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MORELAND & ARBUCKLE ...
The “Ultimate Blues Band from the Heartland” was
once used by a
festival promoter to describe Moreland & Arbuckle’s
music. Hailing from the sparsely populated plains of
Kansas, this dynamic duo has taken their emotionally
searing music around the world. Moreland & Arbuckle
play as an acoustic duo or an electric trio moving
effortlessly between raw-edged country blues and
bone-crunching, hip-shaking electric blues. What is
more, their blistering live shows have become
nothing short of legendary.
Guitarist Aaron
“Chainsaw” Moreland was born on December 16, 1974 in
Emporia, Kansas. His father played and his son’s
earliest memories are of hearing 8-track tapes of
Kiss and Led Zeppelin records. As he grew, Moreland
felt compelled to become a musician as his only
option and began playing guitar at 15,
serving his apprenticeship in rock bands until
hearing Son House seven years later. His total
immersion in the rawest prewar blues even extends to
his choice of instruments that include a fretless,
four-string “cigar box” guitar that contains a bass
string, a National Steel and a funky old parlor
guitar.
Singer and harp blower Dustin Arbuckle was born in
Wichita, Kansas on December 25, 1981 and experienced
a parallel upbringing with his musician father and
singing from a very early age. He also followed his
muse to play at 15 after hearing Elmore James and
B.B. King, though the blues harp lessons would
become his vocation. Prior to their current
incarnation, Arbuckle and Moreland also had an
electric quartet called the King Snakes that was
reduced to an acoustic duo after shedding bassists
once too often.
"Guitar
Edge Magazine" - names guitarist Aaron Moreland as
one of “10 Blues Legends in the Making!”
“…Grade-A
Mississippi blues.” - Blues Revue
“…three young
visionaries with their axes firmly planted in a rich
juke joint and back porch tradition.” -
Blues Bytes
"1861 is a
Jayhawk romp through acoustic Pre-War Blues, Hill
Country stomp, and countrified blues rock that
indelibly
produces one of the finest newest releases of 2008."
- Ben Cox, Blues Blast
“In a world of
musical perfection, Moreland and Arbuckle’s raw
distorted tones are more than refreshing. Unshaven
and at times coarse, Aaron Moreland’s dense and
primitive guitar grooves combined with Dustin
Arbuckle’s raspy vocals and
edgy harmonica fire up their earthy, rural blues.” -
Art Tipaldi, Contributing Editor, Blues Revue and
Blues Wax
"From the
heartland of America, these young men bring to the
table a powerful devil's potion of Delta,
hill-country, and
postwar electrified blues, all rolled into one." -
Don Crow, Music City Blues
"It's hard to
believe, but the best merger of Mississippi Hill
Country blues, Delta blues, and rural blues in years
may come from a duo from Kansas. 1861 is an
electrifying set that will earn a spot on your
stereo's regular rotation for a long time with their
fresh interpretation of old classics and new songs
that fit seamlessly with the old. These guys mean
business!" - Graham Clarke, Blues Bytes
“While few would think of Kansas as a center for
low-down blues, the rise of Moreland & Arbuckle may
change all that.
Dustin Arbuckle's powerful vocals and passionate
harmonica and Aaron Moreland's passionate and
frequently rockish
guitar solos sound like they could have come
straight from the Delta.” - 4 ½ Star Review, All
Music Guide
“Moreland &
Arbuckle is as good as it gets, playing lowdown
electric blues in the vein of Fat Possum artists R.
L. Burnside
and Junior Kimbrough.” - Arizona Daily Star
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SHANE DWIGHT ....
Northern
California native, now Nashville-based, Shane Dwight
is a young American Roots Music artist for the 21st
century – a killer blues player who can rock the
house all night long with the best of them, and an
introspective singer-songwriter whose voice rings
true at alt-country, Americana, R&B, and flat-out
Rock N Roll.
There is no
pigeonhole for Shane Dwight, and no single corral
can hold this bucking bronco. Shane's talent is so
fierce and his inspiration so strong that his music
draws in equal measure from classic blues and urban
R&B, from alt-country and modern rock without
compromising his integrity or missing a beat. "...
In spite of 'old' influences, Shane Dwight is
anything but dated ... Dwight hops up crowds
wandering in from both hip-hop and rock clubs ...
He's been known to incite the girls to crazy-wild
behavior." (Metro Silicon Valley) Shane Dwight cut
his teeth on the rough and tumble East Side of San
Jose California, where his natural talents were
influenced by the neighborhood's diverse musical
undercurrents.
He became
proficient at various styles, and played in jazz and
rock bands before finding his groove with the blues.
