Marshall Ruffin

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The Day

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Released: Jan 1, 2009

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The Day
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Morning Glory
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Be My Man
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Better Than Waiting
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Hatchet
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Genre: Americana / Blues / Roots Music
Location Columbus, Georgia, US
Profile Views: 60472
Last Login: 1/11/2012
Member Since 11/13/2006
Website MarshallRuffin.com
Record Label Jammates Records
Type of Label Indie
Bio
............ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ..Soulful Blues Meets Stimulating Grunge.... Dec 2009: ..Morning Glory.. nominated for.. IMA Blues Album of the Year...... ..“Ruffin plays guitar and sings with a prowess that most roots & blues artists develop only after many weary years on the road, yet he’s only 24!”.... .. Lisa Love, Georgia Music Hall of Fame.. .... ..“The voice may be the same mix of honey and grits, but everything else has changed. Marshall Ruffin, version 2.0, has hurled forward and bitten into punky blues/rock with a vengeance on this 40 minute hydrogen bomb. Push 'play' and hang on tight!”.... .. Hal Horowitz, Morning Glory record review excerpt, Win-2010 GA Music Mag.. .... ..“The dude can really sing and play – to say I was amazed by his songwriting talent, instrumental abilities and vocals would be an understatement.”......Jeff Hahne, Music Editor, Creative Loafing Charlotte.. .... ..“Interesting thing... Marshall is so young to have the voice of such an old soul - he gets it. He's transparent when he sings, you can see right into his heart.”......Rebecca Harris, Special Events Coordinator.. .... ..“Marshall Ruffin is evidently some genetic experiment gone right, an amalgam of David Bromberg, Tom Waits and Leon Redbone.”......Curtis Lynch, Playgrounds Magazine.. .... ..“I rarely get inspired to say such things, but really - if you're able to see Marshall Ruffin 'live' then you really must. He is just f***ing amazing!”......Geoff Achison, Blues Guitarist Extraordinaire...... .. The twenty-five year old roots-rock and blues singer-songwriter-guitarist grew up in typical Americana, where science was at the fabric of his family. After finding a guitar in his attic at age thirteen, Marshall taught himself to play. Just several short years later, he majored in jazz performance at the Berklee College of Music. It was while in Boston, Ruffin recognized and tapped into his songwriting skills and vocal gifts. Within a year after graduation, Marshall moved to Columbus GA for some Ma Rainey education, opened for dozens of regional and national artists, and signed with Jammates Records. After experiencing a Marshall Ruffin performance, one only expects his momentum to accelerate. ..Rich Man's Dime.., his freshman EP, was released in February '08 and spent eight weeks on the roots/blues chart ending the year at no. 4 on Georgia Roots Radio. ..Morning Glory.., his 2009 sophomore effort, hit the streets Sept. 15th and is nominated for the Independent Music Awards 'Blues Album of the Year'. Marshall Ruffin will be playing solo and with his trio throughout east coast music venues in support of the new release. .... OPENINGS: Arc Angels, Robin Trower, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Marshall Tucker Band, Col. Bruce Hampton, Oliver Wood, Shawn Mullins, Devon Allman, Geoff Achison, The Modern Skirts, Bobby Lee Rogers / Jeff Sipe, Dexter Romweber. .... .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... .... .. .. ......
Members
Dennis Baraw (upright bass), Allen Marcha (drums).... Bookings / Management:.. Pat Patten....pat@jammates.com.. ..706.333.0787
Influences
Tom Waits, Django Reinhardt, Howlin' Wolf, Jeff Buckley, Buddy Guy, Moondog, John Scofield, Ray Charles, The Beatles, Fiona Apple, Lead Belly, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Joe Henry, Radiohead, Jelly Roll Morton, Sigur Ros, The White Stripes Joanna Newsom, Miles Davis, The Black Keys, Camille, Jimmy Herring, Bob Marley, M. Ward, Stevie Wonder, Pink Floyd, Janis Joplin, Rufus Wainwright, Charlie Hunter, Jimi Hendrix, Sam Cooke, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Billie Holiday...
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.. .... .. .... ..Morning Glory.... ..Available Now.... ..$7.98.. plus Shipping & Handling...... ....Also available on:.. ..CD Baby.. | ..iTunes.......... .. .... ..Morning Glory T-Shirts.... ..Free bumper sticker with each purchase!.... ..$14.98.. plus Shipping & Handling........ .. .... ..Rich Man's Dime.... ..Temporarily Out of Stock.... ..but is available on.. ..CD Baby.. | ..iTunes.... ..and other digital download providers.. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .................... .... .. .... .. .. .. .. .. ..........................