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Over the past 10
years, Shane
Dwight has
performed over
2,000 live
shows, released
seven
CDs with
over 60,000
units sold, been
a repeat
performer on the
Legendary Rhythm
and Blues Cruise
(West Coast and
East Coast),
headlined and
performed at
some of the
biggest music
festivals around
the world,
including Beale
Street Music
Festival,
BayFront
Blues Festival,
Bethlehem
Musikfest,
Ottawa
Bluesfest
and Portland
Waterfront Blues
Festival. He
has performed
with and/or
shared the stage
with a wide
variety of some
of the biggest
names in music:
B.B. King,
Los
Lobos,
Los
Lonely Boys,
Night Ranger,
The Marshall
Tucker Band,
Johnny Winter,
Etta James, The
Doobie
Brothers and
Jimmie Vaughan,
to name a few.
His music has
been heard on
hundreds of
radio stations
in over 30
different
countries.
Critical
accolades have
followed Shane
Dwight wherever
he has gone.
Blues Revue
magazine stated:
“Shane
Dwight is a
talented
musician and an
impressive
songwriter...
Dwight’s guitar
playing is as
substantial as
his
songwriting.”
The San
Francisco
Chronicle
called him
“a music
sensation….;”Andrew
Gilbert of the
San Jose
Mercury News
said of Dwight:
“Tough, lean
guitar work and
commanding
vocals, he is a
tour
de
force... Shane
is a killer
songwriter,
singer,
guitarist and
performer... he
is an artist
who’s creating a
soulful
Americana
sound.”
Born on the East
Side of San Jose
and raised on a
horse ranch in
Morgan Hill,
California, it
was a tough
decision for
Shane to pack up
and move to
Nashville to
further pursue
his musical
career. But
Shane
immediately fell
in love with
Music City and
knew it was the
right decision.
Within six
months of living
there, he
quickly earned a
reputation as a
“guitarslinger.” The
Nashville City
Paper
called him: “One
of Music City’s
prime guitar
warriors, Shane
Dwight excels in
numerous
situations from
story songs and
laments to
explosive
workouts and
fiery duels.
Shane Dwight’s
playing and
singing is
consistently
stellar, and
frequently
magnificent.”
It doesn’t seem
to matter what
town Shane lives
in or performs
in, the critics
always seem to
agree: “He plays
a mean guitar,
whether he’s
rocking, delving
into roots,
alt-country,
R&B, or hitting
you in the gut
with searing,
straight-ahead
blues… he plays
and sings with
charisma, heart,
and energy.” (Toledo
Blade)
Shane grew up
with a family
that listened to
all types of
music. Out on
the ranch it was
Willie, Hank and
Waylon; but in
the house his
older sister was
playing Ozzy,
Hendrix and
Zeppelin.
Shane loved it
all, but seemed
to be drawn
towards the
blues as he got
older. Shane
considers
himself an
“American
Artist” with
influences from
all of the
above.
Moving to
Nashville three
years ago proved
to be a
“double-edged
sword.” On one
hand, Shane
signed a record
deal, got signed
with the
prestigious
Intrepid Artists
International
booking agency
and became
connected with
some of the
world’s best
musicians,
producers and
managers.
On the other
hand, it put a
huge stress on
his marriage.
Traveling on
the road for 200
shows a year and
being separated
from his wife
the majority of
that time proved
to be too much
for both of
them. Going
through a
separation and
eventual divorce
took a hard
personal toll on
Shane and his
wife. It was
during that time
that Shane began
writing songs
for his latest –
and best album -
to date, A
Hundred White
Lies.
11 of the 12
songs on A
Hundred White
Lies are
originals
written by Shane
during that sad,
dark period in
his life. As
the title track
states, it all
began with “A
Hundred White
Lies.” “She
Struts 22” is
about the
temptations that
all artists go
through while on
the road.
“Love’s Last
Letter” and
“Broken” are
songs written
about the pain
of separation;
and “True Love’s
Gone” sums it
all up.
Sometimes the
best songwriting
comes from the
darkest of
times.
A
Hundred White
Lies
was produced by
Grammy-nominated
producer Kevin
McKendree and
recorded at his
Rock House
Studio in
Franklin,
Tennessee, which
happens to be
next door to
where Shane
moved.
Shane and Kevin
were able to put
together a cast
of musicians on
this album that
is
unparalleled.
The group he
recorded with
was “Dick 50,”
better-known as
Delbert
McClinton’s
recording and
touring
band, featuring
– in addition to
McKendree on
keyboards - Rob
McNelley
(guitar),
Lynn Williams
(drums) and
Stephen
Mackey (bass).
On background
vocals, he
features
Bekka
Bramlett
(daughter of
Delaney &
Bonnie, who has
sung with
Fleetwood Mac,
Joe Cocker,
Dwight Yoakum,
Rod Stewart,
Vince Gill and
Sam Moore),
as well as the
McCrary
Sisters (Ann,
Regina and
Alfreda, who
have recorded
with Johnny
Cash, Bob Dylan,
Buddy Miller and
Wynonna Judd).
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