61 Ghosts

Live Performance Reviews:

"61 Ghost is always on the road paying dues. It keeps paying off. There guitar and drums Thundered up blues are getting broader and deeper. The interplay on these tunes is raw but, on drummer Dixie’s fills, and the stutter stops and starts, they keep your ear’s attention. "No One at the Door" is downright catchy, Mazzari’s poetic lyrics are worth the time it takes to sing them. A cover of "Hey Joe" works in a twist of Psych and Peter Gunn into the mix." ~ John Keegan, Boston Groupie News 2019

"61 Ghosts are the duo of Joe Mazzari on guitar and vocal and the singularly named Dixie on drums and backing vocals. They shake out a dirty garage punk steeped deep in gutbucket blues. Think early Flat Duo Jets, or local heroes Ten Dollar Mistake or the White Stripes and Black Keys minus the pop parts. The guitar sound looks way further back to guys like Mississippi John Hurt, Blind Lemon Johnson and Junior Kimbrough. Mazzari has played in a lot of bands. Most notable in this neck of the woods is his work with Simon Ritt in the Daughters who went on to be Johnny Thunder’s backing band for a few tumultuous years. The crowd was Sunday night small but Mazzari didn’t use it as an excuse to chill. Dixie kept the back beat focused and straight-forward. This left Mazzari plenty of room to splatter the room with impassioned guitar sparks." ~ John Keegan, Boston Groupie News 2018

What do the New York Dolls and Blues legend Leo 'Bud' Welch have in common? 61 Ghosts perform their style of American Rock 'n Roll & Americana and infuse it with Mississippi Hill Country Blues. Through OTTO Records, San Antonio,TX 61 Ghosts have delivered their 2nd full-length release, titled "MERCY" that's receiving strong airplay worldwide. 61 Ghosts is Joe Mazzari (singer/songwriter (BMI)/ guitarist) and Dixie Deadwood (drums/back-up vox). Joe is known to US and EU audiences from multiple recordings with Johnny Thunders/Heartbreakers fame, as well as recording with legendary producer Johnny Miller (Stones, Traffic). Dixie Deadwood, by way of Clarksdale, Mississippi, is a seasoned interpreter of hill country “Deep Blues” and longtime drummer for the late blues legend Leo “Bud” Welch” with over 20 music festivals under her belt.