Congratulations to Debbie Davies, winner of the 2010 BLUES MUSIC AWARD for Best Traditional Female Artist, THE KOKO TAYLOR AWARD.

News From Debbie Davies and her Band

Debbie Davies and Her Band have had a jumpin' first quarter for 2010. The Band has been touring from southern Florida up through the eastern Provinces of Canada. Special guest, Robin Rogers, jumped in the van for a tour of the mid west in March. The pairing of Davies and Rogers has already garnered rave reviews, and as a package, they have many summer festivals and touring dates coming up. Robin'sgritty vocals and soulful harp playng augment Deb's low down blues guitar and vocals!

April found Debbie hopping on Tommy Castro's tour buss, along with Joe Louis Walker, performing two weeks of shows as the Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise Review. Debbie will be joining the LRBC again on July 4th in Davenport, Iowa for the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival.

On May 6, Debbie Davies will perform with her trio at the Blues Music Awards in Memphis TN. Debbie is up for an award for best traditional blues artist this year. The band will then re-unite with Robin Rogers for a festival in Greensboro, NC, and a special Theater event in Charlotte, NC.

Debbie has added a recent live performance clip at her YOU TUBE site of her Band performing the tune, FISHNET, at The Towne Crier. Check it out!

Debbie Davies and Her Band are now offering clinics at music colleges, music stores, and special events. For an example of a recent 2010 clinic the band gave, please go to my clinic section.

Keep you eye on the website for more tour date information and up coming festivals.

HAPPY NEW YEAR from DEBBIE DAVIES and Her BAND

Most folks seem to be pretty happy to see 2009 come to a close, but for Debbie and Her Band, there were some very bright spots last year. Debbie performed on both of the Legendary Rhythym and Blues Cruises, played with Tommy Castro's LRBC Review, and she and the band released HOLDIN' COURT, on the Vizz Tone Label group. As we write this, HOLDIN' COURT is riding at number 2 on the National Roots Radio Charts (blues).

Probably the most exciting news of late is Davies' nomination for a 2010 Blues Music Award for Best Traditional Blues Artist/electric/female. You can vote for Debbie and for all of your favorite hard working blues artists at www.blues.org. If you are not a member of the BMA, it's easy to join at the website at the 25.00 entry level. If you are planning on going to the awards show on May 6th, it is in Memphis, and you will see Deb there!

In November of '09, Debbie was invited to Austria to teach at a week long blues clinic  followed by a week of tour dates through Austria and into Prague and Bratislava. Expect to see some blues letters from the road appear at the website about this beautiful opportunity to work with youth overseas. 

An exciting new musical pairing has taken place between Debbie Davies and Robin Rogers.  The two met at festival in Ritzville, WA last summer and felt an immediate musical connection.  Robin is one of the top female voices on the scene today, along side Janiva Magness, Candye Kane, and Shemekia Copeland, and Susan Tedeschi, but she is also a soulful harp player.  The two perfomed their first show together on Dec. 17th at the Infinity Hall in CT.  The audiance would not let them go and so were treated to two and a half hours of music! A Deb and Robin tour has already been booked throughout the midwest in March, and they are receiving Festival offers at this time. Catch them at the Carolina Blues Festial on May 8th, and the Bill Town Blues Festival in PA on June 13th.

For Debbie Davies and Her Trio, the road begins in Feb. and heads to Florida. Then later in the month, they hit the opposite weather spectum as they tour through eastern Canada.Stay tuned to the website  www.debbiedavies.com for updates of all kinds!

Holdin Court to be Released October 27

Debbie Davies and her band are gearing up for the release of their new CD, HOLDIN' COURT, the street date being Oct. 27th.  Expect album details, sneak peaks, and advance copies coming soon at www.debbiedavies.com

This year, besides working on the new recording, the band and Deb have had fun stretching out and doing some interesting shows with other artists.  Spring and early summer found Deb doing guitar duties behind budding young blues Diva, Gina Sicilia.  Sept. 13th, blues legend Bobby Radcliff  joined the band on stage for a special show in New Jersey. On Sept. 17th Deb and the band performed in front of a very packed house at BB King's Blues club in NYC, opening for Johnny Winter.  Expect some really exciting touring packages coming to you in 2010.

