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'“Big Daddy’s Blues Stories” is a powerful acoustic tour through America’s great indigenous music of the Blues. Randall “Big Daddy” Webster is often called the “Pavarotti of Blues” as he wraps his four-octave voice around each note squeezing out every drop of emotion. Making “Blues Stories” even more special is the deeper understanding of the raw emotion behind the music as distilled through Webster’s years of performing, and teaching Blues-In-Schools. Often Big Daddy performs with master Blues harmonica player Michael “Doc” Palecki’s whose magical reed work brings texture and dynamic punch to a foot-stomping hand-clapping show. With “Big Daddy’s” capable guitar fretwork and booming voice, plus “Doc’s” magical harp, the wild hoodoo & voodoo of “Big Daddy’s Blues Stories’” will leave you spellbound and wanting more. You don’t want to miss this incredible live performance!'~ Vincent Cameretti - The Chicago Tribune 'Combine an animated Chicago urban blues vocal powerhouse with five of the finest musicians in the Florida panhandle and you have a band that can deliver the goods. Big Daddy & Red Hot Java is an explosive six-piece blues band hailing from Tallahassee, Florida in the Southeastern United States.
The defining voice and sound of the band is founder/vocalist Randall Big Daddy Webster, who could be compared with Kim Wilson of the Texas band The Fabulous Thunderbirds. Webster's voice is what I would call 'authentic'...a voice that really defines blues. As one whos life has revolved around the blues whether as a performer or a promoter, Big Daddy's roots in the blues go back to his childhood days in the Chicago suburbs where some of his first influences were the creators of urban blues; Muddy Waters, Otis Span, Junior Wells, Big Joe Turner, and other Blues legends.
Big Daddy's first two CDs, Firebrewed and 24th Hour provide a common ground where Urban and New Orleans blues meet. Eleven songs on each CD ranging from jump blues to scorching ballads showcases Big Daddy's BIG four-octave vocal range as well as lots of great instrument solos, giving the listener a great translation of what a live show may be like.
If you're a blues fan looking for the real deal, Big Daddy and Red Hot Java will be your cup of tea.'~ http://www.hotbands.com/reviews/20041111review.php ' “After years of playing rhythm guitar to the Jacksonville Jazz Festival's flashy lead, George's Music Springing the Blues appears ready to step into the spotlight for a solo. …Yesterday's festivities drew an estimated 20,000 people to performances by artists including Fruteland Jackson and Big Daddy & Red Hot Java. …Big Daddy had them dancing on the beach!”'~ Nick Marino (Florida) Times-Union 4/02 |
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