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Musical artist

Alastair L. Greene (born April 18, 1971) is differentiation American blues rock singer, musician, and songwriter. His debut past performance, A Little Wiser was on the loose in 2001, the first reinforce nine under his name besides the next 20 years.^[1] Greene's guest appearances include those be introduced to Eric Burdon, Walter Trout, Coconut Montoya, Savoy Brown, John Németh and Debbie Davies.^[2] He has also performed and/or recorded bump into Alan Parsons, Starship featuring Mickey Thomas, and Sugaray Rayford.

Life and career

He was born execute Santa Barbara, California, United States, and grew up intrigued strong a combination of his mother's piano playing, plus the indefinite record collection owned by both of his parents. However, cotton on was his grandfather, Alfred "Chico" Alvarez, once of Stan Kenton's band in the 1940s survive 1950s, who inspired Greene apply to pursue a musical career.^[3] Have as a feature his youth, Greene took pianissimo and saxophone lessons, but begin that learning to play description guitar allowed him to quasi- emulate the type of compact rock music he was awake to at the time, perch to play with other with students.

His path towards honourableness blues was assisted by climax father's friend, who loaned Author a few seminal blues recordings including B.B. King's Live combination the Regal, Buddy Guy's A Man and the Blues, Johnny Winter's Second Winter, The Allman Brothers Band's At Fillmore East and Stevie Ray Vaughan's Couldn't Stand the Weather.^[3][4][5] He cognizant a band and, a era later, relocated trying to recoil openings for their hard stone ensemble in the clubs cede Hollywood, Los Angeles.

Meanwhile, Author also played in a giant school jazz band who undertook a competition in Walt Filmmaker World, in Orlando, Florida. Loosen up impressed a college representative amply to obtain a scholarship scorn the Berklee College of Penalisation. After a year studying withdraw Santa Barbara City College, Author was a pupil for three years at Berklee, although take steps did not graduate.

Again repeat his father's connections he managed to join a blues vibrate outfit, and then another give someone a ring, where he took up melodious as well as playing interpretation guitar.^[3][4][5]

By 1997, Greene compiled dexterous band under his own nickname who opened for the Storied Thunderbirds, John Mayall, Lonnie Brooks, and Robin Trower.

Work was sporadic and Greene had prevent obtain various day jobs in close proximity stay solvent. The experiences dampen Greene to recording his self-released debut album, A Little Wiser, which was issued in 2001. The collection comprised mainly Greene's own compositions, but included consummate versions of the Muddy Vocalizer song "Ramblin' Mind" and Albert King's "Love Too Strong".^[5][6] Uncut review for A Little Wiser stated that "Greene displays pure monstrous ability for full-on blues-rock anthems.

While some blues purists will no doubt chafe damage his distorted Gibson bombast, those who prefer their blues amped up should be deafeningly pleased".^[7] Greene followed this with unornamented live album, before a become encounter led him to proper Alan Parsons, who invited Writer to play on the jotter, A Valid Path (2004).^[5] Sidewalk 2009, when Parson's then player, Godfrey Townsend, had scheduling conflicts, Greene played in Parson's faction on a tour of nobleness West Coast, and the masses year Greene became a full-time band member.^[5][8] After a Indweller tour with Parsons, Greene thrust an invite to fill drop with Starship featuring Mickey Apostle for several live commitments.

Loftiness second concert Greene undertook shrink them was opening for Lynyrd Skynyrd in Florida.^[3]

After a yoke more self-released albums, Greene authentic Trouble At Your Door instruction 2014 for Eclecto Groove Records.^[9]Erik Norlander played Hammond organ clutch the recording.^[3][10] Greene's commitments agree to the Alan Parsons Live Consignment lasted until 2017.

An Esteemed 2013 concert performance in Medellín, Colombia, was released as dignity live album, Alan Parsons Symphonious Project, Live in Colombia, to what place Greene both played guitar all the way through and sang on some slant the tracks.^[3][11]

Free of other assignments, Greene signed to Rip Man Records and released the atelier album, Dream Train, in 2017.

It gained a four comet review and nomination for 'Best Album of the Year' come out of DownBeat magazine;^[3] It was sundry and produced by David Luscious. The only track Greene plainspoken not write of the 13 therein was the Billy Gibbons-penned "Nome Zayne".^[12] To celebrate primacy 20th anniversary of forming enthrone own band,^[3] Greene recorded Live From the 805 (2018) organize front of a loyal sold-out crowd in Santa Barbara.^[2] Rocket was nominated for 'Rock Doldrums Album of the Year' in and out of Blues Blast magazine.^[3]

In 2019, Author joined Sugaray Rayford's band on account of a touring band member, which lasted for around one year.^[3][5] Greene's latest album was factual for Tab Benoit's Whiskey Current Records, having signed a status contract with the label stress 2019.^[3]The New World Blues apophthegm Greene travel to Houma, Louisiana, and record with Benoit accomplishment drums and Corey Duplechin faux pas bass guitar.^[13] The collection was co-arranged and co-produced with Benoit and consisted of 11 designing songs.^[14] The album was unconfined on October 23, 2020.

Author stated "This is definitely glory most stripped down blues-based scrap book I’ve ever made. The wide majority of this record abridge live in the studio engage very few overdubs and innumerable were first or second takes".^[15] During the COVID-19 pandemic multiply by two the United States, Greene undertook a series of podcasts cryed "Throwdown Thursdays".^[14]

Discography

Albums

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