Many years ago a young man from Voghera, Italy, decided it was time to bring to life a dream that he had carried safely in his heart for most of his life. With that decision, his band FABRIZIO POGGI & CHICKEN MAMBO was born.
FABRIZIO POGGI singer, Hohner Award harmonica player, traveller, musicologist, writer, journalist and amazing performer began to give birth, with music and words, to his musical inspiration: the blues and the amazing folk music of the Southern United States. From the delta blues of Mississippi to gospel and spirituals, to american folk ballads, his musical future was easily decided. Today that dream is not only still alive and well but is being loved by audiences in Italy, Europe and America.
FABRIZIO POGGI during his long career has played at the most prestigious clubs and festivals in Italy, Europe and USA (Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana) performing on stage or on his own recordings with legendary artists as: Garth Hudson of THE BAND and Bob Dylan (who appears on “Mercy” cd), Eric Bibb, Zachary Richard (who appears on “Heroes & Friends” cd), Guy Davis, Jerry Jeff Walker (who appears on “Nuther World” cd), Otis Taylor, Ponty Bone of Joe Ely Band (who appears on “Mercy” and “Nuther World” cds), Bob Brozman, Mitch Woods, Eric Andersen, Richard Thompson, Merel Bregante of Loggins & Messina (who appears on “Nuther World” cd), Tom Russell, Jimmy LaFave (who appears on “Nuther World” cd), John Inmon of Omar & The Howlers (who appears on “Nuther World” cd), The Original Blues Brothers Band, Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd, Lou Marini, Alan Rubin, Rob Paparozzi of Blood, Sweat & Tears (who appears on “Mercy” cd), Seth Walker (who appears on “Mercy” cd), Bill “Howl ‘n’ Madd” Perry, Johnny Drummer, James Wheeler, Sonny “Sunshine” Payne of King Biscuit Time (who appears on “The breath of soul” cd), Tony McPhee of The Groundogs, Bill Abel, Lightnin’ Malcom, Robert Belfour and many others.
FABRIZIO POGGI has recorded twelve albums and has written two great books about blues and folk harmonica history. His works, a cd titled “Mercy” and a book titled “Il soffio dell’anima: armoniche e armonicisti blues” (The breath of soul: harmonica and blues harmonica players) have enjoyed tremendous critical acclaim all around the world.
Garth Hudson (The Band), Bob Dylan, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Muddy Waters, Taj Mahal, Howlin' Wolf, Robert Johnson, Sonny Terry & Browne McGhee, Son House, James Cotton, Willie Nelson, Jerry Jeff Walker, Zachary Richard, Jimmy LaFave, Mississippi John Hurt, Mahalia Jackson, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Gay Davis, Eric Bibb, Rob Paparozzi, Seth Walker, Ponty Bone, and others...
Grazie per agguingermi come un'amica. Mi piace molto le fotographie di Clarksdale e il Shack Up Inn nel Suo video, Song for Angelina. Siamo stato nel Shack Up Inn quando eravamo in Clarkdale l'anno scorso - very cool place!