Blues Icon Walter Trout welcomes his “new best friend”, new blues supremo Stephen Dale Petit onto the UK leg of his mammoth “I'm Back” World Tour – serving up a guitar feast for blues aficionados throughout the country.
SDP (famously described by Classic Rock magazine as “occupying a stunning middle ground between the fire of Freddie King, the instinct of Jimmy Page and the soul of Eric Clapton”) and Trout first met while Petit was recording and hanging out with legendary Howlin' Wolf guitarist Hubert Sumlin. Whilst Sumlin was at the end of his life, Trout was trying to save his and Petit was having the time of his - jamming with these two guitar greats.
It was backstage at this summer's Leadbelly Fest that Walter asked Stephen to join him on the UK tour and SDP (whose two recent critical hits “Cracking the Code”, featuring Hubert Sumlin's last performances, and “Live At High Voltage” both continue to shift in large numbers) readily agreed.
Petit will again be joined onstage by Pretty Things drummer Jack Greenwood but will also be introducing fast rising and much-tipped bass player Sophie Lord whose mentor in the dark art of plank spanking is none other than Wilko Johnson's Blockhead Norman Watt-Roy. The band's set will feature some of the songs featured on the vinyl-only, Classic Rock magazine 10 star-reviewed “Live At High Voltage” described as “It's Live At Leeds, Dr Feelgood and 66 Blues Breakers in one hit”...
Live Dates 2015:
17 November – Stockton, Arc
18 November – Glasgow, ABC
20 November – Holmfirth, Picturedrome
21 November – London, Forum
24 November – Leamington, Assembly
25 November – Frome, Cheese & Grain
Born in the Joshua Tree desert of California, Stephen Dale Petit's musical journey began young. Given a Gibson SG Special at the age of 12, he soon focused on blues music.
By his mid-teens Petit was commandeering the Californian club circuit five nights a week. Cutting his musical teeth with musicians ten years his senior, jamming with the likes of BB and Albert King as they passed through his native stomping ground. Relocating to London in the 1990s, Petit worked alongside the best in the business, collaborating with The Clash's Mick Jones, Pink Floyd's David Gilmour, The Pretty Things and also Keith Richards and Ian Stewart of The Rolling Stones.
An ill-fated major-label recording contract and subsequent descent into addiction left Petit adrift and homeless. Finding salvation in busking, as so many of his blues heroes had before him, the blues was truly the healer as he recorded the self-financed debut "Guitararama". Sending shockwaves through the blues community, self-released "Guitararama" also saw critical acclaim in 2008, resulting in Petit securing a distribution deal with Universal Music for all of his music. Press were quick to jump onboard the SDP campaign for a "New Blues Revolution".
2010's follow-up album "The Crave" brought breakthrough commercial success, earning Petit a place in Classic Rock magazine's "Top 50 Albums of the Year" ahead of childhood hero, Eric Clapton. Meanwhile, leading blues authority Blues Matters Magazine, heralded "The Crave" as "one of the most important albums of the year".
Later that year, Petit cemented his status as a UK Blues legend in his own right. Assembling a musical cast of Chris Barber, Rolling Stones Ronnie Wood, Mick Taylor and Dick Taylor, SDP captained his successful campaign to "Save the 100 Club", earning himself a deserved place within 100 Club and British Blues history. 2011 saw "Stephen Dale Petit The BBC Sessions" - a compilation of the many SDP appearances on BBC Radio 2's Paul Jones and Bob Harris shows, which included a guest appearance by Mick Taylor.
Stephen Dale Petit live shows have become the stuff of legend - none more so than his appearance at London's High Voltage festival in 2010. Riled by the local council's attempts to close the show down due to noise restrictions, a defiant Petit delivered a 'show-stopping set' (Classic Rock) forever immortalised by the Ronnie Lane Mobile Recording Unit. The result was 2012's vinyl-only release "Live at High Voltage", which was eagerly devoured by both critics and fans alike.
It was during recording sessions for 2013's "Cracking the Code" that Petit achieved perhaps the ultimate accolade to any guitarist worth his salt - receiving the seal of approval from Howlin' Wolf's universally venerated axeman, Hubert Sumlin. "Cracking the Code" reads like a who's who of blues royalty - featuring guest appearances from the likes of Dr. John, Hubert Sumlin, The Black Keys' Patrick Carney, Mick Taylor, Chris Barber and hot-ticket producer Vance Powell.
2015 sees the highly-anticipated digital re-release of "Live at High Voltage", plus new material and live shows later in the year. Stephen Dale Petit's blues-odyssey continues and, as Mick Taylor assures, "the future of the blues is in good hands with Stephen".
