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Michael Katon

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Not to be confused with Michael Keaton.
Michael Katon
Born1953 (age 70–71)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
OriginYpsilanti, Michigan, United States
GenresBlues, rock
OccupationGuitarist
Years active1980s-2000s
LabelsProvogue Records
Websitewww.katon.com

Michael Katon (born 1953)[1] is an American blues-rock guitarist and vocalist. He grew up in Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States, in a musical family where he was early inspired to take up the guitar.[2]

Katon made his recording debut with his 1984 album, Boogie All Over Your Head. His album Rip It Hard continued in the traditional blues-boogie vein, and while, like many blues men, major commercial success evades Katon, he remains a respected guitarist in the field.[2] Katon released a live album in 1996.[3]

Valerie Potter of Metal Hammer said " Michael Katon plays some of the loudest, toughest, meanest rock & blues on the planet!".[4] Living Blues also said of Katon: "Katon is a virtuoso guitar player with his roots in the right place...[his] sound is a blazing blend of electric blues and roadhouse boogie".[5]

In June 2014, he was voted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[1]

Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan,[1] Katon now lives in Hell, Michigan.[2]

Discography

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  1. Boogie All Over Your Head (1984)
  2. Proud To Be Loud (1988)
  3. Get On the Boogie Train (1992)
  4. Rip It Hard (1994)[2]
  5. Rub (1996)
  6. Bustin' Up the Joint - Live (1996)
  7. The Rage Called Rock 'N' Roll (2000)
  8. Bad Machine (2002)
  9. Michael Katon, M.K. (2006)
  10. Diablo Boogie, Blues Brewed in Hell (2006)
  11. Live: On the Prowl (2007)
  12. Bootleg Boogie Live! (2008) (Download only)[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "MICHAEL KATON - Michigan Rock and Roll Legends". Michiganrockandrolllegends.com. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Colin Larkin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who's Who of Blues (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 213. ISBN 0-85112-673-1.
  3. ^ Detroit Blues Magazine, Volume 3, Issues 1-3, Detroit Blues Society, 1997
  4. ^ CD Review Volume 11, Issues 7-12, 1995, page 67, WGE Publishers
  5. ^ Living Blues, Issues 78-83, 1988, page 102
  6. ^ "Michael Katon - Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
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