Shane's popularity spread quickly, and in 2002 he
easily won the Monterey Blues Festival Battle of the
Bands. Since that time Shane has released several
self-produced CDs and kept up a hectic schedule,
appearing at countless clubs and festival Main
Stages including Florida's “Springing the Blues”
Festival , Monterey Blues Festival, the Portland
Waterfront Blues Festival, the San Diego Blues
Festival, and many more
Shane's
energetic performances and charismatic appeal have
made him a repeat performer on the Legendary Rhythm
and Blues Cruises; Shane provided the house band for
the nationally televised “Microsoft Insider Live”,
appeared twice as a featured guest on Elwood Blues'
House of Blues Radio Hour, and received airplay on
hundreds of radio stations worldwide.
Recently, Shane
moved to Nashville, Tennessee and signed with the
prestigious Intrepid Artists booking agency. This
year he'll be performing over 150 shows throughout
the US, Canada and Mexico. On June 23, 2009 he will
be releasing his first TWO
internationally-distributed CDs. Shane Dwight's
rocket is definitely on the rise, and this is
shaping up to be a one hell of a year for this
genre-busting artist.
We are proud to
announce that Shane
Dwight's
new CD, Plays
the Blues has
made the Grammy entry list
in the Contemporary Blues Category. Thank you to
everyone who has been a part of his journey. If
you are (or someone you know is) a voting member
of the Recording Academy, please consider
Shane Dwight/Plays
the Blues for
Grammy Awards
(Category #67)
BEST CONTEMPORARY
BLUES ALBUM
"Shane Dwight has been
likened to George Thorogood; both are
hard-charging blues rockers who put plenty of
blood, toil, and sweat into their performances.
And while Dwight's a better singer and
songwriter, his guitar playing is also more
subtle, more dynamic, and draws on more varied
sources. ...it's best to just let Shane and the
boys play until they are done, and to simply
hang on and enjoy the ride!"
- Rick Allen, Vintage
Guitar Magazine
"Shane Dwight is a
talented musician and an impressive
songwriter... Dwight's guitar playing is as
substantial as his songwriting. Exceptional
talent... it's clear this cat can sing anything
he wants."
- Michael Verity, Blues
Revue Magazine
"Tough, lean guitar work
and commanding vocals, he is a tour de force...
Shane is a killer songwriter, singer, guitarist
and performer... he is an artist who's creating
a soulful Americana sound."
- Andrew Gilbert, MercuryNews.com
Dwight’s an
adept songwriter who likes blending jazz, rock,
soul, classic R&B, and blues all to his amalgam of
sounds. So he can write, play some mean guitar, and
produce – I say the future is looking pretty bright
for a guy who dares to play by his own rules.”
- Ben The Harpman, (Juke Joint Soul).
“High energy
blues spiced with good doses of R&B, rock and even
alt-country delivering a nice mix of sound. Check
him out if he comes anywhere near you!” - Don Zelazny (Americana Roots)
“Shane Dwight
has been described as an artist that refuses to be
tied down to one genre, with a background playing
Blues, Rock, Jazz, and more. (He) tosses juke joint
Blues, honky tonk, and old school Rock & Roll into a
blender, and creates a concoction tastes good to the
soul. "Ode to Albert" and "Boogie King," the last
two cuts on the album, make you want to run to your
computer and see if Shane Dwight is coming to your
town. Shane Dwight is a young musician with an
incredible future ahead of him, and a career that
can pretty much go in any direction he chooses.” -
Johnny Full-Time (FulltimeBlues.com)
Shane Dwight sucked in the crowd with the first song
and continued to escalate throughout the night. The
comments from the attendees who were not familiar
with his music ran from: "Who is this guy??" "Where
did you find him?" to "How did you manage to get a
band this good for our Festival!", - Lisa Klosowski
Sutter Creek Blues & Brews Festival.
"A charismatic and talented
guitarist vocalist and songwriter... fast becoming a
blues sensation"
- San Francisco
Chronicle
"One of Music City's prime
guitar warriors, Shane Dwight excels in numerous
situations, from story songs and laments to
explosive workouts and fiery duels. Shane Dwight's
playing and singing is consistently stellar, and
frequently magnificent."
- Ron Wynn, Nashville
City Paper
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MOTOR CITY JOSH and THE BIG 3 ...
have a mission to bring the "Funky Blues You Can't
Refuse!" to everyone: young, old, black, white, rich
or poor all over the planet. If there are 50 people
or 5000 you will get a great show with loads of
entertainment.
No
one has more fun on stage than Josh and it is very
contagious to the crowd. We have made people p***
themselves because they don't wanna go to the
bathroom in fear of missing something.
When you come to a show you will laugh, dance, drink
lots, talk loud and have a funky good time!
