TALENT
Chris Daniels and the Kings.
Chris Daniels & the Kings played their first show on
March 14, 1984. Chris has toured Europe more than 14 times
and played in the States from South Carolina to Seattle, New
York City to LA. The seven piece rockin' band, called "funky-blues"
by the Europeans, is an all out "horn band" celebrating
their 22nd year of making great R&B, Funk, "jump
blues" and rock n roll. IN THE SUMMER OF 2006 THEY WILL
RELEASE THEIR 10TH IN EUROPE! They have been compared to "Little
Feat with horns" and "John Hiatt meets Tower of
Power." Since 1991 the band has made a name for themselves
touring Europe: playing for the Queen of Holland at the 50
Year VE Day Celebration and for 450,000 at Parkpop in Den
Hague. They have had number one hits in Holland with their
critically acclaimed CDs: The SPARK, Is My Love Enough, That's
What I Like About The South, In Your Face, When You’re
Cool and Louie Louie. Their 2004 CD, " The SPARK "
was released in Europe, Japan and is also available in South
America. Their ‘best of’ CD, titled CHOICE CUTS
was first released on K-Tel (yes the same guys that do late
night TV ads for Slim Whittmen) and it became a top 5 hit
on AC radio stations all across the USA.
NEW CDS AND CELEBRATED HITS: ”10” is winning
praise all across America including reviews in USA Today and
a “Top Ten of 2005” nod from THE LOS ANGLES TIMES.
Titled “10” marks a return to roots music: soul
sounds of the Memphis horns and New Orleans blues & funk
that made the Kings a favorite in the US and Europe. The SPARK,
a CD with an acoustic feel, won awards for Best CD of 2004
from HapiSkratch and featured a remarkable list of "special
guests" including Sonny Landreth, Sam Bush, Bill Payne,
Mollie O'Brien, Hazel Miler, Ritchie Furay, Tony Furtado,
Steve Riley, Sam Broussard plus many many more. It is available
in Benelux on Music & Words, in Japan on Buffalo Records,
home of Hot Cub of Cow Town and the Asylum Street Spankers,
and on PKS in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Tracks from
that CD and “Louie Louie” are featured on DJK
compilations in Buenos Ares, Argentina. Louie Louie, dedicated
to famed Dutch radio personality Big Al, was an award winning
swing tribute to the music of Louie Jordan, Louie Prima, and
Louie Armstrong. Now in its fifth pressing that CD was released
in the States and oversees in 1999 (by BMG Germany) and has
won several including “Best Design” from the national
Design Association.
Chris Daniels & the Kings have toured over two continents
and have been asked to appear in such diverse places as The
Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, South America, Curacao, Japan, and
all over Europe. Chris has appeared with the B.B. King, Uncle
Cracker, Blues Traveler, The Neville Brothers, Delbert McClinton,
Sister Hazel, Sheryl Crow, Robert Cray, Taj Mahal, Al Kooper,
Bonnie Raitt, Ziggy Marley, The Fixx, to name only a few.
They are headliners on international festivals, like Ribs
& Blues Festival with their buddies THE BLUESMASTERS,
at Marktrock, Berchem Blues, and the Lokeren festivals in
Belgium, and the Kings have toured as the back up band for
Sonny Landreth, David Bromberg, Al Kooper, Bo Diddly, Francine
Reed and Dutch guitarist Jan Rijbroek in places like Paris,
Rome, and Amsterdam, and for Bonnie Raitt, members of Little
Feat, and Was Not Was at the Roxey in LA to name only a few
they have worked with in the States and Europe. Die hard fans
from Italy to Holland rocked with this remarkable artist on
TV including a groundbreaking high-definition TV show for
HDnet the all high definition TV channel, VH-1, TNN, Much
Music/Canada, NIppon TV/Japan, Crooked River Grove, KUSA,
and on Onhe Filter, AVRO, KAVRO, Paris MTV, and Brussles 1,
in Europe, and on Swing TV in Buenos Ares, Argentina.
The Kings Are:
Chris Daniels, rhythm guitar, vocals
Colin "Bones" Jones, lead guitar
Chris Stongle, drums, vocals
Kevin "Bro" Lege, bass, vocals
Dean LeDoux, keys, vocals
Darryl "Doody" Abrahamson, trumpet, vocals
Jim Waddell, alto, tenor sax, flute, vocals
Chris Daniels is not related to Charlie or Jack so he's had
to bust his ass with his guitar -- starting as a 17 year old
song writer and guitarist back in the 70s when he played with
Kate Taylor, David Johansen, (before the New York Dolls) and
later with Russell Smith (after The Rhythm Aces). Chris has
preformed thousands of shows, touring 46 out of every 52 weeks.
He has worked making records with some of the most respected
musicians in the business including Sonny Landreth, Sam Bush,
David Bromberg, Al Kooper, Bill Payne, and Don Was to name
only a few. As a record producer he produced the powerful
Hazel Miller “ICONS”, her award winning jazz CD
featuring standards and guests like famed trumpeter Ron Miles.
As a singer, guitarist, song writer, and band leader Chris
has served as musical director with his band when the Kings
backed Francine Reed, The Coaster, Drifters, Platters, Bo
Diddly, Was Not Was, Mary Wilson, Bonnie Raitt, Percy Sledge,
solo members of Little Feat, Sam Bush, John Cowan and many
others.
HERE'S WHAT SOME FOLKS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT CHRIS DANIELS
"ONE OF THEFEW ACTS WITH ENOUGH BRASS IN ITS GORGONZOLA"
Bruce Haring of Billboard
"THE MOST EXCITING BLUES BASED/R&B TO COME OUT IN
YEARS" Brussels/AntwerpExtra
"IF YOU LIKE GOOD OLD FUNKY MUSIC, CHECK OUT CHRIS DANIELS"
The Los Angeles Times
"CHRIS DANIELS: IK BEN LEIDER OMDAT IK NIET KAN VOLGEN"
Amsterdam/De Telegraaf/Jip Golsteijn (famed Dutch reporter
who interviewed John Lennon and others)
"YOU LOOK JUST LIKE ME ONLY YOUR NOSE IS STRAIGHT"
Patrick Roy - Colorado Avalanche
Discs
“10” Released in USA, Fall/winter 2005, Europe
2006 Moon Voyage
The Spark, (2004) Moon Voyage/Hapi Scratch (USA), Music &
Words (Benelux), Buffalo Records (Japan), PKS (G/S/A) and
in compilation for DJK in Argentina.
Choice Cuts, (2001) K-Tel, Moon Voyage
Louie Louie, (1999) Moon Voyage Records/BMG Germany
Live Wired, (1998) on Flat Canyon Records/Moon Voyage
Is My Love Enough, (1994), Rounder/Skyranch-Virgin-France
In Your Face, (1992) Rounder/Provogue
That's What I Like About South, (1989), Red Stone/Provogue
When You're Cool, (1987) Moon Voyage Records
Has Anybody Seen My Keys (1985) Harmony Records
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