"Clenched-fist blues passion, searing guitar and powerful, soulful vocals."
~The Washington Post~
Award-winning guitar slinger, passionate vocalist and gifted songwriter Joe Louis Walker, currently celebrating the release of his Alligator Records debut, Hellfire, will perform at the Rhythm & Ribs Jazz & Blues Festival in Kansas City on Saturday, October 13, 2012.
The Wall Street Journal celebrates Hellfire's "appealing immediacy" and says, "Walker's raspy, powerhouse voice is out front while his stinging guitar cuts through the uncluttered arrangements." Walker has been releasing groundbreaking music since 1986 and has toured -- and continues to tour -- worldwide. He has won four Blues Music Awards (BMA) and has been nominated for 44 more.
Walker's also recorded as a guest with some of the blues world's best-known artists, including appearances on Grammy-winning records by B.B. King and James Cotton. The New York Times raves, "Walker is a singer with a Cadillac of a voice. He delivers no-nonsense, gutsy blues. His guitar solos are fast, wiry and incisive, moaning with bluesy despair." Rolling Stone simply calls him "ferocious."
Concert information:
Date: Saturday, October 13, 2012
Event: Rhythm & Ribs Jazz & Blues Festival
Venue: American Jazz Museum
Main Stage Address: 1616 East 18th St. City: Kansas City, MO
Phone: 816-474-6262
Showtime: 5:00pm
Ticket price: $10 general admission / $75 VIP package
Website: www.americanjazzmuseum.org
*See website for complete festival line-up
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