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Michael Messer
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- Relation to Blues music:
- Blues Band Member
- I play or do:
- Guitars, Vocals
- About Me:
- Press release:
Michael Messer is a virtuoso slide guitarist performing some of the greatest blues tunes produced this century. His playing encompasses the entire history of the blues and slide guitar, and is highly individual and contemporary. Messer’s haunting vocals and stunning acoustic and electric slide guitar playing, ooze authenticity and integrity, and his use of turntables in the Second Mind Band adds a new element to the blues. The American magazine, ‘Spirit’ listed Michael as one of the greatest slide guitarists ever, alongside Son House, Duane Allman and Ry Cooder. Michael Messer is a master of slide guitar and a blues innovator. After thirty years of touring and making records, whether playing solo, in his acoustic duo with Ed Genis, or with his Second Mind Band, Michael Messer always captivates his audience.
Being British with an international reputation for blues slide guitar is a rarity in itself, but Messer’s obsessive appetite for knowledge of his art is virtually unrivalled. Messer’s reputation as an elder statesman of the Blues and as a master of slide guitar is becoming legendary.
Michael Messer’s accolades include a USA number one blues album with ‘King Guitar’, and the award for ‘Best International Blues Guitar Album’ with ‘Second Mind’. Michael is included in the ‘Virgin Encyclopedia of the Blues’, where his name appears alongside many of the blues masters that inspired him as a young man.
Johnny Cash was a fan of Michael Messer’s music and wrote the liner notes for his album ‘Rhythm Oil’.
Michael has recently appeared in his own blues slide guitar episode of the BBC TV series, ‘Zingzillas’. He also has a successful brand of MM guitar products, including ‘Michael Messer Resonator Guitars’, ‘Michael Messer National Guitar Strings’, and Michael Messer Slide Guitar Tuition DVDs.
During the past year, Michael Messer has toured in India and produced two highly acclaimed debut albums; Lucy Zirins ‘Chasing Clocks’ and Earl ‘Peanuts & Monkeys’.
- Website:
- http://www.michaelmesser.co.uk
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