Steve Strongman
Ontario - Canada

JUNO Award-winning Canadian bluesman Steve Strongman is a versatile talent, and a restless one. By constantly pushing himself in new directions, he has kept himself vital. His talent is huge and impossible to miss, and it’s matched by his staggering musical ambition — as guitar-slinger, songwriter or vocalist. The same structures and progressions that animate blues and roots music can also choke the air out of it, smothering it in caricature and cliché. But Strongman is a subtle shape-shifter who manages to slip that trap without betraying the music he loves. Throughout, he never sounds an inauthentic note or loses touch with the essence of the blues. 
 

The 2019 release of Strongman's 7th studio recording "Tired of Talkin'" is destined to further establish the guitar slinger's reputation as one of the most exciting artists on the International Blues scene.  Strongman’s impressive resume includes stints opening for guitar legends such as B.B. King, Buddy Guy, and Johnny Winter. The performer’s breakthrough 2012 release A Natural Fact was hailed as a standout, earning Maple Blues Awards for Recording, Songwriter, and Guitarist Of The Year as well as a 2013 Juno Award for Blues Recording Of The Year. In 2014 he was thrice-nominated at the Maple Blues Awards (Guitar Player, Electric Act, and Entertainer of the Year) and in 2015 received a second Juno nod for Blues Album of the Year (for Let Me Prove It To You).  In 2018, No Time Like Now, was a Juno award nominee for Blues Album of the Year and in 2019, Strongman won Best Guitarist for the Solo Duo Category at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN.  His 2019 release “Tired of Talkin” is earning rave reviews and showcases why Strongman is one of the most exciting performers on the scene today.

Beyond Strongman’s talent as a songwriter, guitarist and front man is his ability to engage his audience and deliver an outstanding performance at every live show. With his inimitable guitar playing and soulful vocals, Strongman delivers incredible performances with power and passion. Steve Strongman has a way of stirring a crowd that evokes the emotion, maturity and authenticity of classic blues themes. His music speaks for truth and passion, and offers hope for the soul in the face of hard times in a way that leaves audiences craving more.  In a musical world of many pretenders, Steve Strongman is as real and authentic as it gets.


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The Strongman Blues Remedy, Vol. 1

Label: Stony Plain

Genres: Blues

Styles: Contemporary Blues, Blues

Songs on the Album

Track # Song Title Style Genre
1 Hard Luck Contemporary Blues Blues
2 Swansong (feat. Steve Marriner) Contemporary Blues Blues
3 Fine Young Man (feat. Dawn Tyler Watson) Contemporary Blues Blues
4 I Don't Miss You (feat. Harrison Kennedy) Contemporary Blues Blues
5 I Like to Ride (feat. Harrison Kennedy) Contemporary Blues Blues
6 White Lightnin' Contemporary Blues Blues
7 Tell Me I'm Wrong (feat. Crystal Shawanda) Contemporary Blues Blues
8 Gettin' Stoned Contemporary Blues Blues
9 True to Me Contemporary Blues Blues
10 Love Comin' Down Contemporary Blues Blues

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Tired of Talkin'

Label: Self-Releae

Genres: Blues

Styles: Contemporary Blues, Blues

Songs on the Album

Track # Song Title Style Genre
1 Tired of Talkin' Contemporary Blues Blues
2 Paid My Dues Contemporary Blues Blues
3 Still Crazy 'Bout You Contemporary Blues Blues
4 Just Ain't Right Contemporary Blues Blues
5 Can't Have It All Contemporary Blues Blues
6 Tell Me Like It is Contemporary Blues Blues
7 Livin' the Dream Contemporary Blues Blues
8 That Kind of Fight Contemporary Blues Blues
9 Hard Place and a Rock Contemporary Blues Blues
10 Highway Man Contemporary Blues Blues
11 Bring You Down Contemporary Blues Blues
12 Let's Stay Together Contemporary Blues Blues

