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David Vest

About Me

David Vest was NW blues legend Paul deLay's sidekick for a number of years before joining the Northwest PIANORAMA tour with D.K. Stewart and Kenny Blues Boss Wayne. He played his first gig in 1957, jammed with Big Joe Turner in the '60s, and has toured with Jimmy T99 Nelson, Floyd Dixon, and Lavelle White. Along the way he wrote the first songs ever recorded by country legend Tammy Wynette, played for a gospel quartet, backed Red Foley at a show where all the stars got robbed, and became the first American artist ever to record an album in Romania.

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Member Since: 2/12/2006
Band Website: www.bluespianoman.com
Band Members: David Vest is typically backed by the award-winning rhythm section from the Paul deLay Band, led by Peter Dammann. On the Northwest PIANORAMA tour he shares the spotlight with two other piano legends, typically Kenny Blues Boss Wayne and D. K. Stewart.
Influences: Sun Ra, Avery Parish, Champion Jack Dupree, Charles Davenport, Walter Roland, Pinetop Smith, Julia Lee, Amos Milburn, Floyd Dixon, Katie Webster, Sammy Berfect, Big Walter Price, Mildred Falls, Jimmy T99 Nelson, Big Joe Turner, Jimmy Reed, Johnny Raducanu, Paul deLay, Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis.
Sounds Like: ""They smoked and rocked the place like Mt. St. Helens was going off again." -- Concert review
Record Label: Criminal Records, Portland
Type of Label: Indie

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