I have an acoustic guitar. I bought an electric guitar…and a bottle-neck slide. 

Why? Two words.

Lincoln Durham

Lincoln. Durham. 

The dude can put some serious STANK on the blues.  Yes. That’s right. I said STANK. If you don’t believe me, take a listen.

The few times that I’ve been fortunate enough to see Lincoln play live, I could feel the joy and passion he has for his work.  He gets down and dirty with his music while making it seem effortless. In my book, that’s the mark of a great musician.

Durham was born in Whitney, Texas, just a few hours north of Austin. His first instrument was the fiddle, which is something I would love to here him play one of these days. (ahem…hint, hint). It wasn’t until his high school years that he picked up a guitar.  But he put it aside, as many do, to pursue a more traditional education in art and design.  Thankfully, for all of us, he eventually picked up the guitar again, this time with a slide.  And the result is a stanky, dirty, grind your boot heels into the ground kind of bluesy, rock that makes you want run out and get your own guitar…which I did!

Whether he is singing about wallying in the mud in “Georgia Lee” or turning a white dove gray in “How Does the Crow Fly”, Durham delivers the goods.  So if you like stanky, dirty, bluesy, rockin’ songs, you should run, not walk, to get your copy of his EP. You won’t be disappointed.

Yeah!  Lincoln Durham, the Stankmaster of Blues!

To see him performing live, swing by the Saxon Pub on South Lamar Boulevard on July 4^th and July 13^th.