October 8, 2006
Whatever Happened to… Curfman, Lang, Shepherd?
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An interesting article here about what happened to that generation of young blues slingers who were supposed to be “the next Stevie Ray”. Two of them are from Fargo, North Dakota (Jonny Lang and Shannon Curfman). All three were hailed in some quarters in the late 90’s as the logical successors to the blues tradition started by Stevie Ray Vaughan. None of them has turned out to be that. This article proposes some reasons why, including their age when they broke big, substance abuse, and unrealistic expectations.
Interestingly, the real “next Stevie Ray” might already be here, in the person of Derek Trucks. Maybe we don’t need another Stevie Ray. But that’s a thought for another post.
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