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Curtis Whitefinger 
Curtis Whitefinger performing at the Glo Bar, Nottingham, 6/02/2009Background information Genres Rock / Indie / Folk-rock / Singer-Songwriter Instruments Electric guitar / Acoustic Guitar / Electric Bass / Drums / Keyboard / Harmonica Labels Black Thumb Records Associated acts The Curtis Whitefinger Ordeal Website http://www.curtiswhitefinger.co.uk Members Curtis Whitefinger, John Russell, Dave Pearce, Nick Brown Past members Craig Rye, Antony Hodgkinson Curtis Whitefinger is an independent singer, songwriter and guitarist from Nottingham, UK, who has released 5 full length albums and 1 EP of his songs through his own label Black Thumb Records.
Whitefinger's albums have been favourably reviewed by some magazines and websites,[1] and in reviews Whitefinger has been compared to Bob Dylan,[2][3] Paul Heaton,[4] Raymond Chandler,[4] and The Zutons.[3]
Some of Whitefinger's recordings (Drunk For A Penny Dead For A Pound, Rockets Of Persistence) were engineered by Spiritualized / Julian Cope guitarist Tony 'Doggen' Foster.
Curtis often plays live with The Curtis Whitefinger Ordeal - a 4 piece band currently featuring bass player John Russell, guitarist Dave Pearce and drummer Nick Brown. Past members of the band included drummer Antony Hodgkinson, formerly of Bivouac, Punish The Atom, and Dogntank, who also danced on stage for Nirvana;[5] he now plays with Julian Cope.
Discography
Extraterrestrial Blues (EP, 2005)
Drunk For A Penny Dead For A Pound (LP, 2006)
27 (LP, 2007)
Rockets Of Persistence (LP, 2008)
Your Arse Is Mine (LP, 2008)
The Curtis Whitefinger Ordeal (LP, 2009)References
- ^ Reviews of Curtis Whitefinger albums from various sources
- ^ Subba-Cultcha review of 27
- ^ a b Subba-Cultcha review of Rockets of Persistence
- ^ a b Subba-Cultcha review of Your Arse Is Mine
- ^ Tony The Interpretative Dancer NirvanaClub.com
External links
Categories:- British singer-songwriters
- People from Nottingham
- Living people
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