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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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Your June (Musical) Swoon! - Larry "Fuzzy" Knight's Blowin Smoke Revue@Harvelle's
On Saturday, June 14,
YOUR JUNE
(MUSICAL) SWOON: BLOWIN' SMOKE AT HARVELLE'S "BLOWIN' SMOKE R&B REVUE
FEATURING "THE FABULOUS SMOKETTES"
Santa Monica's
Hottest Monthly R&B/Blues/Soul Dance Party For 2
Decades!
Come and find out for yourself why the
Blowin' Smoke Rythmn & Blues Revue were voted by MUSIC CONNECTION
magazine as a "Hot 100 Live Artist for 2013" in their year-end issue, topping
several thousand bands around the United States competing for the
honor.
MUSIC
CONNECTION MAGAZINE RAVES ABOUT LARRY
"FUZZY" KNIGHT'S BLOWIN' SMOKE RHYTHMN AND BLUES
REVUE
Music
Connection reviewer Tim Reid Jr. writes, "(bandleader Fuzzy) Knight must know a
thing or two about putting the right pieces in place to make a show, as he has
done in this case. Even with a couple of subs in the horn section, the clear
fact is that Knight is going to present true professionals whenever Blowin'
Smoke takes the stand. Knight himself is a quality bass player and bluesy singer
with an almost grittier Randy Newman kind of sound. The Fabulous Smokettes live
up to their name - working the harmonies and each singer knowing how to take the
spotlight when it hits. "Fuzzy" Knight reminds all of us in the modern
technological era that real people with real instruments and real personalities
playing music that hits the gut and forces the knees to bend...it makes one
happy to be alive and in the community of other living people."
"Cross Soul Train with
American Bandstand and you get a good idea
of
what a Blowin' Smoke Rhythm & Blues Revue show is
like!"
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 performing Aretha Franklin's "Something's Gold A Hold On Me"
recently at Harvelle's.
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