Mike Griffin & The Unknown Blues Band | The Blues Ain't Never Gonna Die

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Album: Harley In The Rain
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Big Mike #Griffin grew up in southern Oklahoma, where he was introduced to music at an early age. "My Dad played so there was always a #guitar or fiddle laying around the house. It seems like I've been playing as long as I've been alive." Later, he began listening to #blues artists like T-Bone Walker, Paul Butterfield, and Mike Bloomfield. His #blues education was further enhanced by late night highway trips to Texas to catch legends like Freddie King, Albert King, and Albert Collins. When the economy faltered in Oklahoma, #Griffin set out for Nashville where he began playing wherever he could while finding players along the way who would make up the nucleus of the Unknown #Blues Band. As their popularity grew, the band began to appear in front of larger audiences and to perform at such prestigious festivals as the King Biscuit #Blues Festival and the W.C. Handy Festival. They also expanded their regular touring schedule, travelled to the East Coast and then out West.

In 1992 his Back on the Streets Again debut served to further advance the band which was on the road to building a reputation as an original #blues ensemble. They have appeared with such great names as Ray Charles, Lonnie Mack, and Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown.

In 1993, Gimme What I Got Comin' brought the band further acclaim as a solid force on the #blues scene. The album grabbed the attention of blues fans, critics, and DJs and snagged a high-ranking spot on Living #Blues Magazine's national radio chart. Fifth of #Whiskey, Case of the Blues, a song from the album, was nominated as Song Of The Year for the 1994 W.C. Handy Awards. Major touring dates on both U.S. coasts and Canada, as well as Europe, served as a catalyst to broaden the fan base for the band. Griffin also played on the month-long "Malaco Europe '93" musical extravaganza, where he shared the stage with legends like Little Milton, Denise LaSalle, and Latimore. He then worked with Artie "Blues Boy" White, laying down tracks for his "Different Shades of Blue" release, as well as providing explosive #guitar work on James Peterson's "Don't Let The Devil Ride" album.

In 1997 Griffin started thinking about the fascinating idea of recording an album just for Harley Davidson fans. He always wanted to do a biker's project, but it was the driving force of his brother and the stimulation of his own gang that finally got the ball rollin'.

Entitled "Harley in the Rain", Griffin recorded a well-balanced mixture of originals and all-time classics like Lowell George's "Willin'" and Alain Toussaint's "Get Out Of My Life Woman". With a no-nonsense production and a strict four piece line-up he offers the 10 numbers in a direct muscular guitar sound that is equally suited to blues, soul, rock and funk. "Harley in the Rain" marks the stunning crossover release of the artist Big Mike Griffin that truly confirms him as a major talent on the current scene.

"Twin Brothers of Different Mothers" is our second release. It features the hard hitting biker anthem "Twin Brothers", and the mournful "Love will never die". One of our biggest sellers!!

"LIVIN' LARGE" is the third release from Chrome Link Records featuring a mix of original and standard blues tunes as well as a few surprises. Buddy Miles( Jimmy Hendrix, the Electric Flag, Buddy Miles Express) makes a guest appearance on "Down in Hollywood", "Blues for Mr. B" and the Albert King standard "Pretty Woman".

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