By: Staff
Guitar International just received this exclusive video that Fender Guitars took of 20 year old guitar phenom Matthew Curry while he was featured at Chicago’s House of Blues as part of the “Fender Accelerator Tour.
Matthew Curry
Here we see Curry ramping up and nailing his original track, “Six String Broken Heart” from that concert.
“I see a big future for Matthew. Someone asked me in an interview if I thought there could be any more guitar heroes. Well, hell yes, of course, and Matthew is one who will prove that to be true.” — Peter Frampton
“…in the Stevie Ray Vaughan area of virtuosity and originality.” —Steve Miller
Who are these guitar legends talking about? That would be none other than 19-year-old singer/songwriter/guitar young gun MATTHEW CURRY. Consider yourself in the know.
Seemingly out of nowhere, MATTHEW CURRY has been creating a serious buzz the past few years, especially 2014. This rising star from the Heartland of Normal, IL has already seen rock star-like standing ovations at key festivals both in the U.S. and abroad, and the lines for his autograph at the merchandise booths are longer than most headliners.
His rare combination of youth and maturity have been taking audiences, and the music industry, by storm and surprise with his triple-threat talents of compelling songwriting, dynamic vocals, and incendiary guitar work. Now, having released two albums on his own–2011’s IF I DON’T GOT YOU and 2013’s ELECTRIC RELIGION, both available on iTunes—CURRY is poised to bring his thunderous guitar stylings to even more audiences courtesy of tours where he has the honor of opening for the Doobie Brothers, former Eagles guitarist Don Felder, and the Steve Miller Band starting next month.
Not only did IF I DON’T GOT YOU get recognized by the International Blues Competition with high marks, the song “Blinded By the Darkness” won in the “Best Blues Song” of the International Songwriting Competition. The same year the album was released, CURRY was one of five international finalists in Ampeg’s “Straight Up Tone” competition. And the album’s title track was included in NPR’s “Heavy Rotation: 5 Songs Public Radio Can’t Stop Playing” feature.
