Venue: Daytona Blues Festival
Location: Jackie Robinson Ball Park, Daytona Beach
Date: October 9, 2015
Bill Homans, aka Watermelon Slim, Oklahoma Blues Man, is welcome back in the Sunshine State anytime. He took center stage via the Daytona Blues Festival at Jackie Robinson Ball Park and literally put on a harmonica clinic, a Dobro slide guitar seminar and added a full range of vocal power with tried & tested road-weary lyrics! Slim is the real-deal. He is right at home on the stage as he frequents the edge of it with harp in hand, engaging the audience and interacting between songs with them. Behind the tabletop Dobro with either a chrome-plated socket or a bevy of mini whiskey bottles, he extracts sweet slide guitar notes that make the hair on the back of your neck stand up. The appreciative crowd can relate to his music which is very diverse. It is Delta Blues, with a tinge of country, a smidgen of Rock N' Roll and some Oklahoma Hill music intertwined in there as well. The Watermelon Man delivers and gives you your moneys worth. Bill has traveled extensively on the road of life and writes about his experiences in his songs. As a Vietnam Vet, a truck driver and musician, he has many stories to tell.
He has been preforming
He has been preforming
regularly since the 1970's. In 2005 Homans was nominated for the prestigious W.C. Handy Award for"Best New Artist Debut"for his acoustic masterpiece; Up Close and Personal. He and his band were nominated for six more W.C. Handy awards in 2006 for a variety of categories. With eleven recordings under his belt, Bill and various musicians he has worked with have provided the masses with plenty of music to select from. Please do yourself a big favor and check out his catalog along with a DVD live show at media outlets near you or on the internet. Or better yet, catch a live show soon! With my trusty Nikon in hand at the Daytona Blues Festival, I was able to capture Watermelon at his craft! Enjoy.
