Michael Katon

Michael Katon is an American blues-rock guitarist and vocalist. He grew up in Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States, in a musical family where he was early inspired to take up the guitar.

Not to be confused with Michael Keaton.
Michael Katon
BornYpsilanti, Michigan
GenresBlues, rock
Occupation(s)Guitarist
Years active1980s-2000s
LabelsProvogue Records
Websitewww.katon.com

His album Rip It Hard continued in the traditional blues-boogie vein, and while, like many blues men, major commercial success evades Katon, he remains a respected guitarist in the field.[1] He released a live album in 1997.[2]

Valerie Potter of Metal Hammer said " Michael Katon plays some of the loudest, toughest, meanest rock & blues on the planet!".[3] Living Blues also said of Katon: "Katon is a virtuoso guitar player with his roots in the right place...[his] sound is a blazing blend of electric blues and roadhouse boogie".[4]

In June 2014, he was voted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[5]

Katon lives in Hell, Michigan.

Discography
  1. Boogie All Over Your Head (1984)
  2. Proud To Be Loud (1988)
  3. Get On the Boogie Train (1992)
  4. Rip It Hard (1994)
  5. RubB (1996)
  6. Bustin' Up the Joint - Live (1996)
  7. The Rage Called Rock 'N' Roll (2000)
  8. Bad Machine (2002)
  9. Michael Katon, M.K. (2006)
  10. Diablo Boogie, Blues Brewed in Hell (2006)
  11. Live: On the Prowl (2007)
  12. Bootleg Boogie Live! (2008) (Download only)[6]
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References
  1. Slaven, Neil; The Guinness Who's Who of Blues(2nd.ed.), Guinness Publishing LTD 1995, London
  2. Detroit Blues Magazine, Volume 3, Issues 1-3, Detroit Blues Society, 1997
  3. CD Review Volume 11, Issues 7-12, 1995, page 67, WGE Publishers
  4. Living Blues, Issues 78-83, 1988, page 102
  5. "Michael Katon". Michiganrockandrolllegends.com. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  6. "Michael Katon - Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
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