(Harmonica Blues) Rock Bottom & The Cutaways - 4 albums - 1985-1998, MP3, 320 kbps

Rock Bottom was born David York, in Brookville, Indiana on May 6th 1948. His family moved to Florida in 1965. Inspired by his father (who played country music) he picked up a harmonica as a teenager. When he was 18, he learned about the Blues from records by Sonny Boy Williamson and Paul Butterfield and was hooked. Rock would describe his influences 'As far as riffs go, my base is pretty much Sonny Boy 2, both Walters, and Howlin' Wolf. As far as attitude goes, my influences are Eddie Kirkland, Muddy Waters and Tampa Red! I like to put the tone and riffs of Chicago Blues on top of the rhythms and beats of New Orleans!'.
As performer and songwriter, Rock served up a masterful main course of blues seasoned with R&B and the flavors of New Orleans. No artificial ingredients were ever used in the making of Rock's very own and very special recipe. Rock has played over 250 dates every year for the last 20 years. Usually this schedule included nearly a hundred shows outside USA. Rock has satisfied the hunger of blues starved fans by giving extraordinary exhibitions of his artistry at the: W.C. Handy Awards (Memphis, Tennessee), Merle Watson Festival (North Carolina), Winnipeg Folk Festival, (Canada), Notodden Blues Festival (Norway), Gloucester Blues Festival (England), Burnley Blues Festival (England), Molde Jazz Festival (Norway), Mettmann Blues Festival (Germany), Lugano Blues to Bop Festival (Switzerland), Djurs Bluesland Festival (Denmark), International Congress of Intellectuals (Wroclaw, Poland), Copenhangen Festival of Fools (Denmark), Belgian Blues Night (Brugge, Belgium), Kalvipuisto Festival (Helsinki, Finland), Tampa Bay Blues Festival (St. Pete, Florida), Florida Folk Festival Festival (White Springs, Florida), Arctic Border Blues Festival (Kirkenes, Norway), and the Key West Blues Festival (Florida).