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 Liz
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Liz
Mandeville spent the late 1980s running up and down the roads of
the United States and Canada with her r&b band, the
Supernaturals. She played thousands of gigs, from smoky biker bars to
swanky theatres, from casinos to yacht clubs, honing her musical chops
and crowd-pleasing skills. In 1994, a chance meeting with bassist Aron
Burton led to Liz’ subsequent performance with him at the
1994 Chicago Blues Festival, recording two tracks on his 1996 Earwig
release, Aron Burton Live, and a long-standing performing relationship.
Her work on that album marked Liz’s label recording debut and
the beginning of her professional association with Earwig Music Company.
Liz
holds the distinction of being the only white vocalist to perform
regularly at the internationally known Blue Chicago nightclubs, where
she held court from 1994 to 1999. Backed by former Junior Wells
bandleader George Baze, Liz contributed two tracks to the 1998 Blue
Chicago release, The Red Hot Mamas. While at Blue Chicago, Liz had the
opportunity to work with a veritable Who’s Who of
contemporary blues men: Willie Kent, Michael Coleman and Maurice John
Vaughn, among others. Albert Collins’ alumni, Aron Burton
(bass), Allen Batts (keys), and Dave Jefferson (longtime Albert King
drummer), made up Liz’ rhythm section for the latter part of
the 1990s, and played on her first two cds released by Earwig Music
Company.
On
stage she’s magic! Hip-shakin' Liz gets the crowd dancing
with the first blast of her powerful, four-octave, soul-drenched voice.
She is a high voltage performer and a red hot mama. She is also solid
as an acoustic and electric guitar player and her rub board playing
adds a spicy back-porch feel. Equally at home in an intimate club
setting or on a festival stage, she is a total professional, on time
and in control! She continues to tour internationally to critical
acclaim, gaining many devoted new fans at each show.
Liz has recently released her fourth album "Red Top" on Earwig Music to
widespread critical acclaim, tearing it's way up several radio charts
and gathering an impressive collection of reviews.
Quotes
“Brassy,
sassy singer with a knack for writing spicy,
blues-flavored songs that can rock and rollick." -Blues
Revue
"She
delivers...with unimpeachable enthusiasm and lusty gusto. Look at
her indeed." -Living
Blues
Awards/Recognition
2005 - Best Songwriter in the USA
Songwriting
Competition’s novelty/comedy category for her song,
“He
Left It In His Other Pants.”
2006 -
International Songwriting Competition Semi-Finalist in Blues Category
for "Life Sentence of the Blues"
2008 - Nominated Best Blues Songwriter of the Year by
the American Roots Music Association
Press
Blues In Britain - Red
Top Review
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Bar Blues |
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Guilty
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Man |
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Scratch
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