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Kent McDaniel

About Me

Kent McDaniel plays american roots music and has worked in every kind of band from blues to bluegrass. Born in Kentucky, currently based in Chicago, he writes songs, plays electric and acoustic guitar, and sings. He performs solo and with a rhythm section as a power trio. He has appeared everywhere from the Last Stop Tavern down in the Ohio River Valley to The Other End in New York and along the way shared the stage with such performers as Vasser Clements, Cliff Eberhardt, Johnny Littlejohn, Shawn Colvin, Big Twist, and Jimmy Johnston.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/09/2007
Band Website: kriya-records.com
Influences: Dylan, The Beatles, Jerry Jeff Walker, ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Louie Armstrong, The Animals, B.B. King, Marshall Tucker, Albert Collins, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Allman Brothers, and Hank Williams.
Sounds Like: "Willie Nelson crossed with John Prine and Roy Orbison" Minor 7th webzine. They were talking about Kent's voice. His guitar work mixes blues, country, jazz, and rock.
Record Label: Kriya Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

The Lyrics to "I Ain’t Listening"

I don't see a place in My Space music for lyrics right now.  (They're changing things around.)  I put the lyrics in when I uploaded the song, but just in case here they are:   ...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:36:00 GMT

LIVE @ CUSTER ST. AVAILABLE @ CD BABY

That's right, our new CD, Live At Custer Street, is available at CD Baby.  There are 2 minute sound samples for each song.  Click on http://cdbaby.com/cd/kentmcdanielband
Posted by on Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:30:00 GMT

KENT MCDANIEL BAND ON YOU TUBE

We have six videos of live performances up on You Tube.  If you'd like to check them out, click on: http://www.youtube.com/kentmcdanielband. 
Posted by on Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:29:00 GMT

BARACK OBAMAS WAY WITH WORDS

OBAMA'S WAY WITH WORDS.... .. .. .. ..              Barack Obama is an effective speaker; on that, there seems to be some consensus.&...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:31:00 GMT

JIMMY STU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEsoh_KDM0Y A warning for all the cosmic cowboys. You know who you are.
Posted by on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:45:00 GMT

STORIES

        Songs and stories seem to come from the same place in us; anyway I write both.  Just got the 2007 Chaffin Journal (www.english.eku.edu/chaffin_jour...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 13:19:00 GMT

JOHNNY CASH

I got into Johnny Cash about the same time I got into Hank Williams and Merle Haggard.  A friend of my brother and me, Wayne Wilson, turned us on to those guys.  It was the first I ever unde...
Posted by on Sat, 15 Dec 2007 11:00:00 GMT

PLAYING AT THE HEARTLAND

Dorothy and I played at the Heartland Cafe in Rogers Park last night.  I've  always loved the place: laid back and naturally retro, an unofficial left-wing community center, part boutiq...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:32:00 GMT

RECORDING

Last June we recorded our set at The Custer Street Fair in Evanston, hoping to come up with a four song demo out of it.  When we listened to the set, we liked it enough that we dec...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:51:00 GMT