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[email protected] • www.andypoxon.com

CONTACT INFORMATION

The Andy Poxon Band features 17-year-old phenom Andy Poxon on guitar and vocals, Russ Wasson

on bass, and Mike O‟Donnell on drums. The band has been together since May 2009, and plays

regularly in various live music venues around Maryland/DC/Virginia. The band plays a wide variety

of Andy‟s originals and covers, ranging from traditional blues to rockabilly and country. The

combination of Andy‟s voice and guitar playing make for an unforgettable evening of music.

The band‟s first CD, “Red Roots,” was released in July 2010 and is an all-original album. It has

been getting excellent reviews nationally and internationally. The album received Wammie

(Washington Area Music Association) nominations in 2010 for Best Blues/Traditional R&B

Recording and Best Debut Recording. In addition, Andy was nominated for the 2010 Best New

Artist of the Year. In October 2011, Andy signed a licensing agreement with EllerSoul Records to

promote and distribute “Red Roots.” Since then,

the CD has been getting significant airplay and

rave reviews. Andy will be recording a new CD

under the EllerSoul label in early summer 2012.

(410) 721-0196 (H) • (443) 223-6624 (C) • [email protected] • www.andypoxon.com

About the Band

Andy has been performing around the MD-VA-DC-DE area since 2008. He

performs regularly with the Andy Poxon Band, and has also performed with

Tom Principato, Bobby Parker, Dave Chappell, Daryl Davis, Pete Ragusa

(formerly of The Nighthawks), The Nighthawks, the Thrillbillies, Li‟l Ronnie

and the Grand Dukes, David Kitchen, Mary Shaver, Greg Phillips, Hot Rods

and Old Gas, The Idle Americans, Scott Ramminger and the Crawstickers,

Robert Fiester, Billy Thompson, Clarence “The Bluesman” Turner, Waverly

Milor, Lisa Lim, and Tony Fazio.

In 2011, Andy played in a tribute to Pinetop Perkins with The Nighthawks

and Daryl Davis at Rams Head On Stage in Annapolis and the State Theatre

in Falls Church, VA. Andy also performed at the 2011 Chesapeake Bay Blues

Festival with Daryl Davis and with the Andy Poxon Band at the Colonial

Beach Blues Festival and Artscape

2011 in Baltimore, MD. Andy

opened for Duke Robillard, Joe

Louis Walker, and Coco Montoya at

Rams Head On Stage in Annapolis,

and has opened for Richard Ray Farrell, Billy Thompson, and The

Idle Americans at the Old Bowie Town Grille. Andy performed in the

South River High School jazz ensemble, and in 2009 and 2011 was

the guitarist for the Anne Arundel County All-County Jazz Band. In

August 2009, he won first place in the Youth Arts Forum young artists

cover contest for his interpretation of “Don‟t Burn Down That

Bridge.” In 2010, Andy received Wammie nominations for Best New

Artist of the Year, Best Debut Recording, and Best Blues/Traditional

R&B Recording. Andy is currently attending Towson University, in

the Jazz Guitar/ Commercial Music degree program.

Influences include B.B. King, Otis Rush, Magic Sam, Johnny “Guitar” Watson, Charlie Christian, Hank

Williams, Sean Costello, Elvis Presley, Gene Vincent, and The Beatles.

In the January 2012 issue of What’s Up magazine, Andy was named one of the top 10 people to watch in

Annapolis in 2012. Andy was named “Future of the Blues” in the Blues Underground Network‟s Year End

Review 2011. The Annapolis Capital has published two feature articles about Andy and the band; the Carroll

County Times, the Frederick News Post, and the Bowie Gazette have also written articles about Andy. In

addition, Andy was interviewed in August 2010 on “The Daily Connection” show on NBC4.

