Axe Masterson
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AXE MASTERSON......His Blues are RAW, His Blues are PRIMAL. A trip to the Delta for your EARS. Songs from the delta and beyond ,performed in a Barrelhouse /juke joint style,with intimate renderings of some old country blues Standards with a Fresh original sound.
Why this name?
iT JUST STUCK ABOUT 20 YRS AGO
Do you play live?
YES I have, ALL OVER USA AND EUROPE... I've slowed down a bit but, like i have always said "HAVE GUITAR/WILL TRAVEL" so ....WHENEVER THE CHANCE COMES UP, i Get there!
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
GETS GREAT MUSIC OUT THERE W/O THE BS
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
yeah right...hahahahaha
Band History:
It's all very basic recording, recreating a
live feel of the Delta. I did this as an homage to the old Library of Congress field recordings ..with over 25 yrs of gigging experience.........I've played all around this piece of dirt called earth, From the subways of NYC to the Amazon Riverboats of Manaus... performing and entertaining people all along the way...I 've lived and played hard. to get to the musical place of awareness i now have and want to share it with all my new listeners...........
The late Great Dave Van Ronk (mayor of Greenwich village)once said of Axe Masterson....
"when you can play any kind of music you want Axeman , i have no idea why you'd pick this, but i'm sure glad you did"
live feel of the Delta. I did this as an homage to the old Library of Congress field recordings ..with over 25 yrs of gigging experience.........I've played all around this piece of dirt called earth, From the subways of NYC to the Amazon Riverboats of Manaus... performing and entertaining people all along the way...I 've lived and played hard. to get to the musical place of awareness i now have and want to share it with all my new listeners...........
The late Great Dave Van Ronk (mayor of Greenwich village)once said of Axe Masterson....
"when you can play any kind of music you want Axeman , i have no idea why you'd pick this, but i'm sure glad you did"
Your influences?
Self Taught by these guys by watching ,listening and feeling.......,Robert Johnson, Son House, Muddy Waters, the 3 Kings (B.B., Albert, and Freddie), Leadbelly, Elmore James, Rev. Gary Davis, Arthur Crudup, Big Bill Broonzy, Big Joe Turner, buddy Guy, Elizabeth Cotton, Howlin'Wolf, johnny shines, Johnny Winter, John Lee Hooker, Charly Patton, Blind Willie McTell, Lighnin' Hopkins, Mississippi John Hurt, Rory Block, jorma Kaukonen, John Hammond Jr.,Dave Van Ronk, Roy Rogers, Tampa Red, Bukka White, Mike bloomfield, butterfield Blues Band, Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, sonny terry and Brownie Mcghee, T-bone Walker, SRV, Hendrix, the Dead, Quicksiver Messenger Service, Jefferson Airplane, the Yardbirds, John Mayall, Skip James, the Who, The Rolling Stones, Led Zepp, Frank Zappa, Blind Faith, Eric clapton, Stevie Winwood, David bowie, Canned Heat, the blues Project , B.S.&T., The Clash, Cream, CCR, Gary Moore, Hot Tuna, INXS, Jethro tull, The Pentangle, john Lennon, Jimmy Rogers, Julie London, Little Feat, Marty Robbins, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Moby Grape, Phil Keaggy, Ray charles, Bob Marley, Toots&the Maytals, Yellowman, Desmond Decker, Jimmy Cliff, Peter tosh, Burning spear, Pink Floyd, Squeeze, steppenwolf, T Rex, Marc Bolan, electric Prunes, Moody Blues, Traffic, Uriah Heap, Velvet Underground, wishbone Ash, foghat, Willie Nelson, ZZ Top, the Byrds, CSN, Larry Coryell, John coltrane, Miles Davis, theo Monk, flatt & Scruggs, The Stanley Bros., bill monroe, Vassar clements,the Band and CANNED HEAT, AND MY 2 Slidin' BIRTHDAY PALS (Nov.20), DUANE ALLMAN & JOE WALSH
Favorite spot?
NYC, AMSTERDAM, HELSINKI, STOCKHOLM, OSLO, ROME, MY GREEM MTN. HOME!
Equipment used:
'30 PatPend. STYLE O NATIONAL, MARTIN 0016DB,ARIA SW-35 12 STRING ACOUSTIC, '65 KENT AMERICANA?, '73 GIBSON L6-S, B.MOORE i2-13,B.MOORE i1,'O1 DELUXE STRATOCASTER , HOHNER HARPS,
/BOSS BR-1200 AND A MIKE
/BOSS BR-1200 AND A MIKE
Anything else...?
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// AXE MASTERSON...HAVE GUITAR/WILL TRAVEL...What else do you need to know?////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Whats to really know my friends? Life is full of ups and downs . we all have the same chance to lift ourselves above the animals and be truly Human. Everybody has feelings, needs to eat ,,have warmth, and a dry place to lay there head.///////////////////////////////////// I’ve been around the whole big blue marble and i’m here to say theres good and evil everywhere...from the deep amazon to a corner on 42nd & Bd’way ....but its what you decide to choose..hahaha...//////////////// peace always, Axe Masterson...have guitar/will travel ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////