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LEE BATES & BILLY NEWTON
Biography
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Lee Bates & Billy
Newton
Biography
Lee Bates - Guitar /
Slide Guitar / Vocal
Billy Newton - Harmonica / Vocal / Dancing
A classic guitar / harmonica duo, in the tradition of the great
Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Lee and Billy have a wealth of experience behind
them, playing festivals and venues all over the U.K and Europe. Lee and Billy
cover a wide range of styles, from Delta Blues to Chicago Boogie. Lee and Billy
couple these with their own authentic compositions and a healthy dose of irreverant
humour that makes them crowd pleasers wherever they perform.
Lee Bates
Described by some as the "Bastard son of Jim Murray", Lee is one of
the Northeast's finest slide guitarists. Playing the music of Son House, Bukka
White, Fred McDowell and the like, Lee made his first on stage appearance aged
eighteen with the legendary Brian Cookman. Since then Lee has gone on to appear
with many of today's Blues greats, such as; Bob Brozman, Kent Du Chaine, Catfish
Keith, Woody Mann as well as homegrown talent like; Ray Stubbs, The Hokum Hotshots
and Steve Phillips. More recently Lee's signature slide-guitar featured on singer
/ songwriter Richard Dawson's debut album. From the Delta to Chicago, Ragtime
and Shuffles Lee can play it all!
Billy Newton
Billy has a career spanning over 30 years. As a teenager he followed Sonny and
Brownie around soaking up the sounds and learning from the master. Billy has
lent his formidable harp playing skills to countless bands and duos over the
years. Including: The Jellyroll Blues Band, the Acme Blues Band, Acme Blues
Duo (with longtime musical partner Neil Dalton) and the hugely popular Scandalous
Bachelors. Billy has played with and shared stages with many of the Blues world's
finest... William Clarke, Little Charlie and the Nightcats, John Hammond, Steve
Rye, Jo Anne Kelly and Steve Phillips to name a few.
Lee Bates & Billy Newton discography:
"All Talk And No Action" (2004)
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More info available here:
Lee Bates: 0776 563 4041 / lee.bates@fsmail.net
Billy Newton: 0771 4158 193 / Wbillnewton@aol.com
www.freewebs.com/leeandbilly/
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