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Dave Perkins

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About Me

Whether it was one night on stage, or days, weeks, or months in the studio or on tour, Dave Perkins has enjoyed recording and/or performing with (see pics): Jerry Jeff Walker, Ray Charles, Carole King, Vassar Clements, Guy Clark, Chagall Guevara, Papa John Creach, Willie Nelson, Passafist, Over the Rhine, Squeeze, Lucinda Williams, Buddy Miller, Amy Grant, Bobby Bare, David Allen Coe, Smash Palace, Dolly Parton, Donna Fargo, Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, Paul Butterfield, Rick Danko, Shel Silverstein, Maria Muldaur, Russ Taff, Lenny Breau, Johnny Paycheck, DC Talk, Waylon Jennings, Steve Earle, Hunter S. Thompson, Kevin Ayers (Soft Machine), Mustafa Abdul-Aleem, Little River Band, Stephane Grappelli, Willie Nile, Clarence "Frogman" Henry, Steve Goodman, Vince Gill, Gary Tallent, Long Players, Andy Statman, Billy Joe Shaver, Jimmy Hall, Greg Trooper, Matt Wallace, Pam Mark Hall, Mystic Meditations, Joe Ely, Uncle Pleasant, Bridget St. John, Phil Keaggy, Shakin Apostles, Phillip Wilson, Keith Edwards, Newsboys, Pig Robbins, Randy Stonehill, Henry Paul Band, Jack DeJohnette, Leon Wilkeson, Bonnie Bramlett, Winters Brothers, James Talley, Kevin Max, Billy Cox, Gerry Groom, Taylor Sorensen, Orleans, Roger Miller, Joe English, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Geneva, Ashley Cleveland, Kenny Greenberg, David Bryson, Bill Lloyd, Jack Joseph Puig, Odessa Settles, Doug Powell, Ultra-Fix, Charlie Daniels, Rick Nelson, Darryl Rhoades, Tracy Nelson, Leo LeBlanc, Jon Corneal, Steve Forbert, Johnny Neel, Wayne Perkins, Mylon LeFevre, Rev. James Cleveland, Joe Venuti, Byron House, Mickey Raphael, Pete Thomas, Phil Parlapiano, Michael Rhodes, Bruce Helford, Clark Pierson, Fran Breen, Margaret Becker, Will Rambeaux, Jimmy Hall, Fingers Taylor, Dan Huff, Michael Clarke, Jimmy Nalls, Gerald Emerick, Walter Eugenes, Rick Cua, Steve Taylor, Johnny Sandlin, Solid Senders, White Heart, Lost Gonzo Band, Mattie Groves, Ramsie Shick, Gary Rossington, Richard Price, Reece Wynans, Mel Watts, Jack Hall, Mike Duke, Greg Husted, Rob Frazier, Michael Saleem, Steve Camp, John Elliott, Martha Velez, Gerry Moore, Bill Pound, Dru Lombar, Pat Walters, Peter Levin, Phil Madeira, Little Kings, Silver Taylor, Don Heffington, Nathan East, Hayseed, Jimmy Thackery, DeGarmo and Key, Peter Case, Tonio K, Arthur Offen, TJ Klay, Reed Arvin, Say-So, Brian Sutton, Gene Eichelberger, Robin Eaton, Mike Frazier, The Stand, Bob Ludwig, Randy Goodman, OT Young, Tony Sarno, Dee Archer, Trees, Malcolm Harper, Mark Richardson, Mike Rayburn, Zane Campbell, Tom Pacheco, Jason Eskridge, Dave Olney, Al Kooper, Katy Moffatt, John Porter, Don Merlino, Jerry Dale McFadden, Bob Halligan, Gregg Gerson, Paul Griffith, Jeb and Jock Guthrie, RS Fields, Bobby Bradford Blues Band, Caldwells, George Grantham, Greg Jackson, David Humphries, Jerry McPherson, Geoff Moore, Ed Raetzloff, Chris Rodriguez, Scott Roley, Servant, Jerusalem, Bob Slawson, Chris Shadwell, Joe Walk, Craig Krampf, Dan Dailey, Chris Donohue, Bryan Owings, Bruce Summerfield, Kim Hill, Robin Crow, Cactus Moser, Antoine Silverman, Aaron Smith, Maxwell Wheeler---(see "Names, Names" in blog)
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/22/2006
Band Members: Lineup on forthcoming Ultra-Fix CD: Dave Perkins (guitar and vocal)-- Reece Wynans (piano and organ)-- Richard "Hombre" Price (bass)-- TJ Klay (harmonica)-- Melvin Lee Watts (drums)--Also: Byron House (bass); Craig Krampf (drums); John Elliott (programming)
Influences: Guitar Influences: Muddy Waters, Paul Butterfield Band, Son House, Fred McDowell, Blind Willie Johnson, Magic Sam, Howlin Wolf, Otis Rush, T-Bone Walker, BB King, Skip James, Albert King, Peter Green, James Burton, Django Reinhardt, Eric Clapton, Duane Allman, Dicky Betts, Freddie King, Chuck Berry, Johnny Winter, Lenny Breau, Elmore James, Hubert Sumlin, Jimi Hendrix, Albert Collins, Yardbirds, Capt. Beefheart, Canned Heat, Alvin Lee, John Lee Hooker, Rev. Gary Davis, Albert Lee, John McLaughlin, John Mayall/Bluesbreakers, Mike Bloomfield, Keith Richards, Thomas Dorsey, Roy Buchanan, the Animals, Blues Project, Mick Taylor, Pat Walters * * * * *Songwriting Influences: Cohen, Dylan, Kerouac, Ginsburg, Dylan Thomas, Flannery O'Connor, Faulkner, the Psalms, Joni Mitchell, Stills, Young, Lowell George, Lennon and McCartney, Jagger & Richards, Whitlock and Clapton, Waits, Graham Parker, Clash, Pistols, Revelation, . . . too many powerful voices to list
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Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Honor to B.B.

