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| Background = solo_singer
| Background = solo_singer
| Origin = [[Wanamaker, Indiana]]
| Origin = [[Wanamaker, Indiana]]
| Genre = [[Alternative Country]]
| Genre = [[Folk, Alternative Country]]
| Years_active = 2002-Present
| Years_active = 2002-Present
| Label = Flat Earth Records, Benchmark, Wanamaker
| Label = Wanamaker
| Img = OtisGibbs.jpg
| Img_capt = Otis Gibbs (on right), performing at [[SXSW]], 2009
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'''Otis Gibbs''' is an American [[singer-songwriter]]. His songs feature themes about political and social issues, and he has been compared to [[Woody Guthrie]], [[Steve Earle]], and [[Bruce Springsteen]].<ref name="nashvilleScene5Feb2009">{{cite journal|last=McCall|first=Michael|title=Folk singer Otis Gibbs walks the line with Grandpa Walked a Picketline|journal=[[Nashville Scene]]|date=5 February 2009|url=http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashville/folk-singer-otis-gibbs-walks-the-line-with-grandpa-walked-a-picketline/Content?oid=1199795|accessdate=9 July 2010}}</ref><ref name="laTimesBlog">{{cite news|last=Lewis|first=Randy|title=Album review: Otis Gibbs' 'Grandpa Walked a Picketline'|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/01/album-review-ot.html|work=Pop & Hiss The [[LA Times]] Music Blog|accessdate=9 July 2010 | date=12 January 2009}}</ref><ref name="amgOneDay">{{cite web|last=Lankford Jr|first=Ronnie|title=One Day Our Whispers|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kjfixq8aldae|work=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=9 July 2010}}</ref> [[Billy Bragg]] included Gibbs' song "The Peoples Day" in a list of "Top Five Songs with Something to Say", published in the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]''.<ref name="yeovilExpress">{{cite news|last=Maclagan|first=Kirsty |title=Folk singer Otis Gibbs comes to West Coker|url=http://www.yeovilexpress.co.uk/leisure/whats_on/4293098.Folk_singer_Otis_Gibbs_comes_to_West_Coker/|accessdate=9 July 2010|newspaper=Yeovil Express|date=9 May 2009}}</ref><ref name="wsj_billybragg">{{cite news|last=Jurgensen|first=John|title=Songs With Something to Say; Rocker Billy Bragg on His Favorite 'Message Music'|accessdate=9 July 2010|newspaper=[[Wall Street Journal]]|date=30 May 2008|page=W.2}}</ref> Andy Gill of the ''[[The Independent]]'' wrote that there is a "authenticity and dedication in Gibbs' delivery which is somehow cleansing in its purity".<ref name="ind28May2010">{{cite news|last=Gill|first=Andy|title=Album: Otis Gibbs, Joe Hill's Ashes (Wanamaker)|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-otis-gibbs-joe-hills-ashes-wanamaker-1984788.html|accessdate=9 July 2010|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|date=28 May 2010 | location=London}}</ref>
'''Otis Gibbs''' is an American [[singer-songwriter]]. His songs feature themes about political and social issues, and he has been compared to [[Woody Guthrie]], [[Steve Earle]], and [[Bruce Springsteen]].<ref name="laTimesBlog">{{cite news|last=Lewis|first=Randy|title=Album review: Otis Gibbs' 'Grandpa Walked a Picketline'|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/01/album-review-ot.html|work=Pop & Hiss The [[LA Times]] Music Blog|accessdate=9 July 2010 | date=12 January 2009}}</ref><ref name="amgOneDay">{{cite web|last=Lankford Jr|first=Ronnie|title=One Day Our Whispers|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kjfixq8aldae|work=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=9 July 2010}}</ref> [[Billy Bragg]] included Gibbs' song "The Peoples Day" in a list of "Top Five Songs with Something to Say", published in the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]''.<ref name="yeovilExpress">{{cite news|last=Maclagan|first=Kirsty |title=Folk singer Otis Gibbs comes to West Coker|url=http://www.yeovilexpress.co.uk/leisure/whats_on/4293098.Folk_singer_Otis_Gibbs_comes_to_West_Coker/|accessdate=9 July 2010|newspaper=Yeovil Express|date=9 May 2009}}</ref><ref name="wsj_billybragg">{{cite news|last=Jurgensen|first=John|title=Songs With Something to Say; Rocker Billy Bragg on His Favorite 'Message Music'|accessdate=9 July 2010|newspaper=[[Wall Street Journal]]|date=30 May 2008|page=W.2}}</ref> Andy Gill of the ''[[The Independent]]'' wrote that there is a "authenticity and dedication in Gibbs' delivery which is somehow cleansing in its purity".<ref name="ind28May2010">{{cite news|last=Gill|first=Andy|title=Album: Otis Gibbs, Joe Hill's Ashes (Wanamaker)|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-otis-gibbs-joe-hills-ashes-wanamaker-1984788.html|accessdate=9 July 2010|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|date=28 May 2010 | location=London}}</ref>


Gibbs is originally from [[Wanamaker, Indiana]], and currently lives in [[Nashville, Tennessee]].<ref name="nashvilleScene5Feb2009" />
Gibbs is originally from [[Wanamaker, Indiana]], and currently lives in [[Nashville, Tennessee]].


==Discography==
==Discography==

Revision as of 17:56, 3 December 2010

Otis Gibbs

Otis Gibbs is an American singer-songwriter. His songs feature themes about political and social issues, and he has been compared to Woody Guthrie, Steve Earle, and Bruce Springsteen.[1][2] Billy Bragg included Gibbs' song "The Peoples Day" in a list of "Top Five Songs with Something to Say", published in the Wall Street Journal.[3][4] Andy Gill of the The Independent wrote that there is a "authenticity and dedication in Gibbs' delivery which is somehow cleansing in its purity".[5]

Gibbs is originally from Wanamaker, Indiana, and currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

Discography

Year Title Label
2002 49th and Melancholy Flat Earth Records
2003 Once I Dreamed of Christmas Benchmark
2004 One Day Our Whispers Benchmark
2008 Grandpa Walked a Picketline Wanamaker
2010 Joe Hill's Ashes Wanamaker

References

  1. ^ Lewis, Randy (12 January 2009). "Album review: Otis Gibbs' 'Grandpa Walked a Picketline'". Pop & Hiss The LA Times Music Blog. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  2. ^ Lankford Jr, Ronnie. "One Day Our Whispers". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  3. ^ Maclagan, Kirsty (9 May 2009). "Folk singer Otis Gibbs comes to West Coker". Yeovil Express. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  4. ^ Jurgensen, John (30 May 2008). "Songs With Something to Say; Rocker Billy Bragg on His Favorite 'Message Music'". Wall Street Journal. p. W.2. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  5. ^ Gill, Andy (28 May 2010). "Album: Otis Gibbs, Joe Hill's Ashes (Wanamaker)". The Independent. London. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
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