Recently we have discovered some very fun videos on YOUTUBE that blues fans, and in particular, Debbie Davies fans, will really wanna check out.  Some footage has just been up-loaded of Albert Collins and the Icebreakers performing at a 'brand new' Buddy Guy's Legends Club in Chicago during the filming of a documentary.  Though it states that the video is from 1993, Deb informs us that it was indeed 1988. Perhaps the Documentary came out in '93.  Of course Buddy Guy gets up to play, and you will see a very young Davies swapping guitar licks with these masters!  Check out BLACK CAT BONE and I AIN'T DRUNK, both posted by "bobblues1"

Also at YOUTUBE, a fan of Debbie's tribute CD to John Mayall, (Key To Love) has made some entertaining "art videos"  of two of the tunes; Hard Road, with Deb and Mick Taylor, and Nature's Disappearing  with Peter Green. Just search YOUTUBE under Debbie Davies and you'll find them!

Stay tuned for "Holdin' Court!

Special Event Wednesday August 5th at 7PM

G Guitars in New Haven, CT will be hosting Debbie and her band for a blues guitar clinic! This clinic will focus on playing blues guitar in a band and with others, and will include jam & stage etiquette. The clinic will include both performance and instruction/lecture. This very popular full-band clinic is sure to fill up - for more info, check out G Guitars at www.gguitars.com or call them at (203)786-4734. And if you've never been to G Guitars, you are in for a real treat as this store is a unique must-see!

Blues Cruise and Cross Country Tour

The first quarter of 2009 was really jumpin' for Debbie & her band. Of course the Blues Cruise was, in Debbie's words, "AWESOME BIG FUN!", and the recent five-week cross-country tour was a "Big Blues Blast!" We are posting photos from these travels on the website as Debbie's schedule slows down a bit and she is able to gather and submit them. Some pix are already up!

The band has returned to the studio to work on their latest CD, which is very close to completion. No release date yet, but we'll keep you posted.

AN EXCITING PIECE OF NEWS FOR DEBBIE AND LONG-TIME DRUMMER, DON CASTAGNO...the song Scratches, written by Don Castagno and recorded by Debbie on her ROUND EVERY CORNER CD, has just been picked up by HBO and will air in an episode of their hot new series, TRUE BLOOD, sometime in June. We will keep you posted on this too.

Debbie and bassist Casandra Faulconer are now playing and endorsing the new FENDER ROAD WORN axes. Way cool!

Please keep your eye on the website www.debbiedavies.com for summer festivals, special events, club dates, and new photos. Keep supporting live music!

THE NEW YEAR

Hey Everybody…HAPPY NEW YEAR! I was so lucky to begin the year in the Caribbean as a special guest on the Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise. The timing was perfect as far as getting some beautiful sun and air, and I had a ball hanging out with old pals Jimmy Thackery, Tommy Castro, Mitch Woods, David Maxwell, Reba Russell, The Cate Brothers, Tony Braunigal, Bob Margolin, John Hammond, and many more! And the jams were spectacular! If you wanna share some of the fun moments, photographer Joe Rosen has captured them beautifully and posted them here:

-Deb

The band is getting ready to head out on a big cross-country tour. Cass, Don and Deb will be traveling as a trio and picking up special guests to augment the band whenever possible. Stay tuned for details as to when they hit your town.

Newly added to Deb’s YOUTUBE site is another Retro Clip - of Debbie Davies performing her tune “24 Hour Fool.”

What a Year!

2008 has been quite a year so far for Debbie Davies and her band. Because of the very full touring schedule, Deb has had a hard time squeezing in writing the Letters From the Road and submitting the accompanying, fun photos. But as the festival season comes to a close, Debbie will make up for lost time and share some very cool experiences with everybody.

