Carolyn Fe Blues Collective

Press Release/ For Immediate Release, January 2013 Communiqué de presse / Pour diffusion immédiate, janvier 2013 (message français suivra) Carolyn Fe Blues Collective January 2013 News 2013 is here and we start off with a BANG! Carolyn Fe Blues Collective will be showcasing at the Toronto Blues Society's « Blues Summit 6 » This is quite an honor as this event is held every two years. This year it is in conjunction with the annual Maple Blues Awards. The Blues Summit is a not-to-be-missed forum for all blues lovers and music industry members, artists, presenters, agents, and the like. It is an opportunity for the blues community to network as well as for artists to showcase in front of industry folks. Tickets are available at ticketpro.ca, under « Blues Summit 6 » The new album is coming along and the band will be previewing a song or two at the Blues Summit 6. This indie Blues band, Carolyn Fe Blues Collective, will certainly represent our fair city in Toronto! January Shows : January 11 : House of Jazz at 9:30pm 2060 Aylmer, c. Président-Kennedy (Métro McGill), Montréal, Québec H3A 2E3 Reservations are highly recommended: 514-842-8656, Admission: $10.00 January 19 : Blues Summit 6 at 10:30pm The Market Garden (Delta Chelsea Hotel): 33 Gerrard Street West, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1Z4 The Blues Summit 6 starts on January 18 goes through to the 21st. Tickets : Ticketpro.ca, search for « Blues Summit 6 » January 26 : House of Jazz at 9:30pm 2060 Aylmer, c. Président-Kennedy (Métro McGill), Montréal, Québec H3A 2E3 Reservations are highly recommended: 514-842-8656, Admission: $10.00 January 31 : Blues Thursday at Calistoga's at 7:00 pm Plaza Pointe Claire, 235 Boul. St. Jean (corner of Donegani & Maywood) No cover charge! Reservations are highly recommended: 514-630-7577 www.carolyn-fe.com www.facebook.com/carolynfebluescollective www.youtube.com/carolynfe www.reverbnation.com/carolynfe Carolyn Fe Blues Collective: Carolyn Fe (Voice), Rami Cassab (Guitar), Tim Alleyne (Keyboard), Oisin Little (Bass), Dan Legault (Drums) 2012 Award Winner: Quebec Lys Blues Best Blues Album & Associated Styles for «Original Sin» (Canada) 2012 Nominee: Quebec Lys Blues Best Female Artist by (Canada) 2012 Finalist: Toronto Blues Society, Talent Search (Canada) 2012 Honorable Mention: Original Sin Top 10 Best Album by Blues Underground Network 2012 Honorable Mention: Best Jazz Act by Montreal Mirror Magazine's “Best of Montreal” (Canada) 2011 Nominee: Best International Release by Blues 411 (USA) 2011 Finalist: IBC, International Blues Challenge (Montreal) **** **** **** **** Carolyn Fe Blues Collective Nouvelles de janvier 2013 2013 est ici et nous commençons avec un BANG!Carolyn Fe Blues Collective a été invité à présenter au «Blues Summit 6» organisé par le Toronto Blues Society. Ceci est tout un honneur car cet événement a lieu que tous les deux ans. Cette année, elle se fait conjointement avec la remise des prix annuels de Maple Blues. Le Blues Summit est un forum à-ne-pas-manquer pour tous les amateurs de blues et les membres de l'industrie musicale, les artistes, diffuseurs, agents, etc. Il s'agit d'une occasion pour la communauté blues à mieux se connaître ainsi que pour les artistes de présenter devant les membres de l'industrie. Les billets sont disponible en linge sur ticketpro.ca, sous « Blues Summit 6 ». Le nouvel album s'en vient, et le groupe jouera une chanson ou deux lors du Blues Summit 6. Cette groupe de Blues Montréalais, Carolyn Fe Blues Collective, va certainement représenter notre belle ville de Toronto! Spectacles pour le mois de janvier : 11 janvier : Maison du Jazz, 21h30 2060 Aylmer, c. Président-Kennedy (Métro McGill), Montréal, Québec H3A 2E3 Réservations sont fortement recommandées: 514-842-8656, Admission: $10.00 19 janvier : Blues Summit 6, 22h30 The Market Garden (Delta Chelsea Hotel): 33 Gerrard Street Ouest, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1Z4 Le Blues Summit 6 commence le 18 janvier jusqu'au 21 janvier. Tickets : Ticketpro.ca, recherchez « Blues Summit 6 » 26 janvier : Maison du Jazz, 21h30 2060 Aylmer, c. Président-Kennedy (Métro McGill), Montréal, Québec H3A 2E3 Réservations sont fortement recommandées: 514-842-8656, Admission: $10.00 31 janvier: Jeudi Blues au Calistoga, 19h00 Plaza Pointe Claire, 235 Boul. St. Jean (coin de Donegani & Maywood) Entree gratuite! Réservations sont fortement recommandées: 514-630-7577 www.carolyn-fe.com www.facebook.com/carolynfebluescollective www.youtube.com/carolynfe www.reverbnation.com/carolynfe Carolyn Fe Blues Collective : Carolyn Fe (voix), Dan Legault (batterie), Rami Cassab (guitare), Tim Alleyne (claviers), Oisín Little (basse) 2012: Meilleur album blues et styles associés de l’année (Québec Lys Blues, Canada), 2012: Nominée pour meilleur artiste feminine (2012 Quebec Lys Blues, Canada), 2012 : Finaliste Toronto Blues Society, Talent Search (Ontario,Canada) 2012 : Mention Honorable: Top 10 Albums “Original Sin” Blues Underground Network 2012 : Mention Honorable Meilleur Jazz par Montreal Mirror Magazine “Best of Montreal” (Qc, Canada) 2011: Nominée pour le meilleur album international (Blues 411, É-U) 2011: Finaliste IBC, International Blues Challenge (Montreal, Canada) Best regards, Carolyn Fe Blues Collective www.carolyn-fe.com Facebook: "Carolyn Fe Blues Collective" Reverbnation: http://www.reverbnation.com/carolynfe Youtube: www.youtube.com/carolynfe

