MICHAEL BURKS Boasting remarkable natural talent and a blue-collar
work ethic, Michael Burks is a musician with deep roots in the blues tradition.
He performs every song he plays with intensity, conviction and soul. Even
though he has been playing music since he was a child, it was the release
of Make It Rain, his Alligator Records debut in 2001, that brought Burks
well-deserved national recognition and made him one of the blues world’s
fastest-rising stars. His 2003 follow-up, I Smell Smoke, continued his upward
trajectory, as his fan base increased as quickly as his bookings. With
inspiration from Albert King, Freddie King and Albert Collins, Burks’ sound and
style are all his own. Blues Revue says, “Burks delivers blazing, explosive solos
and outrageous tone…part rock, part soul and filled with plenty of blues
sensibility.” And, according to GuitarOne, “Burks is a legend in waiting.”

Performance
Saturday, August 13 Stillwater Stage 10pm

Web Links
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