AAA / Blues Rock / Country Americana
Location:
AMERICA NORTH: USA:Washington DC (DC)Record Label:
Freedom Train RecordsWebsite:
duffykane.comAirPlay Direct Link:
AirPlayDirect.com/duffykane
Biography
What do you get when you combine an inner calling, a sick passion and an uncommon urgency with The Blues, Rock N’ Roll and Americana?... You get the highly evolved musical madness of guitarist Duffy Kane. Duffy is a man who just wants to play guitar. His music is as diverse as he is American. His fever for the guitar is evident in his sheer electricity on stage. Like a volcano that is ready to erupt… Duffy is the real deal on stage and off.Born in Weirton WV, Duffy Kane was surrounded by the sounds of Jazz, Classical, Blues and Country. A classically trained violist; he altered his knowledge of the violin and easily transferred it to the guitar. A self taught guitar player with a classically trained ear is the foundation for Duffy’s provocative guitar style. His mother was a guitar player. When Duffy was a kid there was a beat up guitar that sat in the corner of his living room. Duffy remembers grieving as a child because his yearning to pick up that guitar was so strong but his father forbade him. That created even more of a yearning to grab that guitar and let it rip! Finally, when he was 16… he saved enough money to buy his own Les Paul and never looked back.
A cross between Stevie Ray Vaughan’s musicianship and Ted Nugent’s stage presence… his style evolved into a need. He started playing festivals and performed with Blues greats: Johnny Winter, Big Jack Johnson, Tino Gonzales, Debbie Davies, Sonny Rhodes, the Nighthawks, and Smokey Wilson. He recorded his first studio album Let Your Insides Do the Talking at 16th Avenue Sound in Nashville with Grammy nominated producer Brian Hardin (Jerry Lee Lewis and Charlie Daniels).
Duffy’s new album, “Dead Man Walking”, set for release June 30, 2014 on Freedom Train Records, touches on issues that are important to every American but isn’t preachy. Duffy says, “I write music that will hopefully ennoble and uplift the listener with truth, colorful harmony, and melodies that will be memorable to them.”
The debut single entitled “Sweeter Than” was written in 1998 but never recorded til now. The song is an excellent example of Duffy's signature sound with it's hard driving rhythm, playful & harmonic volley of guitar notes and soulful vocals.
His second single, “Why My Road” is a slow cooked tribute to Texas Bluesman, Stevie Ray Vaughan. Kane’s musicianship is based deep within the roots of American Blues & Jazz while simultaneously showcasing his original signature sound.
Duffy’s new work aims at powerful and wins. The songs will make you laugh, think, and cry and will hopefully enlighten. Duffy says, “The songs on this album are really about being an individual in the light of truth and not in darkness. They are my own personal struggles to choose the light. I want to do what is good and I hope I can help others through my music and my message.”
Duffy is currently on tour throughout the Eastern Seaboard. Seeing Duffy live is an experience that will uplift your soul. He’s been called a Roadhouse Mozart and that name follows him because of the truth behind it. A rogue renaissance musician who is ahead of his time… Duffy is a man on the run. Please check his website: www.duffykane.com for tour dates.
