Curtis Salgado (born February 4, 1954, in Everett, Washington, United States) is a Portland, Oregon-based blues, blues rock, and blue-eyed soul singer-songwriter. He plays harmonica and fronts his own band as lead vocalist.
Curtis Salgado
Background information
Born
(1954-02-04) February 4, 1954 (age 70) Everett, Washington, United States
Salgado began his career leading The Nighthawks, based in Eugene, Oregon. He then joined forces with Robert Cray[1] and sang and played harmonica in The Robert Cray Band for six years, including singing on Cray's debut album, released in 1980. Salgado and Cray parted ways in 1982. Salgado went on to front Roomful of Blues, singing and touring with them from 1984 through 1986. Returning to Oregon, he formed Curtis Salgado & The Stilettos in 1991 on the JRS label. The band opened for The Steve Miller Band during the summer of 1992. In 1995, Curtis spent a short stint as the lead singer with the band Santana. In 1997, he and Portland guitarist Terry Robb toured with Miller to promote their album Hit It 'n Quit It,[2] including an appearance with Miller on the NBC television show Late Night with Conan O'Brien where Salgado and Robb performed their original composition "Bitter Tears."[3] He signed with Shanachie Records in 1999 and released four albums on that label, before signing with Chicago's Alligator Records in 2012.[4]
Salgado was diagnosed with liver cancer in 2005, and underwent a successful liver transplant in 2006. He continues to record and perform his music. On June 13, 2006, a benefit concert was held in his honor in Portland to raise funds for his medical treatment. Among those who performed were Little Charlie & the Nightcats, Everclear, Taj Mahal, The Robert Cray Band, and Steve Miller. Also in attendance was the widow of John Belushi who spoke of Salgado's part in the development of The Blues Brothers. On April 29, 2007, another benefit was held in Curtis' honor, bringing Steve Miller and Little Charlie and the boys back, and adding Jimmie Vaughan, and harp players Charlie Musselwhite and Kim Wilson.
Salgado was nominated for four of the Blues Foundation's 2009 Blues Music Awards, including Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year and Soul Blues Album of the year for his album, Clean Getaway. In 2010, Salgado won the Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year award, which he won again in 2012.[5] In 2013, he won the Blues Music Award for the B.B. King Entertainer of the Year, Soul Blues Male Artist and Soul Shot won Soul Blues Album of the Year.[6]
In 2013, Salgado was nominated for a Blues Music Award in four separate categories.[7] In 2017, Salgado won three Blues Music Awards in different categories.[8] At the 2023 Blues Music Awards, Salgado was named as 'Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year'.[9]
2018 Rough Cut (Curtis Salgado & Alan Hager) (Alligator Records)
2021 Damage Control (Alligator Records)
2024 Fine By Me (Little Village Foundation)
Referencesedit
^Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues - A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara: Praeger Publishers. p. 106. ISBN978-0313344237.
^"Terry Robb/Curtis Salgado, Hit It 'n Quit It." All Music. Retrieved on October 8, 2017.
^Hughley, Marty. "After Conan Performance, Northwest's Salgado May Gain National Following." The Oregonian, August 1, 1997.
