A fiery red-head with powerful pipes, her musical influences include; Susan Tedeschi, Janis Joplin, Shannon Curfman & Etta James, as well as Al Green & Grace Slick.
Formed in 2009, the other members of The Bluz Machine include three veterans of the area music scene:
Mark McFeely on guitar, Bob Giacometti on bass and Pat Rush on drums.
Known for their live performances, The Nancy McKeen Bluz Machine has opened for Johnny Winter, Chicago, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Ana Popovic, Eddie Money, The Nighthawks, Taj Mahal, The Blasters, Gary Hoey, Rory Block, Matt Schofield, Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers, The Jamie McLean Band, The Dirty Pearls and Shannon Curfman, who invited Nancy to join her on stage to share vocals on "The Weight".
The Nancy McKeen Bluz Machine has appeared at The Wheeling Heritage BluesFest, The Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival and Snowshoe Mountain Blues, Brews & BBQ.
Nancy has also performed the National Anthem for the Wheeling Nailers ECHL “AA” hockey team as well as for the Washington Wild Things Frontier League baseball team.
The group’s first CD, “Three Jacks and a Jill”, was released in November 2010. They are currently preparing their second CD for a 2012 release.
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