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Name:
Hawkeye
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Blues
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Dynamic traditional and original blues with vocal and guitar.
About Me:
"One of America's finest acoustic guitarists and blues educators." - Cascade Blues Association
"...an uncanny grasp of so many different Blues styles." - Holler, Colorado Blues Society
"Robert Johnson, Big Bill Broonzy, and Muddy Waters were giants of the genre he grew up listening to and who live on through the evocative, haunting acoustic slide-guitar style he plays." - The Reporter, San Diego, CA
"...plays haunting music on a mournful guitar." - Los Angeles Times
"...plays a powerful variety of hard-driving acoustic blues, a crowd pleaser." - Mississippi Valley Blues News
"...a mean, clean guitar picker." - San Francisco Examiner
"The only thing better than hearing this live album is seeing Hawkeye Herman in the flesh. Whether adding his own spin to blues classics or offering his own songs, Herman is a one-man history of blues, noteworthy guitar player and inimitable communicator. Miss him at your peril." - Blues Access
"Each song is presented with a heartfelt depth rarely witnessed these days amongst all the amplifiers and studio embellishments... Throughout "Blues Alive!," Herman proves to be a seasoned storyteller above all, as well as an accomplished guitarist." - Blues Revue Magazine
"Playing both fingerpick and slide guitar, Herman's licks are clean, yet spare..., his vocals are direct and straightforward, but full of emotion... he has immersed himself in the sound and feeling and has emerged as one of the most widely respected acoustic blues musicians around... Blues Alive! ain't electric, doesn't have drums and such, wasn't produced in a high-tech studio, but it's about as real as the blues gets." - Sing Out!
Formation Date:
Jan 11, 1945
Record Label:
Topaz Productions
Label Type:
Independent
Band Members:
Michael "Hawkeye" Herman
Influences:
Big Bill Broonzy, Charley Patton, Son House, Lightnin' Hopkins, Brownie McGhee, Robert Johnson, Memphis Minnie, T-Bone Walker, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Lonnie Johnson, Tampa Red, Leadbelly, Josh White, Charles Brown, Cool Papa Sadler, John Jackson, Bukka White, Charlie Christian, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Furry Lewis, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Scrapper Blackwell, Slim Harpo, Jimmie Reed, Elmore James, Junior Parker, BB King, Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, Percy Mayfield,
Sounds Like:
Taj Mahal, Ry Cooder, John Hammond, Keb Mo, Arlo Guthrie, Robert Johnson, Big Bill Broonzy, Tampa Red, Bukka White, Lightnin' Hopkins, Son House, Charley Patton, and other soulful and original blues/roots musicians.
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This excellent video was produced by the Colorado Blues Society. It entertainingly explains and illustrates the importance and impact of in-school ...
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Hawkeye Herman is interviewed and performs his original blues song, "I Used To Ride That Train," from his recent CD, "It's All Blues...
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Hawkeye Herman's background in blues music and his "Blues In The Schools" programs are featured on PBS/OPB's "Oregon Art Beat."
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Here's Hawkeye leading students at an elementary school in Irving, Texas in the singing of his signature "Blues In The Schools" theme so...
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This original blues song by Hawkeye is performed on guitar with vocal. The song was written for, is dedicated to, and with deep respect and appreci...
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Good stuff!
Mark
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