Music
Press
“Hier wird die Essenz des Blues enorm sexy und hüftschwingend verpackt. Was Dr. Will und seine Mannen da produziert haben, ist international ganz weit vorne.”
BluesNews
“Dr. Will ist zur Zeit in Europa der Einzige, der eine derart schräge, requisitenbegleitete Show bietet. Von dem Mann wird man künftig eine Menge hören - jede Wette!”
BluesNews
“Da brodelt, funkt, tobt und geilt das alte New Orleans so authentisch und sprühend vor Detailsouveränität, dass man nur die Augen schließen muss, um Tom Waits und Dr. John vor Neid erblassen zu sehen, weil ihnen das schon so lange nicht mehr so gelungen ist.”
MusikExpress
“Derzeit die spannendste Produktion eines hiesigen Musikers, der den Pakt mit dem Blues geschlossen hat.”
JazzThing
“Voodoo-Priester-Mumbo-Jumbo und scheppernder Megaphoneinsatz stehen bei Dr. Will nebeneinander, als hätten sie schon immer zusammengehört. Getragen wird diese wilde, begeisternde Mischung von seiner brillanten Band, den Wizards, und einem unglaublich kraftvollen Sound. Der Beweis, dass auch in Deutschland die Südstaaten die Nase vorn haben, wenn es um richtungsweisenden Blues geht.”
Notes
"Ich durfte selten ein Bluesalbum besprechen, das so voller überraschender
und abwechslungsreicher Songs ist, umso überraschender, wenn man bedenkt,
dass die Scheibe aus Bayern kommt und nicht Baton Rouge oder Clarksdale".
Rootstime (NL)
“Man , was I ever impressed with this CD.....as every selection was adventurous and well accepted , with plenty of the Blues related sounds that I don't receive enough of....and enough surprises to please the Americana crowd . Not a bad cut to be found , with fresh sounds abounding , along with Dr. Will’s believeable vocals and well written originals. Great work!
Eddie Russell (Texas) - various quotes (German)
Discography
Albums
2007 Dr. Will - "Itching Again" (airplay)
2003 Dr. Will's Gangsters Of Love – "Good Times" (airplay)
2001 Dr. Will's Gangsters Of Love – "Movin'" (airplay)
1999 Dr. Will's Gangsters Of Love – "Live Gumbo"
1998 Dr. Will's Gangsters Of Love "Big Easy"
1997 Dr. Will & The Medicine Men – "Get Well Soon"
1993 The Shout – "Let It Out"
1992 The Comics – "Electric Leather Circus"
Compilations
2007 Skandal! 30 Jahre Spider Murphy Gang (airplay)
2007 Cajun & Zydeco From Europe Vol. 3
2006 Showbiz Blues (Dude Records) (airplay)
2005 bluesnews Collection Vol. 4 (Stumble Records)
2005 Schulen Für Nepal
2003 Cajun & Zydeco From Europe Vol. 2
2002 Airbräu Greatest Hits
2001 Cajun & Zydeco From Europe
1998 Hide Out Sampler
As Guest Musician
2005 Al Jones – "Bittersweet" (airplay)
2004 Ludwig Seuss & Friends – "Live"
2003 Spider Murphy Gang – "Zeitreise" (airplay)
2003 Cajun Pioneers – "Tante Na Na"
As Producer
2006 Chris Hall & Cajun Roosters – "Crank It Up" (airplay)
2005 Al Jones – "Bittersweet" (airplay)
Music For Movies & TV
2007 "Speak Of The Devil" - "Soap Boheme" (Film)
2006 "It's All Over Now ..." – "Elementarteilchen" (Film)
2004 "Sea Cruise" – "Unter Verdacht" (TV series)
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Bio
Dr. Will uses too much sugar and alcohol ... Appropriately so: Because of this, on his latest album, Itching Again, you can experience the dirty streets, the melancholic smell of whiskey-drained nights – the life of pirates, drunks and whores!
Dr. Will spent the first half of the 90's in London, recording and producing Indie Bands as well as touring Europe with his Blues Rock trio The Shout. By the end of the 90's, after residencing in Louisiana and an extensive interchange with the local musicians, Dr. Will brought the original New Orleans Rhythm 'n' Blues to Europe. In addition to his growly Blues voice, the visual component became a more and more important element of his shows.
He now presents self-penned songs that break the confines of Blues, being compared to the likes of G. Love or Tom Waits. Concurrently Dr. Will's commitment to a long tradition of storytelling adds to the uniqueness of his song arrangements.
When Dr. Will and his band The Wizards enter the stage, pure shindig is being celebrated: Clanking megaphone and distorted banjo meet mannequin, Voodoo Priest and Radio DJ are working their way around bedside lamps and an old telephone. This isn't just your old Blues Rock Band fiddling away endlessly, it's a theatrical performance! The Wizards are a wild bunch of weird-headed, yet highly professional musicians. With their high-energy-playing they pimp the Blues back to life and revolutionize it at the same time. Dr. Will & The Wizards present a show full acoustic and visual surprises that will make you put your hands in the air and yell:
“Ooh, I like that Voodoo!”
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