Bio

Multi-Billboard Top-10 Charting Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist, and 2017 International Blues Challenge semi-finalist, Dallas Hodge, celebrates his debut Billboard Chart appearance as a solo artist with a #7 HOT SHOT DEBUT on Billboard’s Blues Albums Chart while simultaneously entering Billboard’s Heatseekers – Pacific Chart at #7 (for the week of July 27, 2019) with Don’t Forget About The Music We Made, a collection of nine multi-genre/crossover songs categorized in the Blues, Blues-Rock, Rock, Americana, Roots, Country, and Pop music genres. Don’t Forget About The Music We Made (released Friday, July 12th, 2019) is Hodge’s second solo CD release and highlights his intense musical honesty and authenticity with each note performed and lyric sung. His uniquely powerful and commanding voice captures attention and touches the heart, soul, and spirit of listeners young and old. This is Hodge's first time entering Billboard Magazine's prestigious Music Charts as a solo artist and he does so in the first week of release and as an independent non-major label artist operating his own business. He previously hit the Billboard Blues Albums Chart during the week of June 28, 2003 as the lead singer of Canned Heat with their album entitled, Friends In The Can.

“It is an incredible feeling to just have the ability to play my music,” states Hodge excitedly. “But, to receive recognition by appearing on Billboard Magazine’s influential Music Charts…I feel like the luckiest person on the planet right now. It flat out feels GREAT! What a time to be alive and sharing my songs!”

Hodge was born in Detroit in 1954 and participated together with brother Catfish Hodge in the Catfish Hodge Band early on; then performed with James Montgomery (B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, Bruce Springsteen); was the guitarist and backing vocalist for Chicken Legs; then was blessed to perform with the legendary Johnny Winter, Steve Marriott (Humble Pie), Alto Reed (Bob Seger); and, then was the lead singer and songwriter for Canned Heat; all the time involved with his own solo career.

“I wrote the songs, recorded, and released my first album, Reelin’, in 2007 simply to thank my Mom and Dad, and to sort of leave a mark that I existed,” explains Hodge. “This time around, one can say I am on a mission, I have a purpose, as I try to reach as many Fans with my music as is physically possible simply because all the love, the joy, and the happiness I have received over the years from everyone who was touched by my music from my first album…I just really wish to give back from my heart to theirs in a BIG way; as a thank you!”

Hodge on lead vocals and guitar is a formidable combination and is made even more potent with stellar performances by backing-bandmates Larry Zack (Drums, Percussion); Pat Wilkins (Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals); Robert Heft (Slide Guitar, Guitar, Backing Vocals); and, Jon Greathouse (Keyboards, Piano, Backing Vocals). With the addition of Special Guests, multi Top-5 Billboard Charting and award-winning Blues guitarist Coco Montoya (Albert Collins, John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers) - Guitar on "Asking Too Much" and "Crossroads"; Lee Thornburg (Tower Of Power, Supertramp) - Trumpet, Valve Trombone on "By The Hand" and "Don't Forget About The Music We Made"; and, Ron Dziubla (Sting) - Saxophone on "By The Hand" and "Don't Forget About The Music We Made"; Hodge has created a most compelling, intoxicating, impressive, and very memorable album.

Don’t Forget About The Music We Made was self-produced by Hodge for Dallas Hodge Music along with multi-Billboard Top-10 Charting Sister/Brother Production Team I.M. Rock N. Rollen for Mighty Achilles LLC; was mixed by Hodge, I.M. Rock N. Rollen, and Tim Hofstetter at Wolfdog Sound Studios in Van Nuys, CA; was recorded and engineered by Tim Hofstetter at Wolfdog Sound Studios in Van Nuys, CA; was mastered by Tim Branom at Puma Claw Music Studios, Van Nuys, CA; with Art Direction and Design provided by Tracey Milionis and William Kelly Milionis for Mighty Achilles LLC; Photography by Bo Rothschild; and, Music and Entertainment Consulting by Tracey Milionis and William Kelly Milionis for Mighty Achilles LLC. The album was released on Hodge’s own Dallas Hodge Music / Dallas Hodge Music Publishing label.

Enjoy and treasure living life fully from the front stoop to the back porch.
From time to time the players change due to availability, but it is usually the same.
For those of you who would like to know who the members of the band are, they are as follows:

The West Coast/ U.S Band
Larry Zack, Drums
Pat Wilkens, Bass and Vocals
Jon Greathouse, Keys and Vocals
Robert Heft on guitars plus