About Mudbone
"Mudbone's music is flat out powerful. He will reach into your soul, conjure your demons, and then release them for you" – Outlaw Magazine
Americana Music Association/ Van Go Records recording artist.
Two top 100 Americana Music Association albums "Rivers & Roads Parts 1 & 2"
Tour regularly in 36 states as well as internationally
25 year veteran of the Nashville music scene
New music to be released in 2024
Started touring at age 12 on Greyhound busses playing blues across the Mississippi Delta
Works extensively with Military Foundations including the R&DA Military Assistance Program which invests 100% of what it brings in to help wounded combat veterans.
Toured with and/or opened for:
Charlie Daniels/Lynyrd Skynyrd/Kid Rock/Kansas/Marshall Tucker Band/Montgomery Gentry/Brett Michaels/Buddy Guy/Bobby Rush/Lisa Marie Presley/BB King/Rufus Thomas/Dean Dillion/Merle Haggard/Blake Shelton/Jamey Johnson/Hank Williams Jr./The Temptations/Foghat/Head East/Percy Sledge/The Kentucky Headhunters/Rhonda Vincent & The Rage/Aaron Tippin/Joe Diffie/Riccochet/John Berry
Endorsements/Affiliations:
Jim Dunlop/Mesa Amps/Taylor Guitars/MXR/Goldstone Instruments/Klein Guitars/SESAC/Riverland Publishing/Last Honky Tonk Music Series/DatSauce/
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Artist Bio
Mudbone is an American Roots Music artist, songwriter, producer, entertainment coordinator, and proud member of the Americana Music Association.
Having been born and raised by a river that divides (or as he says "brings together") the bluegrass of the Ozark mountains and the blues of the mighty Mississippi Delta, Mudbone represents both sides of that river by combining those sounds and telling the story of American Roots Music.
He took his first professional touring job playing guitar in the Mississippi Delta at age 12. Greyhound busses were the method of travel and the route was right through the heart of the birthplace American music. Towns like Memphis TN, Clarksdale MS & Indianola MS were on the route and provided both the schoolhouse and the playground for a young aspiring guitarist. This is where a chance conversation with a protégé of blues pioneer Son House would give him his "blues name". But that is another story for a different day.
After spending his adolescence barnstorming the blues halls and honky tonks of the Mississippi Delta, Mudbonemoved to Nashville TN at the age of 20. He was quickly absorbed into the music scene there and piloted several mildly successful band projects including "Jackson Hill" which saw moderate local and national success and would eventually sign deals with Arista and Warner Bros. Nashville.
After Jackson Hill, Mudbone began a tenure as a "gun for hire" guitarist for both live performances and in the studio where he accompanied many artists ranging from up and coming hopefuls to icons of the industry. Standing along side his heroes provided not only an experience of a lifetime, it was also another schoolhouse for this artist to learn and grow. The songwriting and performance lessions learned here were priceless and would give him a springboard to launch his own career as an independent artist which he did with the relaease of his debut double album(s)"Rivers & Roads"
Rivers & Roads is a two part album that bookends 50 years of music expansion. Part one "Rivers" is akin to a riverboat trip in 1927. Acoustic blues, bluegrass, and gospel music are meshed to combine an image of what american roots music sounded like in the early 20th century. Part two "Roads" fuses electric blues, rock & roll, funk, and country music into a journey through the sounds of the mid 70s. "Rivers & Roads" was released in two parts onto the Americana Music Association charts in affiliation with TRP and SOL Records in 2018 and 2019 where they charted in the top 100 (#67/#43) AMA Billboard.
Mudbone is schedued to release new music in 2024 and currently enjoys touring the United States and abroad bringing his music and the message that music is the common thread that holds the fabric of our society together to audiences worldwide.
In addition to his artistic endeavors, Mudbone also serves as an entertainment coordinator for trade shows, conventions, private events and feativals where he has provided and arranged customized entertainment packages for The National Beef Cattlemans Association, The Minnesota Vikings (Board), World Food Championships, TFHA, and The R&DA Military Assistance program just to name a few.
Having been embedded in every facet of the Nashville music scene, Mudbone brings a level of quality and experience that is second to none.