Kent McDaniel's Profile |
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| Location: | CHICAGO, Illinois |
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| Last Login: | Jun 18, 2009 (190 days back) |
About Me |
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| Kent McDaniel plays american roots music and has worked in every kind of band from blues to bluegrass. Born in Kentucky, currently based in Chicago, he writes songs, plays electric and acoustic guitar, and sings. He performs solo and with a rhythm section as a power trio. He has appeared everywhere from the Last Stop Tavern down in the Ohio River Valley to The Other End in New York and along the way shared the stage with such performers as Vasser Clements, Cliff Eberhardt, Johnny Littlejohn, Shawn Colvin, Big Twist, and Jimmy Johnston. | |
My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 10/09/2007Band Website: kriya-records.com Influences: Dylan, The Beatles, Jerry Jeff Walker, ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Louie Armstrong, The Animals, B.B. King, Marshall Tucker, Albert Collins, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Allman Brothers, and Hank Williams. Sounds Like: "Willie Nelson crossed with John Prine and Roy Orbison" Minor 7th webzine. They were talking about Kent's voice. His guitar work mixes blues, country, jazz, and rock. Record Label: Kriya Records Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Roots Music) |
My Blog |
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The Lyrics to "I Ain’t Listening" |
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| I don't see a place in My Space music for lyrics right now. (They're changing things around.) I put the lyrics in when I uploaded the song, but just in case here they are:  ... Posted by on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:36:00 GMT |
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LIVE @ CUSTER ST. AVAILABLE @ CD BABY |
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| That's right, our new CD, Live At Custer Street, is available at CD Baby. There are 2 minute sound samples for each song. Click on http://cdbaby.com/cd/kentmcdanielband Posted by on Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:30:00 GMT |
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KENT MCDANIEL BAND ON YOU TUBE |
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| We have six videos of live performances up on You Tube. If you'd like to check them out, click on: http://www.youtube.com/kentmcdanielband. Posted by on Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:29:00 GMT |
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BARACK OBAMAS WAY WITH WORDS |
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| OBAMA'S WAY WITH WORDS.... .. .. .. ..
Barack Obama is an effective speaker; on that, there seems to be some consensus.&... Posted by on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:31:00 GMT |
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JIMMY STU |
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| http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEsoh_KDM0Y
A warning for all the cosmic cowboys. You know who you are. Posted by on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:45:00 GMT |
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STORIES |
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| Songs and stories seem to come from the same place in us; anyway I write both. Just got the 2007 Chaffin Journal (www.english.eku.edu/chaffin_jour... Posted by on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 13:19:00 GMT |
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JOHNNY CASH |
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| I got into Johnny Cash about the same time I got into Hank Williams and Merle Haggard. A friend of my brother and me, Wayne Wilson, turned us on to those guys. It was the first I ever unde... Posted by on Sat, 15 Dec 2007 11:00:00 GMT |
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PLAYING AT THE HEARTLAND |
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| Dorothy and I played at the Heartland Cafe in Rogers Park last night. I've always loved the place: laid back and naturally retro, an unofficial left-wing community center, part boutiq... Posted by on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:32:00 GMT |
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RECORDING |
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| Last June we recorded our set at The Custer Street Fair in Evanston, hoping to come up with a four song demo out of it. When we listened to the set, we liked it enough that we dec... Posted by on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:51:00 GMT |
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