EARL TUTU

I started playing guitar at my father's Baptist Church in West Yorkshire at the the age of 15 in 1976. Within 2 years, during the summer of 1978 myself and some other young members of the church formed a band called "Freedom". During this time EMI reps from London came to the church to hear the band as they had been made aware of us via Gospel Concerts we had performed at. My father, Pastor Dawkins and Brother King an elder at the church turned the reps from EMI away saying the children would not be playing the devils music! As you can guess I hid my passion for playing guitar from my father, sneaking out of the house to play gigs and record. Coming home from a gig one night I was welcomed by the sight of my belongings in black bin bags - I had been found out!2013 brings me back to the good old days collaborating once again with life long friend and fellow artist John Khan with some fresh ideas, Soulful house style with some interesting releases this year to watch out for . . . . . .