Debbie Bond
http://www.debbiebond.com/
http://www.alabamablues.org/
Blues singer, guitar
player and songwriter Debbie Bond has been paying her dues to play the
blues in the Alabama backwoods for over 30 years and performs with soul
and emotion. She has been described as sounding like a cross between
Bonnie Raitt and Janice Joplin but Debbie does it her own way with a mix
of house rockin’ covers and originals. . . Bond is fully licensed to
thrill!
Debbie has been associated
with many great blues masters, starting with sharing her band with the
late, great Johnny Shines. She has since worked with or performed
alongside Jerry “Boogie” McCain, James Peterson, Eddie Kirkland, Kenny
Neal and many more, as well as touring in the US and Europe playing
guitar with Lil' Jimmy Reed, Little Whitt and Big Bo, Eddie Kirkland and
Sam Lay. Most recently, Bond was guitar player for the outstanding
Alabama bluesman Willie King.
Born in Los Angeles, California,
her family moved to England when she was eight years old, where she
fell in love with the blues and formed her first band. At age 22, Debbie
visited Alabama and was surprised and delighted to discover Alabama’s
rich blues music culture. She decided to stay and dedicated herself to
bringing the amazing Alabama blues to a wider audience. In 1995 she
co-founded the Alabama Blues Project, an organization with a mission to
preserve and promote the rich, living heritage of Alabama blues. She has
received numerous awards for her work in blues education and together
with the staff and musicians at the Alabama Blues Project has introduced
the blues to tens of thousands of children and adults. She is a regular
on the Southeast club and festival circuit and has performed overseas
in England, Ireland, Scotland, Germany, Luxemberg, France, Switzerland,
and Italy.
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