Born in Chicago, IL, Diamond Jim Greene was influenced by Blind Arvella Grey and his style of expressive metallic guitar. In a style in the beginning similiar to Cephas and Wiggins, but rapidly opened to other influences. And you can feel it in his forth CD. As time went by, Mr. Greene learned to balance his voice with instuments and also, developed a clean musical personality. Helping him to develop a southern musical variation (bass, drummer, piano, trombone, mandolin, and violin). Nice technique on this CD. Very familiar with people who like metallic guitar (Blind Boy Fuller, Reverend Gary Davis, Memphis Jug Band, Robert Johnson...),
but reinterpreted with a new touch and also playing with less notable players (Gregg Allman, Percy Mayfield, Hank Williams, Jr...). We hope in the future to see those musicians playing with him on his next visit to Europe.  "He is one of the most authentic DELTA blues players I've heard.....He's like Robert Johnson reborn" - LA Times
He has toured extensively throughout Europe since 1995, spreading the good news about acustic blues on major festival stages in the US, and abroad. Including the Chicago Blues Festivals, the Long Beach Blues Festivaland the international blues festival at Lucerne, Switzerland.
"Greene is an accomplished fingerpicker and slide guitarists who works effectively in Delta and early Chicago veins as well as the East Coast sytle of Blind Boy Fuller" Blues Revue Magazine His instrument of choice is prewer National Steels and 12 string guitars which he has used to open for James Cotton, Buddy Guy, Ike Turner, Otis Clay, Koko Taylor, John Hammond, Duke Robillard, Cephas & Wiggins, Joe Louis Walker, Mississippi Heat and Lonnie Brooks.  Management
Booking Mojo Artists Label High Tone Music Group Publicity & Media Media & Booking Page Diamond Jim Greene Website |
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