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Bio:
Hitting the stage is a new duo from musical veterans, Stud Ford (drums) and Will Coppage (guitar). Together they have created a sound that weaves the legacy of blues with deep grooves all the while crafting lyrics that blend real life sincerity and anthem-like chants. In Ford and Coppage’s eyes, less is more to allow for their music to breathe and entwine with the crowd’s energy.
Stud Ford from Greenville, MS., is the grandson of legendary Delta-Blues artist T-Model Ford. Stud was raised in the Hill Country Blues tradition of Northern Mississippi, and often shared the stage with his grandfather. Stud has also toured with such names as; North Mississippi Allstars, Lightnin Malcolm, and Sean "Bad" Apple.
Will Coppage from Greenville, MS., cut his teeth in local bars along side blues legends like T-Model Ford, Willie Foster, and Little Bill Wallace. He holds both a BFA and a MFA in writing, along with a strong publication resume of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and songwriting. In 2024, Coppage was listed as a pro songwriter at the annual Mississippi Songwriters Festival.
With both artist hailing from Greenville, MS., a river city that boasts more creative minds and published authors per capita than any other place in the country, it is no wonder that Stud Ford and Will Coppage are able to bring forth authentic tone and power to conjure the legacy of the blues and chart out new destinations for their powerful sound.
Upcoming Shows
Press:
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"I don't know if you're familiar with Stud. He's T-Model Ford's grandson and plays with Lightnin' Malcolm now. He's a strong drummer." - Cedric Burnside: Before free Huntsville show, drummer talks 'the real blues,' coolest juke-joints he's been to, Advance Local.
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"While most blues acts are backed by a full band, T-Model brings only his 13 year old grandson Stud to back him on drums while he clangs away on his strings and howls his blues." - Upon Meeting T-Model Ford, No Depression.
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"Stud, reportedly only 15 years old and the grandson of blues legend T Model Ford, is a prodigiously talented, versatile and funky drummer – perhaps more so than Cody, who sticks to a pretty straightforward approach that rarely takes the music into deep funk territory." - (Concert Review) North Mississippi Allstars/ Lightnin Malcolm and Stud, Helsinki Hudson, 3.2.14, The Rogovoy Report.
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"[Coppage's] lyrics steer emotions from bitter tragedy to celebration, keeping his audiences dancing and entertained all night long." - 2024 Mississippi Songwriters Festival.
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"[Coppage's] brand of Delta entertainment that draws from Blues of course storytelling the oral tradition Boogie-Woogie a robust Acoustic sound and even from the land and the river itself down to River - Mississippi Blues & Arts Hour, WYAB 109.3 FM.
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"[Coppage's]works have appeared in magazines such as Oxford American and The Greensboro Review. His collection of poem, Fantasies of Men, won the 2012 Main Street Rag Chapbook Prize." - Careers in Writing: An Interview with William Lusk Coppage, Niche Literary Magazine.
Contact
Phone: 910.264.3011
Email: Info@williamluskcoppage.com
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