Deep Blues Festival 2008 – Black Diamond Heavies, TN
“The Black Diamond Heavies hail from the Southern States of America, but currently live as “vagrants/citizens of the world.” Their music is urgent, raw, and full of ass-shaking soul. The live show has been described as both “Pentecostal” and “Demon-Possessed”. Most of the material is original, although covers are sometimes thrown in as tribute to gods, generals, heroes, and vampires such as John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Lou Reed, T-Model Ford, and Tom Waits. The Heavies continuously gain momentum on their quest to unleash the punk-ass blues on the world. The Black Diamond Heavies tour internationally and constantly … The band consists of James Leg: bass keys, fender rhodes, organ, knife and vocal . Left hand of rhythm, right hand of soul. The son of a Baptist preacher, James Leg is from Port Arthur, Texas and has been shaking his “testimony” all over the south for 28 years, playing gospel as a child till the devil got hold of him. Van Campbell: Drums and vocal . Van is from Louisville, Kentucky and comes from a family of bourbon distillers. -2008 bio
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