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About Me:: The blues is a religon. You can hear it and feel just like you feel in church. Your head will bow, your eyes will close, hair will stand up on your arm. I can play it. I can make you feel it. I can.

I was born in the country and raised up in town. I'm natural born able to shake'em on down. People call me Porkchop because I used to be fatter than I am now. I used to play slide guitar and harmonica and sing in a band called the Black Diamond Heavies, but the time came for that to end.

I'm just 36 and I don't mind dying. I had the world's best Momma and the world's meanest Dad. I try to be a good boy but sometimes I'm bad. Playing guitar saved my life and now it's trying to kill me, but I just won't die.

I've done things that other people haven't, and gone places some people can't go. I'm sober. I try to not to assume that people have to be smarter or know more than me for me to learn something from them. Sometimes this approach works.

I've gigged a lot. Big gigs (they felt big, anyway) and smaller ones. Bars, festivals, restaurants, churches, roadhouses, townhouses, and outhouses. The boardwalk and the sidewalk.The whole U.S. and the U.K. twice. I've shared the stage with some famous people, and/or some people who were really good. Sometimes they're one in the same, sometimes not.

Thanks for the interest.

Good night, God bless, and as always thank you for shopping at my K-mart.

NEWSFLASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 01/06/09 I did it again ... I just recorded a new album's worth of material over Christmas. The recording was done at Fry Pharmacy Studio outside of Nashville by the owner and my new friend Scott McKewen, and officiated over in a gentlemanly fashion by Deep Blues Festival founder Chris Johnson. It's my street act, mic'ed up. Guitar, vocals, foot-thumpery and harmonica tracked in realtime, all at once, no overdubs, no second takes, no bullshit. Two inch tape, like Jesus intended. I'm happy with it. Sounds like me. I'm ready to get out and play again. I'm gonna post a little of it up on Myspace. Also, Mr. Johnson videotaped the whole thing and will be posting some of it up on Youtube. Listen to it. Watch it. Kill some time. If you like it, let me know. If you don't ... keep it to yourself.

If you want it, you can buy it below.

Favorite Blues Artists and Bands (Please list at least a few...we use this question to weed out spammers): Every-damn-body.

Your Website Address: http://www.myspace.com/markholdermusic

Are you a:: Artist

You can buy my new CD, Fry Pharmacy, from my MySpace page.

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At 3:29pm on August 19, 2009, Grandpa_Erik said…: Hey Mark, a little taste from our music. If you like it there is more to hear at my site and I would like to be your friend. If it's not your taste I am sorry to have taken your time. Much respect. Grandpa_Erik

At 12:43am on May 18, 2009, Scissormen said…: Mark, just learned you're ailing. Hope you're on the mend and will be saddling up your pony soon.

At 6:51pm on April 26, 2009, Ward said…: Get well Mark!!!! The Blues is a healer!

At 5:12pm on April 24, 2009, Jim Chilson said…: Just ordered the new CD....can't wait to hear it!
All the best to you, get well soon !!!
- Jim

At 12:33pm on April 22, 2009, Rick Saunders said…: Good Luck Kid! Great to talk to you. Your spirit in the face of it all is inspiring brother. I'm keeping you in my thoughts. -Rick
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