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Dave Merrick
Both have had extensive performance experience in and around the Bristol and South West (UK) area, inclusive of a number of radio appearances on both sides of the Atlantic.
Artists they both like: Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Julie London - all the great female jazz singers.
Guitarists influencing Dave: Mississippi John Hurt, Rev Gary Davis, Bert Jansch, John Renbourne, Stefan Grossman, Jo Pass, Django and all the great jazz guitarists.
They have a lively YouTube channel which is attracting increasing levels of attention. You can find this by googling:
https://www.youtube.com/user/SmallDays1
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REVIEW Empress of the Blues – A Tribute to Bessie Smith; Thunderbolt, Totterdown, Bristol.
Some performers deserve to be known by more than their work. Bessie Smith won fame as Empress of the Blues in the 1020’s, but there was more to her life than money and fame.
She died in 1937, but 80 years on a good sized crowd were held rapt at the Thunderbolt as Dave Merrick narrated her life story, from a ragged upbringing in the American South, with the help of original recordings.
Bessie shot to fame because her unique vocal style could cut through the limitations of 1920s recording technology.