Artist description Steamboat Owen: veteran blues musician known as The Everglades Bluesman Plays a variety of Blues styles, from solo Delta to fronting 5pc Chicago Band!

Music Style Blues & other stuff

Musical Influences Robert Johnson, Muddy Watters, Howlin' Wolf, Sonny boy Williamson

Similar Artists Taj Mahal, John Hammond, Howlin' Wolf (Chester Burnett)

Artist History Born 1947, raised on the Wellington Plantation in the northern section of the Fla. Everglades, Steamboat chopped sugar cane and picked tomatoes with Mexican, Cuban and Black migrant farm workers as a young boy.He rarely heard anything but latino music until on his 12th birthday he got a radio and picked up a station that was playing Sonny Boy Williamson's version of "The Sky is Crying" The sound of that Harmonica was something he just couldn't get over. Now after four decades he is considered by many as one of the last of the truely authentic bluesmen!

Group Members Steamboat Owen vocals, guitars, harmonicas some percussion & keyboard-midi

Instruments Guitars, Harmonicas, Drums, Bass guitar & Keyboard with Midi & samples.

Albums Blues for The Everglades

Press Reviews Steamboat Owen: veteran blues musician known as The Everglades Bluesman Plays a variety of Blues styles, from solo Delta to fronting 5pc Chicago Band! Finished his first year on the internet with blues fans downloading his songs 146,288 times! And his CD "Blues for The Everglades" had a total sales of 1,276 copies!Born 1947, raised on the Wellington Plantation in the northern section of the Fla. Everglades, Steamboat chopped sugar cane and picked tomatoes with Mexican, Cuban and Black migrant farm workers as a young boy.He rarely heard anything but latino music until on his 12th birthday he got a radio and picked up a station that was playing Sonny Boy Williamson's The Sky is Crying! The sound of that Harmonica was something he just couldn't get over. Now after four decades he is considered by many as one of the last of the truely authentic bluesmen! He currently has several top forty songs on internet music charts including three #1 songs and his Album "Blues For The Everglades" was the #1 Best Selling Blues CD at Mp3.com for 4 months. His music can be heard on internet stations arround the world as well as F.M. (Blues) stations in 14 countries! Thank you & God Bless America, Chuck Eaton (Gator Davis Records)

Location Wadsworth, Ohio - USA

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