Weblinks:
www.stephendalepetit.com
www.facebook.com/StephenDalePetit/
SDP (famously described by Classic Rock magazine as “occupying a stunning middle ground between the fire of Freddie King, the instinct of Jimmy Page and the soul of Eric Clapton”) and Trout first met while Petit was recording and hanging out with legendary Howlin' Wolf guitarist Hubert Sumlin. Whilst Sumlin was at the end of his life, Trout was trying to save his and Petit was having the time of his - jamming with these two guitar greats.
It was backstage at this summer's Leadbelly Fest that Walter asked Stephen to join him on the UK tour and SDP (whose two recent critical hits “Cracking the Code”, featuring Hubert Sumlin's last performances, and “Live At High Voltage” both continue to shift in large numbers) readily agreed.
Petit will again be joined onstage by Pretty Things drummer Jack Greenwood but will also be introducing fast rising and much-tipped bass player Sophie Lord whose mentor in the dark art of plank spanking is none other than Wilko Johnson's Blockhead Norman Watt-Roy. The band's set will feature some of the songs featured on the vinyl-only, Classic Rock magazine 10 star-reviewed “Live At High Voltage” described as “It's Live At Leeds, Dr Feelgood and 66 Blues Breakers in one hit”...
Live Dates 2015:
17 November – Stockton, Arc
18 November – Glasgow, ABC
20 November – Holmfirth, Picturedrome
21 November – London, Forum
24 November – Leamington, Assembly
25 November – Frome, Cheese & Grain
Born in the Joshua Tree desert of California, Stephen Dale Petit's musical journey began young. Given a Gibson SG Special at the age of 12, he soon focused on blues music.
By his mid-teens Petit was commandeering the Californian club circuit five nights a week. Cutting his musical teeth with musicians ten years his senior, jamming with the likes of BB and Albert King as they passed through his native stomping ground. Relocating to London in the 1990s, Petit worked alongside the best in the business, collaborating with The Clash's Mick Jones, Pink Floyd's David Gilmour, The Pretty Things and also Keith Richards and Ian Stewart of The Rolling Stones.
An ill-fated major-label recording contract and subsequent descent into addiction left Petit adrift and homeless. Finding salvation in busking, as so many of his blues heroes had before him, the blues was truly the healer as he recorded the self-financed debut "Guitararama". Sending shockwaves through the blues community, self-released "Guitararama" also saw critical acclaim in 2008, resulting in Petit securing a distribution deal with Universal Music for all of his music. Press were quick to jump onboard the SDP campaign for a "New Blues Revolution".
2010's follow-up album "The Crave" brought breakthrough commercial success, earning Petit a place in Classic Rock magazine's "Top 50 Albums of the Year" ahead of childhood hero, Eric Clapton. Meanwhile, leading blues authority Blues Matters Magazine, heralded "The Crave" as "one of the most important albums of the year".
Later that year, Petit cemented his status as a UK Blues legend in his own right. Assembling a musical cast of Chris Barber, Rolling Stones Ronnie Wood, Mick Taylor and Dick Taylor, SDP captained his successful campaign to "Save the 100 Club", earning himself a deserved place within 100 Club and British Blues history. 2011 saw "Stephen Dale Petit The BBC Sessions" - a compilation of the many SDP appearances on BBC Radio 2's Paul Jones and Bob Harris shows, which included a guest appearance by Mick Taylor.
Stephen Dale Petit live shows have become the stuff of legend - none more so than his appearance at London's High Voltage festival in 2010. Riled by the local council's attempts to close the show down due to noise restrictions, a defiant Petit delivered a 'show-stopping set' (Classic Rock) forever immortalised by the Ronnie Lane Mobile Recording Unit. The result was 2012's vinyl-only release "Live at High Voltage", which was eagerly devoured by both critics and fans alike.
It was during recording sessions for 2013's "Cracking the Code" that Petit achieved perhaps the ultimate accolade to any guitarist worth his salt - receiving the seal of approval from Howlin' Wolf's universally venerated axeman, Hubert Sumlin. "Cracking the Code" reads like a who's who of blues royalty - featuring guest appearances from the likes of Dr. John, Hubert Sumlin, The Black Keys' Patrick Carney, Mick Taylor, Chris Barber and hot-ticket producer Vance Powell.
2015 sees the highly-anticipated digital re-release of "Live at High Voltage", plus new material and live shows later in the year. Stephen Dale Petit's blues-odyssey continues and, as Mick Taylor assures, "the future of the blues is in good hands with Stephen".
Weblinks:
www.stephendalepetit.com
www.facebook.com/StephenDalePetit/