LONG TRAIN BLUES (Gerry Joe Weise)
PURPLE HAZE (Jimi Hendrix)
DREAMTIME LULLABY (Gerry Joe Weise)
MUSIC PROFILE
GERRY JOE WEISE guitarist & vocalist, has toured Australia, Europe, USA, Hawaii, Tahiti, Fiji, Polynesia, Azores Islands and Scandinavia. Throughout his many tours he has played with B.B.King, John Lee Hooker, Albert Collins, Noel Redding and Eric Clapton. He has released the albums : 1994 "Live In Paris", 1996 "A Letter To Jimi", 1999 "Bushman Boogie", 2005 "Sydney-Paris Blues", 2009 "Blues Down Under". 2009 "Jaguar" compilation ("Long Train Blues" by Gerry Joe Weise) (Leaping Cat Records UK), 2009 "Native American Metal Uprising" compilation ("B Good 2 Me Jam" by Gerry Joe Weise) (Metal Doll Records Texas USA).
2009
- N°1 on the "Top Electric Blues" charts for 11 months 2008/2009 in Australia.
- N°1 on the "Top 100 Artists Blues Rock" charts in Australia.
- N°2 on the "Top 100 Artists Jazz Blues" charts in Australia.
- Woodstock 40th Anniversary Tribute Festival.
- ArtFest Festival, Scottsdale Arizona, USA.
- Thunderbird Festival, Phoenix, USA.
- USA Tour.
- Portugal Tour.
2008
- N°1 on the "Top Electric Blues" charts for 4 consecutive months in Australia.
- N°1 on the "Top 100 Artists Blues Rock" charts in Australia.
- N°3 on the "Top 100 Artists Jazz Blues" charts in Australia.
- "Dreamtime Shuffle", N°8 on the "Top Radio Charts" in New Zealand.
- "Artist Of The Month" April, Lizard Lounge Radio in Australia.
- "Long Train Blues" won the "Strat Master" 2008 title USA.
- Headlining the Santa Maria Blues Festival, The Azores Isles, Atlantic.
2007
- "Long Train Blues" was "Song Of The Month" at Songweavers NYC.
GERRY JOE WEISE (guitar, vocals, composer) was born in 1959 in Sydney, Australia, he learned to play guitar at the age of 4. During the 1970s when he was 16 and 17, he guest supported AC/DC, Rose Tattoo, The Angels, Dragon and Midnight Oil at venues like the Bondi Lifesaver and Chequers with rock bands The Class and Siren in Sydney. At 18 he joined the progressive Corroboree that had drummer Craig Collinge (ex Manfred Mann) and keyboardist Cezary Skubiszewski (ex Alexis Korner, film composer "Two Hands"). In 1980 Gerry Joe Weise took a big step forward and moved to Europe, living in France, Germany and Switzerland until 1999, before moving back to Australia. In 2000 he wrote two songs for Nabarlek (Indigenous Live Band Of The Year Award 2005), for their 2nd album "Bininj Manborlh". His trios have had musicians from Mick Taylor, Roy Buchanan, Savoy Brown, Tower Of Power, Ravi Shankar, Big Ed Sullivan and Otis Grand. Gerry Joe Weise has guest supported Ray Charles, B.B.King, Buddy Guy, The Yardbirds, Eric Clapton, The Scorpions, John Lee Hooker, Canned Heat, Iggy Pop & The Stooges, Noel Redding, John McLaughlin, Albert Collins, Pat Metheny, Luther Allison, Joe Louis Walker, Chick Willis, Dave Hole, Deborah Coleman, Matt 'Guitar' Murphy, Van Wilks, Luther 'Houserocker' Johnson, Bob Brozman, Jerry McCain, Otis Grand, Maurice McKinnies, Billy Branch, Mark Hummel, Nine Below Zero, Eddie & The Hot Rods, 1996 Jimi Hendrix 30th Commemoration Festival with Noel Redding, the Chicago Blues Festival Tour and the San Francisco Blues Festival Tour in Europe.
2009
- N°1 on the "Top Electric Blues" charts for 11 months 2008/2009 in Australia.
- N°1 on the "Top 100 Artists Blues Rock" charts in Australia.
- N°2 on the "Top 100 Artists Jazz Blues" charts in Australia.
- Woodstock 40th Anniversary Tribute Festival.
- ArtFest Festival, Scottsdale Arizona, USA.
- Thunderbird Festival, Phoenix, USA.
- USA Tour.
- Portugal Tour.
2008
- N°1 on the "Top Electric Blues" charts for 4 consecutive months in Australia.
- N°1 on the "Top 100 Artists Blues Rock" charts in Australia.
- N°3 on the "Top 100 Artists Jazz Blues" charts in Australia.
- "Dreamtime Shuffle", N°8 on the "Top Radio Charts" in New Zealand.
- "Artist Of The Month" April, Lizard Lounge Radio in Australia.
- "Long Train Blues" won the "Strat Master" 2008 title USA.
- Headlining the Santa Maria Blues Festival, The Azores Isles, Atlantic.
2007
- "Long Train Blues" was "Song Of The Month" at Songweavers NYC.
GERRY JOE WEISE (guitar, vocals, composer) was born in 1959 in Sydney, Australia, he learned to play guitar at the age of 4. During the 1970s when he was 16 and 17, he guest supported AC/DC, Rose Tattoo, The Angels, Dragon and Midnight Oil at venues like the Bondi Lifesaver and Chequers with rock bands The Class and Siren in Sydney. At 18 he joined the progressive Corroboree that had drummer Craig Collinge (ex Manfred Mann) and keyboardist Cezary Skubiszewski (ex Alexis Korner, film composer "Two Hands"). In 1980 Gerry Joe Weise took a big step forward and moved to Europe, living in France, Germany and Switzerland until 1999, before moving back to Australia. In 2000 he wrote two songs for Nabarlek (Indigenous Live Band Of The Year Award 2005), for their 2nd album "Bininj Manborlh". His trios have had musicians from Mick Taylor, Roy Buchanan, Savoy Brown, Tower Of Power, Ravi Shankar, Big Ed Sullivan and Otis Grand. Gerry Joe Weise has guest supported Ray Charles, B.B.King, Buddy Guy, The Yardbirds, Eric Clapton, The Scorpions, John Lee Hooker, Canned Heat, Iggy Pop & The Stooges, Noel Redding, John McLaughlin, Albert Collins, Pat Metheny, Luther Allison, Joe Louis Walker, Chick Willis, Dave Hole, Deborah Coleman, Matt 'Guitar' Murphy, Van Wilks, Luther 'Houserocker' Johnson, Bob Brozman, Jerry McCain, Otis Grand, Maurice McKinnies, Billy Branch, Mark Hummel, Nine Below Zero, Eddie & The Hot Rods, 1996 Jimi Hendrix 30th Commemoration Festival with Noel Redding, the Chicago Blues Festival Tour and the San Francisco Blues Festival Tour in Europe.
GERRY JOE WEISE LINKS
MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/gerryjoeweiseblues
YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/gerryjweise
Free Mp3 - http://www.mp3.com/artist/gerry-j-weise/songs
Free Mp3 - http://www.mp3.com/artist/gerry-j-weise-2/songs
Free Mp3 - http://www.macidol.com/jamroom/bands/8841
Music Site - http://www.gerryjoeweise.blogspot.com
Art Exhibitions - http://www.gerry-joe-weise.blogspot.com
Land Art - http://www.gerryjoeweisephotofr.blogspot.com
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