Omar Kent Dykes
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Omar Kent Dykes is an American
blues
guitarist
and singer, living in Austin, Texas
. In 1973 he formed the band
, Omar & the Howlers
. The band plays electric Texas blues
, rock and roll
and blues-rock
. Dykes has also had a successful career as a solo
artist
, and regularly toured Europe
an countries.
Among his solo albums are Blues Bag from 1991, and Muddy Springs Road from 1994.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
and singer, living in Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
. In 1973 he formed the band
Band (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...
, Omar & the Howlers
Omar & the Howlers
Omar & the Howlers is a Texas based electric blues and blues rock band, formed in Hattiesburg, Mississippi in 1973 by the blues guitarist and singer Omar Kent Dykes. Three years later they moved to Austin, Texas. The band has regularly toured European countries.-Early years:Dykes grew up in McComb,...
. The band plays electric Texas blues
Texas blues
Texas blues is a subgenre of blues. It has had various style variations but typically has been played with more swing than other blues styles....
, rock and roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
and blues-rock
Blues-rock
Blues rock is a hybrid musical genre combining bluesy improvisations over the 12-bar blues and extended boogie jams with rock and roll styles. The core of the blues rock sound is created by the electric guitar, piano, bass guitar and drum kit, with the electric guitar usually amplified through a...
. Dykes has also had a successful career as a solo
Solo (music)
In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...
artist
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, and regularly toured Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an countries.
Among his solo albums are Blues Bag from 1991, and Muddy Springs Road from 1994.
Discography
- Big Leg Beat (1980, Stomp)
- I Told You So (1984, Dixiefrog)
- Hard Times In The Land Of Plenty (1987, Columbia)
- Wall Of Pride (1988, Columbia)
- Monkey Land (1990, Antone's)
- Blues Bag (1991, Provogue) (solo album)
- Live At Paradiso (1992, Provogue)
- Courts Of Lulu (1993, Provogue)
- Muddy Springs Road (1994, Provogue)
- World Wide Open (1995, Provogue)
- Southern Style (1996, Provogue)
- On The Jimmy Reed Highway (2007, Ruf/Bonnier Amigo) (with Jimmie VaughanJimmie VaughanJames Lawrence "Jimmie" Vaughan is an American blues rock guitarist and singer from Dallas, Texas, United States. He is the older brother of the late Stevie Ray Vaughan....
, Lou Ann BartonLou Ann BartonLou Ann Barton is an American blues singer based, out of Austin, Texas since the 1970s.-Biography:...
and others.) - Big Town Playboy (2009, Ruf Records GmbH)