| Blues Bands Joe Beard: A Rochester legend who's finally getting some national recognition. Joe's recorded four CD's for the Audioquest label including his latest called Dealin which features Duke Robillard. Chris Beard: Joe Beard's son who recorded his debut, Barwalkin', for JSP in 1997. He was nominated for a Handy award in 1998. The Nightstalkers: The Nightstalkers have two CD's under their belts. You can find out more by going to their website at http://www.adinet.net/nightstalkers/. The Coupe De Villes: The Coupes have recorded two CD's. Blues for You is their latest. Find out more about the Coupes at http://dynrec.com/coupes/. The John Cole Blues Band: Joe Beard's ex guitarist out on his own. Fred Vine: Acoustic bluesman. Wrote the theme song for Bad Dog Blues. Roosevelt Dean and the Spellbinders: Syracuse bluesman who's recorded two CD's and plays Rochester often. Find out more at http://www.cnyrc.org/~lantingl/rosie.html. The Lowriders: Play a variety of blues and blues rock. Check them out on the web at http://members.aol.com/lowrydrz. Steve Grills and the Roadmasters: Hard drivin' Chicago style blues. Rockin' Roz: Blues with a touch of soul and R&B. The ElectroKings: They focus on the danceable roots of American music, such as blues, swing, and good old rock and roll. Find out more at: http://www.theelectrokings.com Texas Son: Guitar driven electric blues. Rockin' Red: One of Rochester's premiere harp players. John Dubuc: Harp player with Joe Beard's band and plays with just about everybody. Contact him at john@dubuc.org. Dan Schimdt and the Shadows: One of Rochester's hardest working blues bands. Campbell Brothers: Pedal steel gospel. Highly acclaimed release on Arhoolie called Pass Me Not and also featured on Sacred Steel- Live!. Check them out at http://www.campbellbrothers.com/. Brown Brothers: Accapella gospel in a Jubilee style. Chanka Chank: Rust belt cajun/zydeco. Find out more about Chanka Chank at http://www.ggw.org/chankachank/. Shinbone Alley: Play a variety of blues and blues rock. Smokin' Section: Steeped in the boogie traditions of John Lee Hooker, Bo Diddly, Canned Heat, etc., with a strong emphasis on jump and funk style blues of artists such as Jimmy Reed and Albert King. Their CD Here Kitty,Kitty is now available. Rockin' Robin and the Bucket of Blues: Play a variety of styles from B.B. King to hard driving Chicago blues. The Jonathan Feldman Trio: Play half jazz and half Chicago blues. Their new CD is called Straight Ahead & Blue. Find out more at http://songs.com/jftrio Certified Blues: Play a variety of blues styles such as T-Bone Walker, B.B. King, Downchild, The Thunderbirds and many more. The Mudkings: Play mostly covers by Albert King, Muddy Waters, Stevie Ray Vaughan, BB King, Jimi Hendrix, and others. | 
