Instruments Guitar, vocals Role Guitarist Name Preston Shannon | Website Official website Years active 1980s–present | |
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Born October 23, 1947 (age 76)
Olive Branch, Mississippi, United States ( 1947-10-23 ) Origin Memphis, Tennessee, United States Occupation(s) Guitarist, singer, songwriter Albums Midnight in Memphis, All in Time, Break the Ice, Goin' Back To Memphis, Dust My Broom Genres Electric blues, Soul blues Similar People Henry Oden, The Lamont Cranston, Bill Lordan, Mason Ruffner, Tinsley Ellis | ||
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Preston Shannon (born October 23, 1947) is an American electric blues and soul blues guitarist, singer and songwriter.
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- George klein s memphis sounds with preston shannon
- Preston shannon band north sea jazz club
- Life and career
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Allmusic noted that "Shannon's speciality is a blend of Southern-fried soul and blues, and his albums and live shows - always with a horn section - are an eclectic mix of danceable, grooving tunes and slow, soulful ballads". Amongst the songs he has written are "Beale Street Boogaloo" and "Midnight in Memphis".
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Life and career
He was born in Olive Branch, Mississippi, United States. He relocated with his family to Memphis, Tennessee at the age of eight. Despite initial misgiving from his Pentecostal parents, Shannon developed an interest in the blues and played part-time with several local bands, whilst his daytime occupation was with a hardware firm. He began a full-time musical career when he secured a spot in Shirley Brown's backing ensemble.
In 1993, his own Preston Shannon Band played at the Long Beach Blues Festival in Long Beach, California. After being spotted leading his own band in Memphis' Beale Street clubs, he signed to Rounder Records subsidiary, Bullseye Blues, and released his debut solo effort, Break the Ice in 1994. Then followed the Willie Mitchell produced efforts, Midnight in Memphis (1996) and All in Time (1999). However, with no immediate follow-up available, Preston lost momentum.
After moving to Title Tunes, he released Be with Me Tonight (2006).
Shannon played at Memphis in May in both 2008 and 2011. In February 2012, Shannon appeared on season two of The Voice, singing "In the Midnight Hour".
Nowadays, he is a regular performer at B.B. King's Blues Club in Memphis. Shannon's most recent album release was Dust My Broom (2014).