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Press
"Girl you can boogie!" - The Original Boogie Man
"GG Amos is the real deal and she’s got the album to prove it." ”Molten, stinging, fluid guitar tone...amazingly supple and powerful voice..." - Blues Revue Magazine
"You're a hell of a guitar player girl, and singer too." - "The Pope of the Blues"
"Must say nothing is as good as sex, but this is close..."
- Radio Holstebro - Denmark
"GG plays with her fingers; gets a warm tone that way...and is pretty quick.." "I tell ya, she can hit some licks. Anytime I see a guitar player wearing heels, a turquoise mini-skirt and a red satin blouse, it gets my attention. More so, of course, if the guitarist is a woman." - SOUTHWEST BLUES -Dallas
“. .One of the most impressive young up and coming new guitarists I have heard. It seems like there is a bountiful crop of female guitarists on the scene such as Deborah Coleman and Susan Tedeschi. They got nothin' on GG ! ” - Tune Times -Michigan
“I could have mentioned several women guitarists who have had their breakthrough, that doesn't reach this lady to the knees. GG has the blue tone in her playing that every guitar player is searching for.
This is a blueslady that has the musical experience and ballast that's needed for a breakthrough” - Rock Magazine -Norway
“It’s always a great pleasure for us people in Europe to discover incredibly talented musicians we never heard
about - of course your CD has been and will be played in our radio show ‘Turn the Heat Up' !!!” - DJ / Writer - Radio ARA -Luxembourg
"Vocalist/Guitarist GG Amos seems to have learned the one lesson most blues based guitarists never comprehend - It's not the notes you play, but where you play them. Her debut CD "Gotts Ta Go" (FunkyTown) places Amos smack dab in the middle of a blues/R&B smorgasbord, where her sparse-yet-tasty playing and smooth-as-30-year-old-whiskey vocals can squeeze the most from the group of crack musicians she has backing her." - Albuquerque Journal
"Well, I've had a fair bit of time to play "Gotts Ta Go" and I have to report that what we have here is one terrific guitar player and a blockbuster of a singer! I have to say that GG's playing is is right out of the top drawer and her vocals are just amazing. What's so pleasing is how well one compliments the other; everything just gets carried along on the tastiest of grooves, but it's not overdone or overplayed like some of these so-called guitar gods. I decided to listen under headphones, and it's under the cans where you get to hear the lovely rich tones of her guitar and the great versatility in her voice." - Kokomo Records -UK
Discography
CD - "Gotts Ta Go" released 1997
available at CD Baby, singles available at iTunes
CD received airplay in North & South America, Europe and Australia.
Please see 'Press' for reviews & quotes.
Track Listing:
Half Pint A Whisky
You Belong To Me
Come On
When The Sun Goes Down
Slide It
Trace Of You
What Have I Done Wrong
You Can Stay (But The Noise Must Go)
GG is currently in production with 4 new original singles. 'West Coast' single release due soon.
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Bio
Originally from Sacramento, CA, GG is now based in San Francisco. Her main guitar influences include Carlos Santana, Johnny 'Guitar' Watson, Magic Sam, and Kenny Burrell. As a vocalist, her influences have been many but says she learned more about expression, timing and phrasing from the great Louis Armstrong than any other singer. She is a top notch entertainer and songwriter creating a buzz wherever she performs.
GG has appeared with such legends as John Lee Hooker, Guitar Shorty, Jimmy McCracklin, Lowell Fulson, Johnnie Heartsman, Karen Lawrence and Duffy Bishop. She's shared bills with the great KokoTaylor, Sista Monica, Elvin Bishop and Tower of Power vocalist Lenny Williams to name a few.
GG's trio, the GG3 play their unique brand of West Coast style blues, r&b and soul jazz.
GG fronts the group on vocals and guitar, Taki Komori delivers sizzling keyboard solos and bass, and keeping the band pulsing is veteran drummer Rick Taylor. You'll hear everything from classic to contemporary, from originals to choice covers. This is a small tasty combo with a dynamic sound! A saxophonist can be added to the trio upon request.
GG and her band have extensive experience performing at Special events, Weddings, Private Parties of all types, Festivals and Clubs. As a trio, The GG3 can give your event a big sound, alot of variety, music for dancing or listening, and at an economical cost.
Please see 'Calendar' for recent performances.
Other notable appearances>>
California State Fair - Sacramento, CA
Jazz On The Waterfront Festival- Stockton, CA
Campaign fundraiser for Attorney General Jerry Brown - Sacramento, CA
Grattan School Fun Fest - San Francisco, CA
Valhalla Music Festival - South Lake Tahoe
The Chieftain Irish Pub - San Francisco, CA
TOAST Restaurant - Granite Bay, CA
Workspace Ltd. Art Gallery - San Francisco, CA
Lucille’s BBQ - Rocklin, CA
Cool Breeze Festival - Sacramento, CA
Lake Almanor Summer Concert - Lake Almanor, CA
Bridges on the River Restaurant - Sacramento, CA
Albuquerque Blues Festival - New Mexico
Breckenridge Blues Festival - Colorado
Dusk 'Til Dawn Festival - Oklahoma
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