Andy Poxon—Guitar, Vocals


Russ Wasson—Bass

Russ has been playing bass for many years - his first professional

job was at age 14 in 1966. He has performed or recorded with

artists such as:

John Fred

Percy Sledge

Frankie Ford

Jeff Pollard and Tony Haselden of LeRoux

Bobby Kimball of Toto

Donny Wynn (drummer for Robert Palmer)

Van Broussard

and many others, including Louis Anderson and Becky Hobbs,

Kirk Holder, Todd Westbrook, Vin Bruce of Moving Colors

Productions, and Kirk and the Cutthroats.


Mike O’Donnell—Drums

Drummer and educator Mike O'Donnell has performed with:

Daryl Davis

Mike Westcott

Clarence "The Bluesman" Turner

Jubal Kane

Scott Ramminger and the CrawStickers

John Luskey

Kevin Kline

John Remy

ACME Blues Company

The Idle Americans

Mike currently serves on the music faculty at North County High

School in Glen Burnie, Maryland. He holds a Masters in Jazz Studies

from the University of Maryland.

Press


“Wow ...There’s the future of the blues right there.” Duke Robillard, Rams Head On Stage, Sept. 2011

“Red Roots marks The Andy Poxon Band as one to watch. It is enjoyable from start to finish and shows the potential that this

teenager artist has in him. Andy Poxon is primed for big time success and he should look forward to a wonderful career.” Brian McKinnon, MuzikReviews.com, Nov. 2011

http://www.muzikreviews.com/reviews.php?ID=1908

“This phenom from Maryland is headed somewhere special.” Blues Revue Magazine, July/Aug. 2011

“The word “phenom” is bandied about quite a bit in the music world, but if anyone deserves that title, Maryland native Andy Poxon fits the bill...He’s got everything

you can imagine–guitar chops, a bluesy vocal delivery that many will compare to Jonny Lang, and a writing maturity that is waaaaay beyond his years.” Sheryl & Don Crow, Nashville Blues Society, Nov. 21, 2011

http://donandsherylsbluesblog.wordpress.com/

“Poxon and his band of well seasoned professionals are just darn good.” Stuart A Hamilton t/a Zeitgeist, Dec. 2011 http://www.the-rocker.co.uk/

“His guitar playing displays inventive, creative licks and studied riffs reflecting plenty of talent plus research; his young voice reminds me of an early Jonny

Lang….Looking at the total package, full of song and style variety, it is pretty amazing that a 16-year-old could have self-produced and generated such a fine work.” James "Skyy Dobro" Walker, Blues Blast Magazine http://www.illinoisblues.com/Archive/BluesBlasts/2011/BluesBlast12_29_11.htm

“I find it to be a personal bonus when the longest track of a very good CD happens to be the best track as well. That's the case with

"Is There Anything I Can Do". Inasmuch as I love the smokin' shuffles and the beautiful ballads - and this kid does them all with equal excellence - there's nothing like slow, scorching blues to light

my blues fire. This one features over seven minutes of passion filled vocals and blistering blues guitar leads.” Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro, November 2011

http://www.mary4music.com/CD56.html#CDAndyPoxon1

“Keep an eye on this guy. He may actually bring the genre back to national prominence.” Michael Macomber , Retro Music Review, October 2011 http://retromusicreview.com/2011/10/25/andy-poxon-band-red-roots-review/

Press

"Andy is a 14 year old singer / guitar player of enormous ability. A big mature voice emanates from a pale blue eyed boy with a

huge red head afro - you can't believe how strong that voice is. And he is an absolute wiz on guitar. The combination of the vocals and guitar is as good as it gets. At 14 yet. And he's all

about the blues. You will be hearing from this kid." Steve Keirn, Blues Nation Thread, Baltimore Blues Society Forums, 2008

“Andy astounds us with his passionate blues guitar playing. He takes the stage

and the audience becomes wrapped in his playing and his singing. His voice is giving a new level to his already super

guitar playing.” B. Salottolo, Director, Youth Arts Forum, Sept. 2009


“The combination is particularly potent in the figure of Poxon, whose big, mature

voice is even more surprising coming from a gangly teenager with a wild head of red hair.” Washington Post, August 27, 2009

“...his hair and his age become irrelevant as the cool blues flow. Poxon’s precocious musical abilities are on full display in his new

CD, “Red Roots”...” T. Winslow, The Annapolis Capital, Aug. 5, 2010

“...a 16-year-old blues prodigy...” Aaron Gilchrist, Daily Connection, NBC4, Aug. 26, 2010

“...check out young Andy Poxon with us from last Saturday.

