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MUSICIANS:
Tom "Big Son" Eliff: Vocals
Mitch "Da Switch" Dow: Guitars
Alex Schwartz: Drums
Dave Deforest: Bass
Mike Malone: Piano, Organ, BG Vocals
Mark Sample: Tenor Sax
Johnny V: Trumpet
Alex "Li'l A" Woodson: Harmonica
San Pedro Slim: Harmonica
TRACK LISTING:
01. Sweetness (4:57)
02. The Gambler (3:57)
03. Lucky Man (4:14)
04. I Can't Believe (4:31)
05. The .45 (4:35)
06. California (3:56)
07. Remember Me (5:57)
08. One For Me (4:02)
09. Strong Medicine (5:04)
10. Jo's Jive (3:14)
11. She's Gone (3:55)
12. Street Corner Preacher (3:57)
13. Whachulookinfor (2:28)
BOOKING:
FESTIVALS EXCLUSIVE
Phone: (818) 907-1613
Email: booking@festivalsexclusive.com
Website: www.festivalsexclusive.com
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THE MIGHTY MOJO PROPHETS
"FLYIN' HOME FROM MEMPHIS"
Although it's certainly not the first state that comes to mind when
one associates the blues with a particular region of the U.S.,
California has contributed more than its fair share to the idiom. Even
with our endless days of golden sunshine, palm tree-lined boulevards,
over-abundance of beautiful women and Hollywood glitz and glamour,
Californians still manage to come down with a serious case of the blues.
And thanks to folks such as T-Bone Walker, Charles Brown, Lowell
Fulson, Pee Wee Crayton, Big Joe Turner and Johnny "Guitar" Watson who
migrated out West during the '40s and '50s, we even have a name for
it—West Coast blues. In the ensuing years this style continued to
flourish in the Golden State, propelled forward by another generation of
artists in Southern California that included Rod Piazza & The
Mighty Flyers, the James Harman Band, William Clarke, Lynwood Slim and
the Hollywood Fats Band.
It's this particular brand of blues that informs the sound of Long Beach newcomers The Mighty Mojo Prophets. Formed in late 2007 by vocalist Tom "Big Son" Eliff and guitarist Mitch "Da Switch" Dow,
the Prophets set forth to lay down some of the most honest,
straight-ahead blues that they could conjure up. Rather than taking the
easy way out and simply retread the songbooks of their bygone heroes of
yesteryear, Eliff and Dow put their heads together (and possibly a
little Goofer dust) and crafted their self-titled national debut for Rip
Cat Records in 2011. The results landed them a 2012 Blues Music Award nomination for Best New Artist Debut
and a ticket to Memphis, where the band had the opportunity to work
their mojo in front of a crowd of their own peers at the esteemed
event's pre-party celebration on May 10, 2012, at the Cook Convention
Center in downtown Memphis.
The Mighty Mojo Prophets' follow-up effort Flyin' Home From Memphis continues the tale with thirteen skillfully written and wonderfully performed songs, composed by founding members Tommy Eliff and Mitch Dow.
Together they've summoned a veritable bevy of musical variations beyond
their adopted West Coast roots to incorporate other regional styles
such as Chicago and Texas blues, Memphis soul, country blues and
proto-rock 'n' roll. With solid rhythmic support from Dave Deforest on bass and Alex Schwartz on drums, along with special guests San Pedro Slim and Alex "Li'l A" Woodson on harmonica, Mike Malone on piano and organ, plus the B7 Horns consisting of Mark Sample on tenor sax and Jonny V
on trumpet, this collection stands out as a refreshingly original take
on traditional roots styles in a sea of 'the same ol' thing'.
"Dow compliments Eliff's vocals with
big splashes of glistening chords and some dazzling solos that recall
T-Bone Walker and Albert Collins."
– Blues Revue Magazine
"Tom "Big Son" Eliff's vocals are
smooth and authoritative. Guitarist Mitch Dow masterfully dishes out
blues with the finesse of a jazz player. Alex "Li'l A" Woodson's harp
tone is thick and quintessentially "blues"…"
– American Blues News
"They may have a foot firmly planted in the soil tilled by Big Joe Turner and
T-Bone Walker but they reach far beyond the Golden State to Texas, Chicago,
the Mississippi Delta and beyond." – Blues Blast Magazine
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