Coleman was born in 1956 in Chicago, Illinois.[2] He began his musical career at a young age, playing alongside his father, Cleother "Baldhead Pete" Williams.[2] As a teenager he played with the Top 40 showband Midnight Sun and with the blues musicians Aron Burton and Johnny Dollar on Chicago's North Side.[1] In 1975 he became a full-time professional musician. He toured Europe with Eddy Clearwater four years later.[2] This led to work for James Cotton, in whose band Coleman played for almost ten years.[3] Coleman backed Cotton on three albums, including Live from Chicago: Mr. Superharp Himself, released by Alligator Records.[2][4]
Coleman backed Junior Wells, Buster Benton, and Jimmy Dawkins and also worked with Syl Johnson in the 1980s. He embarked on a solo career in the early 1990s.[2] His 1987 song "Woman Loves a Woman" contained a controversial lyric, in which he confessed he was in love with a woman, but "She's in love with a woman too".[5] Coleman formed the Backbreakers as his backing ensemble in 1991.[1] His album Shake Your Booty was released by the Austrian label Wolf Records in 1995.
His U.S. debut album was Do Your Thing!, issued by Delmark Records in 2000. It featured a mixture of material encompassing blues, soul and funk, with cover versions of songs previously recorded by Jimmy Reed, Otis Redding and Isaac Hayes. It was noted that the quality of his guitar playing compensated for a lightweight vocal accompaniment.[3]
In 2006, Coleman led a group of Delmark musicians on the album Blues Brunch at the Mart.[6]
Coleman was overweight and had diabetes, which severely affected his health. His doctor advised a change in lifestyle, and Coleman subsequently lost 150 pounds.[7] He started his 2010 Chicago Blues Tour by performing at Rosa's Lounge in Chicago.[8]
michael, coleman, blues, musician, michael, coleman, june, 1956, november, 2014, chicago, blues, guitarist, singer, songwriter, voted, bluesmen, world, guitar, world, magazine, released, five, solo, albums, worked, with, james, cotton, aron, burton, junior, we. Michael Coleman June 24 1956 November 2 2014 was a Chicago blues guitarist singer and songwriter He was voted one of the top 50 bluesmen in the world by Guitar World magazine 1 He released five solo albums and worked with James Cotton Aron Burton Junior Wells John Primer and Malik Yusef Michael ColemanBorn 1956 06 24 June 24 1956Chicago Illinois United StatesDiedNovember 2 2014 2014 11 02 aged 58 GenresChicago blues electric blues soul blues funk soulOccupation s Musician singer songwriterInstrument s Guitar vocalsYears activeMid 1970s 2014LabelsDelmark Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 2 1 Albums 2 2 Selected work with other musicians 3 See also 4 ReferencesBiography editColeman was born in 1956 in Chicago Illinois 2 He began his musical career at a young age playing alongside his father Cleother Baldhead Pete Williams 2 As a teenager he played with the Top 40 showband Midnight Sun and with the blues musicians Aron Burton and Johnny Dollar on Chicago s North Side 1 In 1975 he became a full time professional musician He toured Europe with Eddy Clearwater four years later 2 This led to work for James Cotton in whose band Coleman played for almost ten years 3 Coleman backed Cotton on three albums including Live from Chicago Mr Superharp Himself released by Alligator Records 2 4 Coleman backed Junior Wells Buster Benton and Jimmy Dawkins and also worked with Syl Johnson in the 1980s He embarked on a solo career in the early 1990s 2 His 1987 song Woman Loves a Woman contained a controversial lyric in which he confessed he was in love with a woman but She s in love with a woman too 5 Coleman formed the Backbreakers as his backing ensemble in 1991 1 His album Shake Your Booty was released by the Austrian label Wolf Records in 1995 His U S debut album was Do Your Thing issued by Delmark Records in 2000 It featured a mixture of material encompassing blues soul and funk with cover versions of songs previously recorded by Jimmy Reed Otis Redding and Isaac Hayes It was noted that the quality of his guitar playing compensated for a lightweight vocal accompaniment 3 In 2006 Coleman led a group of Delmark musicians on the album Blues Brunch at the Mart 6 Coleman was overweight and had diabetes which severely affected his health His doctor advised a change in lifestyle and Coleman subsequently lost 150 pounds 7 He started his 2010 Chicago Blues Tour by performing at Rosa s Lounge in Chicago 8 Coleman died in November 2014 aged 58 7 Discography editAlbums edit Year Title Record label 1990 Back Breaking Blues Chicago Blues Sessions Vol 18 Wolf Austria 1995 Self Rising Blues SAAR Italy 1995 Shake Your Booty Wolf Records Austria 1997 You Can t Take What I Got SAAR Italy 2000 Do Your Thing Delmark 2002 Chicago Blues Festival 1991 Black amp Blue 2006 Blues Brunch at the Mart Delmark 2008 Harmony Mill Minefield 9 Selected work with other musicians edit High Compression James Cotton 1984 Live from Chicago Mr Superharp Himself James Cotton 1986 Harp Attack James Cotton 1990 Poor Man Blues John Primer 1991 The Great Chicago Fire A Cold Day in Hell Malik Yusef 2003 Wouldn t You Like to Ride Malik Yusef 2005 4 See also editList of Chicago blues musicians List of electric blues musicians List of soul blues musiciansReferences edit a b c Funky Michael Coleman Funkiest of the Chicago Bluesmen Bluessearchengine com Archived from the original on September 23 2015 Retrieved November 17 2011 a b c d e Colin Larkin Michael Coleman Blues Biography Oldies com Retrieved November 17 2011 a b Jason Birchmeier 1956 06 24 Michael Coleman Biography AllMusic Retrieved 2014 01 27 a b Michael Coleman gt Credits Allmusic Retrieved November 17 2011 Boykin Keith 2005 Beyond the Down Low Sex Lies and Denial in Black America 1st ed New York Carroll amp Graf p 60 ISBN 978 0 7867 1704 0 Allmusic Blues Brunch at the Mart gt Michael Coleman gt Review a b Michael Coleman Dies at 58 Chicago Blues Archived from the original on 23 September 2015 Retrieved 3 November 2014 Michael Coleman Rosa s Lounge Chicagobluestour com Archived from the original on March 3 2016 Retrieved November 17 2011 Michael Coleman Discography AllMusic 1956 06 24 Retrieved 2014 01 27 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Coleman blues musician amp oldid 1209629058, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
