Colin Linden

Colin Linden (born 16 April 1960) is a Canadian musician, songwriter and record producer. He has worked with a wide variety of artists including Bruce Cockburn, Lucinda Williams, T-Bone Burnett, Colin James, Leon Redbone, Rita Chiarelli, Chris Thomas King and The Band.

Linden is primarily a electric blues guitarist, although he frequently collaborates with country and folk performers. He is also a member, with Stephen Fearing and Tom Wilson, of the group Blackie and the Rodeo Kings.

Linden was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. When he was still an infant, his family moved to White Plains, New York. The ten-year old Linden heard rock performers in New York venues, such as Van Morrison, the Flying Burrito Brothers, James Taylor, John Mayall, Johnny Winter and Taj Mahal.

When the family moved back to Toronto, Linden became interested in performers such as Taj Mahal, Mississippi Fred McDowell and Howlin’ Wolf. When Howlin’ Wolf played at Toronto’s Colonial Tavern, the then-11-year old Linden spent three hours talking with the elder bluesman. A young Linden began performing at a local coffee house, the Fiddler’s Green Coffee House, singing and strumming a guitar. By 1973, Linden began learning how to finger pick. When Linden met David Wilcox, Linden decided to learn how to play slide guitar. Wilcox gave 140 blues albums to young Linden, to help Linden to learn about blues styles.

President Nero Roasted While Trump And World Burned

Edit WorldNews.com 02 May 2016

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas DarlingPlaying the part of Commander-In-Entertainer, President Barack Obama tried one last time to appease the Hollywood-like infotainment industry by transforming the most dignified and noble office in America into a staged performance ... But even the New York Times noticed how Trump was shamed before his peers and wife and turned angry. In fact, he bolted for the exit before the end of the night....

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This artist concept shows Comet Hitchhiker, an idea for traveling between asteroids and comets using a harpoon and tether system.

Scientists Prep For Mission To Nudge Asteroids Far From Earth

Edit WorldNews.com 02 May 2016

Asteroids of all shapes and sizes are constantly striking the Earth from small pebble-sized pieces to larger, more spectacular fireballs showing up in the atmosphere, The Guardian reports.Every few decades, the report continues, a lump of rock the size of a double-decker bus heads towards Earth before creating a small crater much like the Russian Chelyabinsk incident on Feb. 15, 2013 ... Preparations for the mission are well underway....

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Elon Musk’s research group opens ‘AI gym’ to train robots not to destroy the human race

Edit The Independent 02 May 2016

Elon Musk’s AI research group has opened a “gym” for robots, to ensure that they can be properly tested ... In pictures. Artificial intelligence through history....

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Prince's last supper went untouched, says musician's personal chef

Edit The Guardian 02 May 2016

Ray Roberts, who cooked for Prince for three years, said in the months before his death he was ‘sick a lot’. In the months leading to his death, Prince suffered from frequent sore throats and seemed to be losing weight, his personal chef has said. Ray Roberts cooked for the musician at his Paisley Park home in Minneapolis every day for three years. Related. Prince's final days. few clues pointed to secret behind star's untimely death ... ....

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Researchers have stumbled upon a battery breakthrough that could change energy storage forever

Edit Business Insider 02 May 2016

The researchers coated a gold nanowire with Thai's gel solution and found that the nanowire-based battery cell had far better storage capacity than typical lithium ion batteries. The gel electrode went through 200,000 charge cycles over three months without losing any capacity or power ... ....

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Charles Esten on 'Nashville' Road Trip: The Ram Report

Edit Rollingstone 15 Apr 2016

Esten says he's having as much fun off stage as on, thanks to the audiences. Sidebar ... ... Their backing band is made up of several musicians who've played on the Nashville soundtracks, and is led by "the voice of Deacon's guitar," Colin Linden. "He's an unbelievable guitar player and blues singer," Esten says of Linden ... But when you hear Deacon playing, that's Colin ... Linden will also play bandleader across the pond for the sold-out U.K....

Mid-Winter Blues Festival features artists with proven track record

Edit Canada Dot Com 25 Feb 2016

Mid-Winter Blues Festival Feb. 25 at The Exchange Stillhouse Poets The Jeff Mertick Band Mill Street Blues Cecile Doo-Kingue Feb. 26, at The Regina Performing Arts Centre Eddie & The House Rockers Rita Chiarelli Colin Linden Feb. 27, at the Casino Regina Show Lounge Apollo Cruz MonkeyJunk David Wilcox The latest running of the Regina Mid-Winter […] ... ....

A bright blues weekend ahead

Edit Canada Dot Com 24 Feb 2016

The Saskatoon Blues Festival is on now to Sunday at various locations around town. Here’s five things about it. For the full lineup and ticket info, see http.//www.saskatoonbluessociety.ca/festival-lineup.html 1. BIG FISH. The festival’s big catches this year include Eddy Robertson, Kim Simmonds with Savoy Brown, Colin Linden and Rita Chiarelli. 2. SMALL POND. Local performers […] ... ....

Lindi Ortega tickets

Edit Skiddle 24 Jan 2016

Arts Club in Liverpool. Friday 29th January 2016. 7.30pm til 11.00pm. Minimum Age. 14. Harvest Sun presents. Event Info. Venue.   Buy tickets securely. Type of Ticket Price QuantityQty ... The first two were with producers familiar to her work, Dave Cobb who was behind the boards for Tin Star, and fellow Canadian castaway Colin Linden, who helped her realize her vision for 2012’s Polaris Prize nominated Cigarettes & Truckstops ... 14 ... ....

