SoCal's super-competitive,
talent-laden live music/Blues scene welcomes another quality band to the
fold: BLUESPOWER. They're
a new band with some familiar faces - fronted by
guitarists-vocalists Kenny "Big Daddy" Williams (most recently
co-front-person in Orange County faves Papermoon Gypsys) and Gregory
Michael, a native of Cincinnati and one-time Gospel player who
migrated to Southern California some years back.
"BLUESPOWER was
actually formed back in 1988 in Pasadena," explains Williams, also
known as Host of the weekly "Laguna Blues" show heard
over KX93.5 FM in Laguna Beach, CA. "But after our harp player
Brian Brazil left for Philly, we put the band on hold. Our
philosophy back then was to stick to our Blues roots and try to take it
to another level.
Continues Williams, "then I met Gregory Michael
with his authentic approach to Blues and R&B, I knew I had found my
musical soul mate. After playing some open mics together we knew what our
mission has to be. Our plan is to finish what we started and keep the
Blues alive in Orange County".
BLUESPOWER's first festival date is opening for LA
Blues royalty The Delgado Brothers - "which brings BLUESPOWER full
circle, because they were the hot band in the Pasadena area when the last
incarnation was happening". The group will start recording this June
with producer John Schriener (Donna Summers).
BLUESPOWER - UPCOMING LIVE SHOWS/SPECIAL EVENTS ITINERARY
May 31
(Sun.) KOCI 101.5 (Live
Intv./Performance) Costa Mesa, CA
June 7 (Sun.)
THE POINT IN DANA POINT
Dana Point, CA
June 14
(Sun.) THE POINT IN DANA POINT
Dana Point, CA
June 21
(Sun.) THE POINT IN DANA POINT
Dana Point, CA
June 27
(Sat.) DANA POINT WINE
FESTIVAL
Dana Point, CA
July 3
(Fri.) DEL MAR
FAIR
Del Mar, CA
July 5
(Sun.) THE POINT IN DANA POINT
Dana Point,
CA
July 12
(Sun.) THE POINT IN DANA POINT
Dana Point, CA
July 19
(Sun.) THE POINT IN DANA POINT
Dana Point, CA
Aug. 2 (Sun.)
THE POINT IN DANA POINT
Dana Point, CA
Aug. 5 (Wed.)
ORANGE COUNTY FAIR
Costa Mesa, CA
Aug. 9 (Sun.)
THE POINT IN DANA POINT
Dana Point, CA
Aug. 16
(Sun.) THE POINT IN DANA POINT
Dana Point, CA
Aug. 22
(Sat.) PONDEROSA BAR & GRILL
Sun City, CA
Aug. 23
(Sun.) THE POINT IN DANA POINT
Dana Point, CA
Sept. 5
(Sat.) NEW BLUES FESTIVAL
II
Long Beach, CA
Sept. 13
(Sun.) REAL BLUES FESTIVAL OF OC
6 Santa
Ana, CA
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