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Dave Specter

Born: May 21, 1963

GUITARIST, singer/songwriter, Bandleader, Recording Artist, PRODUCER & Podcast Host

Dave Specter has earned an international reputation as one of the premier talents on the Chicago music scene. Since 1985 Specter has performed regularly at top venues and festivals throughout the USA and has toured internationally in 19 countries.

Before forming his own band in 1989, Specter toured extensively throughout the U.S. and Europe behind such blues greats as Son Seals, The Legendary Blues Band, Hubert Sumlin, Sam Lay and Steve Freund. Specter has also performed and/or recorded with such artists as Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, Otis Rush, Jimmy Rogers, Robert Jr. Lockwood, Jimmy Johnson, Jack McDuff, Johnny Adams, Snooky Pryor, Kim Wilson, Tad Robinson, John Primer, Johnny Littlejohn, B.B. Odom, Mighty Joe Young, Magic Slim, Lonnie Brooks, Ronnie Earl, Otis Clay, Floyd McDaniel, Pinetop Perkins and Jorma Kaukonen from Hot Tuna and Jefferson Airplane.

Dave Specter: Spectified

by Nic Jones
January 3, 2011

Guitarist Dave Specter knows his blues and he has a track record to prove it. This set is, however, more reflective of the extent of his musical knowledge and appreciation for different forms. It's also a rare example of an instrumental set which loses nothing with repeated listens--and its ability to put a smile on the ...

Spectified

By Dave Specter

Label: Fret12
Released: 2010
Track listing: Stick To The Hip; Octavate'n; Soul Serenade; Blues Call; Alley Walk; Wash Out; The Funky Hunky; Rumba & Tonic; Azulado; Slick Pick; See See Rider; Lumpus D'Rumpus; Alley Walk Acoustic.

Floyd McDaniel with Dave Specter & the Bluebirds: West Side Baby

by Nic Jones
November 12, 2010

Floyd McDaniel moved to Chicago with his family when he was fifteen, in 1930. He joined a washboard band called the Rhythm Rascals in 1933 and in the following decade he was a member of a jump blues combo called the Five Blazes, which recorded for the Aristocrat label in 1947. This live performance was recorded ...

It Ain't Over! Delmark Celebrates 55 Years of Blues at Buddy Guy's Legends in Chicago

by John Barron
June 5, 2009

Various Artists It Ain't Over! Delmark Celebrates 55 Years of Blues at Buddy Guy's Legends in Chicago Delmark Records 2009 Recorded live in Chicago at guitarist/vocalist Buddy Guy's Legends on March 7, 2008, It Ain't Over! is a celebration of Delmark Records' 55th year in the record business. ...

Dave Specter - Live In Chicago [DVD]

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 23, 2008

Dave Specter Live In Chicago Delmark Records (2008) Valutazione: 3 stelle Dave Specter è un chitarrista non più giovanissimo ma certamente appartenente alla generazione più recente dei musicisti emersi sulla scena della città che più ha legato il suo nome al blues elettrico del dopoguerra. Il 20 e il 21 agosto del 2007 ha dato due ...

Dave Specter: Live In Chicago

by Nic Jones
June 8, 2008

Dave Specter Live In Chicago Delmark 2007 Specter is now a cornerstone of the Chicago blues scene and also the Delmark catalog. The label's faith in him is more than justified on this showing as he and his band know that the blues has never been about showy ...

Speculatin'

By Dave Specter

Label: Delmark Records
Released: 2000

Dave Specter: Speculatin'

by Ed Kopp
September 1, 2000

Dave Specter is a blues guitarist whose music crosses over seamlessly into the jazz realm. Speculatin' is an all-instrumental album featuring a hot guitar-organ combo playing tunes derivative of Grant Green, the Meters, and various heavyweight blues guitarists.Like his one-time collaborator Ronnie Earl, Dave Specter's playing embraces jazz, gospel, New Orleans funk, Texas blues ...