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Dr. Slide was born in Potsdam, East Germany in 1963. As a young teenager he began playing in local blues bands. As his following grew so did his consciousness. As a result of some political statements made during an appearance, Dr. Slide was banned from public performance in East Germany. But his music could not be silenced. Banned musicians soon found the church a refuge for performance and several local churches began "Blues Masses". One of Dr. Slide's performances drew more than 3,000 fans but these performances were not the outlet Dr. Slide needed so at the age of 21 he jumped the wall, leaving family and friends behind to start a new life in West Germany.
Before long Dr. Slide was a fixture in the local blues scene, heading the house band at Berlin's premier blues club, The Blues Cafe. There he shared the stage with many legendary bluesmen. His band opened European shows for Bo Diddley and he was a guest player in Luther Allison's European band. He has impressive studio credentials appearing on recordings produced in England, France, Germany and throughout Europe.
In between tours Dr. Slide began visiting the United States, primarily Mississippi Delta region, where he sought out and learned from local blues players, traveling the back roads and sleeping in his rented car. This front porch pickin' convinced him that only by relocating to the US would his playing evolve from academic to authentic.
Dissolving his band in 1998, Dr. SLIDE embarked on a solo career as a traditional blues artist.
www.drslide.de
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