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BUSHMASTER BLUES featuring Gary Brown
Website: http://www.BushmasterBlues.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BushmasterBluesfeaturingGaryBrown





BUSHMASTER BLUES featuring Gary Brown has been entertaining a wide range of people (from 8 to 80) at a wide range of venues (from roadhouses and backyard parties to large venues and festivals) since 1992.  Front man, guitar player, vocalist, band leader and composer, GARY BROWN loves being busy; there is no place he'd rather be than performing for music hungry people.  He was named "Best Up and Coming Blues-Rock Artist" for The Rock Over America Magazine Music Awards for 2012.

Born in Washington, D.C., and raised in the D.C. suburbs of Palmer Park, MD, GARY BROWN is in an energetic, enthusiastic, and natural performer.  As a teen, BROWN learned to play guitar by jamming with other local musicians such as Chuck Brown, Bobby Parker, Danny Gatton, Roy Buchanan, Link Wray, among others.  In 1992, Brown took the leap and formed his own band, BUSHMASTER.  The band's funky, guitar-centric, blues-rock music enlightens as well as entertains; one can hear the influence of such artists as Funkadelic and Jimi Hendrix, among others, in their music.  "Revolution Rhapsody aka: Uprising Music", BUSHMASTER’S new and fourth CD (an album of original tunes recorded at WrightWay Studios in Baltimore, MD) debuted at #41 on the Roots Music chart, at #21 on the Living Blues Magazine Radio Chart, and has received reviews, interviews, and radio airplay from Croatia, Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Canada, Australia, and The U.K., as well as across the United States.

Named "Best Up and Coming Blues Rock Artist" for The Rock Over America Magazine Music Awards 2012, GARY BROWN loves playing guitar and performing for people - the more people the better.  Festivals are a great way for him to share his love of the guitar with a wide spectrum of music lovers.  Watching him perform, it is easy to see how connected he is to the musicBROWN makes sure each note counts, conveying not only the melody of each song, but also the emotion behind them. 

If you like blues, muddy rock or juke joint jive, BUSHMASTER’S  the ticket…Their sounds make you want to go see them live and experience the talent first hand and witness Brown impromptu..." - Navajo Slim (aka: Greg Hasty), Lit Magazine (Mar 10, 2013).