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Big Dave McLean

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b. Yorktown, Saskatchewan, Canada. A stalwart from the Canadian blues picture for three years, this Winnipeg, Manitoba-based vocalist and songwriter is a deep influence on traditional western Canadian blues performers. The son of the Presbyterian minister, he was presented to blues as an adolescent through his sibling Offer’s record collection. In 1969 both brothers travelled to Toronto for the Mariposa Folk Celebration. There McLean was presented to vocalist John Hammond, who provided him some casual electric guitar lessons, teaching him to try out Bo Diddley’s ‘I’m A Man’. He started his professional profession by working viewers on the Regina Folk Membership, where his cultural worker mom helped out in the kitchen areas. At artists he eventually inspired are Wide Mouth area Mason and Colin Adam. James first fulfilled McLean when he was nine yrs . old on the Regina Folk Membership. He helped generate McLean’s 1998 record For The Blues… ‘Often’, an effort to pass on his charm beyond Canada. Extremely, this was just his second record. His debut, 1989’s Muddy Waters For Leader, was recorded on the Bud’s On Broadway membership in Saskatoon (it had been eventually reissued by Homemade Music). Based on McLean, ‘I just put that record out so supporters could have something to hear while i wasn’t around.’ Nevertheless, For The Blues… ‘Often’ was a far more considered good article, distilling the very best occasions from 18 tunes documented over three times at Colin Wayne’ Rat’s Ass studio room in Vancouver. Wayne offered acoustic and slip guitar, with additional Vancouver music artists including Norm Fisher (bass), Eric Webster (piano) and Chris Norquiest (drums) adding. The ultimate 10 choices included ‘Small Crimson Rooster’ (Willie Dixon), ‘Simply Your Fool’ (Small Walter), ‘Dirt My Broom’ (Elmore Wayne), ‘Rollin’ And Tumblin’’ (Muddy Waters) and ‘Cakewalk Into City’ (Taj Mahal). McLean experienced originally designed to record an recording of originals, before he was persuaded to place his ‘traditional blues repertoire’ on record. The full total cover the documenting was simply $1, 600. It had been accompanied by a collaborative work with Calgary guitarist Tim Williams ? an acoustic blues recording entitled Fellow Holidaymakers.

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Full Name Big Dave McLean
Profession Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter, Harpist
Nationality Canadian
Music Songs She's Got the Stuff, Muddy Waters for President, Johnny Tornado, Devil's In The Jukebox, Oh - Mr. Charlie - Oh, Atlanta Moan, Kanadiana, I Best Choose To Pick The Blues, Up on Waverly, Life On The Road, Lowdown Dirty Rotten Blues, Sweet Della Jones, Ooh Wee, You Know It Ain't Right, Fix'n to Die, Louisiana Blues / Forty Four, I Got Love If You Want It, Trouble No More, Don't Get Mad, Get Even, The Bottom's Where I Got Em, You'll Need Somebody On Your Bond, B Meets Bo, Sittin' On A Fence, Shades Of Grace, Swingin' On Heaven's Gate, Tough Times, Dead Cat On The Line, Stop Ash'n on the Dog, Times Tickin on By, Right From the Start, Sugar Sweet, Oh Baby... Yah
Albums Faded But Not Gone, Blues From the Middle, Acoustic Blues: Got 'Em from the Bottom, Better The Devil You Know
Nominations Juno Award for Blues Album of the Year


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