- Matthew Davidson
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Guitarist/Vocalist Matthew Davidson
Matthew Davidson Born February 18, 1998 Origin Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. Genres Classic Rock and Blues Instruments Guitar Website http://www.matthewdavidson.net/ Matthew Davidson ... Matthew Davidson, guitarist and vocalist, is a 13 year old child prodigy from Shreveport, LA. He won his first electric guitar in the 2007 James Burton Guitar Showdown. He was the youngest of eight student guitarists selected to play with Kenny Wayne Shepherd at his 2009 Artbreak Concert. He has played at the B.B. King Museum and the B.B. King Homecoming Concert in Indianola, MS and the Delta Blues Fest in Greenville, MS, where in addition to his own set, he sat in with Honeyboy Edwards for a few songs. Matthew played at the Cat Head Delta Blues store and the famous Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale, MS during the Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival. Matthew performed at the Dallas International Guitar Festival and in the Youth Showcase at the 2011 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN, jamming at the B. B. King Blues Club while he was there. A recent honor for Matthew was being selected out of several hundred applicants to be the guitarist for the 2011 Kidd Kraddick Rock Camp Band. As part of this camp, Matthew had the opportunity to perform live on the air on the nationally syndicated radio show "Kidd Kraddick in the Morning". Matthew is the youngest member to date of the American Federation of Musicians Local 116. Matthew has had the honor of sharing the stage with Joe Osborn, Jerry Beach, Maggie Warwick, Brady Blade, and Patrick Stump from Fall Out Boy. Matthew's musical taste was largely acquired from listening to his dad's CD collection of rock music by The Beatles, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Doobie Brothers, ZZ Top, Jimi Hendrix, and Elvis Presley.
The Matthew Davidson Band made their debut on June 25, 2010 at the Madison Park El Chico and they are THE Sensation in Shreveport and the surrounding area. The band played at the Red River Dragonboat Festival and they were a hit on opening day of the 2010 Red River Revel! They played at the Run for the Nuns biker rally at Harrah's Louisiana Downs, the State Fair of Louisiana, the Monster Nation Pit Party at CenturyTel Center, the World of Wheels Auto Show at the Shreveport Convention Center, the Krewe of Centaur Parade, the Natchitoches Jazz/R&B Festival, the Going Green on the Red Festival, Holiday in Dixie, Mudbug Madness, AlleyFest in Longview, TX, The T-Bone Walker Blues Fest in Linden, TX, Crossroads Music Company in Winnsboro, TX and the KTBS 3 Independence Day Festival. They were honored to be selected as the Grand Marshals of the Krewe of Aesclepius Mardi Gras Parade. The Matthew Davidson Band rocked the Dallas House of Blues and headlined the Mississippi Blues Marathon in Jackson, MS. They performed at the re-opening of the Stoner Avenue Skate Plaza, which was filmed by MTV. They performed at the 2011 King Biscuit Blues Festival in Helena, AR and have been invited to the 2012 New Orleans JazzFest!
Other venues where Matthew or his band have performed include: The Municipal Auditorium, The CenturyTel Center for a Mudbugs hockey game, Artbreak, The Pulpwood Queen Girlfriend Weekend in Jefferson, TX, Holiday Lanes, Bistro Byronz, Smashburger, The Louisiana State Exhibit Museum, The Shreveport Chamber of Commerce, the Courtyard Marriott Boardwalk, Music City Texas Theater in Linden, TX, The Farmer's Market, The Holiday Arts Tour in Ruston, Party Central, The Barnwell Center, Christian Services Hospitality House, 516 Texas Street, Garden Park Nursing Home, and Lakeshore Cafe in Lake Village, AR.
References
"Kidd Kraddick winner Matthew Davidson set to perform at East Texas State Fair" - Sept. 2011
2011 Kidd Kraddick Rock Camp Band - Breaking Even on "Good Morning, Texas", Aug. 17, 2011
Kidd Kraddick Presents the Third Rock Camp - AllAccess.com - July 27, 2011
2011 Kidd Kraddick Rock Camp Band - Matthew Davidson selected as guitarist
K94.5 Interviews with Matthew Davidson and daily blogs about Kidd Kraddick Rock Camp - July, 2011
Interview with Matthew Davidson at Kidd Kraddick Rock Camp - July, 2011
KTBS 3 Interview promoting Matthew's appearance at the KTBS Independence Day Festival
"Get Ready East Texas for The Matthew Davidson Band" Piney Woods Live - June, 2011
"13 Year Old Blues Man Matthew Davidson" American Blues Scene May, 2011
"Music on the Couch - Interview with Matthew Davidson" - March 28, 2011
"School of Rock" - The Forum - March 23, 2011
KTBS coverage of The Matthew Davidson Band in the Krewe of Centaur Mardi Gras parade - Feb., 2011
"Matthew Davidson - A New Generation of Blues" American Blues News - Feb. 2, 2011
"Mississippi Blues Marathon - The Matthew Davidson Band" Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, MS - Jan. 6, 2011
"Matthew Davidson Band is a hit" The Shreveport Times - Jan. 21, 2011
"Interview with The Matthew Davidson Band" KTBS 3 - Oct. 10, 2010
"Interview with Matthew Davidson at the Delta Blues Fest" Greenville, MS - Sept. 18, 2010
External links
- Matthew Davidson's website [1]
- Matthew Davidson's Facebook page [2]
- Matthew Davidson's YouTube channel [3]
- Matthew Davidson's American Federation of Musicians listing [4]
- Matthew Davidson's My Texas Music page [5]
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