About Duffy Bishop
With a career spanning five decades over two centuries, Duffy
Bishop is a force of nature, bringing her passionate, take no prisoners
performances to fans at festivals, theaters and nightclubs across the country
and around the world.
Duffy is celebrating her 50th Anniversary of making
music with a Northwest Tour starting Aug 31st through the month of
September and the digital release of three hidden gems albums originally only
available in physical format including her first two albums as Duffy Bishop and
the Rhythm Dogs, Dogs Run Cheap (1985) and On a Journey (1987), and
the Duffy Bishop album Ooh Wee (2002).
Having spent much time in her beloved Pacific Northwest, Duffy, is
a member of the Halls of Fame for the Washington Blues Society, The Cascade
Blues Association and the Oregon Music Hall of Fame.
Duffy has opened for artists Etta James, Lou Rawls, Ruth Brown, Bo
Diddley (who called her “dangerous”), REO Speedwagon, Little Feat,
Chicago, Bobby Bland, The Neville Brothers, and Roy Orbison, to name a few.
Musical theater is also a passion of Duffy’s, having starred in
professional productions of “Rocky Horror Show” (as Dr. Frank-N-Furter),
“Janis” (as Janis Joplin) and the tent show “Teatro ZinZanni” in Seattle and
San Francisco.
Duffy Bishop will be performing with her Pacific NW band, longtime
collaborator, guitarist and songwriter, Chris Carlson, Keith Lowe on bass, Bruce
Laven on keys (all veterans of Duffy and the Rhythm Dogs) and Kelly Van Camp on
drums (a perfect fit with the Dogs!)
Duffy’s mission statement
is clear, “There is always more music to create, in hopes of helping make
people happier and more positive about the world “.
Find out more about
Duffy. She was the subject of a 2010
documentary “Who Is Duffy Bishop and Why Is She Not World Famous?”, an
exploration of her career and life. https://youtu.be/yqKLAbguCg0