phyllis.hopkins

I didn’t start playing guitar seriously till the age of 24, by 27 I formed my first Blues band, influenced by Stevie Ray Vaughan, T-Bone Walker, Billie Holiday, etc. I performed on the local music scene for more than 10 years and became a fixture at the local blues & jazz clubs, where I performed with such blues greats as Shemeka Copeland, Debbie Davies, Sonny Rhodes, & Ronnie Earl (who was also a guest guitarist on my 1st CD “The Little Sister Band”). Although I loved blues I wanted ...

I didn’t start playing guitar seriously till the age of 24, by 27 I formed my first Blues band, influenced by Stevie Ray Vaughan, T-Bone Walker, Billie Holiday, etc. I performed on the local music scene for more than 10 years and became a fixture at the local blues & jazz clubs, where I performed with such blues greats as Shemeka Copeland, Debbie Davies, Sonny Rhodes, & Ronnie Earl (who was also a guest guitarist on my 1st CD “The Little Sister Band”). Although I loved blues I wanted to branch out more, influenced in my earlier years by Zeppelin, U2, Aerosmith, Heart, Santana to name just a few, I wanted to make a CD where all these influences combined came through. That’s how this CD came into play. I hope you enjoy my dedication to the Artists I love. Discography YOU DON'T KNOW PRODUCED AND WRITTEN BY PHYLLIS HOPKINS VOCALS & ALL GUITARS: Phyllis Hopkins DRUMS & PERCUSSIONS: Jack Gale Executive Producer on Stranger in This Land & Unforgiving - George Wesley with the assistance of Ian MacDougall Various Bass Players Include: Tom Pritchard on Tracks 1, 2, 7 & 9 Al Curtis On Tracks 3 & 8 Otis Kush on Tracks 4, 5, & 6 Other Guests Include: Joe Libertucci: Lead Guitar on Stranger in this land & Unforgiving Blitty: Vocals on Daydream George Wesley: Wood Instrument on Stranger Recorded by Jodi Busch at McCrindle Bldg. Studio, Laurel Run, Pa Stranger in this land & Unforgiving tracked at Pyramid Recording Studio All Songs Mixed and Mastered by Dave Hodorovic, Pyramid Recording Studio, 700 York Ave., Avoca, Pa 18641 Song list: Everything You Don’t Know Stranger In This Land It Takes Just One Carefree World Daydream Throw Me A Line Unforgiving On This Rainy Day visit: myspace.com/phyllishop © 2008 All Rights Reserved