Meanwhile, Debbie is gonna be in a song-writing mode, working toward a new CD. She will also, during this time, be accepting a small number of guitar students. If you are interested, this will be taking place in the New Haven area of CT and you can email debbiedaviesmus@sbcglobal.net

Speaking of CT, Deb and the band are looking forward to seeing all you local residents at their holiday party this Dec. 11th at Stage One in Fairfield.

Special Event July 19,2008

Debbie Davies will be doing a rare, Southern Ct. performance at the acoustic cafe this coming Saturday, July 19th. Deb brings her trio to the cafe which features Casandra Faulkoner on Bass and Don Castagno on drums. As Debbie's long time drummer, Don has also written over half of the band's material. A prolific songwriter, Don's tunes have also been covered by Coco Montoya, Tab Benoit, Kenny Neal, Anson Funderburgh and Sam Meyers, Popa Chubby, Dave Gross, and Charlie Musselwhite.

Born in Thunder Bay. Canada newest member of the trio, "Cassie" Faulkoner, had chosen to pursue her musical career in the renowned music city of New Orleans. Her 10 years in that city gave her the opportunity to work with many luminaries of that musical pool including Gatemouth Brown and Papa Mali.

Cass was forced to leave the city after the Katrina tragedy and now resides in Queens, N.Y. She brings her beautiful soul and deep grooves now, to the Debbie Davies Band.

CONGRATULATIONS DEBBIE DAVIES

Nominated for BEST CONTEMPORARY FEMALE BLUES ARTIST 2008 BLUES MUSIC AWARDS! Click here to vote for Debbie:

December 3, 2007

DEBBIE DAVIES ON XM RADIO...On Nov. 28th, Debbie was a guest DJ with Bill Wax on XM satellite radio.

This coincided with Debbie's latest CD, BLUES BLAST, reaching the number one spot on his “Bluesville” show.

Bill let Debbie select all of the tunes for the entire three hours and the two shared enthusiastic banter about all of the artists featured. While at the XM studios, Deb recorded some solo performances of her tunes to be aired sometime in the future. We'll keep ya posted.

November 30, 2007

DEBBIE DAVIES FEATURED IN RIVETING RIFFS...Debbie is currently featured in the on-line music magazine, Riveting Riffs. To view this article, click on www.rivetingriffs.com/debbie_davies.htm

September 21, 2007

Debbie Davies T-shirts Now Available!

Now available on the website, and of course at all of the band's live shows are Debbie Davies Blues Blast T-shirts. The shirts are black with the artistic Blues Blast logo placed over the outline of a Fender Strat! The shirts are offered in sizes M to 2XL ... Check 'em out!

September 4, 2007

ATTENTION ALL NEW YORK RESIDENTS:

Mark Alfieri at the LAYFAYETTE TAP ROOM in Buffalo, N.Y. is refusing to honor the contract signed with Piedmont Talent for the Debbie Davies show on Sept. 8, 2007. The show has been cancelled. We apologize to all you folks planning on attending the show, but you can still catch the band in Rochester on 9/5 and Syracuse on 9/6.

ALL AGENTS AND BANDS BEWARE OF MARK ALFIERI AND THE LAFAYETTE TAP ROOM.

August 28, 2007

It's here! The new CD, BLUES BLAST, by Debbie Davies is now available for blues lovers everywhere! Truly a blast, the CD captures Debbie and friends Coco Montoya, Tab Benoit, and Charlie Musselwhite performing live, together in the studio! Backed by the Broadcasters, Ronnie Earl's old band (Rod Carey, bass; Per Hanson, drums; & Bruce Katz, organ), the grooves are tough, deep, and jammin'.

