The Diplomatics. They included in their ranks Charlie McCracken, the bass player from Rory Gallagher’s Taste and harpist Laurie Garman who had recorded with Bob Marley and Freddie King. They were regular performers at the legendary Station Tavern, at that time Europe’s only 7 days a week blues venue and an early proving ground for artists like Otis Grand and Paul Lamb. The band stayed together for seven years and released one excellent Shotgun Blues album in 1999, a hard driving urban blues set. 2005 saw two albums released, Blues For Otis (inspired by his favourite bluesman Otis Spann) and live band album Black Dog Boogie where some critics compared Dave’s guitar playing to B.B. King. Dave is in demand to back visiting musicians. In 2012 Lazy Lester was a recent example in a long series at Shake Down Blues. In recent years he has worked with SharBaby, Terry “Harmonica” Bean, Cheryl Renee, Katherine Davies, Kathleen “KAT” Pearson-Thomas and Vernon Harrington at Shake Down promotions and at festivals. There is, of course, also the crack Dave Thomas Blues Band to run and organise as well as supporting other artists on his own Blonde On Blonde record label. 2012 saw the release of the album Blue Eyed Blues and Blues In The House (a live concert originally recorded with Terry “Harmonica” Bean in 2009). 2013 has already seen the release of ‘Juke’, a collaboration with Hollywood award winner, Alabama-based Sharbaby who, in 2012, was fully inducted into the American Blues Hall of Fame. Whenever you read reviews of Dave’s recordings or live performances you will notice the same observations crop up again and again. Class, quality, authenticity and passion. His blues are real and deeply felt, never cluttered with over elaborate notes or showmanship, just a genuine love for the music as it was meant to be heard and played. The real deal. Website: The Dave Thomas Band Facebook: Dave Thomas
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