John Nemeth
NewMusicForOldFolks says …
I will admit that when I arrived at The Big Blues Bender in Las Vegas last year I hadn't heard of John Nemeth (except from the performance schedule from the festival). But part of the joy of an event like that is you get to see not only the artists you "came too see," but the ones you didn't know. Nemeth, Roxy Roca and the Delgado Brothers were all on that list and none disappointed. Nemeth and his band ripped through both of the sets I saw. Nemeth is a blend of Blues and Soul that few can match. I got a chance to talk with him after one of the sets and mentioned to him that I'd be seeing Tommy Castro when I got back to Columbus. He said I should say hi for him. When I did, Castro, certainly no slouch himself, just called Nemeth "The Voice." The monicker is deserved.
Artist's Info
Website: johnnemeth.com
See him live: Tour dates
Record company: Blue Corn Music
Genre: Blues, Soul
If you like this, look into: JJ Grey and Mofro, Tommy Castro, Robert Cray
Bio (From the artist's website)
Boise, Idaho is hardly the place anyone would conjure up as a hotbed of soul music.But for John Németh, it’s where his love for the genre began—and the starting point for a journey that’s taken him from his first gigs fronting a teenaged band to five Blues Music Award nominations in 2013 alone. (more)
Spotify sampler
Recordings
Most Recent
MEMPHIS GREASE (2014): Németh has transformed himself from a fan to a modern soul-blues purveyor of the highest order, receiving five Blues Music Award nominations in 2012 and two in 2013, including the B.B. King Entertainer of the Year award. It's a journey that took him to San Francisco, then Oakland, California, followed by a relocation to the birthplace of blues, soul and rock-and-roll, Memphis. He landed in the perfect place: Electraphonic Studio, home of producer and musician Scott Bomar, who composed the film scores for ''Hustle & Flow'' and ''Black Snake Moan' and produced Cyndi Lauper's ''Memphis Blues.'' Support by the Bo-Keys, Bomar's group of veteran Memphis performers who made their names backing the likes of Al Green, O.V. Wright, Rufus Thomas and the Bar-Kays, Németh quickly laid down thirteen tracks that as he describes it, ''Live in the style like I live in the style.'.
Others
Soul Live (2012)
Blues Live (2012)
Name the Day! (2010)
Love Me Tonight (2009)
Magic Touch (2006)
Come and Get It (2004)
The Jack of Harps (John Németh and the Jacks) (2002)
