Los Angeles Carl Verheyen, anerkendt som en af ​​verdens 10 mest populære guitarister af Guitar Magazine og One of the Top 100 Guitarister of All Time af Classic Rock magazine, samt guitarist for musiklegenden Supertramp, vil bringe hans tre-medlemer af Carl Verheyen Band på en efterårs tour i Europa for at støtte udgivelsen af ​​hans nye album “Essential Blues.”
Carl describes the upcoming tour:
The deeper you dig into the blues, the more stylistic nuances you find. From the Delta to the Piedmont region, from Chicago to Texas and even to the UK, the subtle ornamentation of each style has always fascinated me. But at the heart of all good blues is musician or singer baring his or her soul. Etta James singing “I’d Rather Go Blind,” Jimi Hendrix doing “Voodoo Chile” (the long version) or Eric Clapton singing “Bell Bottom Blues” inspire because they have found a way to tap into the many soulful people that came before them. Albert King and Mike Bloomfield, Stevie Ray Vaughn and Duane Allman did the same. My goal for this tour is to find the Essential Blues that resonates with me and dig deep, hopefully tapping into that creative pool of tradition and my own artistic signature.Â