Check out Johnny "Bee" Badanjek's new endorsement with 
Vic Firth drumsticks
Here!

As you all know, Johnny is the drummer on the new Michael Katon CD: 
"Live & On The Prowl"

The picture is taken by Michael's personal female photographer:
Wilma Hoogendoorn.
Check out her website:

"Diablo Boogie -  
Blues Brewed in HELL"
Available NOW!!!

"Right from the start the listener will know they are in for a treat. The title cut, previously released on the album ‘MK’ immediately intones what is ahead with pulse pounding rhythms and jaw-dropping leads. From there it only gets better ...."

Dave "DocBluez" Ruthenberg. May 2006
Partial liner notes from "Diablo Boogie"

This CD will be released on Michael's own Wild Ass Records label and can only be purchased through CD Baby.


Track listing:
1 Diablo boogie (different version)
2 Fried Jalapeños
3 The man from Hell
4 Big twin
5 Love Hoodoo
6 The Devil's daughter
7 'Till the hounds of Hell come home
8 Boogie man
9 Need it awful bad (different version)

Tracks 2 - 8 are new 2005 re-recordings, completely different from the original recordings.

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www.myspace.com/michaelkatonband

"Michael Katon, M.K."

Track listing:
1  Back to your cages
2  On the prowl for a hoochie mama
3  Diablo boogie
4  Need it awful bad (tribute to J.H.   and R.T.)
5  Rock 'n' Roll Man 
6  Whiskey hill 
7  In the land of Rock 'n' Roll
8  Dirty thang
9  Luv a dawg
10 Motorcycle blues

The CD features these 10 songs.
Release date was February 6th 2006
as always on the Provogue label.

Provogue Records just released their new budget priced sampler: No. Vll

Michael Katon is present amongst greats, like Pat Travers, Rick Derringer, Leslie West and Joe Bonamassa.
Click on the cover to buy it 4 just 5 bucks!!

Here's the tracklist:

1. Leslie West - Blues Before Sunrise
2. Joe Bonamassa – So Many Roads
3. Eric Gales -Retribution
4. Pat Travers – I’m Yours, She’s Mine
5. Rick Derringer – Still Alive and Well
6. Stoney Curtis Band – Crashin’ Down Like Thunder
7. Michael Katon – Back To Your Cages
8. Dave Hole – Jenny Lee
9. Greg Koch – Your Face
10. Carl Verheyen – Georgia’s Reel
11. Scott Henderson – Well To The Bone
12. Michael Landau – Worried Life Blues
13. Jing Chi – Blues Alley

Michael was on the cover and in the July issue of the Gitaar Plus magazine.
Click on the cover for the entire article. It's a PDF file AND in Dutch.
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Have fun!!

Michael was interviewed by worldleading guitarist magazine:

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Have fun !!