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William Elliott Whitmore; Murder-ballad blues
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Pittsburgh City Paper
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August 3, 2005
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Copyright informationCopyright Steel City Media Aug 3-Aug 10, 2005. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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LISTENING TO ROOTS musician William Elliott Whitmore holler a string of blues numbers and murder ballads on his newest album, Ashes to Dust, reminds me of hearing The Black Keys for the first time. Like Dan Auerbach, the Keys' singer and guitarist, Whitmore is relatively young, especially for a bluesman: He's 27. You'd never guess that from hearing his voice alone -- his lyrics are delivered in a gruff, gravelly tone that makes him sound at least three decades older, and possibly wiser, and more battered and weather-beaten by hard times.
And like Auerbach, who is white, you might guess after listening to soulful, deeply felt tracks like "Diggin' My Grave" and "Porchlight," both filled with ...
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