Davy Knowles

Davy Knowles is a Manx blues guitarist and singer. Knowles, formerly of the bluesrock band Back Door Slam, is now working as a solo artist under the name Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam. With Back Door Slam, he played lead guitar and sang on their debut album, Roll Away. After a splitup with bassist Adam Jones and drummer Ross Doyle, Knowles released his first solo album, Coming Up for Air, onMay 2009. Knowles drew his musical influences from blues musicians that he grew up listening to such as Dire Straits, Peter Green, and Eric Claptons Cream. Due to his home countrys proximity to Ireland, Knowles has stated that his music also is influenced by the Celtic genre, which is noted to be present in the song Roll Away. In April 2009, Knowles toured with British guitarist Jeff Beck on his American tour, where he was the opening act. He toured with Joe Satriani and Chickenfoot in the United States through December 2009. Davy Knowles toured with The Rhythm Devils in 2010.

Knowles was born in Port St Mary, Isle of Man. At age 11, Knowles first became interested in music when he heard Dire Straitss Sultans of Swing during a car ride with his father. Promptly, he took his fathers guitar and learned how to play the song by ear. As Knowles grew older, he was influenced by other artists like Dire Straits that he found in his fathers music collection such as Rory Gallagher, Eric Clapton, and Robert Johnson.

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