My friend Jim submitted this to me. I have to agree....... David Gogo doesn't suck.
David Gogo davidgogo.com
Location: Nanaimo , British Columbia
Status: Signed to Cordova Bay Records
Style: Blues
Releases:
- Acoustic: Official Bootleg Series - Volume 2 (2006)
- Skeleton Key - U.S. Release (2006)
- Vibe (2004)
- Skeleton Key (2002)
- Live at Deer Lake: Official Bootleg Series - Volume 1 (2003)
- Halfway to Memphis (2001)
- Dine Under The Stars(2000)
- Change of Pace (2000)
- Bare Bones (2000)
- David Gogo (1994)
Awards and Nominations:- Juno Nomination - Best New Artist
- West Coast Music Awards - Musician of the Year 1999/00
- Real Blues Magazine - Top Blues/Rock CD of the Year for Skeleton Key
- 2003 Maple Blues Awards - Guitarist of the Year
- 2004 Maple Blues Awards - 5 nominations
- 2004 CBC Saturday Night Blues - Great Canadian Blues Award for Lifetime Contribution
- 2005 Maple Blues Awards - Guitarist of the Year winner and Entertainer of the Year nomination
Why he doesn't suck: Wayyyyyy back in '96, my buddy called me up and said, "Hey - we're going to the Max Webster Reunion show - wanna come? "
When we arrived at the venue, I asked the doorman who the opening act was, and he replied, "Some guy named David Gogo." Never heard of him, so we expected 45 minutes of lameass crap. Wrong! This guy came out and rocked the place with tons of old blues standards and jaw-dropping guitar playing. I saw him again in 2004, and he still has it - rippin' it up in a local bar. As he walked around the bar playing an extended slide guitar solo, he started using any items the crowd offered up for a slide - even a white cane held high by one of the patrons who was blind!
See him Live: