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Mark May
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"Mark May's gutsy tone, feisty pull-off licks and ground-glass vocals invite comparison to any number of Texas bluesmen. But the twin guitar leads, wah rhythm spanks, and occasional burst of fusionesque melodic complexity that pepper his second release - Telephone Road - make May something much more than just another traditionalist."
– Guitar Player Magazine
"When I heard the first CD - Call on the Blues - I was blown away! Mark is one of the best blues-rock artists to come along in years. With great singing, songwriting and guitar playing, he reminds me of everyone from Albert Collins to Stevie Ray to Carlos Santana. Hell, I even heard a couple of my licks in there!”
– Dickey Betts
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Mark May
-Now touring in support of his acclaimed new CD, “Blues Heaven”
-Band now features Eric Demmer (Carlos Santana, B.B. King, Gatemouth Brown, David Sanborn, Buddy Guy, Delbert McClinton, The Allman Brothers) on sax
Mark May's interest in playing began with his older brother teaching him the basics of guitar and turning him onto such artists as the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix. He also has a lot of country influences, too, with both his mother and uncle being country/bluegrass singers and songwriters.
The former Dickey Betts and Great Southern guitarist and vocalist discovered
the blues when his aunt lent him a copy of B.B. King’s 1971 classic Live in
Cook County Jail album when he was all of 11 years old and it’s been a non-stop
run since then.
Named "Musician of the Year" by the Houston Press in 1999, May has been
featured in Guitar Player, Guitar World, Blues Revue Magazine, and Vintage
Guitar.
Earlier in 2016, Connor Ray Music signed Mark and released his sixth CD, “Blues
Heaven.” with special guests including Greg Martin (Kentucky Headhunters),
Hadden Sayers, Eric Demmer (Gatemouth Brown) and Steve Krase. The new album
also features backing by The Soul Satyr Horns, who provide extra punch to Mark
and the band’s incendiary blues riffs. The album reached number 6 on the Billboard Blues Chart and stayed in the chart for 5 weeks.
Now the touring band includes Eric Demmer on sax, whose credits include Carlos Santana, B.B. King, George Duke, Joe Sample, David Sanborn, Todd Rundgren, Shamika Copeland, Johnnie "Clyde" Copeland, Johnnie "Be Good" Johnson (pianist with Chuck Berry), Duke Robillard, Buddy Guy, Delbert McClinton, The Allman Brothers, Dr. John, Kim Wilson, Irma Thomas, and many others.
The band is currently getting heavy rotation on Sirius/XM Radio BB King's Bluesville.
