Search - Shawn Holt & The Teardrops :: Daddy Told Me

Shawn Holt is the son of legendary blues master Magic Slim. Shawn started playing the blues at the age of 17, when he went on the road with his father and Slim s brother, uncle Nick Holt and the Teardrops. Shortly after that tour with his father, Shawn realized his genetic destiny (all the Holts are talented musicians) and formed his own band. He has been watching, learning and playing blues ever since. After over twenty years and ten releases as Magic Slim s label, Blind Pig Records is very proud to announce the debut recording by Shawn Holt & the Teardrops, Daddy Told Me. Shawn s booming vocal presence is more than a little reminiscent of his father s, and his guitar playing while similar to Slim s, exhibits a broader mix of classic and contemporary influences.

Combining a couple of his Dad s songs and other songs associated with him with five of his own originals, Shawn shows himself more than capable of leading the Teardrops into a new era. On two songs, the band is joined by John Primer, a former Teardrop and now a blues luminary in his own right.