In Sydney:
Clayton Doley of the Organ Donors on keys;
Warren Jackson on drums;
Greg Royal on bass
Influences
Where do I start? EC has to take pride of place, SRV, Jimi Hendrix, the Three Kings (BB, Freddie & Albert), Muddy Waters, Stevie Wonder, the Allman Brothers Band.
Sounds Like
For others to say really - I'd guess Clapton & Stevie Ray Vaughan
Karl Morgan is a blues guitarist, singer and songwriter whose explosion onto the blues scene heralds the return of powerful, soulful, guitar-driven blues and rock & roll not heard since the great blues guitarists of the 1960s and 70s. Karl was a young West Australian boy when Stevie Ray Vaughan died in 1990, signalling the end of an era of devastating guitar artistry which began with the likes of Albert, Freddie and BB King and informed a generation of players from Jimmy Page to the Band; from Eric Clapton to SRV; from the Rolling Stones to Jimi Hendrix. Since the death of Stevie, great blues guitarists have been few and far between on the world stage. Karl Morgan is here to show us that the Blues - the great progenitor of modern music - has an enduring power to inspire and drive contemporary music with soul, with tone, and above all with feel.
Since discovering the awesome power of the Blues in his teenage years, Karl has striven to emulate the greats of the art, and has paid his dues in bars and clubs on the West Coast with bandmates Joe Whittle on drums and Graham Local on bass. The three piece journeyed to Sydney's 301 Studios in January of '04 to record 7 tracks, and finished the job at Sydney's Origami and Electric Avenue studios, adding 5 more tracks to complete Karl's debut album, 'Talkin' With the Hands'. ARIA Award-winning engineer Anton Hagop presided over both sessions, and renowned Sydney session players contributed to the ensemble, including bassist Greg Royal and Hammond virtuoso Clayton Doley. Nashville record label, Pied Piper Records, has signed Karl and US touring for his debut album is planned shortly to follow shows in Australia. The debut release is a rich mix of incendiary rock & roll, authentic acoustic blues, folk, funk and soul, including a visceral and brooding guitar rendition of the classic R&B hit, 'Sunny'. Listen closely, and witness the return of the Blues guitar...
Karl Morgan- HOLD ME WHERE I LAY
1st single of Karl's 2007 album- 'Talkin With The Hands'
Thanks for the add mate, good luck with the move and kick ass over there. You are one of the most refreshing guitarists and decent guys i have met in a while so i think you should do pretty well. Cheers
I have six songs loaded. You just have to slide over to the right hand side of my page because of all the slide shows I have loaded. Thanks and have a great weekend. Jim Gordon is one of the greats.
Make sure you come on in to the monthly Blues Jam and say Hi! It's a great place to meet fellow musicians. We hold them the first Tuesday of every month at Antone's on 5th Street. Starts at 7, ends by 10. We'll have a membership table set up - so you can find us :-) Safe travels and we look forward to welcoming you to Austin! Mary Lou, ABS Secretary
Hey Karl, just want to say thanks to you and the boys for thursday night. Outstanding job. Although the night started slow some of the people that saw you play rang friends to come down and it turned into one of the biggest thurdsays we have had at The Nighthawk Cheers mate.
Sorry it took a couple of weeks to get back to you. I appreciate the kind word on the tunes, sometimes the players are a bit testy.
Mate, if you could put "where i am" and "where i'm going" next to each other, we'd have our MySpace pages. I love all the bluesy/rock stuff and am putting together a trio as we speak to do just that. So for sure, we should hook up and do some shows.
At the very least, keep in touch. Cheers mate, sounds great!
Karl!! How's the path to fame going?? Looking pretty good from the sounds of it. Perth misses you... ran into Polly a little while ago and he said you were back for a day.. hope it was a good day :) haha x
