Chris Canas - Pure As Gold

Size: 91,5 MB
Time: 39:20
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1970
Styles: blues, soul-blues
Art: Front

1. Big Bone Woman (3:09)
2. Freak Me (3:47)
3. Funky Monkey (4:20)
4. I've Got A Woman (3:00)
5. Hard Times (3:00)
6. Pure As Gold (5:29)
7. I'm So Pissed (3:37)
8. Sorry Baby (4:40)
9. Over The Cuckoo's Nest (4:00)
10. Fed Up (4:13)

Chris eventually discovered a rickety old dusty 1969 P-Bass in his grandmother’s garage which only had 2 strings on it. Chris took it upon himself to clean it up real good so he could try to play it. Only problem was he didn’t yet know how to fix a Bass so he just learned on those 2 rickety rusted strings. His Mom eventually realized that music was his passion and surprised him by replacing the bridge so he could finally learn how to play the full Bass with 4 strings. Eventually, even that wasn’t enough and Chris picked up Piano, Sax, Drums, Harmonica, Stand Up Bass, and eventually found his true love…..The Guitar. His first guitar was a cherry red Squire with a celebrate diversity sticker on it and a rainbow strap. Yeah, Chris likes color apparently. Now he was ready to go off and learn guitar. He spent days locked away in his room staying up late playing guitar. He would have to stay up late because Blues was played at 2am and he would have to record it on cassette so he could practice. He would spend hours mimicking every note and every nuance of BB King, Albert King, Freddie King, Albert Collins, and many more. If he messed up even one note he would have to rewind the cassette and try again. After learning all of their songs note for note for 6 months he wrote his first album at the age of 15 “Shades of Blue”. Of course this was after he didn’t get a Playstation for Christmas but instead got a four track tascam cassette mixer which he greatly appreciates…..NOW. Chris went on to win the Ann Arbor Talent Show performing 2 of his songs off of the SOB album “Unforgiven” and “The Blues” which was inspired by BB King’s “A Blues Boys Tune”. He landed a gig with Ejuana “Fire” Taylor and went on the road with her and her band for a bit while honing his skills at the Tap Room jam session in Ypsilanti which is still running every Thursday to this day. Chris eventually hooked up with Thornetta Davis and was taken under her wing at the age of 18 and opened his eyes up to the rich Detroit Music scene as well as exposed him to countless Pro musicians. in 2003 Chris formed the, dare I say it one last time, “Chris Canas Hyper Dynamic Blues Revolution” which was later shortened to “The Chris Canas Blues Revolution” which shortened again to “The C2BR” and finally, finally ended with the “Chris Canas Band“.

Pure As Gold MP3

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Chris Canas - C

Size: 185 MB
Time: 59:19
File: Flac
Released: 2003
Styles: Blues Rock
Art: Front

1. Rusty Hooptie (3:13)
2. Self Destruction (5:20)
3. Play Doctor With Me (4:51)
4. I Feel (3:20)
5. Dead Man's River (4:17)
6. Who Is That? (3:50)
7. JazzMarazzMatazz (4:59)
8. Sweet Sensation (4:14)
9. Ces't La Vie (7:14)
10. Blues For Daddio (4:10)
11. Blues For B.B. (5:02)
12. Mood Swing (4:51)
13. Angel (3:51)

