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ezFolk Forums > ezFolk Audio Hosting > Featured Artist of the Week > Featured Artist - 11/20/06 - Brad Davis |
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| Featured Artist - 11/20/06 - Brad Davis | Rate Topic |
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| Posted: Mon Nov 20th, 2006 08:10 pm |
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Richard Hefner Administrator 
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Brad Davis Brad with Earl Scruggs  Brad with Marty Stuart  After years on the road playing country with Marty Stuart, bluegrass with Earl Scruggs, newgrass with Sam Bush, and rock with Billy Bob Thornton, Brad Davis steps out front to prove that he can hold his own as a solo artist and band leader. Brad Davis spent ten years (1992-2002) performing on stage as a member of Marty Stuart’s road band. For the past six years he has played lead acoustic guitar with Earl Scruggs and Friends, and for the past five years he has played lead electric and acoustic guitar with movie actor Billy Bob Thornton’s rock band. He spent two years (2003-2004) as the guitar player for the Sam Bush Band and also performed with John Jorgenson’s Gypsy jazz Quintet in 2005. He occasionally performs with an exciting new bluegrass band, calling themselves "Greenbroke," consisting of Brad Davis, John Cowan, John Moore, and Dennis Caplinger. Brad has worked for, or recorded with, Willie Nelson, Emmy Lou Harris, Pam Tillis, The Forester Sisters, Tommy Shaw (Styx), David Lee Roth (Van Halen), Sheryl Crow, Sam Bush, Warren Zevon, and The Sweethearts of the Rodeo. He is currently the host of Commerce County Line, a singer/songwriter television program on the iTelevision network. Additionally, Brad has recorded two album projects featuring Billy Bob Thornton on Mercury Records and has toured both Europe and the United States as the lead guitar player for Billy Bob Thornton’s band. Brad's two solo recordings on FGM Records "I'm Not Gonna Let My Blues Bring Me Down", and "This World Ain't No Child Anymore" were both released to rave reviews. He also appears on an FGM concert DVD video release "Live in Kansas City" with Cody Kilby and Tim May. A prolific songwriter Brad has had his songs recorded by various country and bluegrass artists, including country star Tim McGraw (“Ain’t No Angels”). He has played on Marty Stuart’s gold selling album "This Ones Gonna Hurt You", the Marty Stuart "Hit Pack", and Marty’s last MCA recording "The Pilgrim". He played on the soundtrack of Steven Seagal’s "Fire Down Below", and performed music for Billy Bob Thornton’s Miramax releases "Daddy And Them" and "Waking Up In Reno". He also recorded with Sheryl Crow, and others, on the Johnny Cash tribute album "Kindred Spirits", played guitar on Warren Zevon’s final Grammy-winning recording, "The Wind", and was on Sam Bush's Sugar Hill release "King of My World". A talented guitar instructor and writer, Brad has been a columnist for Flatpicking Guitar Magazine since 1996 and is currently Takamine’s main guitar clinician, conducting dozens of music store clinics for Takamine each year. He has taught at Steve Kaufman’s Flatpick Camp, Nashcamp, Camp Bluegrass, the St. Louis Flatpick Weekend, the Roanoke Bluegrass Weekend, and more. He has also produced four instructional DVDs for Flatpicking Guitar Magazine, "Flatpick Jam", Volumes 1, 2, & 3 and a book/DVD/CD course called "Flatpicking the Blues". Additionally, he has produced several instructional courses for Mel Bay Publications, including the "Blue Book of Speedpicking", and a series of instructional Ear Training CDs.
____________________ Richard Hefner MP3 Page: http://www.ezfolk.com/audio/richardhefner Running Blog: http://old-runner.com |
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| Posted: Mon Nov 20th, 2006 08:17 pm |
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This week Richard picks the bad in music! hee-haa! Jazz it Up! Last edited on Thu Nov 30th, 2006 04:26 pm by |
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| Posted: Tue Nov 21st, 2006 03:15 pm |
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James Connolly Approved 
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Wow, so nice to have a celeb among us here on EZFolk.com. I knew when i heard "I'm Not Gonna Let My Blues Bring Me Down" that this guy is good and now plays with one of my fav actors Billy Bob Thornton, this is so cool  Yeehaw  Great stuff Brad Davis, it's an honor to have you here, admire your work  Slainte, James C
____________________ James (Seamus) Connolly http://ezfolk.com/audio/jamesconnolly http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/422/popmp3.php http://www.myspace.com/celticseamus |
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| Posted: Wed Nov 22nd, 2006 12:40 am |
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Charlie Approved 
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I second what James has said and it is so nice to have you with your music here and you have so much talent I hope you will be a regular here for a long time Charlie 
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| Posted: Wed Nov 22nd, 2006 01:10 am |
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Tony Provencher Administrator 
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Welcome to ezFolk, Brad! Wow! So much "country" music is slick and over-produced, but yours -- in spite of your exquisite musicianship--has such an earthy, ORGANIC feel to it! I love it! 'Cypress Walls' is a favourite! Peace,   Last edited on Wed Nov 22nd, 2006 01:12 am by Tony Provencher ____________________  My ezFolk Page My Other Websites
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| Posted: Sun Nov 26th, 2006 11:35 pm |
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holleyhall Approved 
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Just got back from TN for the holiday and finally got a chance to listen. Very nicely done Brad!
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