Josh Thomas (blues guitarist)

Josh Thomas is an Australian born blues guitarist born in the early 1970s in Adelaide, South Australia. His family comes from the Northern Territory's Barkly Tablelands. His parents were from the stolen generation.

Josh Thomas
Born1970
GenresBlues
Occupation(s)Singer, guitarist, songwriter
Years active1995–present
LabelsCAAMA Music
Festival Mushroom Records
Associated actsThylacine
Cold Turkey Blues Band
Yo Jo Duo
Websitewww.joshthomasmusic.com

In the 1990s he was a member of Thylacine, who released two albums through CAAMA music, Thylacine Live (1995) and Nightmare Dreaming (1997).[1] In 1998 he won Triple J's Unearthed competition.[2] He played guitars on the 2005 Australian Songwriters Association (ASA)'s 'Songwriter of the Year' award winning, "Someone Special" by Worldfly.[2][3][4] Thomas is contracted to two record labels CAAMA Music and Festival Mushroom Records.

In 2009 Thomas supported blues legend Eric Bibb at the Darwin Entertainment Centre. In 2010 he headlined the Darwin Blues Festival, with his Jimi Hendrix tribute band Purple Daze.[2][5][6] He also performed at the 2011 Darwin Blues Festival with his band Cold Turkey.[7]

2012 played lead guitar for Big BIll Morgafield (son of Muddy Waters) Australian performance.

Solo discography

Albums
  • The Blues – (30 January 2008)
  • Bread 'n' Butta – (10 January 2009)
  • Lady Luck – (27 February 2009)

Thylacine live (1995) Nightmare Dreaming (1996)

Singles and EPs
  • "Blues, Blues, Blues" – (2 February 2011)
  • "Standing at the Crossroads" (22 March 2011)

References
  1. Recordings by Australian Indigenous Artists 1899–1998 ScreenSound Australia ISBN 0-642-36514-8 (pdf)
  2. "Josh Thomas". Blacklist Music Pty Ltd. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  3. "Worldfly – "Its Too Late For Turning Back"". Top End Arts. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  4. "Beautiful Place EP". Music Australia. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  5. "Festival out to remain true blue". NTnews.com.au. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  6. Sawyer, Jane (June 2010). "Darwin Blues Festival 2010". Citysearch Australia Pty Ltd. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  7. "2011 Festival Program". Darwin Blues Festival. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2011.


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