David Landon
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BIOGRAPHY
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“Looking for guitar playing good enough to stop traffic? Then meet guitarist David Landon, who proved his point by playing in the streets of Paris for a few years before returning stateside. David Landon creates plenty of excitement with his liquid heat on the guitar.” — Blues Access Magazine. With a soul-filled feel and scorching tone, David has wowed audiences at each performance.
David started playing guitar at the age of twelve. After studying privately for five years while attending college in Boston, he moved to Paris, France to woodshed and perfect his craft. It was there he spent countless hours studying the masters of blues guitar like Johnny “Guitar” Watson and B.B., Albert and Freddie King.
Soon after, David began performing on the streets of the Latin Quarter where he literally stopped traffic with his four-piece band consisting of guitar, bass, drums and sax. He and his band quickly moved their show indoors and consequently became a steady fixture in the Paris club scene for the next five years as well as throughout Europe at a wide variety of venues.
In 1994, David returned to the U.S and took up residence in the San Francisco Bay Area where he currently lives and performs with his band. David has appeared in many of the Bay Area's best clubs as well as at The Monterey Blues Festival, The Marin County Blues Festival and at the Vallejo Jazz Festival. The David Landon Band has also performed on Bay TV's Morning Show with John Kessler and on Kofy T.V. 20's Late Night with James Gabbert.
Since his return to the U.S., David has released three c.d.s on the Whip Records Label: Doin' It On Your Own (1995), Chasin' The Blues (1999) and Live at Lou's (2007).
In addition, David continues to play guitar on countless recording sessions as well producing a wide variety of other bay area artists. When he's not leading his own band, David has also played with many other notable musicians including Melvin Seals, Lenny Williams, Bobby Reed, Frankie Lee, Bobby Webb, Earl Thomas and Deacon Jones, to name just a few.
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Doin' It On Your Own
David Landon rocks through 11 bluesy tunes (10 composed and arranged by DL) with guitar, bass, drums Hammond B3 organ and a four piece horn section. The album blends the groove of funky R 'n B and the drive of Rock 'n Roll with blazing guitar and DL’s smooth vocals sitting right on top. The all-star band features Bay area powerhouse players who have backed up artists such as Etta James, Albert King and Roy Rogers.
© Copyright 1995 Whip Records
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| 1 | Doin’ It On Your Own |
| 2 | She’s No Lady |
| 3 | Hot Little Mama |
| 4 | It’s Only Love |
| 5 | Free |
| 6 | It’s A Long Way Home |
| 7 | Southbound |
| 8 | Human Zoo |
| 9 | Give Me Back My Heart |
| 10 | Somewhere Down The Line |
| 11 | I’ve Been There Before |
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Chasin' The Blues
Chasin’ The Blues is David Landon’s interpretation of some old classic as well as some lost gems in blues music. Add to that a few originals and a couple of Hendrix tunes and you have a c.d. that will stay parked in your c.d. player for a long time. The album was recorded live in the studio with a trio or quartet. David Landon also brought in a four piece horn section for B.B. King’s “Woke Up This Morning”.
© Copyright 1999 Whip Records
| track list: | |
| 1 | I'm Ready |
| 2 | Blue Suede Shoes |
| 3 | Teeny Weeny Bit |
| 4 | Same Old Blues |
| 5 | Voodoo Chile |
| 6 | Give My Poor Heart A Break |
| 7 | Rock Me Baby |
| 8 | The Music's Hot |
| 9 | Don't Touch Me |
| 10 | Galvaston |
| 11 | Red House |
| 12 | Woke Up This Morning |
| 13 | Evil Hearted Woman |
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Live At Lou's
Here on his third CD, David Landon's powerhouse band is captured live in a raw and uncensored setting- on stage in front of an enthusiastic crowd of blues lovers. The band rips though a solid set that pays homage to the great masters of the blues like B.B. King, T.Bone Walker and Buddy Guy. The band also showcases some of Landon's own compositions to round out the set. Band members Steve Evans on bass, Randy Hayes on drums and Tony Stead on Hammond B3 join David Landon for an unforgettable evening of hard driving blues.
© Copyright 2007 Whip Records
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| 1 | Waiting On You | |
| 2 | Sugar Sweet | |
| 3 | Stormy Monday | |
| 4 | Born Under A Bad Sign | |
| 5 | Marry Had A Little Lamb | |
| 6 | Hey Joe | |
| 7 | February Rain | |
| 8 | Jammin' Up In Heaven | |
| 9 | Tore Down | |