The Washington Blues Society recently named John “Greyhound” Maxwell the 2018 award recipient for Best Acoustic Blues Guitar. All his acclaimed skills are on display on his new self-produced album Even Good Dogs Get The Blues, to be released in October of 2018. The Chicago-born blues man recently relocated to Port Ludlow WA, from the Bay area […]
While some aspiring artists have to moonlight as waiters or bussers to make do until their big break, one blues guitarist waited an entire career’s lifespan of bus driving before he could pursue his passion for music. John “Greyhound” Maxwell got his start in music at a young age while watching some of the greats in […]
Billy Hutchinson gave me a great write up in the September ’16 issue of Blues Matters Magazine. Read the article below or view the PDF in a new tab. [pdf-embedder url=”https://slowlyiturnmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/BM91_Interview_JohnMaxwell.pdf”] Download Blues_Matters_John_Maxwell.PDF
What a fun night playing at Mighty Fine Guitars! A great venue, fabulous crowd. It was a real treat. Thanks again Stevie Coyle and Valerie May. Photo: Valerie May
by Paul Liberatore John Maxwell walked into Sweetwater Music Hall’s open mike night not long ago with his acoustic guitar and played a set of jaw-dropping fingerstyle blues, singing in an earthy baritone that sounded like it was coming from a hollow log. No one in the Mill Valley club knew it, but this mysterious […]
I am very happy to announce the release of my first solo recording, “Blues For Evangeline”. A thirteen song CD of originals and classics in various guitar styles, all swimming around blues and ragtime. It’s currently available at CDBaby.com , on iTunes and Amazon or directly from me by messaging at the bottom of this […]
Sunday October 5th 2014, 8pm at Bimbo’s in San Francisco for the 8th Annual Richard de Lone Housing Project Benefit. I am joining Lisa Kindred and Austin de Loneto open a bill featuring Dan Hicks,Bill Kirchen,Jim Lauderdale,Jimmy Dale Gilmore,Carlene Carter and more!
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Henry Townsend - BB's Jazz Blues and Soups - St. Louis, Missouri, 1976
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - North St Paul, Minnesota, 1985
Roy Rogers - Larry Blake's - Berkeley, California, 1989
Susan Tedeschi - John Lee Hooker's Boom Boom Room - San Francisco, California, 1995
Carlene Carter, Dan Hicks, Bill Kirchen, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Jim Lauderdale, Butch Hancock, Austin DeLone, Lisa Kindred- Bimbo's - San Francisco, California, 2015
Austin De Lone - Sweetwater Music Hall - Mill Valley, California, 2015
John Cleary - Sweetwater Music Hall - Mill Valley, California, 2016
Ramblin' Jack Elliot - Sweetwater Music Hall - Mill Valley, California, 2016
Ruthie Foster- Rancho Nicasio, California, 2016/The Triple Door - Seattle, Washington, 2023
Maria Muldaur - Hwy 99 Blues Club Seattle Wa. 2016
Studebaker John - Hwy 99 Blues Club - Seattle Washington - 2016
David Lindley - Wheeler Theater, Port Townsend WA 2017, Grand Annex San Pedro CA 2017
Marcia Ball - Palms Playhouse - Winters, California, 2017
Albert Cummings - Las Vegas Performing Arts Center - Las Vegas, Nevada, 2018 (2 nights)/The Triple Door - Seattle, Washington, 2019 & 2022/Spanish Ballroom - Tacoma, Washington, 2022
Taj Mahal, KebMo, Dirty Dozen Brass Band - Chateau Ste. Michelle - Woodinville, Washington, 2018
Coco Montoya - Marysville Performing Arts Center - Marysville, Washington, 2018/The Triple Door - Seattle, Washington, 2019
Lucky Peterson - The Triple Door - Seattle, Washington, 2020
Albert Lee - The Palindrome - Port Townsend, Washington, 2023
Sonny Landreth - The Triple Door - Seattle, Washington, 2023 (2 nights)
Reverend John Wilkins - Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival - August 2019
Joaquim Cooder - The Palindrome , Port Townsend - March 2024
