Bill Kirchen: Word to the Wise

"If you tried to fit all the famous rock and roots rock musicians Bill Kirchen has played with into Cafe Nine, there wouldn’t be much room left for fans of Kirchen’s guitar playing; he’s one of the most distinctive, pure-Fender Telecaster tone guitar sounds in modern music. You’d have … Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe … Paul Carrack … Dan Hicks … not to mention the late Norton Buffalo. … Kirchen takes the Cafe Nine stage at 8 p.m. sharp this Sunday. … 'You’re going to hear a bunch of stuff from my new CD, 'Word to the Wise,' … said Kirchen. … The album pairs Kirchen in musical duets with a series of artists, including Costello, Lowe and Buffalo, the great Bay Area harmonica player — best known as a member of Steve Miller’s band and for his work with Bonnie Raitt — who recorded his contribution, 'Valley of the Moon,' before succumbing to cancer last year. Kirchen … was born in Bridgeport but moved at 6 months old" (Mark Zaretsky, "Telecaster Titan Kirchen Coming to Cafe Nine," New Haven Register, 10/15/10).

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