Mark Selby (musician)
| Mark Selby | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Mark Otis Selby |
| Born | Enid, Oklahoma, United States |
| Genres | Blues rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Labels | Kenny Wayne Shepherd |
| Notable instruments | |
| Vocals, guitar | |
Mark Otis Selby (born in Enid, Oklahoma[1]) is an American blues rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He is a solo artist, signed to ZYX Records in Europe, and one half of performing duo with his wife, songwriter Tia Sillers. He also plays guitar in recording sessions for musical artists such as Kenny Rogers, Johnny Reid, Keni Thomas, Jimmy Hall, and Wynonna Judd.
Selby is perhaps best known for the number of songs that he co-wrote with the blues-rock artist Kenny Wayne Shepherd which includes the No. 1 single, "Blue on Black". This song was also Billboard magazine rock track of the year in 1998. Selby also collaborated with Sillers on the No. 1 song, "There's Your Trouble", which was recorded by the Dixie Chicks and won the band their first Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1999.
Selby has released four solo albums thus far. The first two projects, More Storms Comin' and Dirt were on Vanguard Records. After signing with ZYX in Merenberg, Germany, he released his third CD, "And The Horse You Rode In On". This all-acoustic release features Selby's 1974 Mossman guitar and spurred a broad audience in Germany and Switzerland. His most recent project, Nine Pound Hammer, was released in 2008. He has worked with the Grammy winning record producer Brent Maher on all of his projects.
Besides the Mossman, he plays a modified 1990s Fender Relic Nocaster, a Fender Rory Gallagher Fender Stratocaster, and a 1944 Gibson J-45. As for amplifiers, he describes himself as "a Fender guy."[2]
Influences
When asked to describe some of his influences, he notes, "When I was younger, I really got into an Eric Clapton anthology that had a cross selection of songs he was well known for, and some spontaneous jams with Jimmy Page and Muddy Waters. There was so much emotion and a big slice of life in those songs performed by the old blues players...Billy Gibbons was also a very big influence...He had a great way of synthesizing a lot of great styles and making it his own."[3]
Select discography
Albums
- 1984: One Way Ticket
- 1986: One Of These Days
- 2000: More Storms Comin'
- 2003: Dirt
- 2006: Mark Otis Selby And The Horse He Rode In On
- 2008: Nine Pound Hammer
- 2009: Live at Rockpalast - One Night In Bonn
- 2013: Blue Highway
Compilation albums
- 2001: Avalon Blues: A Tribute To The Music Of Mississippi John Hurt
- 2007: Mark Selby's Nashville Picks! (Vol. 1)
Singles Written By Selby
| Year | Title | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | "Deja Voodoo" | Kenny Wayne Shepherd |
| 1997 | "Slow Ride" "Somewhere, Somehow, Someway" "Blue on Black" |
Kenny Wayne Shepherd |
| 1998 | "There's Your Trouble" | The Dixie Chicks |
| 2000 | "She's Like Mercury" "Last Goodbye" |
Mark Selby Kenny Wayne Shepherd |
| 2001 | "I Cry" "Was" |
Tammy Cochran Kenny Wayne Shepherd |
| 2002 | "Barbed Wire and Roses" | Pinmonkey |
| 2003 | "Back Door To My Heart" | Mark Selby |
References
- ↑ Maher, Dianna. Mark Selby Biography, Nashville: Moraine Music Group, 2006.
- ↑ Heidt, John (December 2008). "Mark Selby, Triple-Crown Winner". Vintage Guitar Magazine. 23 (2): 28.
- ↑ Wilson David (ed.) (2008). "Mark Otis Selby", The Tone Quest Report, Volume 9, Number 4, February 2008, pp. 1-9.
External links
- Official website
- Biography by Alex Henderson for Allmusic
- Mark Selby on creativity, style and guitar tone for The Tone Quest Report
- Music publishing and biography