Bad Temper Joe [bæd ˈtɛmpə ˈʤəʊ] (born in Bielefeld, East Westphalia-Lippe) is a German musician and guitarist. He plays a Weissenborn guitar. He has released eight studio albums since 2014[1] and was the only European finalist of the International Blues Challenge 2020 in Memphis, Tennessee.[2] He is the winner of the 12th German Blues Challenge 2022.[3]
Bad Temper Joe | |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician and guitarist |
He is a singer and mainly plays slide guitar, but also harmonica and electric guitar. His music draws from the blues, but also from musical traditions such as country, rock and ties in with the program of the Great American Songbook, which he applies to the East Westphalian province.
He plays solo, with a band and in a duet with the Belgian singer and guitarist Fernant Zeste, with whom he also recorded an album entitled Haunt.
He is under contract with Timezone Records.[4]
Reviews edit
Dominik Rothe writes: "Despite all the cross-references to his musical roots, Bad Temper Joe is anything but a yesterday's retro artist."[5]
Thomas Klingebiel writes about Bad Temper Joe's concerts in Memphis: "Bad Temper Joe thrilled the audience in the music clubs on the famous Beale Street, where the careers of blues icons like Muddy Waters and B. B. King began."[6]
Discography edit
Albums edit
- Sometimes a Sinner (2014)[7]
- Man for the Road (2014)[8]
- Tough Ain't Easy (2015)
- Double Trouble (2016)
- Solitary Mind (2017)[9]
- Ain't Worth a Damn (2018)[10]
- The Maddest of Them All (2019)[11]
- The Memphis Tapes (2020)[12]
Collaborations edit
- Haunt (2019) (feat. Fernant Zeste)[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "DISCOGRAPHY". Bad Temper Joe (in German). Retrieved 2020-09-25.
- ^ The Blues Foundation: International Blues Challenge 2020. 2020 IBC Finalists - Solo/Duo - Archived 2020-02-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Wettbewerb- 12. German Blues Challenge & German Blues Awards 2022". Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Kuenstlerdetails". Timezone Records. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
- ^ Rothe, Dominik (18 February 2019). "Bad Temper Joe - The Maddest Of Them All Review". Metal.de. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
- ^ Klingebiel, Thomas (15 February 2020). "Bielefelder Blues-Talent schafft es in Memphis ins Finale" [Bielefeld blues talent makes it to the final in Memphis]. Neue Westfälische (in German). Retrieved 2020-09-25.
- ^ "Bad Temper Joe: Sometimes A Sinner (CD) – jpc". Jpc.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-09-25.
- ^ "Bad Temper Joe: Man For The Road (Live) (CD) – jpc". Jpc.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-09-25.
- ^ van der Velde, Martin (9 February 2017). "Recensie: Bad Temper Joe – Solitary Mind" [Review: Bad Temper Joe – Solitary Mind]. Blues Magazine (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ van der Velde, Martin (8 May 2018). "Recensie: Bad Temper Joe – Ain't Worth A Damn" [Review: Bad Temper Joe – Ain’t Worth A Damn]. Blues Magazine (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ Quist, Ella-Milou (14 March 2019). "Recensie: Bad Temper Joe – The Maddest Of Them All" [Review: Bad Temper Joe – The Maddest Of Them All]. Blues Magazine (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Timezone records: Bad Temper Joe, The Memphis Tapes". Timezone.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.