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A Visit with Armond Blackwater: An Atypical Life
“I am the descendant of Lakota storytellers. I am driven to continue the tradition.” — A. Blackwater
I first saw Armond Blackwater at the Kom On Inn in 2017. He wasn’t performing. He’d come to see another band play. A friend pointed him out, said he used to play with Steppenwolf.
The Steppenwolf chapter was a very short one in the grand scheme of things for Blackwater, who’s performing began when he was 12, which is only one thread in a multifaceted life. He’s also been a lifelong writer, an electrical engineer and more. “I’ve had a really fortunate life,” he told me over a lunch hour at Izzy’s in Superior. “I don’t know why… always been at the right place with the right attitude. ‘How can I help? What can I do?’”
Blackwater continues to play music and write. He is currently recording remotely with artists in St. Augustine and Tampa including Steven Pigman, Chris Dox and Ybor City cluesman Otis Day. He also records…
