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# 1 on The Electric Blues Radio Show playlist for September! Listeners voted my recording of “I Can’t Quit You Babe” number one! The song is from my CD, Power Blues Guitar. Electric Blues Radio features Blues DJ, Herm, and I’m thrilled to have the listener’s favorite #1 song for the whole month of September! Very exciting!
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Rockin The Blues On Two Wheels News October Edition
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GREETINGS MUSIC FANS
Rockin’ October and Happy Halloween! As 2009 moves towards the last quarter of the year, I look back on the biggest year for me yet! More festivals, shows and exciting events than any other year, but I have a lot of work ahead in 2010. I am writing and working on a new CD and adding songs to the show. Recently there have been some huge developments. Here are a few:
– # 1 on The Electric Blues Radio Show playlist for September! Listeners voted my recording of “I Can’t Quit You Babe” number one! The song is from my CD, Power Blues Guitar. Electric Blues Radio features Blues DJ, Herm, and I’m thrilled to have the listener’s favorite #1 song for the whole month of September! Very exciting!
– I am one of the first artists to be part of the launch of the amazing new technology of Jogglebug.com! This advanced player allows me to record my voice or music as instant messages to be played on my website & jogglebug.com. Hear the latest voice messages from the road! Terrific new communication, like a souped-up twitter. Check it out at www.bradwilsonlive.com and www.jogglebug.com
– We are honored to once again support the Daniel Pearl World Music Days! A positive organization working for peace and better understanding around the world. Check their site out at www.danielpearlmusicdays.org.
– The band will performing a charity concert pre-party for the Harley Davidson Toy Run on Saturday, October 17th in Visalia at Howie and Sons.
– We are performing at the famous Bluesapalooza Festival in Southern California this Saturday, October 10. We are headlining the show on the main stage called Thunderfest. Rockin’ the Blues and Rippin’ Guitar, we play a two-hour concert at 5 PM in downtown Covina.
– October includes shows at two wonderful casinos, starting this weekend. We’ll be at Eagle Mountain Casino in Porterville for two nights: October 9 & 11 at the Summit Room stage. Always a fun visit to this really nice casino. One of the biggest, most enjoyable casinos is Table Mountain Casino near Fresno, and we perform there on October 24th for two shows: 6 PM & 9 PM.
– I have a couple of favorite clubs to play in October:
First, we will be at Vinny’s Place located in Chowchilla on Friday, October 23rd. This is a brand new room and location for Vinny!
Then, this Halloween, October 31, we join the fun and a huge costume party by rockin’ the house at Crown Billiards in San Ramon – the Bay Area’s best Halloween bash!
– I often get asked about how to get songs played in the show. Almost everything we play is recorded. Visit iTunes.com or the store page at www.bradwilsonlive.com for a list of where to download or buy any of the music I play at the shows.
The weather is cool and crisp, football is back, basketball soon, and we are all moving ahead with a new season. Hope you’ll join the band and myself for some Rockin’ the Blues good times around California. We’re bound to be playing somewhere near you!
See you further on up the road…..BW
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Like many talented guitarists, Brad Wilson is an amazing blues-rock guitarist with his very own distinctive style and tone. As noted in a previous review, Wilson has lovely whiskey, raspy vocals drawing his listeners into his personal accounts of his travels in all of his songs. His attack on the lead guitar is nothing but sheer excellence. Rockin’ the Blues/Ripping the Guitar is his motto.
– Susie Salva for All Access Magazine.
Take just one listen to Brad Wilson’s new self-titled CD, and it quickly becomes clear he has been around long enough to absorb a host of blues influences, and that he has fun playing rock and roll. – In the old days he would probably have been called a “road warrior.” – And as with so many musicians, Wilson’s musical road starts with – and goes back to – his family.
– John Heidt For Vintage Guitar
Brad Wilson’s playing is influenced by a lot of different music, starting with ’70’s southern rock. He’s got a big, fat tone on most cuts. Check out the minor-key magic of “Sundown and the Cowboy,” where his soloing matches the soul of his vocal. “Last Call” features the kind of sweet bends and tone associated with the Allman Brothers. And he’s not afraid to tackle a shuffle, as demonstrated by “All Kinds of a Fool.” “Slide on Over” mixes funk with Hendrix-driven rock guitars. “House of Love” is a song you’d expect to hear on rock radio-great hooks, great sound, and as well-written as you’ll hear. “Two Belong” draws a jazzy element, with a biting solo testifying to Wilson’s melodic taste. He’s not afraid to delve into arena rock, but unlike many who go there, his sound stay interesting. “The Healer” and “Hands on the Wheel” are riff-heavy and feature nasty guitar tone and quick, on-the-money solos – and they’re fun to listen to.
-Vintage Guitar Magazine, HIT LIST REVIEWS
2009 Tour Highlights
Fox TV Fresno “Great Day” Show Lodge at Mammoth Mountain Eagle Mountain Casino, Porterville Blue Lake Casino, Blue Lake Blues & Brews, Visalia Laughlin Blues & Brews Festival Laughlin River Run 2009 Dixon Mayfair Three Rivers Blues Festival Thunder Run 2009, Riverside Concert in the Pines, Twain Harte Garlic Festival, Gilroy Hyatt Blues Series, Huntington Beach Chuckchansi Casino, Coarsegold Shoreline Village, Long Beach Lemoore Concert Series Concert At The Lake, Coarsegold Arte America, Fresno Table Mountain Casino, Friant Thursday Night Concert Series, El Dorado Hills Blue Room Capital Hotel, Sacramento Blues Brews BBQ, Napa Blues By The Bay Festival, Eureka Bluesapalooza, Covina Crown Billiards Halloween Party, San Ramon