Concord Music Group/Telarc Artist: Otis Taylor - My World Is Gone - New Release Review

I just received a copy of the newest recording, My World Is Gone, by Otis Taylor. This recording will hit the streets on February 12, 2013. This is one of the most unisual contemporary releases that I have heard in a long time. The release opens with the title track, My World Is Gone, which was developed after discussions with Mato Nanji (Indigenous) backstage at the Jimi Hendrix tribute concert in reference to his Native American Nakota Nation and the simplicity of his comment. Nanji plays some really sweet acoustic lead guitar on this track. Huckleberry Blues is a really cool track with Taylor on banjo and Ron Miles on coronet. This track has a dance beat and a loose jazz feel. I can't tell you why...I just like it. Sand Creek Massacre Mourning has a strong feel of back country music with Taylor on banjo and interesting guitar effects by Nanji. The Wind Comes In has a real feel of John Lee Hooker from his prime time with a Mali twist. This is really a cool track. Taylor again on banjo (and of course vocals) and Nanji on lead guitar. Girl Friend's House is a curious track about chance encounter. It is as simple as a blues track gets with Taylor on banjo and again featuring Ron Miles on coronet. Jae Jae Waltz is a great little back country track done as authentically as I can imagine on a contemporary recording. The honesty of this track as well as many of the others on this recording are particularly noteworthy. Gangster And Iztatoz Chauffeur is a track that could easily be from a Ali Farke Toure release. It retains sounds of the pure African blues and I really like it. I commend Shawn Starski and Taylor for their capture of the Mali sound. Green Apples follows in this same groove but with more direct vocal attack. The addition of Miles on coronet adds a nice flavor to this track as well. The recording is completed with a more straightforward rock like track with a happy theme...imagine that. It is actually a pretty cool track and one that may actually see a good amount of airplay. Other artists on the disk are Larry Thompson, Anne Harris, Todd Edmunds and Brian Juan. I think that this is Taylor's best creation in years and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's cool to see someone stand up and do something different... and to see it be interesting. Hope you give it a spin! This CD is certain to win Taylor new fans.

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Steve Lukather releases new album "Transition" on January 21st

Mascot Label Group will release the highly anticipated seventh solo album “Transition” by guitarist, vocalist, composer/producer/arranger, Steve Lukather, on Monday 21st January 2013.


 One of the original founding members of the multi-million selling rock band TOTO, Lukather will showcase his innate feel for rock and jazz guitar music, along with his impeccable song writing talents. Transition showcases extraordinary guitar playing performed across some of the most heartfelt songs of Steve’s career.