^ ab"Curtis Salgado Biography". curtissalgado.com. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
^Gordon, Keith A. . blues.about.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
^Gordon, Keith A. . blues.about.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
^"Blues Music Awards Nominees – 2013 – 34th Blues Music Awards". Blues.org. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
^. Americanbluesscene.com. Archived from the original on May 12, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
^Grein, Paul (May 12, 2023). "Tommy Castro Repeats as Entertainer of the Year at 2023 Blues Music Awards: Full Winners List". Billboard.com. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
External linksedit
Salgado's personal website
Oregon Art Beat: An Interview With Bluesman Curtis Salgado
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Curtis Salgado.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Curtis Salgado news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message Curtis Salgado born February 4 1954 in Everett Washington United States is a Portland Oregon based blues blues rock and blue eyed soul singer songwriter He plays harmonica and fronts his own band as lead vocalist Curtis SalgadoBackground informationBorn 1954 02 04 February 4 1954 age 70 Everett Washington United StatesGenresBlues blues rock blue eyed soulOccupation s Harmonicist singer songwriterInstrument s Harmonica vocalsYears active1970s present Contents 1 Career 2 See also 3 Discography 4 References 5 External linksCareer editSalgado began his career leading The Nighthawks based in Eugene Oregon He then joined forces with Robert Cray 1 and sang and played harmonica in The Robert Cray Band for six years including singing on Cray s debut album released in 1980 Salgado and Cray parted ways in 1982 Salgado went on to front Roomful of Blues singing and touring with them from 1984 through 1986 Returning to Oregon he formed Curtis Salgado amp The Stilettos in 1991 on the JRS label The band opened for The Steve Miller Band during the summer of 1992 In 1995 Curtis spent a short stint as the lead singer with the band Santana In 1997 he and Portland guitarist Terry Robb toured with Miller to promote their album Hit It n Quit It 2 including an appearance with Miller on the NBC television show Late Night with Conan O Brien where Salgado and Robb performed their original composition Bitter Tears 3 He signed with Shanachie Records in 1999 and released four albums on that label before signing with Chicago s Alligator Records in 2012 4 Salgado was the inspiration behind John Belushi s creation of the Blues Brothers characters in the late 1970s 4 They met and became friends while Belushi was in Eugene Oregon filming the movie Animal House The Blues Brother s debut album Briefcase Full of Blues is dedicated to Salgado and Cab Calloway s character in The Blues Brothers film is named after Curtis Salgado was diagnosed with liver cancer in 2005 and underwent a successful liver transplant in 2006 He continues to record and perform his music On June 13 2006 a benefit concert was held in his honor in Portland to raise funds for his medical treatment Among those who performed were Little Charlie amp the Nightcats Everclear Taj Mahal The Robert Cray Band and Steve Miller Also in attendance was the widow of John Belushi who spoke of Salgado s part in the development of The Blues Brothers On April 29 2007 another benefit was held in Curtis honor bringing Steve Miller and Little Charlie and the boys back and adding Jimmie Vaughan and harp players Charlie Musselwhite and Kim Wilson Salgado was nominated for four of the Blues Foundation s 2009 Blues Music Awards including Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year and Soul Blues Album of the year for his album Clean Getaway In 2010 Salgado won the Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year award which he won again in 2012 5 In 2013 he won the Blues Music Award for the B B King Entertainer of the Year Soul Blues Male Artist and Soul Shot won Soul Blues Album of the Year 6 In 2013 Salgado was nominated for a Blues Music Award in four separate categories 7 In 2017 Salgado won three Blues Music Awards in different categories 8 At the 2023 Blues Music Awards Salgado was named as Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year 9 See also editMusic of Oregon List of people from Portland Oregon List of harmonicistsDiscography edit1991 Curtis Salgado amp The Stilettos JRS 1995 More Than You Can Chew Priority Records 1997 Hit It N Quit It Curtis Salgado amp Terry Robb Lucky Records 1999 Wiggle Outta This Shanachie Records 2001 Soul Activated Shanachie Records 2004 Strong Suspicion Shanachie Records 2008 Clean Getaway Shanachie Records 2012 Soul Shot Alligator Records 2016 The Beautiful Lowdown Alligator Records 2018 Rough Cut Curtis Salgado amp Alan Hager Alligator Records 2021 Damage Control Alligator Records 2024 Fine By Me Little Village Foundation References edit Eagle Bob LeBlanc Eric S 2013 Blues A Regional Experience Santa Barbara Praeger Publishers p 106 ISBN 978 0313344237 Terry Robb Curtis Salgado Hit It n Quit It All Music Retrieved on October 8 2017 Hughley Marty After Conan Performance Northwest s Salgado May Gain National Following The Oregonian August 1 1997 a b Curtis Salgado Biography curtissalgado com Retrieved November 18 2014 Gordon Keith A 2012 Blues Music Award Winners blues about com Archived from the original on April 25 2016 Retrieved November 18 2014 Gordon Keith A 2013 Blues Music Award Winners blues about com Archived from the original on January 1 2013 Retrieved November 18 2014 Blues Music Awards Nominees 2013 34th Blues Music Awards Blues org Retrieved March 20 2013 2017 Blues Music Awards Winner List Americanbluesscene com Archived from the original on May 12 2017 Retrieved May 24 2017 Grein Paul May 12 2023 Tommy Castro Repeats as Entertainer of the Year at 2023 Blues Music Awards Full Winners List Billboard com Retrieved May 12 2023 External links editSalgado s personal website Oregon Art Beat An Interview With Bluesman Curtis Salgado Salgado Curtis Hager Alan I Want My Dog To Live Longer The Greatest Wish Alligator Records via YouTube nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Curtis Salgado Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Curtis Salgado amp oldid 1222899251, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
