Guitar Shorty
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Biography
[Edit]When he's not turning somersaults, doing backward flips, and standing on his head — all while playing, of course — Guitar Shorty is prone to cutting loose with savagely slashing licks on his instrument. Live, he's simply amazing — and after some lean years, his latter-day albums for Black Top, Evidence, and Alligator have proven that all that energy translates vividly onto tape.
Born David Kearney on September 8, 1939, in Houston, TX, he started playing guitar at an early age. His early influences included fellow blues guitar slingers B.B. King, Guitar Slim, T-Bone Walker, and Earl Hooker. By the time he was 17, Kearney was already gigging steadily in Tampa, FL. One night, he was perched on the bandstand when he learned that the mysterious "Guitar Shorty" advertised on the club's marquee was none other than him! His penchant for stage gymnastics was inspired by the flamboyant Guitar Slim, whose wild antics are legendary. In 1957, Shorty cut his debut single, "You Don't Treat Me Right," for Chicago's Cobra Records under Willie Dixon's astute direction. Three superb 45s in 1959 for tiny Pull Records in Los Angeles (notably "Hard Life") rounded out Shorty's discography for quite a while. During the '60s, he married Jimi Hendrix's stepsister and lived in Seattle, where the rock guitar god caught Shorty's act (and presumably learned a thing or two about inciting a throng) whenever he came off the road. Shorty's career had its share of ups and downs — once he was reduced to competing on Chuck Barris' zany Gong Show, where he copped first prize for delivering "They Call Me Guitar Shorty" while balanced on his noggin.
Los Angeles had long since reclaimed Shorty by the time things started to blossom anew with the 1991 album My Way or the Highway for the British JSP logo (with guitarist Otis Grand in support). From there, Black Top signed Shorty; 1993's dazzling Topsy Turvy, 1995's Get Wise to Yourself, and 1998's Roll Over, Baby were the head-over-heels results. In 2001, the appropriately titled I Go Wild was released on the Evidence label, proving that Guitar Shorty had no intentions of slowing down, as he clearly remained a master showman and lively blues guitarist. Watch Your Back appeared in spring 2004. A single-disc overview of his career, The Best of Guitar Shorty, appeared from Shout! Factory in 2006, as well as a new studio album, We the People, from Alligator Records. A second Alligator release, Bare Knuckle, appeared early in 2010. ~ Bill Dahl & Al Campbell, Rovi
Collections
Title: Monsters of Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: The Greatest Texas Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Top 20 Blues Rock
Genre: Blues
Title: Greatest Blues: The Forces of Nature
Genre: Blues
Title: Electric Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: The Greatest Swamp Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Star Spangled Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Best of Blues Rock
Genre: Blues
Title: Absolutely the Best Chicago Blues Album In the World!
Genre: Blues
Title: Alligator Records 40th Anniversary Collection
Genre: Blues
Title: Love Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Suspicious Minds Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Most Wanted Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Automobile Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Speaking of the Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Guitar
Genre: Blues
Title: The Incredible Electric Blues Guitar Album
Genre: Blues
Title: Texas Blues Gems
Genre: Blues
Title: Best of Texas Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Hits of Electric Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Mad Men of Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Guitar Heroes of the Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: West Coast Blues Nuggets
Genre: Blues
Title: Golden Blues Guitar
Genre: Blues
Title: Hey Bo Diddley - A Tribute!
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Guitar Nuggets
Genre: Blues
Title: American Blues Balladry
Genre: Blues
Title: American Blues Essentials
Genre: Blues
Title: Blue Guitar Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues with a Big Beat
Genre: Blues
Title: Rare Texas Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Hard Times- Political Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues - I've got the Blues Again
Genre: Blues
Title: Risque Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Poor Man Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Chicago Blues 2
Genre: Blues
Title: The Most Essential Texas Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Guitar Blasters, Vol. 2
Genre: Blues
Title: Treasures from the Vaults
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Best - Guitar Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Discover - Guitar Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Rare Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Best of Swamp Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: American Blues Brilliance
Genre: Blues
Title: Chill Out Guitar Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Best - Blues Rock
Genre: Blues
Title: Voices of a Grateful Nation, Vol. 1
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Blues: Vocal Legends
Genre: Blues
Title: Essential Driving Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Picks
Genre: Blues
Title: True Blues - 24 Rare Blues Tracks
Genre: Blues
Title: Texas Blues - Licks & Lightnings
Genre: Blues
Title: Alligator Records 35th Anniversary Collection
Genre: Blues
Title: Rare Blues Rock
Genre: Blues
Title: Home is Where the Heart Is: Texas Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Life
Genre: Blues
Title: The Most Essential Blues Rock
Genre: Blues
Title: Best West Coast Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: I'm Over You - Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Revolution Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: The Blues Train
Genre: Blues
Title: Chicago Blues Guitar Killers (The Rarities Collection)
Genre: Blues
Title: Electric Blues, Vol. 5
Genre: Blues
Title: American Blues - On the Road
Genre: Blues
Title: Best Texas Blues
Genre: Blues
Featuring albums
Title: He Wille Dixon Story 1940-1960 (CD4: The Record Company Man)
Artist: Willie Dixon
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Jazz
Title: I Asked For Whiskey, She Brought Me Gasoline
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Rising Sun: The Birth of Modern Blues
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: My Monkey Is Gonna Slap The Shit Outta Your Monkey (Remix)
Artist: Moogstar
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B