\nNick Schnebelen

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7-21-2019
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\nNick Schnebelen \;came to widespread attention as a member of \;Trampled Under Foot\, the Kansas City family band that was founded in 2004 won the \;2008 International Blues Challenge \;in Memphis. Nick was also singled out for theAlbert King Award \;as the \;best guitarist \;in the competition.
\nJoined by younger brother Kris and sister Danielle\, TUF enjoyed two highly successful albums produced by \;Tony Braunagel\, &ldquo\;Wrong Side of the Blues&rdquo\; (2011) and &ldquo\;Badlands&rdquo\; (2013)\, which climbed to the top position on \;Billboard&rsquo\;s Top Blues Album charts. The band was nominated in 2012 asBand of the Year at the Blues Music Awards \;and won that honor in 2014.
\nMost people think that&rsquo\;s how Nick got started\, but his musical roots run far deeper. His mother and father were professional musicians\, his grandmother was a big band singer\, his grandfather played guitar and his great grandfather was a member of a string band as far back as the 1920s. &ldquo\;Music&rsquo\;s been in my blood for generations\,&rdquo\; he says.
\nIn 1997\, Nick moved to Philadelphia\, where he formed the blues-based jam band \;K-Floor\, and later toured withBuddahead\, \;a British pop band. By 2000\, Kris and Danielle joined him in Philadelphia to begin Trampled Under Foot.
\nAll of that has led to his debut solo work &ldquo\;Crazy All By Myself\,&rdquo\; TBA\, 2019 -produced once again by Braunagel and featuring songs written with \;Gary Nicholson\, \;Jeff Paris \;and \;Dave Duncan. The CD flexes with styles ranging from slow blues to soul to funk to rock\, with even a dash of rockabilly.
\nThe title cut\, a blues co-written with Dave Duncan\, cuts deeps lyrically and musically. Nick&rsquo\;s stinging guitar work is underpinned by \;Mike Finnigan&rsquo\;s flowing piano at its base while the lyrics paint a picture of a man meeting the realization that he doesn&rsquo\;t need a woman to lead him down the path of destruction\, that&rsquo\;s he&rsquo\;s perfectly capable of doing it on his own.
\n&ldquo\;This CD has so many different styles on it\,&rdquo\; Nick says\, &ldquo\;but it still works. Most of the songs started in my brain and then were expanded lyrically\, but they seem to pair up well here so the varied styles don&rsquo\;t seem out of place.
\n&ldquo\;My goal is to continue to write and create new styles for the blues\,&rdquo\; Nick says. &ldquo\;I want to stand out as an original artist.&rdquo\;

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