Josh started as a full time Blues musician back in
1991 with The Curtis Sumter Project. Then went on to
form Motor City Josh & The Big 3 in 1994. From
2000 to 2004 Josh was based in Atlanta and has a
great following there. Detroit Michigan native
Motor City Josh is currently based out of Chicago
IL. Performing around 300 shows a year which include
most of the United States, England and Scotland,
Josh has built a substantial following everywhere he
goes. If this is your first time visiting the
web site or learning about the band, welcome to the
rapidly growing family of 'Funky Blues You Can't
Refuse! We are probably motorin' to a town
near you!
"I have
thousands of fans all around this land that tell me
I'm great all the time/But I can't get a record deal
to save my life and it kinda blows my mind" sings
Motor City Josh on the Bluegrass title cut to "Blues
Collar Blues Man" (***) . I'm surprised too
considering the guy's definitely got the goods. The
Southern Rock thunder of "I'm Goin' Away", Chris
Cain-like swing/shuffles that I like to call "swuffles"
("I Can't Win For Losing"), funky fat Albert King
Blues swagger of "I Paid The Doctor", "Funky Man Of
The Blues" and "I'm Down With That" in addition to
the lean n' muscular midetempo pounders "I Was Born
To Play The Blues" & "Born In The Dog House" are all
high caliber originals. Josh's guitar licks are
crisp and (Albert) King-like in tone plus his voice
is full of charm and range recalling Cain and Dr.
John ("Sit Back And Let The World Go By", "I Paid
The Doctor"). This disc is at least better than half
of the stuff you'll hear any day on Alligator, Blind
Pig et al. visit motorcityjosh.com and tell me I'm
wrong. ~ "BluesCritic.com"
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ROBIN ROGERS ...
Music has been Robin Rogers' consuming
passion ever since her days as a teenaged street
singer.
Possessing a deeply expressive and soulful voice and
an infectious enthusiasm for the blues, Robin and
her band have developed a devoted and growing
following. Her Blind Pig
debut, "Treat Me Right", fulfills the promise of her
previous two releases, revealing an accomplished
artist of rare polish and originality.
In the late sixties when America's youth was
"rediscovering the Blues," Robin Rogers was "living
the Blues." As a runaway teen trying to escape
a troubled home, she made her way to cities like
Richmond, Virginia; Ann Arbor, Michigan; Atlanta,
Georgia; and Coconut Grove, Florida. Robin lived the
hippie lifestyle of the times, even sharing
residence in a commune in Love Valley, North
Carolina for one summer, sometimes sleeping in
parks, under picnic tables and in abandoned cars.
After serving time as a juvenile in reform school
for truancy and being out of parental control, she
was released at age 15 to begin life on her own.
It was a hard life for a young girl, and it wasn't
long until Robin was addicted to drugs and alcohol
and, thank goodness, to singing!
She eventually learned to play guitar and
began accompanying herself. Robin performed on
the streets, at parties and coffee houses for food
and tips, setting the stage for the emergence of an
independent, strong-willed spirit and charismatic
singer. After hearing the applause of strangers, she
knew she was hooked! Her goal was to
make a living performing music, and
this she has done for over 30 years.
As fate would have it, Robin became drug and alcohol
free in 1989 and began to turn her life around.
She moved to North Carolina in 1990, performing in
the Southeast area for the next ten years,
recording, writing and enjoying music clean and
sober for the first time in many years.
Robin got involved with the Charlotte Blues Society
in the mid-nineties. Shortly after that, she met and
married fellow musician and Blues lover, Tony
Rogers. They performed as an acoustic duo,
with Tony playing guitar/dobro and Robin on
harmonica and percussion. It wasn't too long
before she was heard by producer/musician, Jim Brock
and was asked to do a CD which was released in 2001
entitled "Time For Myself," a contemporary Blues
record which contains six originals penned by Robin
and Tony.
They put together a band in support of that release
and went on to win the 2003 Charlotte Blues
Society's Blues Challenge, winning the right to
represent Charlotte, North Carolina in Memphis,
Tennessee in January 2004. They competed
against 98 acts from all over the world in the
International Blues Challenge, sponsored by the
Blues Foundation. After three nights of tough
competition, Robin Rogers and Her Hot Band emerged
as one of only nine finalists in the 2004
International Blues Challenge, which was judged by
the industry heavyweights including Bruce Iglauer of
Alligator Records and Blues recording artist Kenny
Neal.
Robin and Tony recorded their long-awaited second
release, entitled “Crazy, Cryin’ Blues,” which was
released in 2004 and won the “Best Self-Produced CD”
award from the Blues Foundation as part of the
International Blues Challenge 2005. Robin signed
with 95North Records in February 2005 and her
self-penned “Caddy Daddy” was included on “Fins,
Chrome and the Open Road,” a Cadillac Tribute CD
released in conjunction with 95North and General
Motors Corp. Other artists on the disc include
Little Milton, Rory Block, Charlie Musselwhite and
Maria Muldaur. Robin has shared the stage with
greats like Buddy Guy, Johnny Winter, Robert Cray,
Carey Bell, Bob Margolin, Shemekia Copeland, Tommy
Castro, Guitar Shorty, Jimmy Thackery & the Drivers,
Cepphas and Wiggins, Ann Rabson, Roy Bookbinder,
Paul Geremia and Sharrie Williams. She joined
the
roster of Piedmont Talent in February 2006 and
performed in Europe in April 2006.