Chris Canas “Detroit’s Prince Of The Blues” was born in July in the 1980's to Angela and Lenard. He has grown with music in his life whether it be his Mom singing to him or taking him to see Ray Charles at Hart Plaza or his Dad singing and dancing him to sleep as a kid. Music is part of his very soul and is the main reason he has grown into such a musical person today. His first true instrument was discovered when he chose a Coronet over all other instruments because he was too shy to speak up and claim the Saxophone in 5th grade. But he loved it nonetheless and treated it as if the sounds he could make were doubling as a musical release as well as a therapeutic one. Chris quickly rose through the rankings of 5th grade band only to find his music instructor David Drake promoted him to Jazz band. It was this move to Jazz that truly piqued Chris' interest in another realm of music. While in Jazz band Chris played all over eventually landing with the Ann Arbor School for the Performing Arts group. He primarily joined the jam portion of the group and performed at Bird of Paradise, the Firefly Club, Top of The Park, and even The Ann Arbor Art Fair on numerous occasions. He was being primed to follow in the footsteps of Miles, Monk, Baker, Parker, and Marsalis. But something happened to this young man at the tender age of 10 that was just starting to boil over. The Blues had taken him and it wasn't going to ever let him go. Chris' Uncle Jamerson rolled up in a Cherry Red T-Top Camaro while BB King’s "Thrill Is Gone'' filled the air with all his speaker systems might, and an innocent shy boy immediately began his transition into a Blues Man. Chris eventually discovered a rickety old dusty P-Bass in his grandmother's garage which only had 2 strings on it. Chris took it upon himself to clean it up real good so he could play it. Only problem was he didn't yet know how to fix a Bass so he just learned on those 2 rickety rusted strings. His parents eventually realized that music was his passion and got it completely fixed so he could finally learn how to play the full Bass. Eventually even that wasn't enough and Chris picked up Piano, Sax, Drums, Harmonica, and eventually found his true love.....The Guitar. His first guitar was a cherry red Squire with a celebrate diversity sticker on it and a rainbow strap. Yeah Chris likes color apparently. Now he was ready to go off and learn guitar. He spent days locked away in his room and after learning every BB King, Albert King, and Freddie King song note for note for 6 months he wrote his first album at the age of 15 "Shades of Blue''. Of course this was after he didn't get a PlayStation for Christmas but instead got a four track mixer which he greatly appreciates.....NOW. Chris went on to win the Ann Arbor Talent Show performing 2 of his songs off of the SOB album "Unforgiven'' which he still plays to this day and "The Blues" which was inspired by BB King's "A Blues Boys Tune". He landed a gig with Ejuana "Fire" Taylor and went on the road with her and her band for a bit while honing his skills at the Tap Room jam session in Ypsilanti which is still running every Thursday to this day. Chris eventually hooked up with Thornetta Davis and was taken under her wing at the age of 18 and opened his eyes up to the rich Detroit Music scene as well as exposed him to countless Pro musicians. in 2003 Chris formed the, dare I say it one last time, "Chris Canas Hyper Dynamic Blues Revolution'' which was later shortened to "The Chris Canas Blues Revolution" which shortened again to "The C2BR" and finally, finally ended with the "Chris Canas Band". Chris has since released a total of 6 albums with his latest official album being "She's Breaking Me" reaching heights he never thought possible.

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Chris Canas - Would You Mind

Size: 184,1 MB
Time: 79:06
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2020
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Soul, Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. Would You Mind (4:28)
02. Hey Y'all (5:56)
03. Cloud 9 (5:56)
04. Thick And Thin (5:23)
05. Feel So Good (4:28)
06. Paradise (6:41)
07. Get Outta My Life (3:44)
08. Have A Nice Day (6:21)
09. Walk A Mile (5:24)
10. Lover Set Me Free (7:43)
11. Cheaper To Keep Her (3:28)
12. Mardi Gras Mama (5:11)
13. Dirty Blues Man (4:02)
14. Havin' A Good Time (5:29)
15. Brighter Days (4:47)

Personnel:
Chris Canas- Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Percussion
Angela Cottingham- Vocals, Percussion
Chris Nordman- Vocals, Piano, Organ
Derek “DC” Washington- Bass
Michael Scott- Vocals, Drums

“Would You Mind” if I play the Blues? I certainly hope not. On behalf of the Chris Canas Band, I would like to thank our families and each and every one of our loyal fans for supporting us throughout the years and believing in our talent. We have worked tirelessly to deliver unique interpretation of Blues directly to you. It has been a long journey to release this album and we couldn’t have done it without you. Special thanks goes out to the folks in Albion, MI from Walk The Beat who got the ball rolling initially, Bill and Binnie Chrysler & Kevin Kozel our primary sound engineer for having the patience and the flexibility to adhere to our diverse needs. I would also like to thank my better half, Erin Wilkinson, for dealing with my erratic special mind during this entire process and for lending her opinions, voice, and unique perspective. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the fine musicians that actually played in the studio with me, so a special thank you to my mother Angela Cottingham, Chris Nordman and his wife Lori Nordman for letting us utilize him as we saw fit, Michael Scott, and Derek “DC” Washington (Founder of DC’s LED’s). So, we hope you enjoy “Would You Mind” for many years to come and just know, We Couldn’t Have Done It Without You! THANK YOU!

Would You Mind

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