Mike Morgan (musician)

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Mike Morgan (born November 30, 1959 in Dallas , Texas ) is an American guitarist , harmonica player, singer and songwriter.

Life

Mike Morgan was born in Dallas but grew up in Hillsboro , Texas . He got his first guitar in elementary school. His first musical inspiration was the music of Otis Redding and Wilson Pickett , but he still played rock music. His decision to play the blues can be traced back to listening to Stevie Ray Vaughan's album "Texas Flood" . In addition to him, he also listed T-Bone Walker , Magic Sam and Anson Funderburgh . In 1986 he went back to Dallas, where he founded the band "The Crawl" with Darrell Nulisch . The group was created after a song by Lonnie Brooks named.

Mike Morgan and The Crawl built a reputation for themselves in the Texas blues scene. In 1989 Nulisch left the band and was replaced by singer and harmonica player Lee McBee . After the debut album "Raw & Ready" they went on national and international tours. In 2000 McBee left the band, Mike Morgan took over the singer role himself.

From 2006 onwards, Mike Morgan, who now works as a sales manager at a motorcycle dealer, severely restricted his touring activities. After playing only occasional appearances, mostly with Kevin Schermerhorn (drums) and Drew Allain (bass), Morgan announced a European tour for May 2010 with stops mainly in Germany - together with The Crawl and Lee McBee .

Discography

  • Raw & Ready (1990)
  • Mighty Fine Dancin '(1991)
  • Full Moon over Dallas (1992)
  • Ain't Worried No More (1994)
  • Let the Dogs Run (1994)
  • Looky Here! (1996)
  • Lowdown & Evil (1997)
  • The Road (1998)
  • I Like the Way You Work It (1999)
  • Texas Man (2002)
  • Live In Dallas (2004)
  • Free Oursleves (2005)
  • Stronger Every Day (2008)

Quotes

  • ... a “genuine blues guitar hero !! "(Guitar World Magazine)
  • Mike Morgan and the Crawl crank up an irrepressible of fresh gritty blues and romping Stax / Volt-era soul. (Blues Access Magazine)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000492366
  2. ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000492366
  3. ↑ http://www.summitartists.com/mikemorgan/about.htm
  4. ↑ http://www.summitartists.com/cgi-bin/calendar/calendar.cgi?dir=mikemorgan&title=Mike+Morgan&mon=5&year=2010
  5. ↑ http://www.cduniverse.com/sresult.asp?artistid=98312&HT_Search=artist&HT_Search_Info=Mike+Morgan&seeall=1
  6. ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000492366
  7. ↑ http://www.summitartists.com/mikemorgan/about.htm
  8. ↑ http://www.summitartists.com/mikemorgan/about.htm
personal data
SURNAME Morgan, Mike
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American blues musician (guitar and harmonica)
DATE OF BIRTH November 30, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Dallas