Matthew Stubbs | |
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| Genres | Blues, psychedelic rock, surf rock, instrumental rock |
| Occupation | Guitarist |
| Labels | Matthew Stubbs, Blue Bella Records |
Matthew Stubbs is an American blues guitarist. He is best known as the lead guitarist for Charlie Musselwhite and GA-20.
Stubbs has been Charlie Musselwhite's lead guitarist since 2008, and as of 2017 had been with the band for a decade. [1] They toured all over the world. [ citation needed ] Stubbs has also backed up and toured with such Blues giants as John Hammond, James Cotton, Junior Watson, and James Harman. With Musselwhite, he played on two live albums. Juke Joint Chapel was nominated for a Grammy in 2012. He released two albums under his own name, one with The Antiguas. He has won several Boston Music Awards. In 2018 he formed the band GA-20, their first single was released in 2019.
The group came about after Stubbs was writing some new material that differed from what he had done in the past. The music he was listening to was a lot of afrobeat, psych-rock, garage rock, and blues. They debuted with a self-titled album that sounded like a soundtrack to an action/spy film. [2] As of August 2017, Stubbs and his group, The Antiguas were playing free shows every week for Downbeat Mondays on Church St., Cambridge at The Sinclair's restaurant. [3]
In August 2018, they were at Cambridge's Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub, opening for surf legend, Dick Dale. [4]
Stubbs formed GA-20 in the fall of 2017. About a year after their formation, they scored a deal with Colemine Records imprint Karma Chief Records. In early 2019, their debut single "Naggin’ on My Mind" was out. [5] GA-20's debut album was released in October of 2019 on Karma Chief Records and debuted at number 2 on the Billboard Blues Charts. GA-20 has seven releases under the Karma Chief Records imprint including three number 1 and two number 2 Billboard Blues albums. The group continues to record and release music with Stubbs acting as producer.
| Act | Release title | Catalogue | Year | Fmt | Notes # |
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| Matthew Stubbs | Soul Bender | Matthew Stubbs MS 1001 | 2008 | CD | Distributed by VizzTone Label Group |
| Matthew Stubbs | Medford & Main | Blue Bella Records BBCD 1013 | 2010 | CD | [6] |
| Matthew Stubbs & The Antiguas | Matthew Stubbs & The Antiguas | (No label) 59696 45031 | 2017 | LP | [7] |
| GA-20 | Lonely Soul | Karma Chief Records KCR 12004 | 2019 | LP/CD | |
| Act | Release title | Catalogue | Year | Fmt | Notes # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Musselwhite | Juke Joint Chapel | Henrietta Records | 2012 | CD-R | |
| Charlie Musselwhite | I Ain’t Lyin’ | Henrietta Records | 2015 | CD-R | [8] |
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