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Daniel Castro is a force on guitar. With his pure passionate sound reminiscent of B.B. King, Albert King, and Albert Collins, he is on the forefront of the Bay Area Blues Scene.
Arriving in the Bay Area only a short time ago with his trademark Fender Telecaster and backed by one of the hottest bands around, he has already gained quite a reputation as a Bluesman.
Born in 1954, Daniel started playing guitar at the age of 12, when his older sister gave him a $13 guitar and a stack of B.B. King albums. She taught him his first three chords and he's had the Blues Bug ever since.
His real Blues education came at the age of 15 when he began playing the Blues Scene in South Central L.A. There he was noticed by "Loud Mouth" Delmar Evans, who had been working with the Johnny Otis Show. Daniel cut his teeth backing up many of the great artists from the Johnny Otis Show, including Pee Wee Crayton, Little Ester Phillips, and Delmar Evans himself. They all took Daniel under their wings and he toured with many of them across the U.S. From there, Daniel began fronting his own Band, playing clubs from San Diego to L.A., always playing from his heart, and trying to live up to the integrity of the musicians who taught him how to play the Blues.



19th Street Red - 19th Street Red - 2002 - 320
AG Weinberger - Guitar Man Selected Essentials 1994-1999, Vol. 1 - 2008 - Vbr - FC
AG Weinberger - Guitar Man Selected Essentials 1994-1999, Vol. 2 - 2008 - Vbr - FC
Al Basile - Down On Providence Plantation - 1998 - 320 - FC
Ana Popovic - The Queen Of Blues Guitar - 2007 - 320 - FC (maybe booty)
BB Chung King & The Buddaheads - Go for broke - 2000 - 256 - FC
Bill Sheffield - Live At The Blue Raccoon - 2002 - 320
Cedric Burnside & Lightnin' Malcolm - Juke Joint Duo - 2007 - 320
Chaz de Paolo - Bluestopia - 2010 - 320 - FC
Chris Aaron Band - Electric Blues EP - 1998 - 192
Chris Canas - She's Breaking Me - 2010 - 320 - FC
Daniel Castro - No Surrender - 1999 - 320 - NC
Dawn Tyler Watson & Paul Deslauriers - En Duo - 2007 - 320 - FC
Eric Burdon, Robbie Krieger & Friends - 1990 Detroit Tapes - 1990 - 320 - FC
Garrett Mason - Love & Sound - 2008 - Vbr - FC
Jeff Chaz - Tired of Being Lonely - 2001 - 256 - FC
Krissy Matthews Band - Krissy Matthews Band - 2009 - Vbr - NC
Lance & Donna - Long Gone - 2004 - 224 - FC
Laurie Morvan Band - Fire It Up! - 2009 - Vbr
Leadfoot Rivet - Grey Boy Blues - 2007 - 320 - FC
Linda Miles - Home Cookin' - 2008 - 320 - FC
Little Charlie & the Nightcats - Shadow of the Blues - 1998 - Vbr
Magic Slim & the Teardrops - Raising the Bar - 2010 - 320 - NC
Muskee - Cut the Luxe - 1991 - 320
Otis Rush - Live and in Concert from San Francisco - 2006 - 320
Packrat's Smokehouse - Edge Of The Swamp - 1998 - 256 - FC
Paul Black - Paul Black and Taxi - 2009 - 320
Paul Fenton - Live! in Toronto - 2003 - 320
Paul Lamb & The King Snakes - Paul Lamb & The King Snakes - 1990 - 320 - FC
Peter Parcek 3 - The Mathematics Of Love - 2009 - 320 - FC
Ripoff Raskolnikov - Everything Is Temporary - 2006 - 192 - FC
Rocky Jackson & The Igniters - Blue Streak - 1998 - 192 - FC
Shakey Jake Harris - The Devil's Harmonica - 1972 - 256 - FC - Vinyl
Skip James - Illinois Blues - 2004 - 256
Son Of Dave - Shake A Bone - 2010 - 256 - FC
Ted Shumate Blues Band - Hard Times - 2009 - Vbr - FC
Teddy Lee Hooker - Elecktrik Rain - 2006 - Vbr
Tomi Leino Band - Dynamite Boogie - 2008 - 320
Tony Vega Band - Glory Baby - 2007 - Vbr - FC
Uwe Herr & The Muddy Boots - 13 years - 2002 - 320
Walker T Ryan - 13 - 2005 - 320
Willem Maker - Stars Fell On - 2008 - 320 - NC