I found two tickets to see BB King in my Christmas stocking this year---a sweet gift from my son, Kyle.  I’ve been a BB fan since my earliest days as a guitarist.  In addition, I&rsquo...
Posted by Dave Perkins on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:47:00 PST

Thanks to Bob Lanza Blues Band

My sincere thanks to the Bob Lanza Blues Band---Bob, Sandy, Steve, and Snakeman---for inviting me to come to New Jersey for a night of music making.   I had a great time!  The band was ...
Posted by Dave Perkins on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:36:00 PST

Evening of Sacred Blues

Every so often it happens.  Your consciousness suddenly rises and you awaken to a realization that what is going on around you can never occur in the same way again.  So it was for me at&nbs...
Posted by Dave Perkins on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:04:00 PST

Long Players Perform Layla, Friday July, 27 / Mercy Lounge

It was a sold-out night of tall talent.  The Long Players---Bill Lloyd, Steve Allen, Gary Talent, Steve Eby, and John Deadrick---get together twice a year or so, take time from their busy schedu...
Posted by Dave Perkins on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 03:49:00 PST

Madeira, Watts, and Cua: May 7

A very big thank you to Phil Madeira, Mel Watts, and Rick Cua for their time and generosity in making the first Dave Perkins show in Nashville in over eight years a reality.  I've performed with ...
Posted by Dave Perkins on Tue, 08 May 2007 02:45:00 PST

Names, Names

My friend, Mr. Jimmy, gave me a hard time about loading up my MySpace bio with so many names.  Here's the story:  it's a celebration.  I've had a rich life as a musi...
Posted by Dave Perkins on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:34:00 PST

Free Paul House Concert

I came away from last week's Concert to Free Paul House a richer human being.  It was a blessed thing to perform alongside all the fine Nashville singer-songwriters who gave time and talent ...
Posted by Dave Perkins on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 07:07:00 PST

Late Autumn Listening

Get out your collection of 70's Punk---Sex Pistols, Buzzcocks, Johnny Thunders, Damned, pre-"London Calling" Clash, etc., and have them close by while you read Jon Savage's "England's Dreaming: Anarch...
Posted by Dave Perkins on Thu, 23 Nov 2006 02:54:00 PST

Artist Discography

I have received inquiries from a few MySpace friends regarding my discography.  A comprehensive list of my work as a session musician is too much (or, difficult to remember) to include on this pa...
Posted by Dave Perkins on Sat, 15 Jul 2006 04:29:00 PST