John Nemeth- Live AND Recorded
I recently had the opportunity to see John Nemeth live at my favorite local venue, the very intimate Callahan’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill in Auburn Hills, MI. This place has been hosting the best Blues and Americana acts coming to the Motor City area in the last couple of years. John Nemeth and his band fit in perfectly.
If you saw the picture on the front of John’s latest cd Love Me Tonight, you might be led to believe he’s some kind of pop crooner, wearing a black suit and a hot babe. Not so. She must be draped over John because she has good taste in music and like soulful blues, because that’s what John and band deliver. They just happen to deliver in suits!
His sound would lead you to believe perhaps he grew up singing in a southern Baptist church, but the soulful singer and harmonica player hails from Boise, Idaho where he grew up singing in a Catholic Church and playing in local bands. He eventually joined Junior Watson’s band and also spent a couple of years as a member of Anson Funderburgh & the Rockets. He was eventually signed by Blind Pig and put out his first disc for that label, Magic Touch in 2007. The new disc is also a Blind Pig release with ten of the eleven tracks written by John. His music is a soulful rhythm and blues highlighted by John’s harmonica and vibrant voice, reminiscent of Robert Cray. Both are standouts on Fuel For Your Fire. Also especially strong are the title track Love Me Tonight, and My Troubled Mind.
The band’s live show is just as energetic and fun, with many in attendance choosing to dance away some of their troubles on the small dance floor. If John comes to a club near you make it a point to check him out. In the meantime, snag a copy of Love Me Tonight and start dancing!
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