Guy Forsyth

Guy Forsyth (born November 30, 1968) is an American blues rock singer and songwriter.

He has toured in the U.S. and Europe and has been the opening act for Ray Charles, Robert Cray, Dr. John, B.B. King, Jimmie Vaughan, and Lucinda Williams.

Forsyth's repertoire primarily incorporates elements of blues and Americana traditions, with the requisite traces of rock, R&B, folk, jazz and pop. As a songwriter, many of his albums contain his own work and songs he co-composed with other musicians. Forsyth has won several Austin Music Awards, including one for "best male vocalist" in 2005.

Life and career Forsyth was born in Denver, Colorado, and grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. The band played most of its early concerts without amplification. Forsyth played on the 2000 album, Spanker Madness. A Dutch based independent record label had earlier released High Temperature (1994), a live recording of Forsyth's own band's work.

In 1999, Can You Live Without was released, and in the following year Steak. Forsyth tried to promote both efforts but his record label hit financial trouble and momentum was lost.

In 2005 Love Songs: For and Against was issued. "These songs represent an articulation of the changes in my viewpoints and the new legality that I see." Forsyth explained. "Becoming a father in this period of time and looking around me and trying to figure out what it is that I had to say to my daughter to explain myself. I don't feel the need to explain myself to everyone, but I sure as hell feel the need to explain myself to my daughter, because I want her to have that sort of connection with her origins." It was recorded at the Lost Oasis Studio in Austin, Texas, and included musical contributions from Jon Dee Graham, plus Asylum Street Spankers band mates Jonathan Doyle and Sick.

Forsyth contributed "Thanks Me" to the satirical album Floater: A Tribute to the Tributes to Gary Floater, released early in 2018 on the Austin-based Eight 30 Records.

Discography Albums Year Title Record label(s) Notes 1994 High Temperature Lizard Discs (Netherlands) Billed as The Guy Forsyth Band (live) 1995 Needle Gun Antone's/Lone Star Billed as The Guy Forsyth Band 1999 Can You Live Without Antone's/Lone Star 2000 Steak Antone's/Lone Star 2002 Voices Inside Small and Nimble 2005 Love Songs : For and Against 33rd Street/Small and Nimble Produced by Mark Addison 2007 Unrepentant Schizophrenic Americana Semaphore/Small and Nimble compilation Produced by Mark Addison 2008 Calico Girl Semaphore/Small and Nimble Produced by Mark Addison 2010 Live at Gruene Hall Semaphore/Small and Nimble live 2012 The Freedom to Fail Blue Corn 2014 Moustache Girl Small and Nimble Side project : The Hot Nut Riveters (debut album) 2015 Red Dress Lizard Disc/Small and Nimble 2015 The Pleaser Small and Nimble 2019 Conspirators Small and Nimble with Jeska Bailey