This young man is extra special.”

Mark Wenner, The Nighthawks, August 2010


2010 WAMA

Nominations for:

Best Blues/Traditional

R&B Recording

Best Debut Recording

Best New Artist of the Year

Excerpt from review in REAL BLUES Magazine, October 2010, by Andy Grigg:

“...this young Bluesman is The Real Thing. He doesn‟t need anyone‟s help as the music speaks for itself and it

speaks loud and clear. Talent rules here folks, and Andy Poxon is a „Natural‟ who reminds me of but a handful of

prodigies over the last 5 decades...”

Review in Blues Matters magazine, Issue 57, by Norman Darwen Well, I checked and rechecked this one – see; teenage Blues guitarists may be rare but are not unknown, though

tall, gangly, fresh-faced 16 year olds with huge red afros are perhaps less common. Even so, I can‟t quite figure

how Andy has come up with such a mature set. I thought maybe the photographs had been taken a couple of

decades ago at least, but I was wrong. Take a listen to this set and you‟ll see my problem: all the songs are

originals, penned by Andy and displaying an insight and depth not usually associated with teenagers, and his

singing voice also sounds mature and soulful. He is a master of Blues and roots guitar styles, whether it is the

rockabilly styled opener, the country inflected „When‟, the blues ballad „I Want You So Bad‟, the soul inflected „I

Need My Girl‟ or the traditional-sounding Blues „I Hate Being Alone‟ and the slow „Is There Anything I Can Do‟

– and he never overplays, not even on the Blues-rocking „I‟ll Sing The Blues‟. I feel fairly safe in saying that the

Blues world is going to be hearing a lot more of Mr. Poxon and his tight little group – I certainly hope so.

Red Roots has also received excellent reviews in Blues Magazine (magazine in The Netherlands) (http://

www.bluesmagazine.nl/cd-recensie-andy-poxon-band-red-roots) and Boles Blues (http://

bolesblues.com/2010/10/02/the-andy-poxon-band-red-roots-review/). In addition, the CD is receiving airplay on

local, national, and international radio stations and has been featured on podcasts.

Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival, 2011 (with Daryl Davis)

Colonial Beach Blues Festival, Colonial Beach, VA

Artscape 2011, Baltimore, MD

Blue Parrot Bar & Grille, Wilmington, DE

Westminster Library, Westminster, MD

Mangos Bar & Grill, Rose Haven, MD

Beach Cove Restaurant, Chesapeake Beach, MD

Rams Head Tavern On Stage, Annapolis, MD

State Theatre, Falls Church, VA

Capital Ale House, Richmond, VA

Lexington Market, Baltimore, MD

Austin Grill, Annapolis, MD

Bluemont Concert Series, Capon Bridge, WV

Kent Island Yacht Club, Kent Island, MD

First Sunday Festival, Annapolis, MD

Swinetastic BBQ Festival, Frederick, MD

Madam‟s Organ, Washington, DC

The Music Cafe, Damascus, MD

Westminster Church, Washington, DC

Pickled Herring Pub, North East, MD

Rod and Reel, Chesapeake Beach, MD

Annual Tomato Festival, Homestead Gardens, Annapolis, MD (2010 & 2011)

Baltimore Book Festival, Baltimore, MD (2010 & 2011)

