Michael Burks, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Michael Burks

American electric blues and soul blues guitarist, singer and songwriter

Date of Birth: 30-Jul-1957

Place of Birth: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Date of Death: 06-May-2012

Profession: singer, songwriter, guitarist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Michael Burks (July 30, 1957 – May 6, 2012) was an American electric blues and soul blues guitarist, singer and songwriter.
He is best known for his tracks, "Everybody's Got Their Hand Out", "I Smell Smoke" and "Hard Come, Easy Go", and variously worked with Johnnie Taylor, O.
V.
Wright, and Marquise Knox.
He was the son of the bassist, Frederick Burks.The Allmusic journalist, Tim Sheridan once noted "...
while his vocals are not stellar, he has a rich, gritty quality to his singing that is nicely matched to his guitar playing." Burks was known as 'Iron Man' for his energetic and passion filled performances on stage.
He was nominated five times for a Blues Music Award and, in 2004, Living Blues presented him with the Critics' Award for Best Guitarist.