Goin' Away Blues - Arny Kay

Born in Germany in 1947, the german-american Rock and Blues guitar slinger grew up in Gurnee, Illinois, north of Chicago. Having spent his school education in Germany, he returned to the States in the mid-sixties.

The following years he played clubs mainly in the Chicago area, where he used to live. He was strongly influenced by the Chicago blues scene of these years, being in contact with well-known artists like Little Wolf, Homesick James, Son Seals, Lonnie Brooks, Luther Allison, and many more. In 1978 he took a permanent residence in Germany, now living for the past several years in the southern Germany area. The eighties saw Arny Kay frequently on tour with his long-time friend Luther Allison who died in 1997. Their cooperation resulted in the production of a record "Rockin The Blues" released in 1987. By now Arny has his unmistakable personal style of playing the guitar, combining influences of Jimi, Freddy King, Buddy Guy, SRV, and of course, Luther Allison. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.