Member Since: 06/05/2007
Band Members: Andy Burke joined his first band, a Beatles influenced group with a one song repertoire (Twist and Shout) at age 12. Since that time, he has played guitar and Hammond B-3 in rock and blues based groups until discovering the timeless beauty in fingerpicking and old metal guitars. Andy is the author of the 2007 released book, West of Indigo Blues.
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Tamara Grigsby is a singer/songwriter who joined her first band at 16 and has been performing roots music since. Her emotion packed voice reflects the deep inate understanding of the music she sings.......................................................
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llie Mae is fortunate to have several wonderful friends jump on board from time to time: Phil “Hump†Hamiliton, Terry Whitehead, "That Damn" Beau Halton, Mike Shackelford and Roy Peak. It is always a pleasure for Willie Mae and the audience to have these talented musicians join us on stage. Check out Terry's CD, Perfect Wave, at terrywhiteheadmusic.com. Roy Peak produced and played bass on Terry's CD at his studio, Radical Recording in Jacksonville, Florida. Tamara and Andy appear on Terry's CD. Roy also recorded and help produce Willie Mae's "Bound To Roam" CD. Mike Shackelford is a longtime singer/songwriter and a great friend to Willie Mae. His song, "Roll On", is one of the top 100 rock songs of all time.
Influences: Mississippi John Hurt, Robert Johnson, Eudora Welty, Flannery O'Connor,
Cormac McCarthy, Reverend Gary Davis, Lucinda Williams, Gillian Welch, Duane Allman, William Faulkner
Sounds Like: Willie Mae's music can best be described as eclectic, Southern roots music. The base emotion found in all great blues, alt-country and Americana music strongly permeates every song Willie Mae writes and performs.
Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: Indie