Curtis Whitefinger

Curtis Whitefinger (born Alexander Curtis, 1979) is a British singer, songwriter and guitarist from Nottingham, England, who has released six albums and two EPs of his songs through his own record label, Black Thumb Records.

Curtis Whitefinger
Curtis Whitefinger performing at the Glo Bar, Nottingham, February 2009
Background information
Born1979 (age 40–41)
GenresRock / Indie / Folk-rock
InstrumentsElectric guitar / Acoustic Guitar / Bass / Drums / Keyboard / Harmonica
LabelsBlack Thumb Records
Associated actsThe Curtis Whitefinger Ordeal, Rust For Glory
Websitewww.curtiswhitefinger.co.uk
MembersCurtis Whitefinger, John Russell, Dave Pearce, Nick Brown
Past membersCraig Rye, Antony Hodgkinson

Whitefinger's albums have been favourably reviewed by some magazines and websites,[1] and in reviews Whitefinger has been compared to Bob Dylan,[2][3] Paul Heaton,[4] Raymond Chandler,[4] and The Zutons.[3]

Some of Whitefinger's recordings (Drunk For A Penny Dead For A Pound, Rockets Of Persistence) were engineered by Spiritualized / Julian Cope guitarist Tony 'Doggen' Foster.

Curtis often plays live with The Curtis Whitefinger Ordeal - a four-piece band currently featuring bass player John Russell, guitarist Dave Pearce and drummer Nick Brown. Past members of the band included drummer Antony Hodgkinson, formerly of Bivouac, Punish The Atom, and Dogntank, who also danced on stage for Nirvana;[5] he now plays with Julian Cope.

The Curtis Whitefinger Ordeal also perform around the UK as a Neil Young tribute band, under the name Rust For Glory. They performed at Liverpool's Mathew Street Festival in 2011.

Discography
  • Extraterrestrial Blues (EP, 2005)
  • Drunk For A Penny Dead For A Pound (LP, 2006)
  • 27 (LP, 2007)
  • Rockets Of Persistence (LP, 2008)
  • Your Arse Is Mine (LP, 2008)
  • The Curtis Whitefinger Ordeal (LP, 2009)
  • Snuff Juice (EP, 2010)
  • Inner Days (LP, 2011)

References
  1. "Curtis Whitefinger | New album 'Your Arse Is Mine' out now!". Archived from the original on 12 March 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2009-02-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Brian Peterson. "Tony The Interpretative Dancer : Nirvana trivia" (TXT). Nirvanaclub.com. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.