Robin signed with Blind Pig in 2008, and her debut
release for the label, “Treat Me Right”, was issued
in June of that year. It’s a showcase for
Robin’s stylistic variety and passionate vocal
intensity, from the rolling r&b title track to the
jazzy “Nobody Stays” to the soulful groove of
“Nobody’s Gonna Hurt You.” It also features
perhaps Robin’s most powerful composition,
“Color-Blind Angel”, a moving account of the life
and death of white civil rights worker Viola Liuzzo,
who was assassinated by the KKK in 1965.
“Color-Blind Angel” won second place in the blues
category of the 2007 International Songwriters
Competition. Blind Pig
Records is truly proud to welcome Robin to its
roster.
“…no matter what she
sings, Rogers pours herself into it. She's tough and
tender, sometimes both at
the same time.” – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
2009 Blues Blast
Awards, Robin was nominated for Best Female Blues
Artist.
2007 International
Songwriting Competition: Color Blind Angel wins 2nd
place.
2004 won the "Best Self-Produced CD" award from the
Blues Foundation.
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THE BEAT DADDYS ...
Larry Grisham is a survivor,
plain and simple. Both personally and
professionally, he has overcome obstacles most
people will never face. Time and again he not only
met these challenges, but rose to them and came out
the other side stronger for the experience. But
isn't that what the Blues is all about?
Larry was born in southern
Indiana in 1953 and moved about much as a child,
attending sixteen different schools before
graduating from high school. He did, however, spend
several formative years in Muhlenberg County,
Kentucky living with his grandmother (whose first
cousin happened to be legendary Country/Blues
guitarist Merle Travis). This is where young Larry
started to soak up the music.
Not only was he exposed to the
area's indigenous Bluegrass, Blues, Gospel and Soul
Music, but like most kids his age he was taken with
the new sound of Elvis, The Everly Brothers and
later The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Stax and
Motown. Soon Larry learned to play drums, and enough
guitar to start fooling around with trying to write
his own songs. He went off to Lander University in
South Carolina on a basketball scholarship but
moonlighted playing drums with various Rock and Soul
bands. Like a lot of young musicians in the late
1960s Larry discovered the Blues. It was a powerful
force and by the time he left university the die was
cast. He'd decided to pursue music as a career.
He went back to his hometown
of Evansville, Indiana and formed a Rock band called
The Phonz in the late 1970s. Between 1980 and 1984
the group recorded two 45s and an EP for the small
independent Limp Dog record label. The Phonz were a
regional success but had run their course when Larry
met Blues guitarist Tommy Stillwell and joined his
band Stillwell in 1985, playing mostly Blues
standards. By 1986 Larry and Tommy had decided to
get serious about the music business and formed The
Beat Daddys to showcase their original material. The
band quickly became a success, toured the mid
southern states and opened concerts for touring acts
like Johnny Winter and Koko Taylor. In 1988 the
group signed with Camelot Records and their debut
album "Houserocking Rhythm & Blues" was released the
following year. The record garnered substantial
radio airplay and sold respectably enough to attract
the attention of the most powerful Blues record
company in the South.
The Beat Daddys signed with Malaco Records and in
1992 released the critically acclaimed album "No, We
Ain't From Clarksdale" on the Waldoxy subsidiary
imprint, recorded at the legendary Muscle Shoals
Sound studio. The record was an instant success and
began a whirlwind of activity for the band. They
toured relentlessly, sharing the stage with artists
as diverse as B.B. King, Foghat, Mighty Sam McClain,
Anson Funderburgh & The Rockets, Omar & The Howlers,
38 Special, Tower Of Power, Robert Cray, Elvin
Bishop and James Cotton. Needless to say, The Beat
Daddys had a broad appeal and a bright future ahead.
They followed up with the album "South To
Mississippi" in 1994, on which the group is
augmented by the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section and
the Muscle Shoals Horns. The following year Tommy
Stillwell decided to leave the band and was replaced
by Britt Meacham, the legendary Muscle Shoals studio
guitarist who played lead on Bob Seger's multi
million seller "Old Time Rock & Roll". They also
added original Wet Willie drummer Lewis Ross and
recorded their "Live" album in 1997. Larry Grisham
had a franchise to look after and was not about to
let the Beat Daddys falter.
