Delta Blues guitarist Kent DuChaine will pay a rare visit to Portsmouth this week when his current tour rolls into town. The Minnesota native, who bizarrely found his way to the Blues via the liner notes on an Eric Clapton LP, will be ably supported by his classic 1934 National Steel guitar, Leadbessie, when he plays The Golden Eagle in Southsea this Friday, 2nd September.
Over the years Kent has backed up or supported such Blues greats as Boogie Woogie Red, Eddie Burns, Luther Tucker, Albert Collins and Howlin' Wolf; in 1989 he met legendary Bluesman Johnny Shines and, over the next three years, played over 200 shows together before Shines' death in 1992. Since then Kent has travelled the four corners, armed with Leadbessie, playing the music he loves to appreciative audiences around the globe.
Entry to this Friday's gig is FREE, for more information check the Golden Eagle's Facebook page.
UPDATE: Pub location information refreshed, legacy URL removed.
1 comment:
Kent is great wish I could get there, but I'll be playing my own brand of blues at The Cafe Parisien on the other side of town...
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