Diana Braithwaite & Chris Whiteley

CHRIS WHITELEY For over 30 years, multi-talented artist Chris Whiteley has been successfully performing, writing and recording music. He has played on over 150 recordings, by such diverse artists as Leon Redbone, blues greats John Hammond , Blind John Davis, and Kenny”Blues Boss” Wayne. Whiteley’s own recordings have led to many awards and accolades, including Jazz Report Blues Album of the Year, six Juno Award Nominations, and Maple Blues Awards as Horn Player of the Year and SOCAN Songwriter of the Year. Chris composed the music for the documentary “The Bunny Years” (about the Playboy Clubs), which has aired internationally on the A&E, BBC and CTV networks with great success. Chris has performed throughout North America on television and radio, and at festivals, clubs and concerts – including Saturday Night Live with Leon Redbone, Nashvilles famed Bluebird Café, and the Chicago Blues Festival. Chris often performs as part of the award winning CBC radio show The Vinyl Café with Stuart McLean, touring large theatres across Canada. The latest recording collaboration is with internationally acclaimed blues singer-songwriter Diana Braithwaite. The CD Morning Sun features classic blues songs from the 30’s. Website: www.chriswhiteley.comDIANA LEE BRAITHWAITE Dubbed as “Canada’s National Treasure” by Blues FM 91.1Radio Show Host Danny Marks, Diana Braithwaite is a dynamic blues singer who in 1999 was chosen by Sarah Mclachlan as one from 400 singer/songwriters to open Lilith Fair at the Molson Amphitheatre where she kicked off the show with a powerful opening concert for the 18,000 in attendance. Diana’s career as a solo singer-songwriter emerged as a teenager, but it was her opening show for John Lee Hooker at the Brunswick House in Toronto that acclaimed her talent as a blues singer. Later on that same year, Albert Collins invited Braithwaite on the road to open the show for his band. Described as the real thing, Diana Braithwaite’s performances are memorable. A gifted performer, she captivates and ‘floors the audience’ singing well known lively Delta blues standards and deep, spiritual blues with equal finesse. Diana Braithwaite’s shows have led her into the company of some of the finest electric and acoustic blues guitarists including Mel Brown, Son Seals, Magic Slim, T-Model Ford, Robert Cray and Jeff Healey. Braithwaite has recently released a CD single in the United Kingdom and Europe. Rollin and Tumblin features Chaka Khan’s former band member Roger Inniss on bass. The latest North American collaboration is with blues icon Chris Whiteley.The CD Morning Sun is an acoustic celebration of classic blues songs from the 30’s. www.dianabraithwaite.com