By the mid 1990s Larry was firmly entrenched in the
Malaco family. He co-wrote with George Jackson
("Down Home Blues", "One Bad Apple", "Old Time Rock
& Roll") and A.D. Prestage ("Shade Tree Mechanic",
"I'm A Blues Man") and Larry's songs were recorded
by Little Milton ("Love Of A Woman"), Dorothy Moore
("I'll Always Love You" and "Blues In The Night"
which was used as the theme song of a television
show of the same name in Sweden) and One Eyed Cat
("Train In The Distance", "Ruby's Blues"). He also
played harmonica on recording sessions at Malaco,
most notably on Bobby "Blue" Bland's Grammy
nominated hit record "I'm A Blues Man". The Beat
Daddys recordings were also featured on several
Malaco compilations, including the incredible box
set "The Last Soul Company". By the late 1990s Larry
was living in Pass Christian, Mississippi and the
band was going strong. At the turn of the century
The Beat Daddys recorded "Delta Vision" at Kingsnake
Studio in Florida with the aid of Allman Brothers
Band keyboard player Johnny Neel (the album also
featured a guest vocal by Sonny Rhodes). The record
was released in 2001 and the band continued its
relentless working schedule. It seemed there was
nowhere to go but up for the Beat Daddys.
Then, in 2005, tragedy struck.
Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, but it
completely wiped out the coast of Mississippi. Larry
Grisham lost everything. Everything, that is, but
his will to survive. Survive? Hell no! He found the
strength to rise again even stronger. He lived in a
FEMA trailer for the next eight months, trying to
regroup and decide his next move. Out of all this
turmoil came one of Larry's finest works. The album
"Five Moons" was recorded in Nashville and released
in 2006. It contains some of Larry Grisham's finest,
most heartfelt songwriting. Wanting to put the
Katrina nightmare behind him, Larry decided to
relocate to the Nashville area, settling on a small
farm outside of the city. The group continued to
tour and released their second live album "Live At
The Quincy Blues Fest" in 2007. Logistics were
becoming an increasing problem for the group,
however, as Larry was now living hundreds of miles
from his Gulf Coast based musicians. Something had
to give.
In early 2009 The Beat Daddys rhythm section quit en
masse. Larry and Britt soldiered on for a few months
using pickup musicians, when Larry contacted his old
friend, bass player Jeff "Stick" Davis. Davis had
played with the group for a while in the late 1980s
and was happy to help out. Jeff had been a founding
member of the Amazing Rhythm Aces as well as a
veteran sideman with artists like B.B. King, Al
Green, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Ron Wood,
Memphis Slim, Otis Rush and Jesse Winchester to name
but a few. When Larry laid out his concerns for the
future of The Beat Daddys, Jeff suggested a couple
of his Nashville pals. Guitarist/songwriter/producer
(and a recording artist in his own right) Fred James
soon came on board as Britt Meacham bowed out. Fred
had also played with the Amazing Rhythm Aces and
handled guitar chores for artists as diverse as The
Sam Lay Blues Band, Tommy Tutone, Frank Frost & The
Jelly Roll Kings, Dr. Hook and Billy Joe Shaver. His
songs have been recorded by Johnny Winter, Koko
Taylor, Charlie Musslewhite, Son Seals and Junior
Wells & Bonnie Raitt. He's produced albums for
Homesick James, Roscoe Shelton, The Delta Jukes,
David Olney, Johnny Jones and many others. To
complete his "wish list" rhythm section, Davis chose
drummer Waldo LaTowsky. Waldo had played with
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown (appearing on his Grammy
nominated Alligator Records release "No Looking
Back") and Bo Diddley, as well as recording with
Frank Frost, Homesick James, Al Garner, The
Roadrunners, Johnny Neel, and Mary-Ann Brandon. He
had also toured and recorded with Chet Atkins and
Country Music chanteuse Suzy Bogguss. The Beat
Daddys suddenly had a powerhouse, all-star lineup.
The newly revamped band is hard at work touring and
writing songs for their next Malaco release. You've
really got to hand it to Larry Grisham. Thanks to
his unwavering dedication, The Beat Daddys have
risen up yet again just when it seemed the odds were
irretrievably against them. The future looks mighty
bright for the group, but one thing you can be sure
of......no matter where or when you encounter The
Beat Daddys.......Larry Grisham will be at that
drivin' wheel.
Larry Grisham: (vocals,
guitar, harmonica), "It is indeed an honor to
welcome three legends to the band! Jeff "Stick"
Davis on bass , Fred James on guitar, and Waldo
LaTowsky on drums. I am indeed blessed to have such
talented people to make music with!"
Jeff "Stick" Davis:
(bass), Twice Nominated Grammy-Award Winner and
Founding Member of The Amazing Rhythm Aces.
