danny lynn wilson band
East Aurora, New York, United States
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The Danny Lynn Wilson Band was the top winner at the Buffalo Music Awards Wednesday night, winning in 4 categories, including Best Blues Band for the second year in a row.
Wilson, who has been performing for 25 years, said it was an honor just to have his music recognized. "The awards aren't always about how complicated your music is, it's that people enjoy it."
Wilson was quick to offer accolades to his band mates. "Most of the recognition should go to my musicians I play with. They are great."
Besides winning for Best Blues Band, Wilson also took top honors for Best Blues Male Vocalist.
- Buffalo Evening News
I automatically light up when I read the words "all songs written by..." because, like it or not, I've never heard it before. Hearing "Forbidden Fruit" was all I needed to give this disc the clearance signal - dynamic arrangements and stylish vocals are the keys here, opening a treasure box of blues that is quite accessible even to the casual blues listener, as evidenced in "never Say Never." Danny's also accessible because he's right in our own backyard, living in Tonawanda, and playing all over Western New York.
The band provides a barrage of sound, with just the right measure of restraint (listen to "Angel") to accommodate Wilson's compositions, sometimes as a musical backdrop, other times mixed with plenty of short and sweet solos and fills.The guy running lights for their live show must be one busy beaver. This provides enormous variety: the songs all seem to have a life of their own. The musicians create a perfect stage for Wilson's lyrics to play out, a great example of this being the closing tune, "Brighter days."
As a kind of test, I slipped this CD on at work when nobody was around, and the next thing, people are checkin' it out and asking me who this is...further proof that this reaches well outside the blues bubble to pull everyone inside, yet stays well within the parameters of blues.
-Red Dog - Blues Connection
On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me-e-e: Danny Lynn Wilson,getting cool and gritty, singing blues on a CD.
What a modest little jewel the Danny Lynn Wilson Band's Look'n Up album is. No agony, no histrionics, no out-of-control guitar solos, just a band falling perfectly into place behind the fine grit of Wilson's vocals. This is civilized, cocktail lounge blues and the 10 Wilson originals charm you as completely as any pop tune. Particularly beguiling are "The Menu," which measures physical attraction in culinary terms, the lazy lovesick shuffle of "Slippin' Away" and the rollicking chorus of "Forbidden Fruit."
-Dale Anderson - Artvoice
Discography
1995 - Look'n Up - Look'n Up offers danceable good-time urban blues with a funky undertone and sassy horn lines.
1998 - Primal Blue - An original blend of acoustic blues and down-home grooves to whet your appetite.
2003 - Adventures of the Rooftop Jammers - An acoustic blend of folk, blues, and bluegrass with a New Orleans feel.
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The Danny Lynn Wilson Band's CD's have received airplay from Austin's KGSR FM, Toronto's CKLN FM, CJRT FM, and Sienna Italy's 91.250 FM.
The Buffalo based band receives local coverage from radio stations WBFO FM and WBNY FM. Regional airplay ... Full Description includes Rochester, Syracuse, and Erie PA.
In 2004 Danny had three songs selected for the independent film 'Saving Newburgh,' directed by Merle Becker. Becker's other work includes MTV's Beavis and Butthead, Liquid Television and Cartoon Sushi. Merle has also done work for NBC, VH1, AOL, Bravo, and the Independent Film Channel. Musician Magazine put the Danny Lynn Wilson Band in their top 100 unsigned band list for 1996. The band swept The Buffalo Music Awards in 1996 with Best Blues Band ('96-'98), Best Blues Guitarist ('96), and Best Blues Vocalist ('96-'97, and '99.)
The Artvoice Magazine Original Music Awards paid a similar tribute to the band with seven nominations and awarded the band with Best Original Guitarist. The Danny Lynn Wilson Band has been selected to play numerous national showcases including Crossroads in Memphis, Cutting Edge in New Orleans, Undercurrents in Cleveland, North by Northeast in Toronto, and CMJ in New York City.
While in Memphis playing at B.B. King's nightclub on Beale Street the band caught the attention of Leo 'Tater Red' Allred who has a syndicated blues show which airs in eight states. Since that time the band has been on Tater Red's blues spotlight and is receiving airplay on the Tater Red Blues Show.
The Danny Lynn Wilson Band has performed at such venues as the New York State Blues Festival as well as other regional musical festivals throughout New York and northeastern United States. The group has performed more than two hundred performances every year between 1993 and 2000.
Live performing is a passion for Danny Lynn Wilson. When not performing with the band, this singer songwriter is playing colleges and coffeehouses from Buffalo to Baton Rouge. As a solo performer he has open for such acts as Rusted Root and NRBQ.
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