Dan "Lawman" Lawson - Guitar, Vocals
Erik "Scifibassman" MacPherson - 5 and 6 string Bass Guitar, Vocals
Tim "The Toolman" Provost - Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Influences
My Family, Also My Uncle Roy Parks, Mark Farner, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Billy F. Gibbons, Duane Allman, Richard Betts, Gary Moore, Danny Gatton, Buddy Guy, there are so many Greats that came before us!! We Owe Them All.
Since the 1980s, blues has also continued in both traditional and new forms. The Texas rock-blues style emerged which used guitars in both solo and rhythm roles. In contrast with the West Side blues, the Texas style is strongly influenced by the British rock-blues movement. Major artists of the Texas style are Stevie Ray Vaughan, Dan Lawson, The Fabulous Thunderbirds and ZZ Top. The 1980s also saw a revival of John Lee Hooker's popularity. He collaborated with Carlos Santana, Miles Davis, Robert Cray and Bonnie Raitt. Eric Clapton, known for his performances with the Blues Breakers and Cream, made a comeback in the 1990s with his MTV Unplugged album, in which he played some standard blues numbers on acoustic guitar.
In the 1980s and 1990s, blues publications such as Living Blues and Blues Revue began to be distributed, major cities began forming blues societies, outdoor blues festivals became more common, and more nightclubs and venues for blues emerged.
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Blues performers such as John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters continued to perform to enthusiastic audiences, inspiring new artists steeped in traditional blues, such as New York-born Taj Mahal. John Lee Hooker blended his blues style with rock elements and playing with younger white musicians, creating a musical style that can be heard on the 1971 album Endless Boogie. B.B. King’s virtuoso guitar technique earned him the eponymous title "king of the blues". In contrast to the Chicago style, King’s band used strong brass support from a saxophone, trumpet, and trombone, instead of using slide guitar or harp. Tennessee-born Bobby "Blue" Bland, like B.B. King, also straddled the blues and R&B genres.
The British blues musicians of the early 1960s inspired a number of American blues-rock fusion performers, including Canned Heat, Janis Joplin, Johnny Winter, The J. Geils Band, Ry Cooder. Many of Led Zeppelin’s earlier hits were renditions of traditional blues songs. One blues-rock performer, Jimi Hendrix, was a rarity in his field at the time: a black man who played psychedelic rock. Hendrix was a skilled guitarist, and a pioneer in the innovative use of distortion and feedback in his music. Through these artists and others, blues music influenced the development of rock music.
Magic Sam’s West Side Soul album cover in the late 1960s, the West Side style blues emerged in Chicago with Magic Sam, Magic Slim and Otis Rush. West Side style has strong rhythmic support from a rhythm guitar, bass electric guitar, and drums. Albert King, Buddy Guy, and Luther Allison had a West Side style that was dominated by amplified electric lead guitar.
Dan Lawson does not just play the guitar, His guitar tells a story of Passion and Soul! Dan's Music is a vast mix of Rock, Blues, Jazz, and Funk! We allow the music to speak for us! We have been Playing from Sea to Shining Sea!! Dan is also a frequent performer at all the Major Blues Festivals through out North America such as The Ottawa Blues Festival and the Mont-Tremblant Blues festival in Montreal Canada. I have had the honor of sharing the stage with such Great Act's as "My Band of Brother's Of Blues and Funk!!! Erik MacPherson, Tim Provost and Sean Hagon" Chris "Whipper" Layton of "Double Trouble" The 4 Tops, Jr. Walker's Allstar's, The Contours, Bad Co, Styx, R.E.O and Speedwagon, Lou Gramm, Rick Derringer, John Waite, Jack Blades, Vanilla Fudge, Blue Oyster Cult, Molly Hatchett, John Cafferty, Edgar Winters, Eddie Money, Z.Z.Top, .38 Special, John Kay and Steppenwolf. A very Special thanks to my Good Friends Rodger and Linda Earl of Foghat. Dan also has performed at the Ledgendary "Buffalochip" in Sturgis, South Dakota with the likes of, Kid Rock, Joe Walsh, Lynyrd Skynyrd, George Thorogood, Blue Oyster Cult, and Alice Cooper, Kenny Wayne Sheppard, Toby Keith, and Papa Roach. Dan has been asked to Play again this year at "The Buffalochip" for Sturgis Bikeweek 2008. I would like to Thank the following Important People in my Life starting with Brenda Hatfield, Greg and Lee Sheridan at Full-Throttle Magizine, Harry R. Vance, Gordon and Marybeth Mackay at Mackay Entertainment, Robert Keeley Electronics, Todd and Marcia November at Biker Skin Care Products, Tony "T-Bony" Saccone, Tim McKee at Mesa-Boogie Ampification, Rod Mackenzie at Rockit Guitars, SennheiserUSA, U-Haul of Hyannis, Ma, Tarina at Graph-Tech, C.B.I.Cables, Phil Fazin Photos, Bert and Chrissy at InTune Guitar Picks, Keith Medley at Mackie, Jimmy &^%..$% Gallager at Mid-Florida Sportswear, Allen Rouleau Couture Clothing Boston Ma. Robbie Jarvis Sound and Lighting, Jeff Purchon at "gig-fx" Waltham Ma, also, Paul Bondarovski of "Midnight Special Blues Radio" Paris France, also Tony Woodruff, Rod Woodruff and Kevin Karns from The Legendary "Buffalochip" in Sturgis, South Dakota They are the Best of Friends!!!
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