Matthew Skoller was born on August 3,1962 and is an American Chicago blues harmonicist, singer, songwriter, and record producer.
15 Facts About Matthew Skoller
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Matthew Skoller has released five albums, as well as recording his harmonica playing on other musicians work, including John Primer, Lurrie Bell, Koko Taylor, H-Bomb Ferguson, Toronzo Cannon, Bernard Allison, Larry Garner, Big Daddy Kinsey, Big Time Sarah, Michael Coleman, and Harvey Mandel.
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Matthew Skoller was born in Canton, New York, United States.
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Matthew Skoller played in the local blues scene, before working with various outfits, including the Chi-Town Hustlers then, a year later, Big Daddy Kinsey and the Kinsey Report.
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Elsewhere, Matthew Skoller provided harmonica work on Knockin' at Your Door, by John Primer, and on Koko Taylor's 2000 release, Royal Blue.
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In 2007, Matthew Skoller moved into record production work for others, helming Lurrie Bell's, Let's Talk About Love.
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Matthew Skoller was again the producer of Bell's next release, The Devil Ain't Got No Music.
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Matthew Skoller played on Heritage Blues Orchestra's, And Still I Rise, which was nominated for a Grammy.
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Matthew Skoller organized, produced and performed in the grand finale of the 2013 Chicago Blues Festival, and recorded the harmonica parts for Lurrie Bell's, Blues in My Soul, album which was recorded in February that year.
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Matthew Skoller figured prominently in Bell's 2016 album, Can't Shake This Feeling, which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album.
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Matthew Skoller lamented about organisations that keep the blues alive by paying low wages, and where children get more media coverage than seasoned musicians, on the track, "Only in the Blues".
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Matthew Skoller composed the music for August Wilson's 1995 Tony Award nominated play, Seven Guitars.
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Matthew Skoller has recorded a number of jingles, primarily for use in television advertisements.
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Matthew Skoller is the US sales director and co-founder of Family Tradition Cognac.
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Matthew Skoller graced the Japan Blues Festival in both 2012, and 2013; performed twice at the Residence of the US Ambassador to France in Paris; and played at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 2012.