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I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Ain't Wasting Time , from Nicky T And The Snake Charmers and it's dripping blues, soul and R&B music. Opening with Magic Sam 's, That's All I Need , Nicky T with soulful vocals and groomed guitar riffs gets into that Impressions groove. With Todd Glass on drums, Alex Lyon on bass, Chris Codish on keys, and Greg Nagy on backing vocals, this is a solid opener. Rock n Roller, Feel Like A Hundred , features a driving guitar lead with vocals by Nicky and super piano work by Andy Szymanski on piano. Pete Berg on drums and Frank Greenhalgh round out the band and this track is really moving. Gritty blues, The Glass really gets down featuring guitarist extraordinaire, Ronnie Earl on lead guitar and excellent vocals by Greg Nagy. This tracks really sails with the addition of Jon Johnson on drums, Mike Marshall on bass, Jason Bone on rhythm guitar, John Gavin on piano and warm organ work by Szymanski. Excell...
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Spend The Longest Day/Night Of The Year At
Harvelle's!
Larry "Fuzzy" Knight Presents...
Saturday, June
22@Harvelle's/Santa Monica
"Blowin' Smoke began their evening's musical journey through
their own world of electric rhythm and blues, funk, rock, and Southern
soul...the dance floor was packed, and everyone fell under the spell of Larry
"Fuzzy" Knight's band and his soulful sirens, the Smokettes."
L.A. Music Examiner
"Larry 'Fuzzy' Knight and band deliver the goods on "Beyond The
Blues Horizon"...great tracks, great instrumentation, great vocals and great
energy."
(Santa Monica, Calif.) - Summer Solstice is upon us, and we have the
perfect place to spend the longest day/night of the year: Dancing, listening and
partying to the always-rousing blues, R&B and soul music of Blowin' Smoke and the Fabulous Smokettes, who
return to iconic blues club by the beach, Harvelles, this Saturday, June 22. 1432 S. 4th St.,
Santa Monica. 9:30 p.m.-1:00 a.m. 21 and over. $10. Info: (310) 395-1676 or www.santamonica.harvelles.com.
"Blowin'
Smoke has its very own signature style of taking classic R&B, blues, and
blues-rock songs and rearranging them, turning them all into their own style of
songs - adding new energy along with the (vocals of the) sassy, sultry and sexy
Smokettes - Lyrica Garrett, LaQuita Davis and Madame 'Dee' (Dwanna Parker),"
explains longtime band front-person and bassist-vocalist, Larry "Fuzzy"
Knight.
"Cross Soul Train with American Bandstand and you get a good
idea
of what a Blowin' Smoke Rhythm & Blues Revue show is
like!"
The Blowin' Smoke rhythm section - Larry "Fuzzy" Knight
(bass); David Raven (guitar); Don Littleton (bass); and John 'JT' Thomas
(keyboards) - perform on two songs, "Hush" and "Burnt Biscuits," that appear in
the motion picture release "The Sapphires" - an inspirational tale set
in the heady days of the late '60s about a quartet of young, talented singers
from a remote Aboriginal mission, discovered and guided by a kind-hearted,
soul-loving manager. The film - which won awards at the Aspen, Palm Springs,
Portland, San Jose, Key West and St. Louis International film festivals among
others - was released domestically in the U.S. this past
March.
For nearly two decades, Blues/R&B/Soul group Blowin' Smoke has been
one of the most in-demand, successful bands on the Southern California live
music circuit. Front and center in Blowin' Smoke is its creator,
bandleader/bassist/vocalist, Larry "Fuzzy" Knight - whose impressive musical
resume' includes a decade-plus stint as bassist for one of the great SoCal bands
to emerge from the psychedelic era of the Sixties, Spirit. Knight has also
recently launched a new band project, Sky King, featuring some top-name
musicians, all the while keeping Blowin' Smoke going
strong
Here's Blowin'
Smoke Rperforming Aretha Franklin's "Won't Be Long" recently at Harvelle's in
Santa Monica.
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