Transition strikes a perfect balance of style, power and imagination as Lukather takes risks and faces challenges in ways most other players can’t fathom.
Over the previous decade a series of trials including divorce, the death of his mother and business hassles had dampened his joy in music making — a passion that drove Lukather to excel since seeing the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan as a seven-year-old growing up in San Fernando Valley.
Today the guitar guru is happy, healthy and strongly reconnected to his muse, and the lushly expressive Transition, his second Mascot album, finds him at a creative peak.
“Transition is a turning point for the album and a turning point for me,” Lukather explains. “As we were writing the songs, I was thinking about everything I’ve seen — all the people I’ve lost in my life, the great and the difficult experiences I’ve had, and how ultimately it was time to get it together and embrace things for what they are.  We’ve only got one life to live so we should make the most of it.”

Following the release of the new album, Lukather will embark on an extensive European tour that will take in two UK concerts at London’s Islington o2 Academy (March 29) and Bilston’s Robin 2 (March 30).
Pre-order Transition album and merchandise here - http://stevelukather.mlgmerch.com.
In addition to his work with TOTO, Lukather is a 5-time Grammy winner who has played on 2000+ albums with some of the biggest stars and legends in music including Elton John, Paul McCartney, Roger Waters, Miles Davis, Alice Cooper, George Benson and Rod Stewart. 
He also played guitar on Michael Jackson’s multi-million selling milestone album ‘Thriller’, and is a member of Ringo Starr's All-Starr Band (2012-2013), and has also toured with Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and John Petrucci in G3 2012.

STEVE LUKATHER
MARCH 2013 UK TOUR DATES
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Friday 29th March 2012 
o2 Islington Academy London
Tickets: £25.00
Box Office: 0844 477 2000
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N1 Centre, 16 Parkfield Street,
London, N1 0PS

Saturday 30th March 2012
The Robin 2 Bilston
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Box Office: 01902 401211
www.therobin.co.uk
20-28 Mount Pleasant, Bilston,
Wolverhampton WV14 7LJ

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Skinny Molly Causes a "Haywire Riot" on New Ruf Records CD Out January 8

Skinny Molly Causes a Haywire Riot on New Ruf Records CD, Coming January 8

Band Led by Former Lynyrd Skynyrd Guitarist Mike Estes Already Making Waves in Europe

ATLANTA, GA – Ruf Records announces a January 8 U.S. release date for Haywire Riot, the new CD from rock quartet Skinny Molly, distributed nationally by the Allegro Corporation. Skinny Molly is led by lead singer/lead guitarist Mike Estes, a former member of the legendary Lynyrd Skynyrd, and also features Jay Johnson on lead guitar and backing vocals, Kurt Pietro on drums and Luke Bradshaw on bass and backing vocals. Haywire Riot was produced by Mike Estes and the band and recorded at Swamper Sound in Sheffield, Alabama, and Omni Sound in Nashville.

Skinny Molly recently finished an extensive tour of Europe, where the group has already built a substantial reputation based on hundreds of solid rockin’ live performances, and intends to emulate that success in their home country with the release of the new CD here.

“This band was supposed to be for fun; we thought no further ahead than a one-off tour of Europe back in '04, but it ended up being what I always wanted to do musically,” recalls Mike Estes about the band’s founding.  Haywire Riot is the album that Skinny Molly was destined to deliver when Mike first hooked up in 2004 with Kurt and original guitarist Dave Hlubek for that “one-off” tour that never stopped. Soon enough, a debut album – No Good Deed – was pricking ears with its early signs of greatness on cuts like “Straight Shooter” and “Better than I Should.” Now, with the lineup cemented and dedicated to the cause, it’s time for the knockout blow of this new release.

"It's great to have another guitar player in the studio for once,” says Estes. “The No Good Deed album was mostly me. Jay played his ass off on the new record."

Haywire Riot is an album that hijacks the modern rock scene, via the old-school values of stellar songwriting, white-hot chops, lyrics wrenched from the depths and performances that leave it all the studio floor. Step into Skinny Molly’s world and you’ll come face-to-face with the deceptive lover from “Lie to Me;” the girl hiding a gun in her glove box on “Too Bad to Be True;” and the poisonous call of liquor on “Devil in the Bottle,” a song Estes originally recorded in 1994 as a member of Lynyrd Skynyrd on their acoustic Endangered Species CD for Capricorn Records. With music that swings from the wrecking-ball riffs of “If You Don’t Care” to the reflective acoustic vibe of “None of Me No More,” this is maximum rock ‘n’ roll, zero pretension, and when Mike Estes roars: “Hey rock star, just shut up and rock!” on the track of the same name, there’s no doubt the Skinny Molly singer is leading by example.

