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Blues/Folk Balladeer Eric Bibb |
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| Location: | NEW YORK, New York |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Jul 1, 2008 (512 days back) |
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Eric Bibb, already enjoying success in Europe, is becoming a familiar face – and voice – in the U.S. acoustic folk-blues scene. His unique talent continues to draw critical acclaim around the world. Twice nominated for the W.C. Handy Awards and winner of the “Best Newcomer” title in the British Blues Awards, Bibb has been appropriately described as “discreetly awesome” and “a total original.” As his popularity escalates, earlier comparisons to legendary greats Ry Cooder and Taj Mahal are being replaced by quotes that speak to Bibb’s ability to “use standard blues ingredients to cook up something all his own.” Born in 1951, Bibb is a native New Yorker with deep roots in the American blues and folk tradition. He is the son of 1960s folk and musical theater singer and television personality Leon Bibb. His uncle was the world-famous jazz pianist and composer John Lewis, a member of the Modern Jazz Quartet. His godfather was singer/actor/activist Paul Robeson. Surrounded by major musical figures of the day, young Eric was inspired and influenced by Odetta, Richie Havens, Pete Seeger, Earl Robinson, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins and many others. Bibb got his first steel stringed guitar when he was seven. By the time he was in junior high school, he was consumed by music. When Bibb was 16, his father invited him to play guitar in the house band for his television show, Someone New. In later years, Bibb played guitar for the Negro Ensemble Company in 1969 at St. Mark’s Place in New York City. He left for Paris at age 19, where he played in restaurants, then headed to Sweden, where he settled in the ‘70s. He returned to New York in the 1980s for a brief five-year stay, where he continued to write and opened for headliners such as The Persuasions, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Tania Maria and Etta James. Bibb’s first signing was to BMG/Sweden as a writer in the early ‘80s. He later signed to the independent Swedish label Opus 3, where he produced several albums. Two of these, Spirit & The Blues and Good Stuff, were later released in the U.S., which helped to expand Bibb’s international audience. Bibb appeared at the London Blues Festival in 1996, and has toured the world many times since, appearing at festival and club dates in the U.S., Canada, UK and Europe. A performance by Eric Bibb is an enriching experience, both musically and spiritually. His music, like his personality, is intimate, assured and passionate, drawing listeners into the moment more as participants than as spectators. His rich and sensitive vocals and lyrics provide a perfect balance to his fine fingerpicking technique. Purveying a beautifully realized and deftly accomplished soulful and gospel-infused folk-blues, Bibb has no problem blending various genres effortlessly, melding a traditional rootsy American style with a subtle, contemporary sensibility. As one critic wrote, “Eric’s singing and versatile guitar playing fuses a variety of genes to become a New World Blues.” Bibb joined the Telarc label in 2004 as one-third of Sisters & Brothers, a gospel-flavored blues collaboration that also featured musical soulmates Rory Block and Maria Muldaur. Later that same year, he recorded Friends, a solo effort with guest appearances by several longtime musical friends and collaborators, including Taj Mahal, Odetta, Guy Davis and Charlie Musselwhite. In September 2005, Bibb released A Ship Called Love, a fourteen track tapestry of blues, folk and balladry. His latest effort on Telarc is Diamond Days , a musical appreciation of life’s peaks, a respectful acknowledgement of the valleys, and a thoughtful perspective on how the two coexist. Diamond Days , is scheduled for a September 2006 release in the UK and a January 2007 releae in the U.S. ..“Diamond Days is Bibb’s unique musical alchemy and quite possibly his most perfect expression of what he’s about as a musician…The songwriting is superb, the production values are solid, and Bibb’s performance is deep…Drop in on this disc anywhere you like. There’s no wrong place to start getting acquainted with this extraordinary piece of work.” - Billboard“Calm, wise, hushed, and elegant, Diamond Days is in many ways the perfect Eric Bibb album.” - All Music Guide“There are no rough edges on Diamond Days or Eric Bibb the blues artist behind this fabulous new CD. The man is so effortless when he plays that one has difficulty determining where the guitar stops and where Bibb starts.” - Jazz Review |
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Music:Member Since: 10/4/2005Band Website: ericbibb.com/ Band Members: Eric Bibb - vocals and guitars Influences: Odetta, Richie Havens, Pete Seeger, Earl Robinson, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins and many others Sounds Like: Record Label: Telarc Type of Label: Indie |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Blues / Folk / Acoustic) |
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| Thursday, October 19, 2006
Quote of the day:
"Silence is a song" Lizz Wright
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Today, October 19 2006 is definitely a "Diamond Day"!
I just finished a radio interview wit... Posted by Eric Bibb on Tue, 24 Oct 2006 07:44:00 PST |
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Courier-Post Eric Bibb extravaganza - Cover/interview |
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| Courier-Post Eric Bibb extravaganza - Cover/interview Category: Music
The NJ Courier-Post, an influential Newark-area newspaper, recently featured this great 1,400-word cover-story interview/preview... Posted by Eric Bibb on Mon, 14 Nov 2005 12:40:00 PST |
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