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Denise Marie

About Me

Backbone - Live in Ireland
Songbird, guitarist, chanteuse, percussionist, writer, poet, bicyclist, walker, train rider, traveler, teacher, gardener, cat lover, citizen of Planet Earth..... Denise Marie was born with a Gypsy soul. The Upstate New York farm couldn't hold her so at sixteen she moved to the wild west of New Mexico where she befriended Hippies, Cowgirls, Indians and studied jazz guitar. But when she learned to finger-pick the blues a whole new universe of possiblities opened up. In 1995 she moved to the center of music on planet earth, New Orleans, where she was encouraged to perform the original songs she had hidden in an old shoe box. There she embraced trumpets, saxophones, Cuban percussion, violins and well..... just about eveything to do with music, BIG HUG. She recorded with such legends as Johnny Vidocovich, James Singleton, "Sunpie" Barnes and has worked with a list of talented musicians too long to mention here! By 2005, she had toured in Europe several times and was there when hurricane Katrina blasted old New Orleans. As a result she lived in Europe for almost two years and now divides her time between N'awlins and Europe. "Miss Behave and The Irresistibles" was born in a bar in Rotterdam and will release their first CD in April 2009. DM was named "Miss Behave" (for obvious reasons) by a Dutch medicine man who taught her the secret of good olliebollen.I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4 plain layout @ HOT FreeLayouts.com

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/14/2006
Band Website: www.denisemarie.com
Band Members: duo in The Netherlands with Marcel Koster, myspace.com/marcelkosteranddenisemarie and "Miss Behave and The Irresistibles" with Evert Willemstijn, Marcel Koster, Trio in Italy with Alessandro Fabbri and Vince Vallicelli,...others past and present: William Terry, Eric Lucero, Sam Price, Gwendolyn Colman, Bart Ramsey, Bruce "Sunpie" Barnes, "Washboard Chaz" Leary, John Fohl, Neti Vaan, Dave Easley, Cori Walters, James Singleton, Johnny Vidacovich, Kufaru Mouton, Rob Halverson, Pete Amahl, Glenys Rodgers, Lori Jenaire, Chris Calloway, Andy J Forest, Myshkin, Jack Fine, Mike West, Patrick O'Flaherty, Colin Seddon, Mike Isaacs, Big Sam Williams, Leon "Kid Chocolate"Brown, Saya Saito, Peer Wassenaar and more.....denisemarie.com
Influences: the wind whispering or howling, dreams, walking by the water, sniffing the roses, chirping birdies, long and lonely roads, clouds, cats, friends, lovers, books, spicy food, any good music from the far corners of Ma Earth, la luna and el sol, the live oaks and crepe myrtles of the American South, the sunsets of the American West, train rides in Europe, childhood memories, little kids, old folks, corn fields, farmers, neighbors and city lights at night from the 28th floor...and musical influences in no particular order... John Coltrane, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Billy Holiday, Emmylou Harris, Aretha Franklin, Louis Armstrong, Prince, Memphis Minnie, Christy Moore, Wes Montgomery, Big Maybelle, Sarah Vaughan, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Joni Mitchell, Dolly Parton, The Allman Brothers, Dinah Washington, Blossom Dearie, Pat Metheny, Dakota Staton, Ray Charles, Lunasa, Tom Waits, Rickie Lee Jones, Erykah Badu, Django Reinhardt, Jo Privat, Emily Remler, Chaka Khan, Cesaria Evora, Ella Fitzgerald, Mahalia Jackson, Miles Davis, Herb Ellis, John Hiatt, Lucinda Williams, Joan Armatrading, The Neville Brothers, The Subdudes, and many other artists...
Sounds Like: I've been told I have a unique sound all my own (hey, thanks who ever said that!)...some people say I remind them of Macy Grey, Joni Mitchell, Blossom Dearie, Bonnie Raitt, Billy Holiday,...don't know...but I love all of those artists so it's cool...
Record Label: Girlieswamp
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Bye Bye Blossom

http://www.myspace.com/blossomdearie Blossom Dearie died on Saturday February 7, 2009 in NYC at 82.  My all time favorite!  What a voice, what a style, what class....she could always get me swingin' a...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:17:00 GMT

New Beginning!

I can't help it, I love new years day!  It's a time for hope and new beginnings.  without being too sappy I hope you all feel it too. woeiiii!!!! I'm here in Holland where theý are ice skati...
Posted by on Thu, 01 Jan 2009 11:14:00 GMT