Riverdale Park Day, Riverdale, MD

Eastport-A-Rockin‟, Annapolis, MD

Old Bowie Town Grille, Bowie, MD

Surf Club Live!, Hyattsville, MD

Bangkok Blues, Falls Church, VA

Bare Bones Grill, Ellicott City, MD

JVs, Arlington, VA

219/Basin Street Lounge, Alexandria, VA

Annapolis Harbour Queen, Annapolis, MD (private party)

Greenbelt Blues Festival, Greenbelt, MD (2009 & 2010)

Calvert House Inn, College Park, MD

New Deal Cafe, Greenbelt, MD

House of Wing, Herndon, VA

Silver Spring Blues Festival, Silver Spring, MD

Varsity Grill, College Park, MD

Delta Blues Juke Joint, Waldorf, MD

Potomac Grill, Rockville, MD

White Hall Pool, Bowie, MD

Homeless Resource Day, Prince George‟s Community

Previous Venues


Shenanigans, Richmond, VA

Hill Country BBQ/Market, Washington, DC

Blair‟s Londontowne Pub & Grill, Edgewater, MD

Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center, Washington, DC

The Jewish Mother, Virginia Beach, VA

Kilroy‟s Restaurant & Sports Bar, Springfield, VA

The Bullpen, Nationals Stadium, Washington, DC

Poplar Inn, Dundalk, MD

Fat Boys Country Store, Leonardtown, VA

Glen Allen Cultural Arts Center, Glen Allen, VA

Loafers Beach Club, Raleigh, NC

20 Flight Rock

24 Hours

3 O‟Clock Blues

30 Days

All of Me

Bendin‟ Like A Willow Tree

Big Legged Woman

Black Cat Bone

Blues Makes Me Feel So Good

Born Under a Bad Sign

Check It Out

Cissy Strut

C‟mon Everybody

C‟mon Pretty Baby (Andy Poxon original)

College Boy (Andy Poxon original)

Cutting In

Don‟t Be Reckless With My Heart

Don‟t Burn Down That Bridge

Don‟t Come Home (Andy Poxon original)

Don‟t Lie To Me

Don‟t Lose Your Cool

Everybody‟s Trying To Be My Baby

Everyday I Have the Blues

Eyesight to the Blind

Flying Saucer Rock and Roll

Hard Times

Hoochie Coochie Man

Hottest Thing In Town (Andy Poxon original)

The House Is A-Rockin‟

Howlin‟ For My Darlin

Hug You, Squeeze You

Hurting for You Baby

I Done Got Over It

I Don‟t Believe

I Got Eyes

I Hate Being Alone (Andy Poxon original)

I Need My Girl (Andy Poxon original)

I Want You So Bad (Andy Poxon original)

I Saw Her Standing There

If You Love Me Like You Say

I‟ll Play the Blues for You

I‟ll Sing The Blues (Andy Poxon original)

I‟m Walkin‟

Is There Anything I Can Do (Andy Poxon original)

Jumping Sally

Just Because

Key to the Highway

Little Sister

Little Wing

Long Distance Blues

Maybelline

Me and My Guitar

Mind Your Own Business

My Babe

Never Make Your Move Too Soon

No Love (Andy Poxon original)

Oh Boy

Player

Please Send Me Someone to Love

Poor Me

Pride and Joy

Quitters Never Lose (Andy Poxon original)

Raining In (Andy Poxon original)

Reconsider Baby

Red House

The River

Rock and Roll Music

Rock Me Baby

Run of Bad Luck (Andy Poxon original)

School Day

Slip Away

So It‟s Like That

Sometimes I Think

Stagger Lee

Standing At the Station

Stop (Andy Poxon original)

Susie Q

Sweet Little Angel

That‟s Alright

That‟s Alright Mama

The Thrill Is Gone

Those Lonely Lonely Nights

Walk in My Shadow

What She Do To Me (Andy Poxon original)

When (Andy Poxon original)

Window Shopping

You Don‟t Love Me (Andy Poxon original)

You Know That You Love Me


Songs

Documents

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