George Bowman
Inducted in 2006
George was born in Mississippi. Although
he sang in the church choir, music
became important in his life only after
his family relocated to Phoenix in the
mid 1960's.
Dyke of Dyke & The Blazers managed
the apartment complex the Bowmans lived
in. Thus, George met Dyke and the band
close up. That experience left him in
awe and inspired him to become a
professional singer. He befriended
singer Rochelle Whitehead and drummer
Delmar Stewart in the late 60's and
formed a show band "Memphis Soul" which
enjoyed great popularity for years.
George continued as lead singer with
various bands including: "Soul on Ice"
(mid to late 70's), "Pyramid" (early
80's), "Nitekap" (mid 80's) "Spectrum"
(early 90's) In the mid to late 90's he
performed and toured with Lucius Parr's
band "Street Life."
In 1999 George won the Arizona Blues
Showdown.
In recent years he has mainly focused on
song writing and released 'Badd Boy'
(2002) and 'Hoochie Coochie' (2004)
which are selling well overseas.
He has opened for many acts such as
Charles Brown, Sweetwater, Taj Mahal,
Dr. Hook, Buddy Miles and many more.
George continues to do occasional
showcases featuring some of Phoenix'
best musicians and R&B artists.
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