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. |
