Jack de Keyzer

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Jack de Keyzer
Jack de Keyzer at Biltmore Theatre Oshawa Dec 2023 002 (cropped).jpg
Keyzer performing in 2023
Background information
Born
London, England, UK
Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada [1]
Genres Blues, Canadian blues
Occupation(s) Musician, Guitarist, Vocalist, songwriter, producer
Instrument Guitar
Years active1970s-present
Labelsblue star records [1]
Website www.jackdekeyzer.com

Jack de Keyzer is a British-born Canadian blues guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and producer. [1] He has twice won the Juno Award, Canada's highest musical honour and seven times received Maple Blues Awards, including for Blues Album of the Year in 2000 and the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001. Real Blues Magazine crowned him Live Act Of The Year in 2001 and named him Guitarist of the Year twice.

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Career

Jack de Keyzer received Juno Awards for Blues Album of the Year in 2003 and 2010, respectively, for 6 String Lover and The Corktown Sessions. [1] He also won first prize in the 2007 International Songwriting Competition for his song "That's the Only Time". [2]

His career has spanned four decades. He is a former member of Hamilton band The Bopcats – a rockabilly group that released two albums in the 1980s on Attic Records. After leaving The Bopcats, he became one of The Rock Angels, releasing an independent EP in 1983. His solo work began in 1989. His first CD release, Hard Working Man, was produced by Stacey Heydon. The album made a name for de Keyzer in the Canadian blues industry through the successful singles "Blue Train" (Produced by Danny Greenspoon), "That's the Way" and "Nothing In the World". The single "That's the Way" reached No. 13 on Rock Radio. [3]

As a solo artist, he has released eleven CDs and one DVD and has appeared as a session guitarist on hundreds of recordings. As a session guitarist, he worked with Etta James, Otis Rush, John Hammond, Jr., Ronnie Hawkins, Duke Robillard, Robert Gordon, Willy Big Eyes Smith, Bo Diddley, and Blue Rodeo.

Jack de Keyzer's songs have also appeared in video, rock & blues radio charts, other artists' CDs (Prairie Oyster's platinum CD Everyone Knows), TV soundtracks, as well as in films ( The Michelle Apartments , My Father's Shoes ) and on television ( Traders , PSI Factor ). [3]

In 2009, de Keyzer received accolades from two very Canadian institutions. First, Prime Minister Stephen Harper's son, Ben, received a guitar lesson from him at the request of First Lady Laureen Harper at the Prime Minister's residence. Later that year, de Keyzer was also named Great Canadian Blues Artist of the Year by CBC radio listeners. [4]

Jack de Keyzer at the Montreal International Jazz Festival, 2024 Jack de Keyzer au Festival de Jazz de Montreal, 2024 04.jpg
Jack de Keyzer at the Montreal International Jazz Festival, 2024

Discography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Taylor, Rick (21 November 2012). "Jack De Keyzer". View Magazine. Archived from the original on 19 November 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "Previous Winners". International Songwriting Competition. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  3. 1 2 "deKeyzer, Jack". The Canadian Pop Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  4. ↑ Rocker, D.D. (3 July 2009). "Jack de Keyzer Voted "Great Canadian Blues Artist 2009"". Rockin' the Blues from Canada. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
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