Toured / Recorded with: B.B. King, Al
Green, Tommy Tutone (867-5309), Ron Wood & Bobby
Keys (Rolling Stones), John Mayall's Bluesbreakers,
Jesse Winchester Burrito Deluxe (Garth Hudson &
"Sneaky Pete") , Memphis Slim , Otis Rush, Tanya
Tucker, Walter Egan (Magnet & Steel) , Albert Lee,
Bruce Channell (Hey Baby), Billie Jo Spears, Dennis
Yost (Classics IV), Ian Gomm (Cruel To Be Kind), The
Brooklyn Cowboys, Frank Frost / Sam Carr / Delta
Jukes, Jimmy Church, Victor Mecyssne, r.b. morris,
Excello Legends, Donna Dean (New Zealand), Keith
Glass (Australia), Peter O'Hanlon (Northern
Ireland), Charles "Wigg" Walker, Johnny Jones, Fred
James, Mary-Ann Brandon, Razzie Bailey, Jamie
Hartford , Eddie Hinton, Mac Gayden (Everlasting
Love), Larry LeDon, George Cummings (Dr. Hook)
Fred James: (guitarist,
songwriter and producer) has played guitar for
Johnny Copeland, Arthur Williams, The Jelly Roll
Kings, Billy Joe Shaver, Bo Diddley, The Carter
Bros., The Memphis Horns, Dr. Hook, The Excello
Legends, Tommy Tutone, David Houston, The
International Submarine Band, The Sam Lay Blues
Band, Homesick James, The Amazing Rhythm Aces, Billy
C. Farlow, Townes Van Zandt, Roscoe Robinson, Orion,
Kip Anderson, O.B. McClinton, Ronnie Sessions,
Dickie Lee, The Delta Jukes, Black Tie, Vern Gosdin,
Bobby Hebb and many, many others.
Award Nominations:
Fred has five Grammy Award nominations for songs he
wrote on albums nominated in the "Best Traditional
Blues Album" or "Best Contemporary Blues Album"
category.
Fred was nominated for a Nashville Music Award in
the "Best Producer" category. He also won a
Nashville Music Award for producing the "Outstanding
Blues Album".
Fred has three W.C. Handy Award nominations. One in
the "Best Blues Song" category (for his composition
"Full Moon On Main Street") and two for producing
albums nominated for the "Best Comeback Album"
category.
Fred has won the Canadian Real Blues award twice
(2003 and 2004) in the catagory of "Blues Crusader"
for furthering Blues music in the recording
industry.
Waldo LaTowsky:
(drums percussion),
Waldo has
played/toured with Suzy Bogguss, Chet Atkins,
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Michelle Shocked, O.J.
Ekemode and the Nigerian All Stars, The Animal Band
(children’s music in costume), Kix Brooks, Pam
Tillis, George Marinelli, Danny Flowers, Bo Diddley,
Don Henry, Tom Kimmel, Angela Kaset, Mark Collie,
Earl Gaines, Charles Walker, Roscoe Shelton, Al
Garner, Homesick James, Dan Dowling, Fred James,
Mary-Ann Brandon, Little Anthony, The Coasters, and
of course many others. In addition to recording with
the majority of these artists, in a variety of
styles, he’s played on Grammy nominated albums in
two categories – Best Contemporary Folk and Best
Traditional Blues. He’s played Carnegie Hall and the
White House with Chet Atkins, and many of the other
prestigious venues in the US (Radio City Music Hall,
Boston Symphony Hall, etc.).
"A
Smokin' four piece band. Singer, harp player Larry
Grisham, originally from Indiana, has got a great
sound! Don't take my word for it - check these guys
out for yourself! Our Blues Breaker Hit of the
Week!" - Elwood
Blues (Dan Aykroyd)
HOUSE OF BLUES Radio
Show.
"The Daddys
aren't as well-known as some of their Southern
blues/rock contemporaries, but I prefer the music of
these veterans, who, if this is any measure, put on
a hell of a live show." -
Blues
Access Magazine.
"... feels
like Johnny Winter and Carl Perkins meet Bob Seger
and Mitch Ryder" - Spin Magazine.
"Great in
your face, southern rockin' blues" -
Jef Funk
96.1 Mobile, AL.
"Grisham's
ability to emotionally deliver the goods will be
appreciated by fans, the Beat Daddys rock the house"
- John Holcomb, Amplifier Magazine.
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 Terry
Hanck... is well known for his hard
blowing sax, incredible range and gusty vocals. Born
in Chicago, Hanck was heavily influenced by the
blues, soul and jazz music of the 50’s and early
60’s.
After moving to
California in 1965, he toured with Elvin Bishop from
1977-87 and Bishop gave him plenty of opportunities
to hone his craft on stage. “Terry Hanck is a fine
vocalist, an amazing showman, and my favorite sax
player,” says Bishop. Hanck is a special guest on
Bishop’s 2005 release, Gettin’ My Groove Back (Blind
Pig Records).
