Biography
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Years Active
1985 – present (40 years)
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Founded In
Seattle, King County, Washington, United States
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Members
- Duffy Bishop
DUFFY BISHOP
“She’s dangerous!” is what Bo Diddly said about Duffy Bishop when she shared the stage at his 75th birthday concert at the Crystal Ballroom in Duffy’s home base of Portland ,Oregon. This Grammy nominated, Washington Blues Society and Cascade Blues Association Hall of Famer and recipient of the 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award, continues to be a favorite wherever she performs. Whether it be an intimate club, theater or festival setting, Duffy Bishop connects and delivers with her personal warmth, humor and booming emotional voice.
In her four decades of performing professionally, she has shared the stage with many legends, including Ruth Brown, John Lee Hooker, Lou Rawls, Bonnie Raitt, Shemekia Copeland, Bobby Blue Bland and the great Paul deLay. With her long time collaborator, guitarist and husband Chris Carlson, they have played venues across the USA, Canada, Norway, Japan, Hong Kong and Austria. She has recorded seven cd’s, and has a new release due out Spring of 2012. When not touring with the band, Duffy and Chris join Teatro ZinZanni, a brilliant and crazy circus/cabaret/dinner show, since 1998, with theaters in both Seattle and San Francisco. Duffy has starred as Madame ZinZanni, a role also performed by Heart's Ann Wilson, the amazing Thelma Houston, and world icon Joan Baez.
"Bishop is a revelation, belting dynamic blues … with the blistering guitar of her husband Chris Carlson."
Robert Hurwitt, San Francisco Chronicle-October 22, 2011
Official Website: Duffy Bishop
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