"I poured everything I had into Haywire Riot,” exclaims Mike. “From the beginning when the pen hit the paper, until the last note of the finished CD. The songs on this album mean a lot to me personally; the subject matter is either from me or somebody I know...They originated from what's going on in my or a close friend's life. I'm glad I have a lot of life experiences to draw from, because I'm not a great fiction writer." 

Mike’s connections to the Skynyrd band go deep.  After striking up a friendship with Allen Collins while still a teenager, Mike’s first band, Helen Highwater, was both christened and given guidance by the late legendary guitarist (who once gave him an eight-hour guitar lesson). That bond deepened when the young band opened up Skynyrd’s ’87 Tribute Tour. Clearly, the Southern icons liked what they heard, and after a period as a behind-the-scenes writer in the early’90s, Mike was invited by Gary Rossington to join Skynyrd full-time.

Post-Skynyrd, Mike smashed the Billboard chart with his co-written “White Knuckle Ride” single (recorded while still with Skynyrd on the last session he did with them), and released two solo albums leading the band Driving Sideways – a self-titled CD and Brave New South – while remaining a fixture on magazine covers and music channels on the strength of his prolific talent. Back in 1995, he was inducted into the Hollywood Rock Walk of Fame, but with Skinny Molly, you sense he’s only just getting started.

With Mike Estes in the lineup, some guitarists might feel the pressure. Not Jay Johnson, the band’s six-string stinger missile and perhaps the only player capable of standing toe-to-toe with his frontman. Jay got his break at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio as a session guitarist for Malaco Records artist Mary Burns, and since then his talent has spread into writing, production and audio engineering. After early duties in Radio Tokyo, Jay joined The Rossington Band from 1986 to 1989 (a period during which he played on the Skynyrd Tribute Tour before more than a million fans and released two major-label LPs); and by 1994, he’d hooked up with Blackfoot’s Jackson Spires and Dave Hlubek in the Southern Rock Allstars. His stint as Blackfoot’s vocalist in 2006 makes him the ultimate backup singer for Skinny Molly, while many past shows alongside Mike – including several acoustic duo tours – mean he’s the perfect wingman.   

Kurt Pietro has been Skinny Molly’s drummer from the start and previously was a revered Michigan studio ace and a live powerhouse with early outfit, Crystal. He subsequently studied broadcasting and music at Michigan University, leading to a job at Omni Studios in Nashville, where on a fateful day when a visiting Mike asked if anyone could play a drum overdub, Kurt answered the call and has been there ever since.

Skinny Molly’s rhythm section was completed in 2007 when Luke Bradshaw signed on to play bass. Picking up the instrument at age 15, Luke’s talent on both electric and acoustic bass can also be heard alongside American Idol’s Bo Bice, Grand Ole Opry star George Hamilton IV, bluegrass artist Bobby Hicks, and Jesse McReynolds and the Virginia Boys.

Skinny Molly will continue to tour world-wide in support of Haywire Riot. For more information, visit www.skinnymollyrocks.com.

