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From local joints in Texas to blues clubs and festivals around the world, Funderburgh has earned his reputation as one of contemporary blues music’s most relevant and esteemed guitar players with his unmistakable style, tone and sensibility.
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Funderburgh undeniably remains best known in the blues field...
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Anson Funderburgh (born James Anson Funderburgh; November 14, 1954) is an American blues guitar player and bandleader of Anson Funderburgh and the Rockets since 1978. Their style incorporates both Chicago blues and Texas blues.
Anson Funderburgh, who formed his group, the Rockets, in 1978, is now 50 years old. Legendary singer/harmonica player Sam Myers, now 68, joined him in ’86, forming one of the great bonds in blues history.
Anson Funderburgh. Texas-born guitarist delivers a potent mix of Texas jump blues with Mississippi Delta accents. Read Full Biography.
Blues guitarist, producer and bandleader. He was born in Plano Texas and grew up in Dallas, Texas. Funderburgh became a professional musician at age 15, playing in local bands including Sound Cloud Reunion and the Bee’s Knees.
He started out playing guitar in the local ‘push clubs’ of North Texas, and then formed The Rockets in the late 70s with harp player Darrell Nulisch, and their debut for Black Top Records in 1981 was the label’s first record.
