Christian Dozzler

Christian Dozzler was born on the 22^nd September 1958 in the city of Vienna, Austria; he is a singer and an instrumentalist who specializes on blues, boogie woogie and zydeco. He is good with the playing of the following musical instruments, piano, harmonica, accordion and organ. He writes most of his recorded works. He has been given the nickname, Vienna Slim.

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Christian Dozzler took lesson on the musical instrument called piano started from the age of 5 and started teaching himself to playthe boogie woogie and blues on the musical instrument after he listened to the music on the radio of the country at the age of 14. He also eventually learned how to performed the musical instrument called Harmonica and the guitar and then he formed Backyard Bluesband in the year 1976 while he was still in the high school.

Discography

Under his name:

Ø  1994 Take It Easy (Wolf)

Ø  1996 Perfect Day (Wolf)

Ø  1998 Smile Awhile' (Wolf)

Ø  1999 Louisiana (BluesWave)

Ø  2004 All Alone and Blue (BluesWave)

Ø  2008 The Blues and a Half (BluesWave)

Ø  2009 Livin' Life (w/Robin Bank$) (BluesWave)

Releases with other blues artists or bands:

Ø  1984 Mojo Blues Band - Hot Bricks (Bellaphon)

Ø  1986 Al Cook - A Legendary White Face In Blues (Extraplatte)

Ø  1986 Al Cook - On The Road To Rock & Roll (Extraplatte)

Ø  1987 Mojo Blues Band - Midnight in Swampland (EMI)

Ø  1987 Hans Theessink - Baby Wants To Boogie (Blue Groove)

Ø  1987 Magic Slim & The Teardrops - Chicago Blues Session Vol.3 (Wolf)

Ø  1987 Alabama Junior Pettis - 'Chicago Blues Session Vol.4 (Wolf)

Ø  1988 Axel Zwingenberger & Champion Jack Dupree & Mojo Blues Band - Champ's Housewarming (Vagabond)

Ø  1989 Mojo Blues Band & Guests - The Wild Taste Of Chicago (EMI)

Ø  1989 Hans Theessink - Johnny & The Devil (Blue Groove)

Ø  1989 Al Cook - 25 Blues Years, All Star Jamboree (Die Muehle)

Ø  1989 John Littlejohn - Chicago Blues Session Vol.13 (Wolf)

Ø  1991 Mojo Blues Band - Alligator Walk (EMI)

Ø  1992 Mojo Blues Band - Super Blues News (EMI)

Ø  1992 Axel Zwingenberger & Red Holloway & Mojo Blues Band - Heat It Up (Vagabond)

Ø  1993 Austrian Blues Summit (Wolf)

Ø  1994 Mojo Blues Band - Blues Roll On (EMI)

Ø  1994 Hans Theessink - Hardroad Blues (Blue Groove)

Ø  1995 Bluespumpm - You Got It (Sony)

Ø  1996 Michael Pewny - Crazy 'Bout Boogie (Bellaphon)

Ø  1997 Hans Theessink - Journey On (Blue Groove)

Ø  1999 Axel Zwingenberger & Red Holloway & Mojo Blues Band - Red Hot Boogie Woogie Party (Vagabond)

Ø  2000 Mojo Blues Band - Blues Parade 2000 (Styx)

Ø  2000 Bluespumpm - Dirty Dozen (OK)

Ø  2002 Larry Garner - Embarrassment To The Blues? (Ruf)

Ø  2002 Robin Banks - Live After Dark (self)

Ø  2003 Thomas Stelzer - Cajun Moon (Sap)

Ø  2004 Chris Zalez - Texas Cantina (Pacific Blues)

Ø  2007 Ray Reed - Where The Trinity Runs Free (Dialtone)

Ø  2007 Wanda King - Songs In The Key Of Blues (self)

Ø  2008 Tejas Brothers - Tejas Brothers (self)

Ø  2008 Aaron Burton - How Can I Be Blue (self)

Ø  2010 Aaron Burton - Recession Blues (self)

Ø  2010 Naz & The Falsehoods - Pack Of Lies (Allie Mae)

Awards and nominations

Ø  Concerto-Poll 1998 (Austria): Best Blues CD International award for Smile Awhile.

Ø  Concerto-Poll 2000 (Austria): Best Blues/Roots Musician National award.

Ø  Trophees France Blues 2000 (France): Nominated for Best European Blues-Singer and for Best European Blues-Artist awards.

Ø  Blues Critic Awards 2008 (USA): Nominated for Best Blues Keyboardist.