Performers

Compton Maddux & the Dirt Simple Band

Compton Maddux has been recognized by CMT, NSAI, Gary Allen, Deena Miller & Glenn O'Brien for his country rock singing & songwriting. Out of over 4,000 NSAI entries Compton's soon to be hit song "Black Violin" placed in the top 15 and was a 2008 CMT NSAI Listener's Choice Finalist.

"Black Violin" was also selected by Gary Allen (JJ Cale/Charlie Daniels Band) as the winner of the Tennessee Concerts April 2008 Song of the Month Contest.�Gary's comment was "Man, you win hands down - Simply the best song and best submission.�"Black Violin"�has also received Honorary Status from the Great American Song Contest.

Compton was handpicked by Deena Miller (Daughter of Jimmy/Rolling Stones Producer) to kick off the "R U Man ENUFF" portion of her acclaimed Chick Singer Night.�He was the first man ever to perform in this new series.�Compton performed in Memphis at The North American Folk Alliance.

Returning to New York he opened with his band, Dirt Simple, for Nanci Griffith at The Lincoln Theater in Hartford, CT.

Compton was featured by Glenn O'Brien of GQ Magazine in his Style Blog. Says Glenn, "Compton Maddux was born in NYC but the country in him comes straight outta Compton - right from the DNA.�He is a true country singer from the most urbane and densely populated area of the nation."�http://www.gq.com/story/help-make-compton-maddux-famouser

Compton has traveled with the international performance organization Project Troubadour playing in Central and South America, Africa and Asia. Living in NYC he played numerous venues most notably the Lone Star. A few years back a Dutch producer saw him saw him play at Sun Mountain Caf�, which led to the making and release of his 1st album FEET OF CLAY. This album featured guest spots by John Leventhal, Richie Havens, Lucy Kaplansky, Jeff Golub and Jim Lauderdale. Compton penned all the tunes, sang and played acoustic and slide guitars. Later he played 110 nights/1 night a week for two years with his co-writer Paul Jay at the BMW Bar in Manhattan. Says Compton, "There is nothing like a continuous live gig to hone your writing and performance. This gig allowed me to get smaller and less dependent on production. My next record came directly out of that experience. I didn't want to build tracks / I wanted to capture a performance." That album is entitled Dirt Simple.

DIRT SIMPLE is an acoustic based blues-Appalachian weld along the lines of Allison Krause and Steve Earle. The material is peppered with humor and irony. Says Maddux, "I like to put sex and religion in close proximity and paint the America that I would like to exist..." Players on DIRT SIMPLE include Allison Cornell (Shania Twain) on fiddle/vocals and Bill Ruyle on hammer dulcimer and percussion. Gary Solomon on standup bass. John Moses/dobro and banjo. Steve Hardwick and Gil Paris on electric guitars. It was recorded live on a rainy night at Lenny Posts' studio in Blauvelt, NY. Other contributing writers include Paul Jay and Eliot Osborn from the Outerspace Band; a band that Compton has played with since college. This band continues to play in the northeast and is legendary there. It has two albums to its credit.