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"Billy Gibson
is a certified genius."
Bill Ellis, The Commercial Appeal
“Enthusiastic, conscientious,
and enormously talented, Billy Gibson is a consummate professional
and a pleasure to work with. He makes my job easy.”
Rollin Riggs, Resource Entertainment Group Memphis
“… It’s
refreshing to hear an artist who is technically accomplished,
tasteful, and willing to explore the crossroads where blues
and jazz meet. Harp fans will find Gibson to be a formidable
player
well worth studying.”
Tom Townsley, In A Memphis Tone review, Blues Revue,
June/July 2004
“Excellent work from all the players.
Do your ears and brain a favor and give a listen to this disc.”
Jim Wright, In A Memphis Tone review, Kansas City
Blues News, May 2004
Harmonica virtuoso Billy Gibson has good reason to celebrate...
He can be found on the Michael Burks album, I Smell Smoke, nominated
this week in the W. C. Handy Blues Awards.
Bill Ellis, The Commercial Appeal
Read the entire Bill Ellis article here
Harmonica maestro Billy
Gibson is a multiple Premier Player Award winner and in-demand
session player, having appeared most recently on bluesman
Michael Burks' Memphis-recorded, Handy-nominated I Smell Smoke
album.
Chris Herrington, The Memphis Flyer
Read the entire Chris Herrington article here
Billy Gibson's
been around for a while and is starting to show up more
and more in clubs and on other people's albums (i.e. Michael
Burks' fine
album last summer). While he's on a roll, he thought he'd
roll out his interesting and oh-so-different instrumental
album of
about 7 years ago.
Brown Burnett, editor, BlueSpeak.com
Read the entire In A Memphis Tone review here
I had heard
him on his own records and knew he had a great feel for
traditional
blues, real command of the harmonica and a big, fat tone.
In the studio, his playing fit the tunes perfectly and
he was a
total professional. Michael Burks got a huge kick out of
his playing, and I'd be glad to have Billy play on Alligator
sessions
in the future. He's a terrific musician.
Bruce Iglauer, co-producer of "I Smell Smoke," who
selected Gibson for the session
Soundbite from review on
Michael Burks CD
I Smell Smoke - Recorded right here in Memphis, with Memphis
musicians (harmonica player Billy Gibson is a standout
on a couple of cuts), it may be the best Memphis blues
album, best REAL Memphis
blues album, I've heard in many a year.
Brown Burnett, editor, BlueSpeak.com
Read the entire Michael Burks review here
On Stage With
Billy Gibson
Paulene Keller, Memphis Downtowner Magazine
Read the article here (1.5MB PDF)
With each note, Gibson
draws the listener closer to his emotional messages… Very contagious – a
great listening experience. If you ever get a chance to hear
Gibson, do it – regardless of where or when. You
will never be the same after one of his shows.
Delta Pickin's - Music Reviews
by Leon McEntire, Delta Boogie
Read the entire Leon McEntire review here
Visit www.deltaboogie.com
Most musicians will claim to
be students of their music. Few back it up the way Gibson
has. Billy Gibson
lives the life of his dreams!
Norm Shaw, BlueSpeak
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