Keith Dunn is a harmonica player, singer, producer and songwriter. He was born in Boston and has been playing blues music for over 30 years. He is the founder of record label DeeTone Records.
As a nine-year-old Dunn saw his first concert when T-Bone Walker played a free outdoor concert. At the age of 12 he bought a harmonica and began playing it at parties and with street players. He grew up listening to radio station W-I-L-D, initially taking a liking to Curtis Mayfield and Smokey Robinson. Later on he started listening to Archie Shepp and John Coltrane. He also bought records by Sonny Boy Williamson I and II). In his early career he played only acoustic harmonica.
After seeing the Junior Wells - Buddy Guy Band he put his first real band together, Blue Lightning. They played material by Junior Wells, Jimmy Rogers, Aleck "Rice" Miller (Sonny Boy Williamson II), and also James Cotton and Muddy Waters. Dunn's second band was called the Honeydrippers which was a guitar/saxophone driven group.
Dunn presently lives in the Netherlands. He has performed with James Cotton, Hubert Sumlin, Roy Eldridge, Big Walter Horton, Lurrie Bell, Jimmy Rogers and Big Mama Thornton. He works as a record producer and gives master classes in harmonica. He regularly tours with The Love Gloves and The International Blues Band and also appears as a guest musician with different artists, for instance Big Jack Johnson.
For the songwriting on his Alone With The Blues CD, Dunn received several awards (for the songs "Strange Things Are Happening" and "Need To Make A Dollar"). He also won the Talking Blues Award for the live performance of the songs on that CD.
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Keith Dunn es armonicista, cantante, productor y compositor. Nació en Boston y lleva más de 30 años tocando música de blues. Es el fundador del sello discográfico DeeTone Records.
A los nueve años, Dunn vio su primer concierto cuando T-Bone Walker tocó en un concierto gratuito al aire libre. A los 12 años se compró una armónica y empezó a tocarla en fiestas y con músicos callejeros. Creció escuchando la emisora de radio W-I-L-D, y al principio se aficionó a Curtis Mayfield y Smokey Robinson. Más tarde empezó a escuchar a Archie Shepp y John Coltrane. También compró discos de Sonny Boy Williamson I y II). Al principio de su carrera sólo tocaba la armónica acústica.
Después de ver la Junior Wells - Buddy Guy Band, formó su primera banda de verdad, Blue Lightning. Tocaban material de Junior Wells, Jimmy Rogers, Aleck "Rice" Miller (Sonny Boy Williamson II), y también James Cotton y Muddy Waters. La segunda banda de Dunn se llamaba Honeydrippers y era un grupo de guitarra y saxofón.
Dunn vive actualmente en los Países Bajos. Ha actuado con James Cotton, Hubert Sumlin, Roy Eldridge, Big Walter Horton, Lurrie Bell, Jimmy Rogers y Big Mama Thornton. Trabaja como productor discográfico e imparte clases magistrales de armónica. Realiza regularmente giras con The Love Gloves y The International Blues Band y también aparece como músico invitado con diferentes artistas, por ejemplo Big Jack Johnson.
Por la composición de su CD Alone With The Blues, Dunn recibió varios premios (por las canciones "Strange Things Are Happening" y "Need To Make A Dollar"). También ganó el premio Talking Blues por la interpretación en directo de las canciones de ese CD.
Tracklist :
01 Strange Things Are Happening 4:36
02 Need To Mkae A Dollar 2:52
03 Geronimo 4:33
04 Playing The Blues 3:51
05 Deetone Dance 1:20
06 Bring It On Home 4:45
07 Trouble Is Going On 4:21
08 California Dream 0:49
09 I Used To Have A Home 3:27
10 Kool Struttin` 1:44
11 A Feeling Called The Blues 1:57
12 Face The Facts 4:27
13 Deep In My Heart For You 3:59
14 Myers . Below. Jacobs And Myers 3:13
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Released: 1998
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