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Blues
Bands
Joe Beard:
Rochester's main man of the blues 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. A documentary of Joe Beard
is currently in progress.
Chris Beard:
Joe Beard's son who recorded his debut, Barwalkin',
for JSP in 1997 and followed up with one other for the label.
In 2000 he also recorded a live CD. He was nominated for
a Handy award in 1998.
The Nightstalkers:
The Nightstalkers play hard driving blues featuring Marshall
James on vocals. They have two CD's under their belts.
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.
They've recorded one CD called The Secret Is Out!.
Fred Vine:
Acoustic bluesman. Wrote the theme song for Bad Dog Blues.
He released Mister Freddie Blues in 2001.
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 releases on Arhoolie
called Pass Me Not, Sacred Steel on Tour!,
Sacred Steel For The Holidays and are 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://dynrec.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. Find out
more at http:/www.themudkings.nstemps.com
or e-mail them at mudkings33@yahoo.com
Third Degree: Hard driving, rock 'n' blues quartet.
Play songs by Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Allman
Brothers, Louis Jordon, Freddie King and others. Find out
more at http://thirddegreeband.homestead.com/ThirdDegreeBand.html
The Mary Haitz Band: Nominated for best female Blues
vocalist at the Buffalo Music awards. They
have one CD out called No Borders. Find out more
at http://www.maryhaitz.com
Los Blancos:
They've been compared to The Radiators, Little Feat, The
Neville Brothers, The Band, and a whole posse of other breeders
of American Music. Find out more at http://www.casablancos.com
Too Tall:
A regular on the local blues scene. Released the CD Fixin'
To Kill My Guitar in 2002 with the help of many local
blues veterans.
Steve Lyons & The Believers
The Dynamics
Julie & The
Intruders
Billy Joe
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