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| Sunday October 14, 2007 |
Event: Craig Bickhardt House Concert
Location: Blacksburg, VA
Time: 7:30 PM
Reservations required: yes |
Website: www.craigbickhardt.com
Feedback: $10/person suggested donation. Please help us welcome Craig Bickhardt!
His songwriting credits read like a Who's Who of the music industry. Ray Charles, B. B. King, Johnny Cash, The Judds, Martina McBride, Trisha Yearwood, Allison Krauss, Anne Murray, Art Garfunkel, Poco, and Vince Gill are just a few of the many luminaries who have dipped into Craig Bickhardt's well of songs. A discography like that would be the envy of most songwriters, but the covers are only part of the story.
"I never set out to write hits for other artists," Bickhardt says. "But I always got a kick out of hearing what happened to the songs in 'translation'."
Craig cemented his reputation on Music Row when he racked up a succession of chart topping hits, including the number one songs "Turn It Loose", "I Know Where I'm Going", "In Between Dances", and "It Must Be Love". His self-penned CD, EASY FIRES, is a collection of some of the strongest material garnered from this period.
Bickhardt's performing style has often been called "soulful folk". Craig credits his Philadelphia roots for the influence. "I was lucky to grow up in a town that was a melting pot for musicians. I got to hear lots of R&B as well as the great folk performers of the late 60s, early 70s. It taught me that nothing moves people like a great song sung with some passion," he says.
Craig's years in the studio as an A-team picker helped to polish his signature finger picking guitar style, which can be heard on the CDs of The Judds, Kathy Mattea, Jonathan Edwards, Suzy Bogguss, and others who invited him to sit in. Bickhardt is well suited to the intimate solo performances he now gives regularly around the country. Among the thousands of troubadours on the scene today, few can outshine him in a concert setting.
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