Michael Katon

Michael Katon is an American blues-rock guitarist and vocalist. He grew up in Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States, in a musical family where he was early inspired to take up the guitar.

His album Rip It Hard continued in the traditional blues-boogie vein, and while, like many blues men, major commercial success evades Katon, he remains a respected guitarist in the field. He released a live album in 1997.

Valerie Potter of Metal Hammer said " Michael Katon plays some of the loudest, toughest, meanest rock & blues on the planet!". Living Blues also said of Katon: "Katon is a virtuoso guitar player with his roots in the right place...[his] sound is a blazing blend of electric blues and roadhouse boogie".

In June 2014, he was voted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Katon lives in Hell, Michigan.

Discography

 * 1) Boogie All Over Your Head (1984)
 * 2) Proud To Be Loud (1988)
 * 3) Get On the Boogie Train (1992)
 * 4) Rip It Hard (1994)
 * 5) RubB (1996)
 * 6) Bustin' Up the Joint - Live (1996)
 * 7) The Rage Called Rock 'N' Roll (2000)
 * 8) Bad Machine (2002)
 * 9) Michael Katon, M.K. (2006)
 * 10) Diablo Boogie, Blues Brewed in Hell (2006)
 * 11) Live: On the Prowl (2007)
 * 12) Bootleg Boogie Live! (2008) (Download only)