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video for "Reefer Lovin' Woman" here
On
October 17, Canadian blues singer/harmonica master Harpdog Brown celebrated
the landmark occasion of Canada legalizing marijuana with the release of a
new video for the track, “Reefer Lovin’ Woman”, from his forthcoming album
(Spring 2019).
The
song is not an invitation or advocating that people ingest pot – it is
simply a song about a guy who falls in love with a woman who partakes. It
can be considered a social commentary as well, with the final line “that's
all right with me.”
For
many, cannabis offers similar relief beyond the health benefits claimed by
advocates of cannabis culture. “I wanted to write a fun song about one
man’s acceptance of the fact that the one he fell in love with is an
advocate of cannabis culture,” says Brown.
When
asked about his thoughts on legalization, he compared it to
the prohibition of alcohol back in the day. “I believe it's long
overdue. Deeming marijuana usage a criminal activity
is insane in my opinion. I believe the information that
supports the health benefits of cannabis over pharmaceuticals. I also
believe that creating legal distribution channels would benefit Canada and
communities through the taxes gained. Eliminating the need of a
black market is I think a good thing. Much like alcohol in the prohibition
days, the people have spoken. Marijuana is already accepted in our culture.
It’s time to take it out of the dark.”
Vancouver-based
Harpdog Brown has long been called a Blues Evangelist, and that’s a very
fitting moniker. "I speak the blues like it's the truth, and it is,”
he says. "I do feel like I'm a servant of the people. A missionary if
you will. Music can heal people if they pay attention to the messages in
these songs.” Brown delivers those messages using the vintage sound
whether it is with his lowdown classic blues band the Travelin’ Blues
Show or with his new Uptown Blues Band.
Harpdog
Brown is a gifted vocalist and an imaginative harmonica player who has
earned a solid reputation as a real-deal purveyor of classic electric blues
reminiscent of the old Chess Records and Sun Records of the late ‘40s and
early ‘50s.
He
has won three consecutive Maple Blues Awards for Harmonica Player of the
Year (2014/2015/2016), the Fraser Valley Music Award, has three consecutive
Western Canadian Music Awards Nominations, a Juno Nomination (Canada’s
Grammy) and is the only Canadian to win the coveted Muddy Award. In 2016,
he was nominated for 3 Maple Blues Awards (Harmonica Player, Male Vocalist
and Album of the Year) for his latest release, Travelin’ With The
Blues.
These
days he’s been touring more and more as Harpdog Brown & the Uptown
Blues Band - a vintage New Orleans Blues sound featuring slide trombone,
keyboards, bass and drums and often a sax and clarinet. Still a vintage vibe,
just a different vintage.
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