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August 20, 2024 By John Maxwell In Uncategorized No Comments

Brand new CD release as August 4th 2024! “Wagon of Tales” was recorded in two live sessions on May 31st and June 1st at Rainshadow Recording in Port Townsend WA. It’s a collection of some of my very favorite songs and it features several special guests i...

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“He plays with very good fluidity and taste, and some nice slide. His vocals are pleasantly lacking in fake black-isms that are the bane of ‘white bluesmen’. Even better, he sings the meaning of the words and understands that the story of the lyrics is vital”.

– Bruce Iglauer – Alligator Records

“John Greyhound Maxwell (is) a particularly refined and eloquent slide and fingerpicking roots and blues guitarist and singer/songwriter.

– Frank Matheis – Countryblues.com

“Laid back elegance and a sort off off-hand virtuosity. Very smooth and mellow.”

– Paul Rishell – W.C. Handy Award Winner

“John the finest bottleneck slide player I’ve heard in a long time.”

– David Lindley

“This album should be a mist to acquire for any blues purists or just lovers of blues classic. John’s vocals are always appealing, and the musicianship is impeccable.”

– John Sacksteder

To read the full review in Blues Blast Magazine, Click Here!

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Calendar

2019

  • Wed
    16
    Jan
    2019

    John Greyhound Maxwell & Jon Parry

    5 to 7pm The Old Alcohol Plant 310 Hadlock Bay Rd Port Hadlock, Wa.

  • Sun
    10
    Feb
    2019

    John Greyhound Maxwell

    3 to 5pm Concerts in the Woods Laurel B. Johnson Community Center 923 Hazel Point Rd. Coyle, Wa.

  • Sat
    23
    Feb
    2019

    The Hounds of Townsend

    630 The Old Alcohol Plant 310 Hadlock Bay Road Port Hadlock, Wa. 360-390-4017

    John “Greyhound” Maxwell is joined by the Hounds of Townsend consisting of Jon Parry on fiddle, Sean Divine on blues harp, and Guy Quintino on acoustic bass. Pre-war and original acoustic blues.
  • Fri
    15
    Mar
    2019

    The Hounds of Townsend

    500pm The Musiquarium At the Triple Door 216 Union St. Seattle Wa. 206-838-4333

    The Hounds of Townsend are John “Greyhound” Maxwell, Jon Parry, Sean Divine, and Guy Quintino.
  • Sat
    23
    Mar
    2019

    John “Greyhound” Maxwell & Jon Parry

    530pm Discovery bay Brewery 948 N Park Ave Port Townsend, Wa 360-344-2999

    Pre-war and original acoustic blues
  • Sat
    13
    Apr
    2019

    John “Greyhound” Maxwell & Jon Parry

    7pm Disco Bay Detour 282332 US Highway 101 Port Townsend, Wa 360-379-6898

  • Sat
    27
    Apr
    2019

    John “Greyhound” Maxwell & Jon Parry

    8pm The Pourhouse 2231 Washington St Port Townsend, Wa 360-379-5586

  • Sat
    04
    May
    2019

    John Greyhound Maxwell

    730pm Creek House Concerts 651-633-5353 St. Paul, Mn. “The Carnegie Hall” of house concerts!

  • Sun
    12
    May
    2019

    Coco Montoya with John Greyhound Maxwell

    730pm Triple Door 216 Union St Seattle, Wa. 1-206-838-4333

  • Sat
    18
    May
    2019
    Sun
    19
    May
    2019

    John Greyhound Maxwell

    11am-7pm both days Corner Store West Mountain Music Jam Cachagua, Ca. In the Carmel Valley Details soon!

  • Thu
    23
    May
    2019

    Hounds of Townsend

    5 to 730 Musicquarium Lounge Triple Door 216 Union St Seattle

  • Sat
    25
    May
    2019

    Hounds of Townsend

    630 to 830 Old Alcohol Plant 310 Hadlock Bay Road Port Hadlock, Wa

  • Sat
    08
    Jun
    2019

    Hounds of Townsend

    8pm Cellar Door 940 Water St Port Townsend, Wa 360-385-6959

  • Sat
    22
    Jun
    2019

    Townsend Bay Blues Festival

    12pm til.. The Old Alcohol Plant 310 Hadlock Bay Road Port Hadlock, Wa 360-390-4017

    The Hounds of Townsend
  • Sat
    29
    Jun
    2019

    Hounds of Townsend

    630 to 830 Old Alcohol Plant 310 Hadlock Bay Road Port Hadlock, Wa

  • Sat
    06
    Jul
    2019

    Hounds of Townsend

    530pm Discovery bay Brewery 948 N Park Ave Port Townsend, Wa 360-344-2999

  • Sat
    27
    Jul
    2019

    Hounds of Townsend

    630 to 830 Old Alcohol Plant 310 Hadlock Bay Road Port Hadlock, Wa

  • Sat
    10
    Aug
    2019

    John “Greyhound” Maxwell & Jon Parry

    430 to 730 Port Townsend Winery Downtown PT, Wa

  • Sat
    31
    Aug
    2019

    Hounds of Townsend

    630 to 830 Old Alcohol Plant 310 Hadlock Bay Road Port Hadlock, Wa

  • Sat
    14
    Sep
    2019

    Townsend Bay Blues Festival

    12pm til.. The Old Alcohol Plant 310 Hadlock Bay Road Port Hadlock, Wa 360-390-4017

    The Hounds of Townsend
  • Sun
    22
    Sep
    2019

    John Long, The Hounds of Townsend, Jelly Rollers

    730pm The Royal Room 5000 Rainier Ave South Seattle, Wa. 98118 206-906-9920

  • Sat
    28
    Sep
    2019

    John Long & John "Greyhound" Maxwell

    730pm Rainshadow Recording Fort Worden Port Townsend, Wa.

