By: Staff
According to Mark Pucci Media, Sirius XM will air a special world premiere of the new Guy Davis CD, The Adventures of Fishy Waters: In Bed with the Blues, to be played in its entirety, with multiple airings on February 15,18 and 19 as part of a show that includes an exclusive interview with the acclaimed blues singer/songwriter. The special will air on B.B. King’s Bluesville Channel and is hosted by Bill Wax, “Proprietor of Low-Fi’s Bar and Pool Hall,” who talked with Guy Davis about the making of this unique new “audio play” album, which is being released nationally February 21 on his Smokeydoke Records label.
Here is the schedule of the airtimes for the Guy Davis Sirius XM special:
The airing of the special coincides with the upcoming performances of Guy’s one-man play on which the album is based at the historic Crossroads Theatre in New Brunswick, New Jersey, February 16-26. For more information on the play’s performances, go to: www.CrossroadsTheatreCompany.org.
The Adventures of Fishy Waters: In Bed with the Blues marks the debut on disc for the production Guy Davis has performed off and on since 1994, and he’ll also perform a 10-15 minute segment from the play as part of his regular tour date shows. The new CD features a number of Guy Davis original compositions, as well as songs by such blues icons as Robert Johnson, Reverend Gary Davis, Blind Willie McTell and Big Bill Broonzy. The album is a “road story” in the truest sense. Guy Davis performs the stories and songs in character as “Fishy Waters,” who traveled throughout the south meeting a host of vivid characters and creating a lasting impression that is at times humorous and playful, at others mysterious and sometimes intensely powerful.
“Story telling is the most ancient, most powerful magic of the universe,” says Guy Davis, son of acclaimed actors Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis. “I grew up in a house full of story tellers. I met many more through the years but family members such as my grandpa Marshall (my mom’s dad) and my father were among the very best. My grandpa was famous for his rascally tales and jokes but every once in a while he’d tell about the time his mom killed and cooked his pet chicken and he didn’t realize it until after he had eaten it! My dad could tell a story over and over and make it fun every time. All these factors came together in my life and were helpful to me in writing The Adventures Of Fishy Waters: In Bed With The Blues.”
In addition to being a recipient of the “Keeping the Blues Alive Award,” Guy Davis has been nominated for 10 Blues Music Awards from the Blues Foundation. Over the years, his albums have drawn critical praise and honors from such media outlets as: National Public Radio, The Boston Globe, The San Francisco Chronicle and Acoustic Guitar magazine. Among his many career highlights include performing at Pete Seeger’s 90th birthday celebration at Madison Square Garden (leading Steve Earle, Warren Haynes, and the SNL Band in Pete’s “False From True,” a song Guy recorded for the Seeger tribute album, Where Have All the Flowers Gone). Also on that show were Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews, John Mellencamp, Ben Harper and a “Who’s Who” of the folk world. Guy’s also opened for the legendary Jethro Tull, with Ian Anderson joining him onstage every night.
Davis has recently been dubbed “The Ambassador of the Blues” following performances in 2011 in Greenland, Ecuador, the Galapagos Islands (the first-ever shows sponsored by the Ministry of Culture on those enchanted islands), Denmark andSpain.
Guy Davis is managed by Thom Wolke Management and booked by Piedmont Talent. For more information, visit www.guydavis.com.
Upcoming Guy Davis Tour Dates
3/1 – Regattabar, Cambridge, MA
3/2 – One Longfellow Square, Portland, ME
3/3 – Northwest Park Nature Center, Windsor, CT
3/5 – Blue Note, New York, NY
3/7 & 8 – Children’s shows at schools in London, Ontario
3/10 – Avalon Theatre, Easton, MD
3/16 – Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg, NJ
3/17 – World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA – daytime children’s/family show at 11:30am
3/18 – Tupelo Music Hall – White River Junction, VT
3/23 – Katherine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, Old Saybrook, CT
3/24 – Fitzgerald Theatre, Minneapolis, MN
3/31 – Colonial Theatre, Idaho Falls, ID
More dates are being added.
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