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Biography Terry Gillespie, singer, songwriter and founder of the renowned Heaven’s Radio is best known for his love of rhythm, his musical intensity and his unique soulful voice. He is considered a forefather of the cultural dissemination of American music into Canada. The highly regarded critic Tim Holek has called him Canada’s King of Roots Music. Though raised in England, he was born in Edmonton, but it was in the '60s, in Michigan, that he cut his musical teeth. Through out his career he has played with Blues legends Howlin Wolf, Albert Collins, John Lee Hooker, and Buddy Guy. Today his voice is frequently compared to Van Morrison and Bob Dylan while his guitar is reminiscent of Mark Knopfler. Richard Ludmerer, Vice-President, New York Blues and Jazz Society, describes Gillespie’s music Terry Gillespie possesses a magic that seems to occur right in the middle of each song. It's what causes the hairs to rise on the back of your neck. Terry delivers something that you have never heard. He finds it digging deep into the roots of Americana music. After the assistance Terry gave Peter Karp & Sue Foley on their #1 CD He Said /She Said‚ they labelled Terry a musical shaman. Some quotes from Brother of the Blues released 2007 “The highly regarded critic Tim Holek has called him Canada’s “King of Roots Music.” He is indeed a Canadian blues legend.”- Mark E. Gallo - Blues Bytes "Today their music is a sweet tiramisu consisting of liquor-soaked layers of Blues, Reggae, Country, and Jazz." , New York Blues and Jazz Society "This CD (Brother of the Blues) is truly one of the best that I have ever reviewed!" - Mike Graham, OBScene, Ottawa Blues Society BROTHER OF THE BLUES: BluesWax Rating: 9 out of 10 BROTHER OF THE BLUES: Saturday Night Blues charts for 5 months, Jan to May 2007.