Michael Katon
| Michael Katon | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| Genres | Blues, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Guitarist |
| Years active | 1980s-2000s |
| Labels | Provogue Records |
| Website |
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Michael Katon is an American blues-rock guitarist and vocalist. He grew up in Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA, in a musical family where he was early inspired to take up the guitar.
His album Rip It Hard continued in the traditional blues-boogie vein, and while, like many blues men, major commercial success evades Katon, he remains a respected guitarist in the field.[1] He released a live album in 1997.[2]
Valerie Potter of Metal Hammer said " Michael Katon plays some of the loudest, toughest, meanest rock & blues on the planet!".[3] Living Blues also said of Katon: "Katon is a virtuoso guitar player with his roots in the right place...[his] sound is a blazing blend of electric blues and roadhouse boogie".[4]
In June 2014, he was voted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[5]
Discography
- BOOGIE ALL OVER YOUR HEAD (1984)
- PROUD TO BE LOUD (1988)
- GET ON THE BOOGIE TRAIN (1992)
- RIP IT HARD (1994)
- RUB (1996)
- BUSTIN' UP THE JOINT - LIVE (1996)
- THE RAGE CALLED ROCK 'N' ROLL (2000)
- BAD MACHINE (2002)
- MICHAEL KATON, M.K. (2006)
- DIABLO BOOGIE, BLUES BREWED IN HELL (2006)
- LIVE & ON THE PROWL! (2007)
- BOOTLEG BOOGIE LIVE! (2008) (Download only)
References
- ↑ Slaven, Neil; The Guinness Who's Who of Blues(2nd.ed.), Guinness Publishing LTD 1995, London
- ↑ Detroit Blues Magazine, Volume 3, Issues 1-3, Detroit Blues Society, 1997
- ↑ CD Review Volume 11, Issues 7-12, 1995, page 67, WGE Publishers
- ↑ Living Blues, Issues 78-83, 1988, page 102
- ↑ "Michael Katon". michiganrockandrolllegends.com. Retrieved August 30, 2015.