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Member Since: 11/24/2005
Band Members: This just in: RICH HOPE and his EVIL DOERS voted in at NUMBER 35 in BluesMatters! 2006 Top 50 albums of the year! Get all the info in the newest issue of BluesMatters!RICH HOPE Doing Good Things
(Interview: Darren Howells)
When Blues Matters! received ..Rich Hope And His Evil Doers.. we thought we..d discovered, via a helping hand from myspace (sssh!), the most exciting Blues-rock band, and self-titled debut album, since the 22-20s.. Well, the band and debut parts we got wrong; Vancouver's Rich Hope, described as a ..young George Thorogood brawling with RL Burnside.., is a solo artist with ..Rich Hope And His Evil Doers.. being the second album recorded 7 years after his debut.. Ah well, we got the exciting part right and with Rounder now adding their weight in Europe, Rich could well gain the kind of deserved success the 22-20s missed out on..
..There's a bunch of people who play what they call "Blues" who just play Blues clubs and play just like every other band. It's not really my scene. It's a bit stale. I prefer it a little shittier. The Blues is a dirty girl... Canada has produced some pretty major internationally known acts, considering its population.. It's just hard for smaller acts like myself, because of the low population density. They don't go out and seek new music in the way that Europeans do. Your population is much denser, so word gets around. Pubs and song fare in your blood...FULL INTERVIEW IN ISSUE 35 OF BLUES MATTERS!
AVAILABLE AT www.bluesmatters.comPhoto: Shea Pollard
Influences: Hank, Bob, The Boss, Willie, Waylon, Kris, Merle, Buck, JR., RL, Keith, Ronnie,Mick, Johnny, Johnny, Jimmy, Juke Boy, Slim, Iggy, Paul, John Lee, John C.,Gram, Dr. Isaiah, Hound Dog, Son, Bukka, Rev. Charlie, Mississippi, Howlin', Muddy, The 5, Gordie, Joe, Dad.
Sounds Like: Rock'n'Roll
Record Label: Sanbag Records
Type of Label: Indie
