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Press
Blues Deluxe The syndicated 1Hour radio program in its 20th year Featured Diamond Joe Siddons new Cd "Wasted dayze and Twisted Nights" as Indie Artist of the week playing "Howlin' For Darlin'" twice in the last 14 months. Blues Deluxe Has a weekly listnership os 2.1 million and is syndicated to 104 stations. - Blues Deluxe Prod.
The new EP by Diamond Joe Siddons on Rude Records, "The EP" is a refreshing wind in the face of over polished super slick productions dumped on us by the major lables! Joe has obviously done his home work. The EP has great original songs and his guitar playing is a great example of why people the world over say that Texas produces the best guitar players. Get this EP! and catch Joe live. After you read this months cover story which is a narrative of a night at the Austex Lounge with Diamond Joe you will see why. - Buddy Texas Music Mag. Dec.'80
Please go to iTunes or www.diamondjoesiddons.com and go the merchandise page then clic on iTunes, there you will find their review of Joe's CD. - iTunes
Enter Diamond Joe Siddons as a search subject on any search engine, different engines will produce different hits but you will get 20-30 hits with info and reviews about Joe. - www.
Discography
"Diamond Joe Siddons The EP" Rude Records '80
"The Electric Graceyland Basement Tapes"Rude Records "82
"The BlueBeats and The Reason Why" Rude '78
W.C. Clark "My Guitar"/with Diamond Joe '79
Kenny Acosta "Ragin' Cajun'" by Diamond Joe
"Wasted Dayze and Twisted Nights" DJS PROD.'05
"Smokin' In Public the NYC Allstars" DJS Prod. '07
"Stacks and Stacks" Tears The Muffinman "07
"All Around the World" Tears The Muffinman '07
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Bio
Diamond Joe Siddons one of the Singer/Guitarist/songwriters that came out the Austin Texas music scene in the '70s early '80s. He quickly earned a reputation as a bad ass guitarist and dynamic wild man on stage. Joe played with many of the now famous musicians around Austin then, Stevie Ray Vaughan, W. C. Clark, Joe Ely and many others. After recording 3 records and wanting to get out of what then seemed like a small pond Joe moved NYC. In New York he continued to perform with greats like Lisa Lowell, Felix Cabrera, Wayne Kramer, Authur Nielson just to name a few but Joe would decide he would not be satisfied as a sideman and go back to fronting his own band again. The result is 2 very successful Cds "Wasted Dayze and Twisted Nights" '05 and "Smokin' In Public--The Nyc Allstars" Featuring Joe ,Matt Smith and Felix Cabrera. With domestic and European Airplay and being featured on several syndicated Radio shows Joe has been exposed to millios of fans. His '05 release is still in the top 20 on many collage and commercial FM stations. If you have ever read either one of the SRV biographies you know about Joe and his friendship with Stevie. The Weinstien Bros. Flims has bought the movie rights and the movie will be this year or next. Joe has developed in to great songwriter and his songs are being recorded my many artist. Joe performs his originals which range form Texas roots rock/blues/jazz but his personal sound is always identifiable. Joe has always been a Guitarist Guitarist and a house on fire in concert.
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