Harpdog Brown
Delta - British Columbia - Canada
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Harpdog Brown takes Chicago Blues down to New Orleans. The result is a unique and vibrant new sound.
Harpdog Brown has earned a solid reputation as a real-deal purveyor of classic electric
blues. Think of the old Chess Records and Sun Records of the late 40's and early 50’s.
These days he’s been touring more and more as Harpdog Brown & the Uptown Blues
Band. They have a unique sound that takes Chicago Blues down to New Orleans. It’s
piano driven and often features slide trombone, sax and clarinet. Still a vintage vibe, just
a different vintage! This music will move you! They perform mostly originals yet they
often include great songs of the masters from that era. Think Louis Jordan, Satchmo,
Sonny Boy Williamson, Wynonie Harris, even Duke Ellington. Audiences are raving
about this new show!
He’s been called a Blues Evangelist, and that’s a very fitting moniker. "I speak the blues
like it's the truth, and it is”, he was recently quoted. "I do feel like I'm a servant of the
people. A missionary if you will. Music can heal people if they pay attention to the
messages in these songs.” He delivers those messages using the vintage sound
whether it be with his lowdown classic blues band the Travelin’ Blues Show or with his
new Uptown Blues Band. Harpdog says "Blues has a healing power. It's a beautiful
celebration of our perfectly flawed lives. We help people forget about their issues of the
moment and then they realize that we all have our issues, and that's OK."
Vancouver-based Harpdog Brown was born in Edmonton in 1962, an adopted child who
has felt somewhat detached his whole life - "a lifelong battle of not feeling like I
belonged. I feel like I was born for the circus, you know, born to travel. The blues tapped
me on the shoulder years ago and said 'this is where you belong, son'. So the blues
became my circus and there's no better way to travel than with a band!”
Harpdog Brown is a gifted vocalist and an imaginative harmonica player. He has won
three consecutive Maple Blues Awards for Harmonica Player of the Year
(2014/2015/2016), the Fraser Valley Music Award, has three consecutive Western
Canadian Music Awards Nominations, a Juno Nomination and is the only Canadian to
win the coveted Muddy Award. In 2016, he was nominated for 3 Maple Blues Awards
(Harmonica Player, Male Vocalist and Album of the Year) for his latest release Travelin’
With The Blues. Travelin' With The Blues released in 2016 is listed as #9 on the
Roots Music Report Top Classic Blues Albums of 2017. This follows his Top 20 charting
2014 release What It Is (Roots Music Report International Blues Albums).
His new album, For Love and Money is set for release on April 26, 2019. It features the
Uptown Blues Band along with Producer, Steve Dawson on guitars and is a FACTOR
funded Juried Sound Recording
more: www.HarpdogBrown.com
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Discography
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For Love and MoneyLabel: Dog House Genres: Blues Styles: Blues, Classic Blues Songs on the Album
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Decoration Day, Volume 5Label: Mason Jar Music Genres: Blues Styles: Classic Blues Songs on the Album
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Long List of PriorsLabel: MVP Genres: Blues, Folk Styles: Classic Blues, Contemporary Folk Songs on the Album
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What It isLabel: Dog House Genres: Blues Styles: Blues Songs on the Album
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Travelin' with the BluesLabel: Dog House Genres: Blues Styles: Blues, Classic Blues Songs on the Album
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Still Fighting the WarLabel: Music Road Records Genres: Rock, Country, Folk, Blues Styles: Roots Rock, Americana Country, Folk, Classic Blues Songs on the Album
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NaturallyLabel: Dog Breath Genres: Blues Styles: Blues, Classic Blues Songs on the Album
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MayhemLabel: Decca Genres: Blues Styles: Blues, Classic Blues Songs on the Album
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Reviews
For Love And Money
Travelin' With The Blues