Ken Saydak

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Years active 1972–present Role Pianist Name Ken Saydak		Website Official website Labels Various Record label Various

Origin Chicago, Illinois, United States Occupation(s) Musician, singer-songwriter, session musician Instruments Piano, keyboards, vocals Albums Love Without Trust, Live in La Veta, Vol. 2, Live in La Veta, Vol. 1, Goodbye Blue Monday, Foolish Man Genres Blues, Chicago blues, Blues rock, Piano blues Similar People Dave Specter, Eddie Shaw, Melvin Taylor, Eddie Vinson, Bob Koester

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Ken Saydak (born Chicago, Illinois, United States) is an American Chicago blues pianist and singer-songwriter. In a long career, he has played as a sideman with Lonnie Brooks, Mighty Joe Young, Johnny Winter and Dave Specter. Saydak has released three albums under his own name since 1999. Billboard once described him as "a gripping frontman".

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Biography

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During the 1980s, Saydak played on tours and albums by Johnny Winter, including Winter's Grammy Award nominated LP, Guitar Slinger. Following this spell, Saydak became one of the members of the blues rock band, Big Shoulders, who issued two albums (produced by Saydak) before disbanding.

His debut solo album was 1999's Foolish Man released on Delmark Records. Saydak has also produced his own albums, as well as Zora Young's 2000 issue, Learned My Lesson. He has now appeared on over fifty albums.

The Chicago Sun Times reported "Ken Saydak has built an impressive body of work with his three solo albums and his studio work...It's My Soul is his best stand-alone project yet".

Albums

Foolish Man (1999) – Delmark

Love Without Trust (2001) – Delmark

It's My Soul (2005) – Evidence

Other appearances

1976 – Mighty Joe Young – Mighty Joe Young – Keyboards

1983 – Hot Shot – Lonnie Brooks – Keyboards

1984 – Guitar Slinger – Johnny Winter – Keyboards

1985 – Serious Business – Johnny Winter – Piano

1986 – Third Degree – Johnny Winter – Piano

1988 – The Winter of '88 – Johnny Winter – Keyboards

1990 – Big Shoulders – Big Shoulders – Organ, piano, accordion, vocals

1991 – Nickel History – Big Shoulders – Organ, piano, accordion, vocals

1991 – Bluebird Blues – Dave Specter with Bill Smith – Organ, piano

1991 – Let Me In – Johnny Winter – Piano

1993 – Fortune Tellin' Man – Jesse Fortune – Organ, piano

1994 – Blueplicity – Dave Specter – Organ, piano

1994 – Gotcha! – Barkin' Bill Smith – Piano

1994 – One to Infinity – Tad Robinson – Organ, piano

1995 – Had My Fun – Karen Carroll – Organ, piano

1995 – Sweetheart of the Blues – Bonnie Lee – Organ, piano

1995 – Wild Cards – Al Miller – Organ, piano

1996 – Left Turn on Blue – Dave Specter – Organ

1996 – Long Way to Ol' Miss – Willie Kent – Piano

1996 – Live at Blue Chicago – Johnny B. Moore – Keyboards

1997 – 700 Blues – Lurrie Bell – Organ, Piano

1997 – Troubled World – Johnny B. Moore – Piano

1998 – Blues Spoken Here – Dave Specter and Lenny Lynn – Piano

1998 – Kiss of Sweet Blues – Lurrie Bell – Organ, piano

1998 – Make Room for the Blues – Willie Kent – Electric piano

1998 – Ready – James Wheeler – Piano

1999 – Knockin' at Your Door – John Primer – Organ, piano

2000 – Can't Take It – James Wheeler – Organ, piano

2000 – Learned My Lesson – Zora Young – Organ, piano, producer

2000 – Royal Blue – Koko Taylor – Piano

2000 – Speculatin' – Dave Specter – Piano

2002 – In the House: Live at Lucerne, Vol. 1 – Bob Stroger – Piano, vocals, producer

2004 – Have a Little Faith – Mavis Staples – Choir, chorus

2008 – Tell Me Why – Alex Wilson – Hammond organ

References

Ken Saydak Wikipedia

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