Meet the 23-year-old blues phenom from St. Charles
The terms singer, songwriter, musician, and bandleader all describe Tyler Stokes, but I walked away from this interview thinking of him as an extremely wise and intelligent young man with amazing insight and vision. In Tyler I found a breed of musicians that defines a new generation, influenced at a young age by the best rock and blues artists the age of their parents, grandparents and older.
My friend Scott Laytham (The Scott Laytham and Karl Holmes Duo) recently suggested that I interview Tyler on my podcast. Not long after that I received a call from Tyler asking if I’d like to have him on my show. I accepted without hesitation, and I’m so glad I did. Tyler and I had a great time digging deep into his background, influences, and career, as well as a fascinating discussion of music therapy, especially as it’s applied in hospice care.
Hear Tyler talk about being discovered and encouraged at a very young age by two blues greats, Devon Allman and Marquis Knox. He also lists musicians he’s been privileged to be associated with: Dave Black, Tom Byrne, Yonrico Scott, Keith Robinson, Valerie Jo Kirchhoff, Dan Connor, and others.
Special thanks to Myles Kelly for letting us record at his studio, The Live Room.
Delta Sol Revival on the Internet:
- Website
- EP for sale on KingPeanut.net
- Tyler on Twitter
- Delta Sol Revival Twitter
- Youtube
My wife & I 1st met Tyler several years ago at BBs Blues bar.
We enjoyed his high energy and unique sound. After completing his set he walked over & introduced himself, He asked us for a critique ( I guess he must’ve felt comfortable with us ).
So my wife and I said obviously you are very very good guitar player now just concentrate on a strong unique voice .
Fast-forward two years later we saw him play at a private party Deb’s blues farm he was great.
A gentleman I did not know standing next to me said wow I really like that guys voice I looked at him and thought to myself wow way to go Tyler now you got the whole package.
I told Tyler that story after we ran into him a little bit later and a nice big smile came across his face.