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MARK HUMMEL & The Blues Survivors
"Mark Hummel is a harmonica virtuoso. Quite simply, he is one of a handful of the best players ever on the instrument, and he gets better with each new release." - Blues Revue
"... is, in just about everyone's estimation, one of the top 3 to 5 living harp blowers" - West Coast Blues Revue
"Mark Hummel is simply one of the best harmonica players working today, the rhythm section’s kickin’ and Charles Wheal’s guitar pickin’ is a special delight. " - Huey Lewis
"Hummel and his swinging brand of blues are a match made in heaven" - Living Blues
DISCOGRAPY Odds & Ends - 2008 Ain't Easy No More - 2006 Blues Harp Meltdown Vol 3 - 2006 Harmonica Party - DVD 2006 Harmonica Party - 2004 Blowin' My Horn - 2004 Blues Harp Meltdown - 2004 Rolling Fork Revisited - 2004 East Meets West - 2004 Golden State Blues - 2002 Lowdown To Uptown - 1998 Heart Of Chicago - 1997 Married To The Blues - 1995 Feel Like Rockin' - 1994 Hard Lovin' 1990's - 1992 Up & Jumpin' - 1989 Playing In Your Town - 1985
Mark Hummel is a road warrior - a true Blues Survivor. Along the way, he has crafted his own trademark harmonica sound - a subtle combination of tone, phrasing and attack, combined with a strong sense of swing. Hummel has achieved wide recognition through nearly constant touring and appearances at the major blues festivals which have firmly established his solid reputation around the US, Canada and Europe.
Born in New Haven, Connecticut and raised in Los Angeles, California, Mark absorbed the music of such Chicago based harp blowers as Little Walter, James Cotton, and Sonny Boy Williamson, before settling in Berkeley, California in 1972. There he played with local bluesmen such as Cool Papa, Boogie Jake, Mississippi Johnny Waters and Sonny Lane. In 1980, he took the helm to lead the popular Blues Survivors Band.
In 1985, Mark Hummel & The Blues Survivors released Playing in Your Town, on Rockinitus Records, and immediately went out on the road. Earning their name, they toured virtually non-stop throughout the United States, Canada and Europe often playing alongside such blues greats as Charlie Musselwhite, Brownie McGhee, Lowell Fulson and Eddie Taylor. Mark's most current CD, Golden State Blues on the Electro Fi label, was recorded with his touring band, The Blues Survivors, plus special guests such as Rusty Zinn, Anson Funderburgh, Steve Lucky, and is receiving extended radio play at the moment.
In 1988, Mark was introduced to Canadian guitarist and vocalist Sue Foley. After several tours that year, Mark and Sue released Up & Jumpin', which also features piano legend Charles Brown. Mark hit the road again in 1990, before releasing Hard Lovin' in 1992 on Double Trouble Records. He has been on the road constantly since then, stopping only to record Feel Like Rockin' in 1994 and Married to the Blues in 1995 on Flying Fish Records.
Since 1991 Mark has been both producing and performing at his annual Blues Harmonica Blowout series. These shows have grown to be a much-heralded event and continue to draw sellout crowds wherever they appear. The list of participants is a who's who of Blues harp history, James Cotton, Charlie Musselwhite, Norton Buffalo, Kim Wilson, Huey Lewis, Carey Bell, Billy Boy Arnold, Rod Piazza, Rick Estrin, Paul Delay, Snooky Pryor, James Harman, Gary Primich, Sam Myers, in just the last three years of this 11 year event.
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BLOWOUT BOOKING: Piedmont Talent Agency - www.piedmonttalent.com 704-399-2210 RECORD LABEL: Electro-Fi - www.electrofi.com
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