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No Time Like Now

Label: Self-Release

Genres: Blues, R&B

Styles: Contemporary Blues, Soul, Blues

Songs on the Album

Track # Song Title Style Genre
Money in the Bank Contemporary Blues Blues
1 No Time Like Now Contemporary Blues Blues
2 Bring the Hammer Down Contemporary Blues Blues
4 You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet (feat. Randy Bachman) Contemporary Blues Blues
5 Love Love Love Contemporary Blues Blues
6 I'm a Man Contemporary Blues Blues
7 Old School Contemporary Blues Blues
8 Good Times Contemporary Blues Blues
9 Sometimes Contemporary Blues Blues
10 The Day They Carry Me Away Contemporary Blues Blues

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Let Me Prove It to You

Label: Self

Genres: Blues

Styles: Contemporary Blues, Blues, Electric Blues, Acoustic Blues

Songs on the Album

Track # Song Title Style Genre
1 There's Something Goin' on Blues Blues
2 What I Believe Blues Blues
3 Get Used to It Electric Blues Blues
4 We're Goin' out Tonight Blues Blues
5 Let Me Prove It to You Blues Blues
6 It Ain't the First Time Electric Blues Blues
7 Lookin' for Trouble (Featuring Guy Bélanger) Blues Blues
8 Whatever You're Doin' Blues Blues
9 Ain't Nobody Like You Blues Blues
10 Older Acoustic Blues Blues
11 Can You Feel It? Electric Blues Blues

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A Natural Fact

Label: Independant

Genres: Blues

Styles: Acoustic Blues, Contemporary Blues, Blues

Songs on the Album

Track # Song Title Style Genre
Haven't Seen It Yet Acoustic Blues Blues
Leaving Contemporary Blues Blues
1 Haven't Seen It Yet Acoustic Blues Blues
2 The Mood Acoustic Blues Blues
3 Can't Go Back Acoustic Blues Blues
4 Secret Acoustic Blues Blues
5 Leaving Contemporary Blues Blues
6 I Forgot Acoustic Blues Blues
7 Comin' Home Tonight Acoustic Blues Blues
8 Rockin' Chair Blues Blues Blues
9 I Got Trouble Acoustic Blues Blues
10 You Do It to Yourself Acoustic Blues Blues
11 Full of You Acoustic Blues Blues
12 Just One Thing Acoustic Blues Blues

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Blues in Colour

Label: Independant

Genres: Blues

Styles: Contemporary Blues

Songs on the Album

Track # Song Title Style Genre
1 Mean to Me Contemporary Blues Blues
2 Woman Across the River Contemporary Blues Blues
3 That's What She Does Contemporary Blues Blues
4 Can't Back Down Contemporary Blues Blues
5 Take My Arms Contemporary Blues Blues
6 Can't Stop, but I'm Tryin' Contemporary Blues Blues
7 Wastin' My Time Contemporary Blues Blues
8 Heart Contemporary Blues Blues
9 Lie to You Contemporary Blues Blues
10 Plain Hard Truth Contemporary Blues Blues
11 Emily Contemporary Blues Blues
12 Shout It out Loud Contemporary Blues Blues
13 Just Sorry Contemporary Blues Blues

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Honey

Label: Independant

Genres: Blues

Styles: Contemporary Blues

Songs on the Album

Track # Song Title Style Genre
1 Hard Headed Lover Contemporary Blues Blues
2 Let's Sleep on This Contemporary Blues Blues
3 Honey Contemporary Blues Blues
4 Big Legged Woman Contemporary Blues Blues
5 Soul Searching Contemporary Blues Blues
6 That's Me Contemporary Blues Blues
7 How Blue Can You Get (featuring Mel Brown) Contemporary Blues Blues
8 River Contemporary Blues Blues
9 Silhouette Contemporary Blues Blues
10 The Birthday Song Contemporary Blues Blues
11 Keep It to Yourself Contemporary Blues Blues
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Album: Tired of Talkin'
Label: Self-Releae
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Posted By: Duane Verh
Dec 13, 2020