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Also known as Shannon Marie Curfman

American rock musician

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Shannon Curfman (born Fargo, North Dakota, July 31, 1985) is an American blues rock guitarist and singer. She came to prominence in 1999, at the age of 14, with the release of her first album, 'Loud Guitars, Big Suspicions', which she recorded a year earlier in 1998. Even at that time, her deep, robust voice and virtuoso electric guitar playing surprised many listeners, who found it difficult to believe that they were listening to a performer in her teens, rather than her twenties or thirties. <

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SHANNON CURFMAN

Home page of SHANNON CURFMAN, an Americana, Blues, Folk, R&B/Soul, Rock, Songwriter artist from Fargo, ND. Along with being a member of Kid Rock's band 'Twisted Brown Truckers' for the past ten years guitarist and singer/songwriter Shannon Curfman burst u

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Along with being a member of Kid Rock's band 'Twisted Brown Truckers' for the past twelve years guitarist and singer/songwriter Shannon Curfman burst upon the blues and roots rock scene in 1999 with her major-label debut for Arista Records, ‘Loud Guitars, Big Suspicions.' She has sold a quarter million albums and has been Kid Rock's duet partner, background singer and guitarist since 2010. As an opener she has toured with Mellencamp, Buddy Guy, The Indigo Girls, ZZ Top, Page/Plant, Carlos Santana, Bon Jovi, Jeff Beck and more. She has played on Letterman, Leno, Good Morning America, Rock n Roll Record Breakers and has recorded with John Fogerty, Bob Seger, Buddy Guy, Keb Mo, Kid Rock, John Mayall and Joe Bonamassa, to name a few. Shannon is an electric and commanding performer who rips solos on the guitar like one of the guys. Between Curfman’s songwriting, her saucy and demanding vocals and her scorching lead guitar Shannon is not to be missed! THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO DAVID LETTERMAN CRAIG KILBORN GOOD MORNING AMERICA DONNY & MARIE ROSIE O'DONNELL VH1's ROCK & ROLL RECORD BREAKERS THE ANSLEY HARRIETT SHOW, ETC..... FOX TELEVISION 1 HOUR CONCERT SPECIAL “I was blown away…I know when I hear star quality and you radiate with that. …I would love the opportunity to work with you and your very impressive personal and professional family”. ~Clive Davis, President - Arista Records “…the most impressive debut by a blues artist since Stevie Ray Vaughan's Texas Flood. Shannon sings with the brassiness of Bonnie Raitt, writes liked a funked-up Sheryl Crow and plays guitar as if she's channeling both SRV and Jimi Hendrix…(Shannon is) the best argument for reincarnation aside from the Dalai Lama himself” ~ Vic Garbarini, Playboy Magazine “The biggest buzz belonged to blues rocker Shannon Curfman, who drew an ecstatic response from a packed house at the Fox Theatre. She will be this year's breakout, without a doubt. It was the biggest opening act since Counting Crows [in 1993]”. ~ Kent Zimmerman, Gavin (speaking at Triple A radio station summit in Boulder , CO) “Scorching blues guitar and gritty female vocals from a wunderkind who sounds like the younger sister of Jonny Lang. But Lang would probably feel a little heat from the competition -- Curfman was only thirteen when she recorded her debut, yet her singing and playing have the soul of someone many years her senior…. Curfman speaks eloquently through her guitar. She's got a crazy skill for melody and an ability to extract real meaning …and with the help of a top-shelf band, she turns in an introductory statement that makes you want to hear more. Her instrumental mastery is undeniable”. ~ Rolling Stone “As far as young guitarists go, there's this girl in Minneapolis named Shannon Curfman . She does the old Chaka Khan funky blues kind of stuff. She's only fourteen or fifteen, and she scares me”. ~Jonny Lang “And the Alex Rossi Band brought the unmistakable Minneapolis funk to the high seas. On their last set, they brought up Kid Rock’s backup singer, Shannon Curfman (a blues star in her own right) who showed the packed room that she can rip as hard as anyone on the ship. Her vocals were the strongest of the entire weekend.” ~ Ari Herstand , Digital Music News / Ari's Take "Shannon Curfman is no longer the child prodigy. She steps out in Fast Lane Addiction as a full grown performer ready to face life on the road. This album should return her to the status she achieved years back and take her career to the next level." ~Dave’s Spin, Blue Sky Music “OK, Britney Spears - take your tarty makeup and schoolgirl vixen outfits and go home. A real woman-child has arrived, and she can mop the floor with you”. ~ Gemma Tarlach , Milwaukee Journal Sentinel “Perhaps the most extreme entry in the ranks of white, teen blues players hailing from the culturally barren Midwest , Curfman represents true girl power”. ~Yahoo! / Launch “How does someone so young write songs with so much life p

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Instance of
human
Given name
Shannon
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Fargo
Occupation
lyricist
Languages spoken
English language
Genre
blues
Instrument
voice
Record label
Arista Records
Official website
www.shannoncurfman.com
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date of birth
1985-07-31
start of work period
1999-00-00
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