Big Mike Griffin

Nashville’s aptly called Big Mike Griffin (6’10”, 350 pounds.) is definitely a no-holds-barred blues guitarist not used to the 1990s blues picture. Griffin was raised in Lawton, Oklahoma, and frequently traveled 125 kilometers as a teenager to listen to blues in Dallas and Fort Well worth night clubs. Griffin was affected by the next era of blues performers, like Albert Ruler, Mike Bloomfield, Albert Collins as well as the Paul Butterfield Blues Music group. After the regional economy changed sour, he still left for Nashville. Originally, he did program guitar function for country performers and performed anywhere he could, ultimately building his very own Unknown Blues Music group. After launching a self-produced record that marketed well in Nashville, the music group agreed upon with Malaco/Waldoxy Information in 1992. That they had currently earned a popularity beyond Nashville’s town limitations, playing at such esteemed celebrations as the W.C. Handy Blues Celebration in Memphis as well as the Ruler Biscuit Blues Celebration in Arkansas. The music group toured incessantly and created East and Western world Coastline followings before documenting Gimme What I ACQUIRED Comin’ in 1993, that was popular among blues supporters and DJs. Griffin performed a month-long tour of European countries that calendar year with labelmates Denise LaSalle, Small Milton, and Artie “Blues Boy” Light. Griffin’s unique, cost-effective guitar style may also be noticed on White’s Different Tones of Blue record and Adam Peterson’s DON’T ALLOW the Devil Trip. His three albums for Malaco consist of Back in the Roads Once again (1992), Gimme What I ACQUIRED Comin’ (1993), and Sittin’ Right here With Nothing at all (1995). Each is outstanding initiatives that incorporate Griffin’s present for funny storytelling and mix components of jazz, funk, and swamp rock and roll into his agreements.