Artist description Categorizing Tim Baldwin's music is like describing the wind - just when you think you know what it's about, it changes direction completely. Live solo performances generally feature a wide range of cover material, with the proportion of original material increasing relative to the attention span of the audience. Tim's love for music and respect for his influences is readily apparent in every performance. A typical show will include a mixture of acoustic and electric sets, with material chosen to fit the mood of the moment.

Music Style a mixture of rock, folk and blues, flavored with a touch of New Orleans gumbo

Musical Influences Bob Dylan, Tom Rush, J. J. Cale, Richie Havens, Willie Nelson, Mark Knopfler, John Hammond, Van Morrison, John Lennon, Ray Davies, Pete Townshend, Arthur Lee, Frank Zappa, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Albert Collins, Albert King, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Buddy Holly, Carlos Santana, Zachary Richard, the Band, Joe Jackson, James Taylor, Danny O'Keefe, Bruce Cockburn, Indigo Girls, Rickie Lee Jones, Ani DiFranco, Rosanne Cash, Janis Ian, Katie Miller, Pamela Ryder, Emery Nash, etc.

Similar Artists Bob Dylan, Greg Brown, Tom Rush, Mark Knopfler, J.J. Cale, Eric Clapton, Tom Petty

Artist History Lead singer/lead guitarist in Shelter, an adventurous early 1970's band whose covers spanned the spectrum between Arlo Guthrie and Frank Zappa. Returned to performing with a vengeance in the mid-90's fronting the Baldwin-Mancuso Blues Band and the blues-rock Tim Baldwin Band. In recent years has performed both as a solo artist and as a lead guitarist with many of Buffalo's finest singer-songwriters. Three time winner of the annual Bob Dylan Impersonators' Contest at Nietzsche's - Best Overall in 1996 - Best Interpretation in 1997 - Best Guitar Stylist in 2000. Recording credits include lead guitar and harmonica on Pamela Ryder's 'Soul Ryder,' lead guitar and harmonica on Katie Miller's 'Strongest Girl In The World' and lead guitar on Aerin Tedesco's 'Angels And Allegories' - released DAM CDs Outside-Looking In and Full Circle Round via MP3.com in Sept 2000

Group Members Tim Baldwin - guitar and vocals with guests Katie Miller (rhythm guitar; backing vocals) and Leah Zicari (electric bass)

Instruments Electric guitar, acoustic guitar, electric bass

Albums Outside - Looking In; Full Circle Round

Press Reviews "like Willie Nelson singing Dylan...."

Location Buffalo, New York - USA

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