EARL GREEN
Biography

Winner of the Best UK Male Vocalist Award  for 1996 and 1997 from the British Blues Connection, Earl Green is a rarity, a black British Blues singer. Born in Jamaica, he came to Britain, on his thirteenth birthday, already into R&B music, and soon started a career as a vocalist which has spanned over twenty-five years.

He was a founder member of Otis Grand and the Dance Kings, in 1986, and until recently has been the lead vocalist in many line-ups with Otis, including the award winning Otis Grand Big Band. He sings on Otis's albums Always Hot and He Knows The Blues.

Earl founded The Earl Green Band in 1995 and they tour regularly in Britain and Ireland. Earl is also the featured vocalist in Bop Brothers, alongside ace guitarist Jon T-Bone Taylor and sax supremo Dick Heckstall-Smith.

Earl is a prolific and excellent songwriter. He has co-written songs with Otis Grand which are on He Knows The Blues, winner of the Best British Blues Album award in 1993. Earl's present writing partner is Jonathan Plotel, who is also the bass player in The Earl Green Band. The band's current set includes their songs from Earl's album.

Earl's solo debut album Feel The Fire (on Abacabe Records, ABACA CD 002), which was released on July 22nd 1996, is a collection of great Blues, Soul and R&B originals from Earl and his co-writers plus three excellent Blues standards. Guest artists include the W.C. Handy award winner Joe Louis Walker, UK guitarists Todd Sharpville and Pete Boss plus The Earl Green Band.

Earl has appeared at the Balgium R&B Festival; the Paleo Festival at Nyon; Lugano; Jazz Pamplona; XII Festival Internacional de Jazz de Granada; VII Festival Internacional Jazz en Escena, Malaga; Oldemzaal; Midzomer Blus Festival; Groningen; Nottoden Blues Festival; Cahors; Bayeux Blues Festival; Danish Blues Festival; Imatra Big Band Festival, Finland; The Great British R&B Festival; Farnham Maltings Blues Festival; Temple Bar Blues Festival; Cork Jazz Festival; Dublin Blues Festival; Dartmouth Blues Festival and many more. In the UK, he appears regularly at the top London Blues venue, The 100 Club as well as festivals and Blues clubs all over the country, fronting the Earl Green Band

In January 2000, Earl joined Paul Lamb & The King Snakes. The current schedule includes gigs in Britain, Ireland and all over Europe, see gig list for details.
 

"Great vocal performance!"          Paul Jones, Blues singer & DJ

"There's surely no more soulful singer in this country."          Juke Blues

"Britain's best Blues vocalist with a range equalling the likes of Al Jarreau."          Blueprint

Earl Green: Feel The Fire ABACA CD 002, on Abacabe Records, distributed by Direct Distribution.
 

Contact Earl Green through Abacabe Records or via eMail to Petra 'Beedie'