Downchild

Downchild

Downchild

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Top Songs

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TV Mama (Live)
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Flip Flop and Fly (Live)
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I Got Everything I Need (Almost) [Live]
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Soul Man (Live)
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Shotgun Blues (Live)

Albums

  • Arrowsong

    Aug 2021 • 10 songs

  • What it means

    Jun 2021 • 1 song

  • 50th Anniversary Live at the Toronto Jazz Festival

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Downchild

Biography

Led by guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Donnie "Mr. Downchild" Walsh, the Downchild Blues Band is the premier blues band in Canada. Their saxophone-driven jump blues provided a major inspiration for Dan Aykroyd and the late John Belushi's Blues Brothers, who included Walsh's tunes "Everything I Need (Almost)" and "Shotgun Blues" on their 1978 debut album, Briefcase Full of Blues. Formed in 1969 by Walsh and his brother, Richard "Hock" Walsh, the Downchild Blues Band endured continuous personnel turnover. More than 18 musicians came and went, including Gene Taylor, who went on to ...
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