| | Lisa Kindred took her first steps in Buffalo, NY, listening to a DJ who
called himself "The Hound Dog"playing the blues on Sunday morning
radio-Muddy Waters, Koko Taylor, Robert Johnson-and the seed was
planted. Moving on, growing up, but always listening: Dinah Washington,
Ruth Brown, June Christie, Lisa says, "I would hear them, and something
would compound." |
Stepping out into the spotlight for the first time, lighting up the
stages of the dark coffee houses and folk clubs in Cambridge and
Greenwich Village, coming into her own voice: "Lisa Kindred, Ballads and
Blues" was what the marquee read. Landing in Chicago for a "Mother
Blues" gig, she was stunned and delighted to find that the 'voiced from
Buffalo' were still alive and packing clubs on the South Side. | | |
When Lisa decided that the time was right to put it down and get it
out. She called on old friends and favorite players: Austin deLone on
piano and vocals: Dennis Geyer, guitar and vocals: Dick McDonough, drums
and vocals; Willie Riser on bass. What Lisa's done is much more than a
step beyond what came before-she is , as the handicappers say when a
thoroughbred takes it to a higher level- Steppin' Up In Class. Bet on
it!
Austin DeLone, Dennis Geyer, Lisa Kindred Willie Riser, Dick McDunna
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