Louis X. Erlanger
Guitar, Musical Artist
1952 –
Who is Louis X. Erlanger?
Louis X. Erlanger is an American rock and roll and blues guitarist best known for his work with the band Mink DeVille. Erlanger recorded three albums with the band: Cabretta, Return to Magenta, and Le Chat Bleu. He also appeared on Live at CBGB's, an album of bands that pioneered punk rock at the venerable nightclub CBGB in the mid-1970s.
Erlanger's first instrument was the piano, but he switched to guitar after hearing recordings by Jimmy Reed. In the summer of 1968, at the age of sixteen, he got a chance to back up John Lee Hooker at the Cafe Au Go Go in Greenwich Village. Village Voice critic Annie Fisher described Hooker's performance as "awesome"; it was a turning point for Erlanger, who decided to become a professional musician. He formed a group called the Sting Rays, which had some success with an EP produced by a young Phil Schaap.
After leaving Mink DeVille, Erlanger returned to his first love, the blues, and worked with the likes of R. L. Burnside, Otis Rush, Pinetop Perkins, Hubert Sumlin, Big Jay McNeeley, and others. His Seattle-based group The Slamhound Hunters had a regional hit on the West Coast and toured Europe.
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- Born
- Jun 3, 1952
- Also known as
- Louis Erlanger
- Nationality
- United States of America
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on July 23, 2013
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