  • Sat
    05
    Oct
    2019

    John Long & John "Greyhound" Maxwell

    730pm Laurel B. Johnson Community Center 923 Hazel Point Rd. Coyle, Wa. 98376 360-765-3449

  • Wed
    23
    Oct
    2019

    John Greyhound Maxwell & Jon Parry

    530 to 730pm

    The Old Alcohol Plant 310 Hadlock Bay Rd Port Hadlock, Wa.

  • Fri
    25
    Oct
    2019

    Hounds of Townsend

    8pm

    Conway Muse

    18444 Spruce St.

    Conway, Wa 98238

  • Sat
    02
    Nov
    2019

    Private Party

  • Thu
    07
    Nov
    2019

    Jefferson County Democratic Party Benefit

    7pm Quimper Grange 1219 Corona St Port Townsend,Wa.

    A concert to benefit the Jefferson County Democrats
  • Sat
    23
    Nov
    2019

    John “Greyhound” Maxwell & Jon Parry

    5pm to 8pm

    Discovery bay Brewery 948 N Park Ave Port Townsend, Wa 360-344-2999

    Pre-war and original acoustic blues
  • Sat
    30
    Nov
    2019

    The Hounds of Townsend

    530 to 730pm

    The Old Alcohol Plant 310 Hadlock Bay Road Port Hadlock, Wa. 360-390-4017

    John “Greyhound” Maxwell is joined by the Hounds of Townsend consisting of Jon Parry on fiddle, Sean Divine on blues harp, and Guy Quintino on acoustic bass. Pre-war and original acoustic blues.
  • Fri
    06
    Dec
    2019

    The Hounds of Townsend

    8pm Pacific Room Alki 2808 Alki Ave SW Seattle,Wa

  • Sat
    28
    Dec
    2019

    The Hounds of Townsend

    530 to 730pm

    The Old Alcohol Plant 310 Hadlock Bay Road Port Hadlock, Wa. 360-390-4017

    John “Greyhound” Maxwell is joined by the Hounds of Townsend consisting of Jon Parry on fiddle, Sean Divine on blues harp, and Guy Quintino on acoustic bass. Pre-war and original acoustic blues.
John's

Biography

John “Greyhound” Maxwell brings his singular approach to slide guitar and mandolin, paying homage to the craft and tradition of the masters, while infusing the music with fresh energy. David Lindley is quoted as saying, “John is the finest bottleneck slide player I’ve heard in a long time.”

With an approach that is authentic and understated, Maxwell plays with the warmth and dexterity of someone who has loved the blues over a lifetime. Indeed, his education began as a teenager after seeing B.B. King play a set in Chicago in 1971. At Chicago’s historic Old Town School of Folk Music he took lessons from a young Johnny Long, himself a student of Homesick James. When Maxwell left for college in St. Louis, he originally studied classical, but grew restless and eventually fronted a blues trio.
He counts himself lucky enough to have mingled with blues legends Tommy Bankhead and Henry Townsend, with whom he later shared the stage and formed a friendship. He’s been drawn to slide since the beginning. “It increases that conversational aspect between the instrument and the voice,” he says.

That lineage is evident in the conversations he’s still having. In his capable hands, classics are given a deep bow and a quick wink, at once subtle and surprising. Likewise, his originals feel familiar to the genre, at home on a back-roads front porch or a downtown speakeasy.

His style is grounded and focused yet delivered with an ease and a lightness. He says the nice thing about getting older is, “Whatever you do, if you’ve been doing for most of your life, you reach a proficiency level that’s really enjoyable.” That comfort and skill is obvious whether he’s playing with a full band, as a duo, or just his caramel smooth voice and his silver Dobro. One gets the feeling he’d be equally at home with a symphony or a jug band.

In fact, he’s travelled the country, playing bluegrass in Tulsa and punk-rock in Hollywood, with forays into jazz, folk and rock and roll. No matter the genre, he always found himself coming back to the blues. He explains that his interpretation is not about a specific chord pattern or scale, but rather the emotion behind it. “I think that helps cross physical and cultural borders,” he says.

Now, having rounded the corner of 60, Maxwell is a master of his craft, garnering the admiration of his contemporaries. His recording, Blues for Evangeline, made the top five in the Best Self-Produced CD competition at the 2016 Memphis International Blues Challenge. In 2017, he had a song placed in a film at the Sundance Festival, and he taught at the prestigious Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival in Washington state, where he now resides. The Washington Blues Society recently nominated John “Greyhound” Maxwell for best solo artist in 2023. He previously was the 2018 award recipient for Best Acoustic Blues Guitar. His second self produced CD, “Even Good Dogs Get the Blues”, represented the WBS at the 2018 International Blues Challenge. “It’s really exciting,” he says. “I feel like I’m finally coming into my own.” In past years Maxwell has recently shared the stage with well-known blues greats, opening shows for Ruthie Foster, Sonny Landreth, Keb’Mo and Taj Mahal.
“Back when I was 16 or 17, I would tell myself I wanted to have a successful music career, and it was okay if it happened at 60, as long as it happened.” He laughs softly. “I think I set my course there.”

 

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Artist Credits

 

 

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