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I Ain't No Singer/Songwriter




Keeping strictly to the tradition of the self accompanied blues-singer, Don Haupt packs the sound and energy of a full band into a one man show. His bellowing vocals and raw 'pick your teeth with a rusty nail' slide guitar playing are backed by a right foot not just tapping but stomping the stage so hard it is felt through the floor clear into the back row. The songs are old standards from the 20s and 30s, dusted off and polished clean again. Songs like Son House's "Preachin Blues" and Robert Johnson's "Traveling Riverside Blues" are performed with conviction enough to turn any venue into an old-time swamps of Louisiana juke joint.



Born and raised on a Missouri farm near the mighty Mississippi river, Don grew up on old bluegrass tunes. He learned to play music at 13 on an old banjo, sneaking out of the house late at night to go play and sing for the empty moonlit countryside. At 15 the banjo gave way to the guitar and eventually bluegrass gave way to the blues.



Now armed with his National steel guitar and a well-worn Martin, Don is on a mission to honor the original authentic Mississippi Delta Blues. Brass slide perched on his pinky and guitar at the ready, the bluesman plays the real thing cause he's lived it. Audiences can be sure to hear about living in the backwoods of Missouri and working on a Mississippi river towboat, late-night road trips to Memphis and playing music in barbeque restaurants.



Think of guitar slides cut from dead whiskey bottles, worn out shoe soles, and prison farm field hollers......Think of the weariness that lies in the hearts of men old before their time and of going down to the crossroads at midnight to give the devil his due.....Think of these things and you have the music of Don Haupt.

"Lots of energy and a footstomping devotion to real Delta blues" - Catfish Keith
"Don Haupt plays the blues like it's the only thing keeping him sane" - Mike Dronkers...Music Director KHUM/FM

Check out the artist's website:
http://www.donhaupt.com

Track List:
1. Steady Rollin' Man
2. Black Betty
3. Come On In My Kitchen
4. Katie Mae
5. Dark Was The Night
6. Death Don't Have No Mercy
7. John The Revelator
8. Travelin' Riverside Blues
9. Empire State Express
10. Phonograph Blues
11. Red Cross Store
12. Intro
13. Goodnight Irene
14. One Kind Favor

Suggested CDs:

• Matt Hendricks
• William Lee Ellis
• Mark Lemhouse

Other Genres:

• BLUES: Acoustic Blues
• BLUES: Delta Style
• TYPE: LIVE RECORDINGS