The high energy hard-driving sound of The Teardrops is still alive and well with Shawn Holt, a chip off the old block, fronting his dad’s band. Shawn’s booming vocals is more than a little reminiscent of his dad’s, and his guitar playing while similar to Slim’s, exhibits a broader mix of classic and contemporary influences. Shawn shows himself more than capable of leading The Teardrops into a new era. The blues torch has been passed to another generation of the blues.

Shawn Holt and The Teardrops are winners for Best New Artist Debut – Daddy Told Me by the Blues Foundation (BMA) 2014, and also won the 2014 Blues Blast Music Award for New Artist Debut Album – Daddy Told Me.