Michael Burks
Michael " Iron Man " Burks ( born July 30, 1957 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; † 6, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia ) was an American blues guitarist.
Life
Burks comes from a musical family in which the Blues has a great importance. His grandfather Joe Burks played at local bars in Camden, Arkansas, and his father Frederik played after work in the Blue clubs and supported trip musicians, including Sonny Boy Williamson II At the age of two years, he began playing the guitar by plates his father nachspielte. He always got a dollar, if he succeeded, until his father came home from work to home. He had his first public performance at the age of six years on a trip to Arkansas.
In the early 1970s, after his father had severely injured his hand, he and his family moved to Arkansas, where they opened the " Bradley Ferry Country Club ," in which Michael led the house band. They supported numerous blues and rhythm 'n blues stars who performed there. Tables near the stage had been two weeks in advance to reserve.
When the club closed the mid-1980s, Burks took a job at Lockheed Martin, but still played at local festivals and local clubs. Lockheed even brought customers to his performances. In 1997 he recorded his first album, From the Inside Out, on which he produced and which was welcomed in the media a lot ( Blues Access: " ... the most impressive indie album in recent times "; Living Blues: " ... the best debut album of the year "). In 2001 he signed with Alligator Records, which previously released three albums from him. Michael Burks described his style as "throwing Freddie King, Albert King, BB King, Albert Collins, Wes Montgomery and Chuck Berry in a large pot, cook through everything and you get me! "
6 May 2012 Google Burks broke after a European tour at the airport in Atlanta with a heart attacks together. In the hospital, he could not be revived. Burks died at the age of 54 years.
Awards
Discography
Albums
Guest appearances
- 2002: Hey Bo Diddley: A Tribute!
- 2007: Just a Matter of Time - Joe Pitts
- 2009: One Child - Marquise Knox
Charts
- 2003: I Smell Smoke - Billboard Top Blues Albums # 12
- 2008: Iron Man - Billboard Top Blues Albums # 4