Mike Sanchez
Jesus Miguel "Mike" Sanchez (born February 17, 1964 in Hackney , London , England ) is an English blues, boogie-woogie, rockabilly and rhythm'n blues pianist, guitarist and singer .
Life
After moving to the English Midlands with his parents at the age of eleven, he began playing the piano. His great musical preference was the American rockabilly. His first great role models were Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard , whose musical style he admired. As a teenager, he founded a trio that played this music.
A short time later, Robert Plant ( Led Zeppelin ) introduced Sanchez to the former member of Chicken Shack and Savoy Brown Andy Silvester, who then founded the Big Town Playboys, a band dedicated to post-war rhythm and blues. Garry Brooker, the former pianist of Procol Harum, introduced him to Eric Clapton and Andy Fairweather-Low , the latter becoming guitarist for the Big Town Playboys in the 1990s. The band opened up for Eric Clapton, performed at many European music festivals and accompanied American blues musicians such as Lowell Fulson , Don & Dewey, Joe Hughes, Jimmy Nelson , Carey Bell and Little Willie Littlefield . After the group broke up in 1999, he devoted himself to his solo career and became a member of Bill Wyman 's Rhythm Kings for four years , where he played with Georgie Fame , Beverly Skeete , Albert Lee , Andy Fairweather-Low and Eddie Floyd . In December 2007, he sang at the Led Zeppelin Reunionkonzert in London, a tribute to the late founder of Atlantic Records , Ahmet Ertegun .
Sanchez also produced and recorded film scores, such as B. for I'll Be There (2003). His goal is and has been to make every live show his best, which has earned him a huge following in all age groups. The Blues in Britain magazine chose him from 2000 to 2004 for UK Keyboard Player of the Year .
In his band, Oliver Darling on guitar, Al Gare on bass, Mark Morgan on drums, Nick Lunt on baritone saxophone and Martin Winning on tenor saxophone play .
Discography
With the Big Town Playboys
- 1985 Playboy Boogie!
- 1990 Now Appearing
- 1993 Crazy Legs (with Jeff Beck)
- 1994 Hip Joint
- 1997 Off the Clock-Live!
- 1998 six pack
solo
- 1997 Just a Game
- 2000 Just Can't Afford It
- 2001 Blue Boy Rockin 'Rollin'
- 2003 Women and Cadillacs
- 2008 You better Dig It
- 2010 Babes and Buicks
- 2014 So Many Routes
With Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings
- 1997 Struttin 'Our Stuff
- 1998 Anyway the Wind Blows
- 2002 On the Road Again
- 2004 Let the Good Times Roll
- 2005 Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings Live
- 2005 Just for a Thrill
- 2009 Greatest and Latest: Just a Thrill and Live
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bradley Torreano's biography on All Music Guide
- ↑ Bio Homepage Mike Sanchez ( Memento of the original from August 16, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Bio Homepage ( Memento of the original from August 16, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Bio Homepage ( Memento of the original from August 16, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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- ^ Discography All Music
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sanchez, Mike |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sanchez, Miguel Jesus (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British singer, pianist and guitarist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th February 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hackney , London , England |