Beer Drinkin' People - Big Al Downing

Al Downing (January 9, 1940 – July 4, 2005), later known as Big Al Downing, was an entertainer, singer, songwriter, and pianist. He received the Billboard's New Artist of the Year and the Single of the Year Award in 1979. He was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and was a frequent performer at the Grand Ole Opry. Downing was nominated as Best New Artist by the Academy of Country Music and appeared on Hee Haw, Nashville Now, and Dick Clark's American Bandstand television programs. Downing began his career doing piano and vocals in Bobby Poe and The Poe Kats, who were an early backing band for country entertainer Wanda Jackson. His piano contributed to the single "Let’s Have A Party", which was released in 1960. The song reached #32 on the UK charts and made the Top 40 on the U.S. pop chart. Downing reached the U.S. Hot 100 with "You’ll Never Miss the Water (Till the Well Runs Dry)", a duet with Little Esther Phillips. After the release of this single, he was signed by Warner Brothers. His 1974 single, "I'll Be Holdin' On", made the Disco charts in America and Europe, reaching number one on the U.S. dance chart. Al Downing's popularity continued to grow, and he had several hits on the country charts between 1978 and 1989. He compiled a list of his own songs, which he presented to his producer at Warner Brothers. In 1978, "Mr. Jones" reached the Top 20, followed by "Touch Me (I'll Be Your Fool Once More)" in 1979. That same year, Downing produced "Midnight Lace," which reached the 50s on the charts, and "I Ain't No Fool," which peaked at the upper 70s. In 1980, the "Story Behind The Story" reached the Top 40 and "Bring It On Home" reached the Top 20. Two years passed before Downing created another hit, this time with the Team label. In 1982, "I'll Be Loving You" reached the Top 50, followed by "Darlene," which reached the lower 60s. The next year, "It Takes Love" reached the Top 40, followed by "Let's Sing About Love," which peaked in the mid-60s. In 1984, "The Best Of Families" became a Top 50 hit; That same year, Downing released his final hit with the Team label, "There’ll Never Be A Better Night For Being Wrong". Downing built a five-decade career around his powerful singing voice and his hard-driving rockabilly-style piano. Downing's compilations of earlier work have been released throughout the world. In Europe, Crazy Music obtained exclusive rights for the original Team label recordings and released these in the form of a 2-CD compilation, Classic Collection. This also contained some of Downing's earlier hits, including "Mr. Jones." In 2003, Downing released his first new album in more than a decade, One of A Kind. The album received favourable radio and print reviews. It ranked third on American Roots Country and was commended for featuring 14 memorable tracks. He continued to give regular performances at the Grand Ole Opry. In 2000, he was nominated as a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame. Downing continued to perform on more than 75 occasions per year in the remaining years of his life. He appeared at Ontario's prestigious Havelock Country Jamboree with Kenny Rogers and Roy Clark. In 2005, Downing postponed plans for a European tour that was set to begin on July 1 in Austria. He was hospitalized and diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Soon after, he commenced chemotherapy treatment. Downing died on July 4, 2005. If you support live Blues acts, up and coming Blues talents and want to learn more about Blues news and Fathers of the Blues, Like ---Bman’s Blues Report--- Facebook Page! I’m looking for great talent and trying to grow the audience for your favorites band! -  ”LIKE”

The Four Day Blues - ISHMAN BRACEY

Ishman Bracey (January 9, 1901 – February 12, 1970) was an American blues singer and guitarist from Mississippi, considered one of the most important early delta blues performers. With Tommy Johnson, he was the center of a small Jackson, Mississippi group of blues musicians in the 1920s. His name is incorrectly spelled "Ishmon" in some sources and on some records Bracey was born in Byram, Mississippi, and started playing at local dances and parties around 1917. He also worked as a waterboy on the Illinois Central Railroad. He first recorded in Memphis in 1928 for the Victor label, with Charlie McCoy on second guitar, recording two sessions in February and August that year. At that time his style had not fully formed and his performances varied considerably, probably in his attempts to become more commercially successful. Bracey's blues "Saturday Blues" and "Left Alone Blues", used interesting variations in the usual three line verse form. Bracey was one of the few Mississippi bluesmen who sang with a nasal tone without embellishment. In "Saturday Blues" he used one of the conventional infidelity themes, but he changed the form of the verses to fit a newer melodic concept. His lyrics loosen up enough to sing about skin creams and powder advertised as being able to lighten dark skin. When he recorded in 1930 his voice had darkened and he tried to use a falsetto voice in "Woman Woman Blues" with an octave leap in the second line, but the effect was clumsy and unsteady. He recorded again in 1931 for Paramount Records with a group called the New Orleans Nehi Boys, which included guitarist Charles Taylor. Bracey's total recorded output is only 16 songs, and original copies of his 78-rpm records are among the most valued items sought by blues collectors. "Trouble Hearted Blues" and "Left Alone Blues" are his best known songs. He was an associate of Tommy Johnson, and the pair performed together in medicine shows in the 1930s. By the time he was "rediscovered" in the late 1950s, he had become a preacher and a performer of religious songs, and was uninterested in recording or discussing his time as a blues performer. However, he did help in the rediscovery of his contemporary Skip James If you support live Blues acts, up and coming Blues talents and want to learn more about Blues news and Fathers of the Blues, Like ---Bman’s Blues Report--- Facebook Page! I’m looking for great talent and trying to grow the audience for your favorites band! -  ”LIKE”

Hell Aint Going Home - Wooden Horse

Wooden Horse are a duo from the WestMidlands in England. Jamie Knight and Ben Church play Americana and Country Blues laced with Harmonies, Slide Guitar, Stomp Box, Banjo and Harmonica. If you support live Blues acts, up and coming Blues talents and want to learn more about Blues news and Fathers of the Blues, -  ”LIKE” ---Bman’s Blues Report--- Facebook Page! I’m looking for great talent and trying to grow the audience for your favorite band!