Terry Hanck left
the Bishop band to tour under his own name in the
late 80’s playing a signature mix of New Orleans
Gumbo, West Coast Jump and East Bay Funk, all
delivered with a heavy dose of blues and soul.
Terry says, "It's
all about rhythm and humor. Louis Jordan influenced
EVERYONE in my field--R&B, Blues and Soul. 'Ain't
Nobody Here But Us Chickens,' 'Jack, You're Dead,'
'Saturday Night Fish Fry,' 'Brother, Beware.'
Those 'soundies' he did back in the 1940s are
classic. My new song, 'When I Get My Shit Together'
is very much related to my love of Louis Jordan.
Being a sax player, writer, singer and bandleader
like he was, "he's a main man"!
Terry Hanck is a
classic case of “paying one’s dues” before fame
comes calling. After 30-odd years of playing
alongside more celebrated blues artists like Elvin
Bishop, Etta James, Albert Collins, Bonnie Raitt,
Steve Miller, Robert Cray, Charlie Musselwhite, and
a host of other big-name performers, it’s high time
for Mr. Hanck to come into his own!
Mr. Hanck has
succeeded in creating a sexy and exciting musical
“period piece” that centers around late ’50s/early
’60s blues and r&b (think Ben E. King, Percy Sledge,
Junior Walker & the All-Stars, Sam and Dave, etc.).
There’s even some big-band influence thrown in for
good measure!
ABOUT THE CD:
Hanck's former guitarist, Chris "Kid"
Andersen (Charlie Musselwhite, Rick Estrin
& The Nightcats), solos on many selections, plays
rhythm & bass, and contributed his all-around
wizardry in producing the disc. Elvin Bishop
lends his signature touch to two numbers, and Los
Lobos’ Steve Berlin blows baritone
sax on two others. Also making guest appearances are
keyboardists Jimmy Pugh and
Bob Welsh. Tracy Nelson
adds harmony vocals to "Good Kind of Loving", an
original Hanck tune performed years earlier with
her. Nelson had sung the Hanck composition
“Quicksand” (with Hanck himself on tenor) for the
soundtrack of the 2005 motion picture
Forty Shades of Blue starring
Rip Torn.
Hanck has long been writing songs, but
Always is the first CD on
which he penned every one of them. “Stylistically,”
he says of his songs, “my time frame goes from,
like, the early ‘50s to the early ‘70s.” From the
instrumental title track, inspired in part by Ben
Webster’s 1951 recordings with Johnny Otis, to the
Motor City sounds of “Stingy,” the Twist-imbued
“Deep Fried Twinkies,” the Rolling Stones-like
treatment of “Quicksand,” and, of course, the blues,
Hanck cuts a wide stylistic swath.
So pull back the furniture and cut a rug with
Terry’s tunes. In times like these, a little
boogaloo is necessary. - "Mindy Giles".
Tenor sax
player Terry Hanck sings like he blows — sweetly,
with a touch of grit — and shares solo space with
his excellent guitarists, Johnny Soubrand and Kid
Andersen. Jimmy Pugh and Bob Welsh on keyboards fill
out the sound. Updating the spirit of the Fifties
and Sixties, Always (TVR Music/VizzTone) is a ton of
fun. It explores Farfisa-toned funk, mellow-toned
ballads, Doc Pomus-inspired R&B, a Stonesy rocker,
and plenty of blues. Prime cuts: “Good Good Rockin’
Goin’ On” unabashedly tips its hat to Junior Walker;
“Good Kind of Lovin’” is snare-popping soul; and
“When I Get My Shit Together” is a classic down-and-outer’s
boast. Hanck’s former boss, Elvin Bishop, plays
guitar on two tracks." - Tom Hyslop,
"Blues Revue".
“I
love this record!, "Terry has some really good
originals here, the arrangements are cool and the
performances great.”
- "Tommy
Castro".
“One of the most
formidable saxophonists in the blues and soul
business.” -
Lee Hildebrand, San Francisco Chronicle
and
Living Blues contributor.
"A fabulous
entertainer, my favorite saxophone player."
~ Elvin Bishop
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Terry Hanck
will be performing with, JP Soars and The RedHots !
JP Soars and The RedHots ...
Most blues guitarists haven't played
in a handful of metal bands and aren't influenced by
jazz icons like Django Reinhardt and Wes Montgomery.
Which, as much as anything, explains why South
Florida based JP Soars doesn't sound like any other
area guitar slinger.
The guitarist and vocalist
fronts a self titled blues band and plays with both
former Elvin Bishop saxophonist/vocalist Terry Hanck
as well as “the Gypsy Blue Acoustic Revue”, which
updates the classic 1930s and 1940s material of
Django Reinhardt and violinist Stephane Grappelli.
