Biography
Harp player/Singer/Songwriter
Harp driven R&B from the very charismatic livewire performer ‘Honeyboy
Hickling’ is unbeatable.
Three decades of touring and recording have honed his individual, blistering
harp technique and vocal style to earn him an international
reputation as a virtuoso player.
He
is truly a great front man,
singer/ harp player but also a damn fine songwriter of catchy quirky roots
tunes.
Check out his CD 'Blue it'.
The musical quality of the man can be judged by the company he keeps.
Past credits include three years of touring and recording with Steve Marriott,
sharing lead vocals and playing the harp. Recording with Bo Diddley and
playing and recording as
a member of Anthony Thistlethwaites
(ex Waterboys) ‘Blue Stars’ - a band featuring Mick Taylor
and the ‘Kick Horns’. He has also toured as a member of ‘Nine
Below Zero’ all over Europe.
In 2001, at the London Astoria, he appeared on the Steve Marriott memorial
concert alongside Paul Weller, Noel Gallagher, Midge Ure
and many others and performed a show stealing version of Marriotts 'Big
Train', now released on CD and
soon out on DVD.
‘Honeyboy Hickling’ is currently
working harder than ever on the 'Never Ending Tour' with his band. Playing
a mixture of tunes from his CD's plus some Chicago Blues and Chess favourites.
Watch out for his new Live release 'Blowin Thro ‘Town’,
Don’t
miss him live!
Band
Profile
Line-Up
Frank
Walker, Tony Baylis, Honeyboy Hickling and Bob Wilson.
Bob
Wilson
- Guitar,
Slide Guitar and Keyboards. Bob
has previously worked and recorded with The Idle Race, King Biscuit Boy,
Roy Harper, Steve Gibbons and Ruby Turner.
Tony
Baylis - Drums,
Map reading
and Weather
forcasting.
Tony
has previously worked and recorded with The Trevor Burton Band, Chicken
Shack, Vincent Flats Final Drive, Steve Gibbons and Parkers Alibi.
Frank
Walker - Bass Guitar. Frank
Walker, Bass player, traffic calming, moose hunter and corporal sensible.
A long and colorful history in music, from the early days in The Flying
Hat Band with Glenn Tipton (Judas Priest) to tours with pop stars with
Big hair, followed by years spent abroad on the grand musical journey
of life. More recently, Frank spent several years working with local soul
singer famed for his voice of gravel and honey (Frank forgot to mention
working with ‘Alvin Stardust’.
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Discography
DT's
Messin With The Blues
Mooncrest MNC 101
DT's
Shakin Not Stirred
Sixfifty 002
Steve Marriott
Thirty Seconds to Midnight
ESMCD 897
Steve Marriott & The DT's
CMRCD 230
Steve Marriott & The Next Band
ESMCD 898
Steve Marriott
Poll Tax Blues
Anthony Thistlethwaite
Aesop Wrote a Fable
Acrei ICD
Anthony Thistlethwaite
Carthweels
Acre 002 CD
Steve Marriott
Memorial Concert-
Musn't Grumble
SANCD 112
Honeyboy Hickling
Straight from the Harp
CMMR 943
Honeyboy Hickling
Blue it
BRG CD 28
Honeyboy Hickling & Gordon Smith
Bare Tracks
MRCD 103
Honeyboy Hickling
Blowin Thro ‘Town’
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