Black Diamond Heavies
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Artist:
BLACK DIAMOND HEAVIES are a unique punk-ass blues duo from Tennessee, a soulful rock'n'roll outfit born in the junkyards of the South. The Heavies are John Wesley Myers (bass keys, Fender Rhodes, organ, and voice) and Van Campbell (drums and vocals). Van is from Louisville, Kentucky and comes from a family of bourbon distillers. He also holds a degree in Mandarin Chinese and has drummed professionally on three continents. John Wesley, the son of a Baptist preacher, was born in Port Arthur, Texas, and has been shaking his "testimony" all over the South, playing gospel as a child until the devil got hold of him. Although they hail from the Southaern States of America the Heavies see themselves as vagrant citizens of the world. They have spent the last two years on the road, living in vans, and sleeping on floors.
When I first heard this record, I thought there had to be at least a half a dozen people in the band. I quickly learned otherwise as is evidenced by the vid.
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Comments (13)
I like this a lot!! Man, I need to take a few months off just to catch up to all of these new (to me) bands.
Love the rough quality of the singer's voice, too....
this was pretty bad ass..........I am liking all of it
OH YEAH!
did someone call me?
love the name,the description and the sounds. Throw in some screaming gat and you could nearly have deep purple
Wow. Only two guys, and the vocalist is somehow squeezing guitar sounds out of his keyboard. Watching the vid, I kept waiting for the guitarist to show up. Remind me of the Black Keys.
I said baby!!!!!
What a way to start the day... woot!!!!!!
Love this...
Mornin' ZR Yawnnnnnnnnnnnn
glad u kike
er, LIKE
Racist! Your secret is out!
My secret, sir, is the "five point palm exploding heart technique”, the most deadly blow in all of martial arts. Do Not Incur My Ire :-)
this is hella rocking stuff! thanks inrumford cuz i never would've heard of them. this is the kind of music i can play right before/after listening to the new lp from Black Lips, a new obsession for me.
cool britt - glad u liked!