Member Since: 7/22/2005
Band Website: tycurtisband.com
Influences:
guitarist, vocalist and songwriter
A great harmonica player, singer and the
2006 Northwest Harmonica Champion
A solid drummer who knows how to groove
Bassist extraordinaire and backing vocalist
Perhaps the late great Paul Delay said it best about Ty Curtis: “He plays it like a young man should—straight ahead and from the heart.â€Northwest blues fans agree, filling the dance floors at Mac’s, Lefty’s, Rogue Brewery, the Oregon Garden, Roadhouse 101, and Chinook Winds Casino. They have opened for Curtis Salgado and for Paul deLay and performed on air for KMHD radio in Portland.In July 2007, the band made their debut at the Waterfront Blues Festival earning a standing ovation from the crowd. The summer of 2007 also included bookings at Corvallis’ DaVinci Days, the Eugene Celebration, Silverton Art Fair, Bones & Brews, KMHD’s Summer Bash and the Oregon State Fair.Meanwhile, the band’s CD, Stubborn Mind, has been receiving air play on KRVM, KLCC, KBOO, KMHD and KINK. And the CD was recently selected to represent the Cascade Blues Association in the Blues Foundation’s Best Self Produced CD competition for 2008. Not a bad start for a young band.As Greg Johnson, president of the Cascade Blues Association, said, “If you don’t know the name Ty Curtis now, remember it. I definitely foresee success in this band’s future.â€
Ty Curtis Band
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