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If you ask Jeffrey Duke Patterson what kind of music he plays, he'll grin and say, "West Texas folkabilly thwangthrust rock and roll, which leaves it wide open for damn near anything!" His style of music would have to fall in the "or what" category. His mix of rock, country, and folk, with his tribute to good old-fashioned Texas bottleneck blues is the best you could interpret after seeing him perform.

A Lubbock native, Jeffrey Duke has spent the last two decades performing music around Lubbock, as other parts of Texas and venues spread out across the country. He began his professional career at age 13, sitting in with Stevie Ray Vaughan at an open jam at the gone-but-not-forgotten legendary club, Fat Dawgs. Over the years he has played with such bands as The Stilettos, Eddie Beethoven and the Sons of Fun, P.J. Belly and the Lone Star Blues Band, and currently with Blue Susan. Though he likes the band format, Jeffrey Duke remains faithful to his solo acoustic act. "I really consider myself just a singer and songwriter. I don't consider myself a guitar player. I'm more just a banger and strummer". Jeffrey Duke always has a few Gibson J-100s to play on, but keeps his National steels on hand for the traditional blues. "I listen to guys like Robert Johnson, Bukka White, Son House, or a dozen others, and I just get so inspired hearing these old men banging on a National or whatever, with a glass bottle or piece of steel pipe on their fingers, creating some of the most incredible, soulful music. I try to do those boys justice and pay tribute, but when it all comes down to it, I'm just one more white boy trying to play the blues".

Though Jeffrey Duke has his guitar influences, he has his songwriting influences as well. "I really love Brian Setzer, David Grissom, Eddy Shaver, Jimi Hendrix, Chris Whitley, and numerous others, but I'll never be great guitar players like them. I do my best to concentrate on songwriting. I give my credit to Steve Earle, Kevin Welch, Billy Joe Shaver, Townes Van Zandt, John Hiatt, and Buddy Holly in the songwriting department. I mean, I can't write songs like any of them, but that's definitely given me a chance to find a style of my own. I can't thank them enough for paving the way for young songwriters like me. Maybe someday I can take them bowling, or something. We'll save a seat for Townes."

Jeffrey Duke Patterson is finally getting the chance to display his songs. After working for the last year, Jeffrey Duke's debut CD, "Story of a Rebel" should be released sometime in the Spring. He feels it's time the world got to hear what HE really sounds like it. The CD contains ten original songs about Harleys, trains, rebellion, fatherhood, responsibility (or there lack of), and love, what very little he claims to know about.

Keep a lookout for this young songwriter, be it solo, or playing with the band, Blue Susan. He thanks you for supporting Lubbock music. "Damn straight".