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- BORN TO HORNBlind Willie Dineen was born and raised in Middletown, Ohio. At age 9, he heard Clyde McCoy play the “sugar blues” with a wa-wa muted trumpet on the radio, and shortly there after began playing the trumpet himself. He moved to St. Louis as a teenager and began playing the saxophone in college, where he earned his Bachelor’s in Music Education (Central Methodist University), a Masters in Special Education (Webster University), and a Masters in Counseling (University of Missouri-St. Louis). His influences are: Louis Armstrong, Pharoah Sanders, Little Jimmy Scott and countless others. Always seen wearing a beret and sunglasses, a woman once referred to him as “Blind Willie” on stage and thus he has been known since. He loves playing regularly throughout St. Louis with the Voodoo Blues Band, the Broadway Collective, Roland Johnson, Skeet Rogers, and the Reunion Jazz Band. Last year, he released his debut disc of all original material entitled "BORN TO HORN" on his very own label, Blind to the S.O.S. Records. One day, the multi-instrumentalist hopes his tombstone will read: “the heart of a trumpet player, and the mind of a saxophone player.”
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BORN TO HORN
- Blind Willie's Debut DiscBORN TO HORN features 11 all new original compositions by Blind Willie. A fun and inventive approach to a new jazz-blues genre, straight from the heart of jazz and blues itself: Saint Louis. This disc takes listeners on a wild ride from Willie's upbeat Latin Flute playing on "D.O.A. Blues", to some intense uptempo Bass playing by Dave Certain on "For Certain". On "Blues In 'da Cot", Willie's haunting trumpet playing is emotive and sensitive, reminiscent of a bygone film noir era. "Blues for Adam & Eve" showcases his Bluesy Baritone Sax and lively sense of humor. One of the two vocal numbers, "They Call Me Names", is co-written and performed with Willie's daughter, vocalist Cara Dineen. The other vocal track and only cover on the disc, "I've Got News for You", brings out Willie's alter ego, Dr. Cambodius Funkalodius, all the way from 'Pascagoula Mississippi' to sing some dirty blues and play some dirty trumpet. The final track of the album "Whale Bait", a collective improvisation by the band, concludes the disc with an ode fitting to avant-garde ideology...Accomplices on BORN TO HORN:
- Dave Certain -Bass (Click here for Dave's Website)
- Eric Marshall -Piano
- Kirk Grice -Drums
- Cara Dineen -Voice (Click here for Cara's Website)
- Eric McSpadden -Harmonica
- Stan Hale -Drums
BORN TO HORN is available for purchase on CD Baby, Amazon, and itunes too! (But remember you can always pick up a hard copy at one of Blind Willie's many live performances throughout the city!)CLICK HERE for CD Baby!
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- You Can See Willie Perform With...-VOODOO BLUES BAND-Every sunday rain or shine from 4-8 @Hammerstone's (9th and Russel in Soulard), The Voodoo Blues Band hosts THE BEST BLUES JAM session in St. Louis! Come on down, and bring your ax!-BROADWAY COLLECTIVE-This band performs once a month at B.B.'s Jazz Blues & Soups. It's a free-jazz jam experiment. The band features Willie on sax, Dave Certain on bass, Rob Endicott on trumpet, Eric Marshall on keys, Lamar Rhodes Jr. on drums and Brice Payton on trombone. They call themselves the "Keepers of the Flame"...-ROLAND JOHNSON-St. Louis premiere soul singer often fronts the Voodoo Blues Band throughout the city at favorite blues haunts including: Plush, the Broadway Oyster Bar, B.B.'s Jazz Blues & Soups and Beale on Broadway.CLICK HERE for Roland's Website!-SKEET ROGERS-Another St. Louis Soul Blues All-Star Legend who also plays throughout the city with his own "Inner City Blues Band"CLICK HERE for Skeet's Website!-REUNION JAZZ BAND-Traditional New Orleans Style Dixieland Jazz Band. This band was started back in the 70's in Columbia, Missouri during Blind Willie's college days. Here, he pulls out a mean dixieland trumpet!
