Black Diamond Heavies have recently released their second album as a two piece and I call bonus points to Alive Records for having the ears and cojones to support some of the toughest blues infected music out there. A Touch of someone Else's Class , is technically the Black Diamond Heavies fourth album if you include their first album You Damn Right with guitarist Mark "Porkchop" Holder and...
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Our pal over at the totally coral Ninebullets blog just did a nice piece on the Black Diamond Heavies and has allowed me to re-post it here. Read on:Ever since The White Stripes hit the scene, there has been no shortage of two man (or woman) bands out there releasing cds. Hell, there's been no shortage of coverage for them on this here web site, either. And while there are more two man bands ou...
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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 profess...
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Found this band yesterday. Good blues rock.
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Photo by Ryan McManus"Fever In My Blood" - Black Diamond Heavies"Dark Park Creeping" - The Mo-Dettes"Blue Moon At Dawn" - Coffee Sergeants"Singing At Your Door" - Tiny Lights"(You're My) Radio One" - Henry's Dress"Baby Let's Play God" - Big Boys"Buttermilk" - Captain America"Science Books" - Arrah and the Ferns"Four-Color Love Story" - The Metasciences"The Game In Rio" - Tigarahfriday random ten
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" The Black Diamond Heavies hail from the Southern States of America, but currently live as "vagrants/citizens of the world." Their music is urgent,raw,and full of ass-shaking soul. The live show has been described as both "Pentecostal"and "Demon-Possessed". Most of the material is original, although covers are sometimes thrown in as tribute to gods, generals, heroes, and vampires such as John ...
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Not sure where to start with this mess. So lemme give you some background.To begin with... My name's Cody Blaine...And as of last week, I was living in Murfreesboro (aka 'Bucket City') where I had been putting in alittle work at Grand Palace Records and Silkscreen, and was fortunate to have been turned on to a whole world of music I'd only vaguely known of prior. They also introduced me to MOG....
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