ED MICHAELS
Drums,Percussion,Harmonica,Vocals
PRESS
"Drummer Ed Michaels has one hell of a musical resume, and we all saw why. He knows his way around a kit." – Boulder's Home of The Blues
“Drummer Ed Michaels takes the vocalon “Keep the Wolf from my Door,A deep-blues number…” – Blues Revue Magazine by Art Tipaldi
“Ed Michaels is a latter-day Gene Krupa.” – San Francisco Chronicle by Herb Caen
“Ed Michaels supplies “Keep The Wolf From My Door,” howling the vocals as the beat knocks on that door.
This is a new spin on classic blues.” – Roger & Margaret White, Big City Blues
“Ed Michaels takes the vocal on “Keep The Wolf From My Door,”a deep-blues number,
the tune becomes one of the album’s most powerful statements.”
– Art Tipaldi, Blues Revue
Ed toured and recorded with slide master Roy Rogers and The Delta Rythm Kings and shared stages with such artists as Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, The Allman Brothers Band at Red Rocks, Johnny Winter, BB King, John Lee Hooker, Albert King, Robert Cray, Taj Mahal, Ben Harper, Ali Farka Toure , Koko Taylor, James Cotton, Al Green, Elvin Bishop, Chris Isaak, Ian Hunter with Mick Ronson, Junior Walker, Marcia Ball, Joe Bonamassa, Galactic, Robin Ford, Y & T, Motley Crue, Foghat, Marshall Tucker Band, Savoy Brown, Dave Mason, Bobby Rush, Jr. Brown, Wanda Jackson, The Blasters, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Jorma Kaukonen, Joe Ely, Corey Harris, Buckwheat Zydeco, Huey Lewis and the News, etc.
Ed recorded and toured extensively with Grammy Winner Alvin Youngblood Hart, including a world tour with Job Cain, which included Alvin, Audley Freed and Robert Kearns; in Europe, The UK and The Byron Bay Blues Fest in Australia. The band recorded Alvin’s CD “Motivational Speaker” in Memphis.
In Phoenix, AZ., Ed joined the Bluestone Project with special guest, John Densmore of “The Doors”; recording a CD for Native American Label, Canyon Records, with musicians Aaron White and Gary Rasmussen. The group performed at The Mother Earth Festival in The Grand Canyon, The Navajo Festival in Flagstaff, The Eiteljorg Indian Market and Festival and as guest artists with The Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra.The band played the 75th Aniversary celebration of The Crazy Horse Monument in South Dakota with special guest musicians:Jesse Valenzuela from the Gin Blossoms and John Densmore of the Doors.
Ed was recruited by harmonica virtuoso, Jason Ricci and New Blood and toured 2 years nationally and internationally, including the Moulin Blues Fest in the Netherlands, Telluride Blues and Brews Festival, Mt. Baker Blues Fest and The Blues from the Top Festival, etc. The band recorded the album, “Done with the Devil” in Nashville.” Ed wrote and sang the song “Keep the Wolf from my Door ” on the record which became a Pick to Click Hit on BB King’s Bluesville radio show on Sirius XM; receiving worldwide airplay. Consequently, the CD was nominated for a BMA Award for Best Rock Blues Album.
edmichaelsdrums@gmail.com
Drums,Percussion,Harmonica,Vocals
"Drummer Ed Michaels has one hell of a musical resume, and we all saw why. He knows his way around a kit." – Boulder's Home of The Blues
“Drummer Ed Michaels takes the vocalon “Keep the Wolf from my Door,A deep-blues number…” – Blues Revue Magazine by Art Tipaldi
“Ed Michaels is a latter-day Gene Krupa.” – San Francisco Chronicle by Herb Caen
“Ed Michaels supplies “Keep The Wolf From My Door,” howling the vocals as the beat knocks on that door.
This is a new spin on classic blues.” – Roger & Margaret White, Big City Blues
“Ed Michaels takes the vocal on “Keep The Wolf From My Door,”a deep-blues number,
the tune becomes one of the album’s most powerful statements.”
– Art Tipaldi, Blues Revue
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| Ed toured and recorded with slide master Roy Rogers and The Delta Rythm Kings and shared stages with such artists as Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, The Allman Brothers Band at Red Rocks, Johnny Winter, BB King, John Lee Hooker, Albert King, Robert Cray, Taj Mahal, Ben Harper, Ali Farka Toure , Koko Taylor, James Cotton, Al Green, Elvin Bishop, Chris Isaak, Ian Hunter with Mick Ronson, Junior Walker, Marcia Ball, Joe Bonamassa, Galactic, Robin Ford, Y & T, Motley Crue, Foghat, Marshall Tucker Band, Savoy Brown, Dave Mason, Bobby Rush, Jr. Brown, Wanda Jackson, The Blasters, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Jorma Kaukonen, Joe Ely, Corey Harris, Buckwheat Zydeco, Huey Lewis and the News, etc. |
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