The reviews are rolling in and the consensus is unanimous: Blues Blast is poised to be one of the year's top blues releases. Check out the reviews at Debbie's website. You can purchase BLUES BLAST through the website, or at any retail outlet that sells blues music, and of course, at a live Debbie Davies show!

Also coming soon, BLUES BLAST T-shirts! These will be available at Debbie's website and at live shows.
Please keep your eyes on the website for tour date information and more!

May 16, 2007

THE DEBBIE DAVIES BAND has just returned from Florida where they played two great clubs, The Bamboo Room and The Bradfordville Blues Club, both surrounding their appearance at the Tampa Bay Blues Festival. Fans have been requesting a list of this year's festival appearances for the band so here goes:

5/4 TAMPA BAY BLUES FESTIVAL...St. Petersburg, Florida.
7/7 THUNDER BAY BLUES FESTIVAL...Thunder Bay, Ontario
7/13 BLACK POTATOE FESTIVAL ...Red Mill Museum, Clinton, NJ
8/3, 8/5 NOTODDEN BLUES FESTIVAL...Notodden, Norway (with Janiva Magness)
8/25 MOSES LAKE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES...Moses Lake, Washington
9/2 MAJIC CITY BLUES FESTIVAL...Birmingham, Alabama
9/16 BLUES AT THE BEACH...Virginia Beach, Va.
(with Janiva Magness)

Don't miss this months up loaded RETRO-CLIP on YOUTUBE featuring the Debbie Davies Band performing with special guest, the late great Jonnie Johnson, on piano. This St. Loius performance is not dated but took place sometime in the mid-nineties.

Debbie and the Band send out their deepest sympathies to the entire blues community with the loss of Carey Bell. He was truly an American treasure, and loved by all. Debbie and the Band had the honor and the pleasure of backing Carey up at the Rockland Blues Festival in Maine. This performance can also be viewed at YOUTUBE.

March 16, 2007

As Debbie and the boys prepare to embark on a month-long, cross-country tour, the music for their new CD is complete and in the hands of Telarc Records.

A release date for the project looks like it's gonna be sometime in August. And a new RETRO-CLIP from 1991 is up on YOUTUBE featuring Debbie Davies and Janiva Magness on tour with Fingers Taylor and the Lady Fingers Review. The Lady Fingers toured as the opening act for Jimmy Buffett's Outpost Tour. Check it out at www.youtube.com/debbiedavies.

The posting of this clip is quite timely as Deb and Janiva will hook up three times during this upcoming tour and join forces for some very special shows. The package will perform on March 16th at Famous Daves in Minneapolis, March 17th at East Gate Hall in Wausau, WI, and April 7th in Bay City Michigan at the State Theater. Joining the band on bass is Rod Carey. Many blues fans will remember Rod as part of the force, along with Per Hanson and Bruce Katz, behind Ronnie Earl during his 'hey-day.' Since Ronnie's retirement, Rod has been a member of the Bruce Katz Band and has appeared on numerous blues albums, including Deb's latest and an earlier Telarc release, HOMESICK FOR THE ROAD.

February 26, 2007

Debbie Davies has been in the studio this month and is currently putting the finishing touches on a new CD that will be released around Sept. 1st, 2007, on Telarc Records. Joining Debbie in the studio for this special blues project were Charlie Musselwhite, Coco Montoya, and Tab Benoit. More about this project as it unfolds. Check out some pictures!

NEW at YOUTUBE...check out Debbie's RETRO-CLIPS appearing each month. Featured for February is a clip from 1986 when Debbie was the guitar player for Maggie Mayall and the Cadillacs. The Cadillacs were an all female Blues and R'nB Band fronted by bluesman John Mayall's wife, Maggie. The band often toured as the opening act for the Bluesbreakers. Shot in 8mm black and white film at L.A.'s famous Palomino Club, the video is funky and grainy and the fashions are oh, so 80's! Check back each month for a new RETRO-CLIP...FYI!!

