Mick Hayes is Making a Scene
Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Mick Hayes
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Portraits of Blues/Rock musician Mick Haye[/caption]
Mick Hayes began his career at age seven. When he was given his first guitar by his parents, who were both accomplished musicians in their own right. Largely self taught by accompanying his families diverse record collection Mick developed a love for the blues and began crafting his unique style.
Mick joined the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame group Only Humen when he was 20. It was with this band where he began to learn his trademark showmanship and a four-gig-per week work ethic. As a member of Only Humen, he opened for Marshall Tucker and Molly Hatchet, and contributed on four songs of Only Humen's release, Slightly Twisted Fiction. After three years with Only Humen,Mick decided to form The Mick Hayes Band in 2003. Acclaim arrived quickly in the Trio's first year, with Mick earning a People's Choice Award for Best Blues Guitarist, and placing 10th in the USA International Blues Challenge in Memphis.