Michael Barclay - King of Hearts (2014)

Tracklist

01. Everyday I Have the Blues
02. Someday After a While
03. Married Man
04. King of Hearts
05. Way Down in the Hole
06. Loneliness Is My Middle Name
07. Key to the Highway
08. One Too Many Broken Hearts
09. Come Together
10. Stormy Monday
11. Gotta Serve Somebody
12. Mistreated
13. Fatass Funk
14. Georgia On My Mind



Michael worked with Chuck Berry in the late sixties on the east coast and also recorded at Electric Lady Studios produced by Jimi Hendrix. In the early seventies, after moving west, Michael joined Banana, keyboardist for the Youngbloods, in his band. Michael worked as a side man with jazz singer, Randy Crawford ("Street Life"). In addition to gigs at major venues, her band also played opposite Ronnie Laws, Herbie Hancock, Eddie Harris, Stanley Turentine and other jazz luminaries. For two years, Michael worked with San Francisco organist, Merl Saunders with stints behind singing acts like Hodges, James, and Smith, and others. Michael performed and recorded with Bay area fusion group WBBH. Philip Elwood, in the San Francisco Examiner review, wrote: "A beauty on the LP called 'Lover's Lullaby' features...Barclay on guitar. Barclay, an impressive front man and guitarist, also is an excellent singer." Michael composed the instrumental piece Elwood refers to. After gigs with Dorothy Morrison ("Oh happy day") in the notorious Marin jam band, Fast Company, Michael formed and recorded The MICHAEL BARCLAY BLUES BAND. Michael has also supported Julian Lage, Dorothy Morrison (‘Oh Happy Day’), Bo Diddley, Norton Buffalo, Nick Gravenites, Sarah Baker, Stu Blank and others. He produced the recordings of the late Pattie Santos (It's a Beautiful Day). Michael was a featured performer at: The Russian River Blues Festival; and, The Sonoma County Blues Festival, on two occasions, where the band was received enthusiastically. Recently, Michael signed contracts and completed the production of a blues themes album forThe Hollywood Edge, a TV and cinema music library; as well as Human Factor Music, Crucial Music, Sound Exchange, and Rumblefish among others. Once again Michael and the band performed recently on the same bill with Duke Robillard. At the beginning of his career, he backed Chuck Berry; now in his later years, Michael backed Bo Diddley among many others - a fitting history for the Northern California Bluesman from NYC> Michael has released 4 CDs that are available on itunes, CDBaby, and Amazon among others. Michael’s website (www.sonic.net/~michaelb) has links to all the CDs. Recent releases include ‘Lazarus’, ‘Black & White’, ‘Blue Eyed Blues’, and ‘Soul Patch’.

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