February 8, 2007

Debbie will be teaching a blues guitar clinic at 7PM on Thursday, February 22, 2007 at G Guitars in New Haven, CT. The clinic is free and open to all, and will be geared towards players of all levels. To learn more about the clinic and G Guitars, please visit the G Guitars website at www.gguitars.com. The blues clinic will be both a fun and informative event, with plenty of time for asking questions. And if you haven't been to G Guitars before, it is definitely worth the trip as it is quite the cool guitar shop!

November 27, 2006

The Debbie Davies Band sends out their deepest sympathies to the family of Robert Jr. Lockwood and to the entire blues community with the loss of one of our most beloved blues artists. Debbie and the boys had the honor and the privilege of performing for Mr. Lockwood's 89th birthday at Wilberts in Cleveland, Ohio a few years back. Click Here to view the photos from this party, or Here to read about the festivities.
The band is laying a bit low right now, preparing material for their next studio outing. They will do a local holiday party at BLACK EYED SALLIES on Dec. 16th in Hartford, Ct., and then return again this year to the TOWN CRIER for a New Year's Eve extravaganza.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE DEBBIE DAVIES BAND

October 24, 2006

The Debbie Davies Band has just returned from a mini tour of New Hampshire and Maine where playing the blues was enhanced by fall's foliage being at it's peak.
Some very cool pictures have been added on the site of Deb jammin'
with Janiva Magness and with Coco Montoya. Big thanks go out to the BLUESAHOLICS for the great photos of Deb and Janiva, and to AJ Hager for the shots of Deb and Coco. Check 'em out!

The Band's next run will begin on Nov. 3rd in the Chicago area and will continue through Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconson, and Iowa.
Check the tour dates to see if you think you will be in the area for any of the shows.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM DEBBIE DAVIES AND THE BAND!!

October 3, 2006

For those of you who were looking forward to catching the band this weeknd in Philly at Warmdaddy's...we apologize. The new club is just not open yet but they have promised to reschedule the DEBBIE DAVIES BAND as soon as they are able to get those doors open. Stay tuned.

September 14, 2006

Congradulations to A.J. Hager on getting "hitched" this weekend!

Now available at YOU TUBE and at MYSPACE, you can view video performances of the DEBBIE DAVIES BAND, and more.

We are changing, so if you are currently signed up to receive the band's newsletters, we are asking you to please re-sign up here at the web site and you will begin receiving newsletters designed specifically for your regional area.

"For those of you who were looking forward to catching the band this weeknd in Philly at Warmdaddy's...we apologize. The new club is just not open yet but they have promised to reschedule the DEBBIE DAVIES BAND as soon as they are able to get those doors open. Stay tuned."

June 22, 2006

Maggie Mayall, the wife of John Mayall, has just released an anthology CD called DIG THIS. The Cd includes six cuts from her 1986 band, MAGGIE MAYALL AND THE CADILLACS with Debbie Davies on guitar! To purchase this CD, or learn more about it, go to maggiemayall.com.

June 19, 2006

The Debbie Davies Band will be doing one 3 hour Blues Clinic/Master Class to be held at the National Guitar Workshop Connecticut campus. The clinic will take place the week of July 30th through August 5th. Debbie will be joined by her band mates drummer Don Castagno and bass player Alan J. Hager. To learn more about this exciting event call 800-234-6479 or visit www.guitarworkshop.com.

March 29, 2006

• Last minute performance scheduled for Friday March 31st at the TURNING POINT in Piermont, New York.
  
  
• Debbie posts a new Letter From the Road on the website: San Francisco Blues
  
  
• New website mailing list in the works...new list will be set up on a new program and will be organized regionally, so many folks will be contacted to re-sign up.
  

• Debbie receives a new endorsement from Levy's Leathers, makers of unique, high-quality guitar straps and gig bags. Check them out at www.levysleathers.com



• The House of Blues Radio Hour will feature the Telarc release ALL I FOUND and an interview with Debbie Davies by Elwood Blues during the weekend of April 22-23, 2006.