Colin Linden wins SOCAN-sponsored Maple Blues 2016 Songwriter Award (SOCAN - Society of Composers, Authors ...

Edit Public Technologies 19 Jan 2016

Nashville-based Canadian guitarist, producer and singer-songwriter Colin Linden won the SOCAN-sponsored Songwriter of the Year honours at the 19 annual Maple Blues Awards, presented by the Toronto Blues Society on Jan ... Original Document. http.//www.socan.ca/news/colin-linden-wins-socan-sponsored-maple-blues-2016-songwriter-award....

What's on in T.O. this week

Edit Toronto Sun 16 Jan 2016

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. It’s the final week for this updated production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Cameron Mackintosh musical theatre institution ... A must-see for Phantom-philes either way ...   ... ... COLIN LINDEN & MELANIE BRULEE. Toronto blues/roots hero Linden (a Coen brothers go-to musician, sometime Blackie & The Rodeo Kings member and session player with everybody) duets with young cabaret phenom Melanie Brulee....

Saskatchewan capital beats winter blues with jumping Mid-Winter Blues Festival

Edit Toronto Sun 29 Dec 2015

REGINA -- Just when the February doldrums are setting in, things get jumping at the Regina Mid-Winter Blues Festival. The festival takes place at venues across Saskatchewan's capital city from Feb. 22 to 27 ... Tickets will be needed for shows Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights ... Friday's show at the Regina Performing Arts Centre features Juno winner Colin Linden and the Rotting Matadors, as well as Juno winner Rita Chiarelli....

Lindi Ortega Feels the Burn in 'Ashes'

Edit Huffington Post 06 Nov 2015

Lindi Ortega appears in a screen shot from the video for "Ashes" from her. August release Faded Gloryville ... Today at The Huffington Post, Ortega presents the striking video for "Ashes," the opening song from Faded Gloryville, which was co-produced by in-demand Nashvillian Dave Cobb, Canadian Colin Linden and two very Southern gentlemen -- John Paul White (The Civil Wars) and Ben Tanner (Alabama Shakes) ... LO ... LO ... LO ... LO ... LO ... LO ... LO ... LO ... LO ... LO ... LO....

Ryan Adams' take on Taylor Swift's '1989', Don Henley and David Gilmour top this week's ...

Edit Toronto Sun 25 Sep 2015

ALBUMS OF THE WEEK. Ryan Adams. 1989. The best (and by best, I mean stupidest) headline I saw last week. Who is Ryan Adams and Why is He Covering Taylor Swift’s 1989 in Its Entirety? In reverse order, the answers to those queries are. 2) Why not? and 1) You must be kidding ... Rub ... Colin Linden ... These days, bluesman Linden seems to spend more time with titans like T Bone Burnett and Dylan than old pals like Stephen Fearing and Tom Wilson....

SOCAN hosts Family & Friends Bash for Nashville’s songwriting community (SOCAN - Society of Composers, ...

Edit Public Technologies 24 Sep 2015

(Source. SOCAN - Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers of Canada) ... 18, 2015 ... Among them were Troy Tomlinson, President of Sony/ATV Music Publishing Nashville; members such as Deric Ruttan, Fred Mollin, Colin Linden, and Warren Pash ('Private Eyes'); and various attendees of the concurrent Americana Festival, from artists such as Whitehorse to record labels like Six Shooter. Maisy Stella brought the house down with her performance....

Luke Bryan, Frank Turner and Grace Potter top this week's new music

Edit Toronto Sun 14 Aug 2015

MEN OF THE WEEK. Luke Bryan. Kill the Lights. Luke Bryan is here for the party. As always ... At least until the next party. RATING. 3 (out of 5) Mobile users, please view here. Frank Turner ... U.K ... RATING. 4 (out of 5) ... Authentically rootsy production from Colin Linden and Dave Cobb — along with a co-write from Civil Wars’ refugee John Paul White and a soulful cover of The Bee Gees’ To Love Somebody — don’t hurt either....

Album reviews: Mac DeMarco, Lindi Ortega, Tumbleweed, Fabian Holland, F..k The Fitzroy Doom Scene

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 04 Aug 2015

Lindi Ortega moved from Canada to Nashville three years ago to chase her country dream. Her fourth album Faded Gloryville sees her team with the best in the business from David Cobb (Jason Isbell), Colin Linden (T Bone Burnett) and Ben Tanner (Alabama Shakes) and John Paul White to map her highway of heartache ......

Lindi Ortega's 'Faded Gloryville' Bows 7.8 (Shore Fire Media Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 04 Aug 2015

... her range of influences -- Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash and Loretta Lynn -- and strikes of songwriting inspiration that resulted in exploring the "rougher edges of fame" (NPR) with producers Dave Cobb (Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton), Colin Linden (T Bone Burnett), Ben Tanner (Alabama Shakes) and John Paul White (Civil Wars)....

Linden, Colin Filmography

Colin Linden

ALBUMS

Still Live

From the Water

Easin' Back To Tennessee

Southern Jumbo

Big Mouth

Raised By Wolves

South at Eight, North at Nine

Sad & Beautiful World (1975-1999)

Skeleton Key