Eric Bibb

Eric Bibb (born 16 August 1951) is an American-born acoustic blues singer-songwriter. He moved to Europe in 1970 and currently resides in Helsinki, Finland, together with his Finnish wife and tour manager Sari Matinlassi-Bibb.

Biography

Bibb's father, Leon, was a musical theatre singer, who made a name for himself as part of the 1960s New York folk scene; his uncle was the jazz pianist and composer John Lewis, of the Modern Jazz Quartet. Family friends included Pete Seeger, and actor/singer/activist Paul Robeson, Bibb's godfather.

He was given his first steel-string acoustic guitar aged seven. Growing up surrounded by talent, he recalls a childhood conversation with Bob Dylan, who, on the subject of guitar playing, advised the 11-year-old Bibb to "Keep it simple, forget all that fancy stuff" (as recounted in "The Transatlantic Sessions 5" program and DVD from the BBC).

Bibb remembers from his early teen years:

At 16 years old, his father invited him to play guitar in the house band for his TV talent show "Someone New". Bill Lee, who played bass in this band, was later to appear on Bibb's albums Me To You and Friends. In 1969, Bibb played guitar for the Negro Ensemble Company at St. Mark's Place in New York. He went on to study Psychology and Russian at Columbia University, but did not finish these studies. The next year, aged 19, he left for Paris, where he met guitarist Mickey Baker who focused his interest in blues guitar.

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Eric Bibb

ALBUMS

Blues People

Released 2014

Jericho Road

Released 2013

Brothers in Bamako

Released 2012

Deeper in the Well

Released 2012

Blues, Ballads & Work Songs

Released 2011

Troubadour Live

Released 2011

Booker's Guitar

Released 2010

Rainbow People

Released 2009

Live à FIP

Released 2009

Spirit I Am - Field Recordings (disc 2)

Released 2008

Spirit I Am

Released 2008

Get Onboard

Released 2008

Diamond Days

Released 2007

Praising Peace: A Tribute to Paul Robeson

Released 2006

Sisters & Brothers

Released 2004

Painting Signs

Released 2001

Home to Me

Released 2000

Spirit & The Blues

Released 1999

Good Stuff

Released 1998

An Evening With Eric Bibb

A Ship Called Love

Friends

Natural Light

A Family Affair

Just Like Love

Roadworks

Me to You

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Connected

by: Eric Bibb

I got my own roots to water
I got my own family tree.
Got my own set of heroes,
that mean something to me.
Got my own way of prayin'
my very own way to sing.
Still I'm Connected to you,
and everyone and everything.
Got my own list of questions,
got my own truth to live.
got my own hand-made gifts
that I'm longin to give.
Got my own star to follow,
my own rivers to cross.
In my own time...
I got my own roots to water
I got my own family tree.
Got my own set of heroes,
that mean something to me.
Got my own road to travel,
my own stories to tell.
In my own time...
Got my own way of talkin',
got my own way to smile.
got my own way of walkin',
my own lookin' style.
Got my own way of prayin'
my very own way to sing.
Still I'm Connected to you,
and everyone and everything, yeah everything...
Still I'm Connected to you,




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