Artist Detailed Info: Delta Twins

Founded in 2009, Delta Twins plays "Blues/Americana/Rock for the Soul". This Farmington-based band sounds like Tom Petty meets John Mayer at B.B. King's night club to see the J.Geils Band. It's like going to a party that leaves you wanting to change the world.

Their award-winning music hits you at your core, sounding familiar yet unique at the same time. Their lyrics are woven with surprising depth and their grooves get your feet moving, your heart beating, and your soul leaping!

Achievements:
•Outstanding Blues Artist nominee for 2012 Detroit Music awards
•Finalist in the 2012 Detroit Blues Challenge
•Two-time winner of “For Song Sake” challenge
•Annual host of Canton Firefighters Charity

Shared stages with:
•Jill Jack
•Chris Canas
•Lady Sunshine
•Rusty Wright
•Dale Robertson
•Tracy Kash Thomas
•Bernard Fowler
•Michael King

Booked at:
•Arts Beats & Eats
•Campus Martius Park
•Hard Rock Cafe - Detroit
•Harbor House - Detroit
•Dick O’Dow’s - Birmingham
•Trinity House Theatre - Livonia
•Cadieux Cafe - Eastpointe
•Dawn Theater - Hillsdale
•Timberwolf Tavern - Redford
•numerous festivals in Farmington, Redford, Northville, etc.

Delta Twins is powered by the twin engine of Detroit-born Bob Young (vocals, guitars, blues harp, keys, loops) and Chicago-bred Tom Kozanecki (guitars, dobro, bass, percussion, and more). Delta Twins is backed by some of the area's finest musicians on bass, lead guitar, keys, and drums. Each sampler displays a different band configuration.

Whether performing as a full band or acoustic duo/trio, they are known for their passionate original songs & distinctive covers. When Delta Twins takes the stage, it's more than just music...it's an experience.

Bob is the grandson of a West Virginia coal miner; Tom is the grandson of an entrepreneur who sold luggage near Ellis Island to immigrants returning to Europe. Their fathers settled in the midwest (Detroit and Chicago respectively) in search of the American Dream. They grew up on the sounds of the 1960's and 1970's in these rich, urban regions - everything from rock to blues to folk to gospel and then some.

Along the way Bob found he had a knack for writing songs with depth against music that was a remarkable blend of his influences without copying any one of them in particular. He minored in music theory and taught himself piano, blues harp, guitar, and computer-based music.

Tom discovered that he had a love for all kinds of string instruments - perhaps due to his grandpa playing violin for him in the basement (and letting him have his first swig of beer there). Tom moved from bass to acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, autoharp, and dobro. He also was a natural at hand percussion.

When the two met one fateful Sunday morning, it was like discovering a twin brother you never knew existed. They started on a course back in 1998 that has led to one of the more entertaining yet thoughtful bands in the area. If you dig Marc Cohn's bluesy Americana, Marc Broussard's cajun soul, and Tom Petty's heartland rock... well, you'll LOVE the Delta Twins Band!

Official Website: Delta Twins

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