Early Morning Blues - Archibald

Archibald was one of the last in the long line of traditional New Orleans pianist entertainers. It had seemed that he had a promising future ahead of him when his first record, "Stack-A-Lee", sold well enough on Imperial to enter the R&B charts in October 1950. The record was in two parts and Archibald had plenty of scop to perform this old folk song as he must have done many times before in the bars and clubs of New Orelans, including a healthy ration of his delightful piano work. A tour of the West Coast was organized but this was cancelled when Archibald fell sick with ulcer trouble. Although he had further records on Imperial and Colony, he never had the chance again and was not recorded after 1952. Johnny Vincent tried to record him for his Ace label in the late 1950s, but said Archibald's voice had gone; Archibald himself said Vincent did not offer enough money. Archibald was born Leon T. Gross in 1912 on September 14 at 12:16 a.m., just off Plum and Hillary in New Orleans, as he used to delight in telling. When he started playing fraternity houses and the wild parties in the early days he was known as "Archie Boy" and he was mainly influenced by Burnell Santiago, the self-styled "King of Boogie" as well as other pianists like Eileen Dufeau, Miss Isobel and Stack-O-Lee. He was drafted into the Army in the war years and on his return continued playing in New Orleans before he was signed by Al Young, the talent scout for Imperial in 1950. "Stack-A-Lee" was his first record. He was a resident at the Poodle Patio Club on Bourbon Street for many years, but when a small party visited him in 1970 at his small, wooden one-storey home on 4th Street, it was clear times were not exactly good. He was suspicious, but after passing a bottle of whisky his confidence improved and he sat down at his battered piano and proceeded to give as good a show as one could wish for on a wet Saturday April morning. He sang in a Kansas City shouting style, fond of scat improvisation, and among the songs he played were "Stack-A-Lee", "Blueberry Hill", "Swanee River Hop", "Early Morning Blues", "Pinetop's Boogie", "Muskrat Ramble", and an amazing "Hungarian Rhapsody Boogie". Even singing and playing in his own living room, he had tremendous presence, and it was easy to imagine his popularity in the bar clubs of New Orleans. Somehow, Archibald's importance as one of the last links of the old New Orleans piano style has been overlooked, and now it's too late becuase he died of a heart attack in 1973 (January 8). So sadly, his music must remain a relic of the past, a magnificent pianist whose boogieing New Orleans style never came to grips with the rock & roll age. If you support live Blues acts, up and coming Blues talents and want to learn more about Blues news and Fathers of the Blues, -  ”LIKE” ---Bman’s Blues Report--- Facebook Page! I’m looking for great talent and trying to grow the audience for your favorite band!

Cherry Red Wine - Rob Blaine

Rob Blaine- Born in Chicago 1981, moved to Michigan, grew up listening to Blues, R&B, Funk, Rock, Soul, because of his father. Began playing guitar at 15, started giging and playing out by age of 17 with his guitar teacher, Charlie Schantz's band.Playing the blues standards. Started his own band with his brother Buck and other friends, playing around Grand Rapids for the next couple of years. He moved back to Chicago in 2003, where since has been on 3 U.S tours, and one European tour. Touring with Little Milton before his untimely passing, and currently touring with the Chicago Rythme & Blues Kings (formerly Big Twist and the Mellow Fellows) featuring Gene Barge a.k.a. Daddy G., and his own band. Big Rob Blaine plays at Kingston Mines every tuesday and at B.L.U.E.S. on Halsted once a month. If you support live Blues acts, up and coming Blues talents and want to learn more about Blues news and Fathers of the Blues, -  ”LIKE” ---Bman’s Blues Report--- Facebook Page! I’m looking for great talent and trying to grow the audience for your favorite band!