JP was born in California and raised in Arkansas. He
moved to South Florida in 1985. A trip to Memphis
Tennessee to meet the legendary Jessie Mae Hemphill
was a life altering experience. The simple beauty of
the hypnotic country blues, and a chance meeting
with cigar box guitar pioneer John Lowe opened
another door of musical majesty to a very receptive
Soars. A second trip to Memphis as a sideman with
David Shelley and Bluestone for the International
Blues Challenge in 2007 gave JP a glimpse of the
finals as Dave Shelley made it to the top ten.
It wasn't long after Soars formed the Red Hots, who
subsequently made two trips to the International
Blues Challenge after winning the South Florida
blues Society competition 2 years in a row. In 2009
at the IBC Challenge, the band proved their
popularity wasn't just in Florida when they took
home top honors. Soars also won the Albert King
Blues Guitar award, confirming the fact that this
young kid from Arkansas, who may not have started
out as a blues player, has surely found his place in
the blues world.
JP Soars, the guitarist and vocalist for the
band is a musical melting pot, with influences
form just about all genres of music, including
heavy metal, which is where his professional
career as a musician got it’s start.
"I love Jimi Hendrix
and Stevie Ray Vaughan… but I don't try to play like
them. I listen to the guys they listened to, like
Albert King, Johnny Guitar Watson, T-bone Walker,
Muddy Waters and Guitar Slim. I'm also very into
Django Reinhardt and Wes Montgomery as well as horn
players like Louie Jordan".
Gary Rimmington is a seasoned veteran on the
bass, with more than 40 years of experience, and
a Masters degree in Jazz under his belt. Gary
also has a diverse background and influences
from Jazz, Blues, Country, Big Band, Broadway
and more.
Chris Peet rounds out the trio on drums. Chris
comes from a family with generations of
musicians, and early on developed a style of his
own. Chris has made a living as one of the
hardest working and most requested drummers in
South Florida and clearly is good company with
these fine musicians, that call themselves the
Red Hots, and yes they are just that….. Red Hot!
JP Soars and the Red Hots, the 2009
International Blues Challenge winner, is a trio
of talented musicians that each brings something
special to the band.
Definitely worth checking out !!!
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DEB and THE DYNAMICS
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Still the premier
band to see in the area, Deb & The Dynamics
continue to bring their frenetic live shows to music
lovers all over
Southwest Florida. The band is currently planning a
new live CD and may use some of their performance
from the festival for the project. As always you can
expect to hear plenty of blues and soul combined
with a level energy that needs to be witnessed to be
believed. Deb & The Dynamics continue to live up to
their title of the hardest working band in the
Southwest Florida.The band is
rounded out by long time band members Rick Russell
on keyboards, harp, & vocals. Newt Cole on tenor &
alto saxophones, and Don Hulgas on the baritone and
tenor saxophones. Together these three love to mix
with the audience often performing their solos out
in the crowd. The band is anchored now with the
addition of stage, studio, and touring veterans Dan
Keady on guitar, and Steve Gomes of drums.
As always
the namesake of the band Deb Salyer leads the band
with the skill and passion accumulated from a life
time in the music business. People know they are
seeing and hearing the “real thing” when the “little
lady with the great big voice” gets a hold of a
song. Many observers, especially other musicians
are in awe of her tremendous vocal ability only to
realize she is tearing it up on the bass too.
Whether it be Big Mama Thornton, Etta James, Aretha
Franklin, or her own songs Salyer serves up a
dizzying array of blues, soul, R&B, rock & funk that
always keeps the audiences moving.
With Salyer
at the helm the band shares a commitment to the
crowds who have continued to follow them for the
last five years and that is the commitment to
deliver a tireless evening of goodtime music to help
their friends and fans forget about their everyday
hardships by immersing them in the celebration of
song and dance.
Deb & The Dynamics have consistently delivered high energy
shows to enthusiastic audiences wherever they
play. In a recent interview
with the Fort Myers News Press keyboardist Russell
described a Deb & The Dynamics show as “a revival
without the religion”.
The band
welcomes you to check them out live or visit their
website
www.DEBANDTHEDYNAMICS.NET
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Gates Open at 11:00 AM
Stage Times for Scheduled Acts |
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Elementary School Choir
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11:30 am - 11:40 am |
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Deb & The Dynamics .................. |
11:45 am - 12:55 pm |
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Terry Hanck
with - JP Soars & The RedHots
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1:10 pm - 2:20 pm |
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The Beat Daddys
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2:35 pm - 3:45 pm
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Robin Rogers
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4:00 pm - 5:10 pm |
Motor City Josh
& The Big 3
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5:25 pm – 6:35 pm
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Shane Dwight
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6:50 pm - 8:00 pm |
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Moreland & Arbuckle ................. |
8:15 pm – 9:30 pm |
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NOTE: Artists
or stage times are subject to change without further notice.
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Winner!
and Elwood's Guest at Our Festival.
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