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| Florida Welcomes Duffy Bishop to the Blues Scene  From Portland Oregon, and now here in Florida, Duffy Bishop is in the Cascade Blues Association and Washington Blues Society Hall Of Fame, and a recipient of both organizations' Lifetime Achievement Award. She has won the CBA's Female Vocalist Award so many years in a row that they renamed it the Duffy Bishop Female Vocalist Award.Duffy started performing professionally in her early teens. Over the course of her four decade career she has shared the stage with many legends including Ruth Brown, John Lee Hooker, Etta James, Gatemouth Brown, Lou Rawls, Bonnie Raitt, Shemekia Copeland, Bo Diddley and Bobby Blue Bland to name a few. With her long-time collaborator, guitarist and husband Chris Carlson, they have played venues across the USA, Canada, Norway, Japan, Hong Kong, and Austria. Duffy played Janis Joplin in a Seattle production of the original play Janis. Sam Andrew, guitarist for Janis' band Big Brother and the Holding Company, was an advisor on the show. Through that connection, Duffy performed with Big Brother and toured Japan with the band. "Who Is Duffy Bishop And Why Is She Not World Famous?" - a documentary on her life, released in 2010. "Her band went on first and did a tune. Duffy watched from the back of the theater. The band struck up another tune and all of a sudden, this huge beautiful voice came out of nowhere. She was walking up the aisle, mic in hand, tall and glamorous, dressed to the nines, singing and greeting the members of the audience. By the time she got to the stage they were cheering...they were hers and she was theirs." – Tom D'Antoni, Oregon Music News "Sultry and sexual, beautiful and bold. Mannish boy cool, feminine frill or Raggedy-Ann mousey. She Is reckless and flailing, yet graceful in her delivery—full of wanton abandon. Duffy Bishop is a risk-taker." – Ty Hitzemann, Buko Magazine "Bishop is a revelation, belting dynamic blues ... with the blistering guitar of her husband Chris Carlson." - Robert Hurwitt, San Francisco Chronicle View as web page. Discover for yourself the heart, the soul, the experience that is Duffy Bishop! Duffy Bishop Band Upcoming Performances: Sunday, April 26, 2015, 7pm The Mudville Music Room 3104 Atlantic Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32207 (904)352-7008 raylewispresents.com/MUDVILLE-MUSIC-ROOM.html Featuring: Chris Carlson - guitar Rich Conklin - drums Steve Strickland - bass Bob Grabau - sax with special guest star, Duffy's long time keyboardist, now with the Robert Cray Band - Dover Weinberg - keys Friday, May 8, 2015, 5pm Double Roads Tavern 251 South US 1, Jupiter FL 33477 (561)203-7061 doubleroadstavern.com Featuring: Chris Carlson - guitar Rich Conklin - drums Steve Strickland - bass Bob Grabau - sax Saturday, May 9, 2015, 5pm (outdoors) & 8pm (indoors) Backyard Blues Fest Buckingham Blues Bar 5641 Buckingham Rd., Ft. Myers, FL 33905 (239)693-7111 buckinghambar.com Featuring: Chris Carlson - guitar Rich Conklin - drums Steve Strickland - bass Bob Grabau - sax The Duffy Bishop Trio Performances: Saturdays, May 2 & 16, 8:30pm Tempo Restaurant 16 Cathedral Pl., St. Augustine, FL 32084 (904)342-0286 facebook.com/GoodTimesTempo Featuring: Chris Carlson - guitar Richard Wright - upright bass. write your comments about the article :: © 2015 Jazz News :: home page |