Davy Knowles------In the Footsteps of Giants by Deborah Kennedy Luckily for Knowles’ Fans, His Career Robert Johnson and Rory Gallagher
JAN. 26- FEB. 1, 2017 FACEBOOK.COM/WHATZUPFORTWAYNE • WWW.WHATZUP.COM • FACEBOOK.COM/WHATZUPFORTWAYNE ----------------------------- Feature • Davy Knowles ----------------------------- In the Footsteps of Giants By Deborah Kennedy Luckily for Knowles’ fans, his career Robert Johnson and Rory Gallagher. was really only beginning. In 2009, with Gallagher is probably, to American au- At 29, blues man Davy Knowles is a new band by his side (Fritz Lewak on diences anyway, the lesser known of those still as fresh-faced and unspoiled as he was drums, Kevin McCormick on bass, and Ben- three names, but he looms large in Knowles’ when he and his Isle of Man-based band, mont Tench of the Heartbreakers on keys) musical education. Gallagher was an Irish Back Door Slam, first broke onto the scene Knowles put out his first solo record, Com- bluesman from Donegal, Ireland who went in 2007 with their album Roll Away. There ing Up for Air, which, according to Josh on to form Taste, a blues-rock power trio have been some changes since then, obvi- Hathaway with BlogCritics.com, provided popular in the UK in the late 60s, before, like ously, namely that Knowles, launching a since 2009 he’s worked successful solo career. primarily as a solo art- Knowles has often ist, with Back Door stated that, from a very Slam backing him up young age, he always when he’s hit the road admired Gallagher’s with the likes of Buddy attention to and rever- Guy, Jeff Beck, Chick- ence for Irish folk mu- enfoot, Joe Satriani and sic, the way he artfully February 9 | 7:30pm The Rhythm Devils.
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