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David Gerald bringing blues to the Pearl |
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July 13, 2017 |
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Legendary blues singer David Gerald will bring
legendary blues to the Pearl Theater for one
night only on Friday, July 28.
The son of rural Mississippi-born and raised
parents, he grew up to the sounds of the blues
and R&B music in his hometown, Detroit.
Gerald started playing guitar at the age of 15,
influenced by Prince and other 80s rock
guitarists. He rediscovered the blues and
listened to the music of Albert King, ZZ Hill,
B.B. King, and Stevie Ray Vaughan, to name just
a few.
"I was lucky enough to have a neighbor who was a
guitarist and gave me scrap guitars. I would
piece them together and build 'Frankenstein'
guitars," Gerald said. "They were horrible to
play and sounded bad, but I had to play music.
It was and is my destiny. I finally scraped up
enough money to buy an old amp and I was happy."
Gerald performed in many local blues, R&B, and
rock bands cutting his guitar and vocal chops
live and in person.
Around the age of 24, he began experimenting
with computers to write and compose music, which
he has done to this day. Now in his 40s, Gerald
is playing nationally with his own band,
performing at clubs and festivals across the
United States.
Gerald's blues have been receiving widespread
radio play, along with recognition in the Blues
and Rock communities.
Recently Gerald was listed as #1 on the
ReverbNation blues charts for Michigan Blues
artists. His debut album "Hell and Back" reached
#1 on Roots Music Report's Blues Chart for
Michigan based artists and remained in the top
20 for many weeks in a row.
To learn more about the musician, visit
http://davidgerald.com.
David Gerald will take the stage of the
Pearl,7160 Ash Street, Bonners Ferry, at 7:30
p.m. Doors, and the Pearl Cafe, open at 6:30
p.m. Advanced tickets are $12 and $5 at Mountain
Mike's, Bonners Books or online at
www.thepearltheater.org. At the door, adult
tickets are $15. |
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