Shake Your Moneymaker - Riverhead Slide

Steve Wigglesworth (Wigz)

Founder member of Riverhead Slide, Steve is lead singer and a guitarist with a penchant for slide (bottleneck) styles.

Greatly influenced by British blues artists of the late 60s (Peter Green, Jeremy Spencer, John Mayall etc.) along with black American bluesmen such as Robert Johnson, Elmore James, John Lee Hooker and Hambone Willie Newburn.

Murray Finer

Solid bassman Murray has been with Riverhead Slide since the very early days replacing original member John Downes on bass

Gael Ludlow

Gael started performing as vocalist with Riverhead Slide in 2006, making her debut at the Mission Bay Streetfest.

Nigel Major

UK born Nigel Major is a self-taught guitarist who learned his skills by watching working bands at local gigs. He formed his first rock and roll band at the age of 14, gigging at local pubs.

Mike Jensen

Mike started his musical career with classical piano lessons at age 6. His early training also included pipe organ, trumpet, guitar, violin and flute, and even for a time conducting a full orchestra.

Paul Dunningham

Paul Dunningham, drum teacher and professional musician, joined Riverhead Slide in May 2010, bringing new drive to the Slide backline.

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Tech Talk - Collings Guitars, C-10 Deluxe Custom - Nick Lucas L00

Based on guitars first introduced around the same time as the OM, the Collings C10 is a leaner alternative, with the narrow waist and small upper bout resulting in a precise, focused response. Of all our acoustic models, the C10 is perhaps the easiest for electric guitarists to adapt to, thanks in part to the more rounded neck profile. The small oval neck heel is ideally suited to the optional cutaway, which allows unrestricted access to the upper frets. With its unique shape and asymmetrical headstock's lines echoed in the curvilinear pickguard, C10 models offer a welcome alternative for those who find that most small acoustic guitars look too much alike.

Features Include:

Select Sitka spruce
East Indian Rosewood back and sides
Grained Ivoroid bindings w/ black nitrate purflings
Matching Ivoroid Rosette
Pre-war scalloped bracing
Tortoise-style pickguard
High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish
Mahogany neck
Double-bound fingerboard and peghead
Ebony peghead veneer
Inlaid Collings Logo
Ebony fingerboard and bridge
Dot fingerboard inlays
Fully adjustable truss rod
Bone nut and drop-in saddle
Ebony bridge pins and end pin
Nickel Schaller Mini-tuners
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Capitol Blues Night rocks D.C. March 27th!

Ironing Board Sam gets warm welcome in North Dakota! Ironing Board Sam played the North Dakota Museum of Art this past weekend, and he was greeted with a sign hand-made by children who attended the museum's Family Day art event the morning before Sam's show. That ironing board sign just about made Sam's year. The museum has gifted the sign to Sam, as he wants to use them for a future album cover! See below for a shot of Sam on a snowmobile - his one request while in North Dakota! Listen: Cootie Stark - Keep on Walkin Diggin': Henry Slyker digs Cootie Stark's "Keep on Walkin" When my son was just a baby he would have long daily crying fits. My wife Shelly would throw him over one shoulder and walk around with him; just sort of dancing to this tune. He seemed to really calm down when he heard Cootie Stark's soothing bass voice and that awesome banjo lick that Taj Mahal wrote and played. Years later, a modified version of that lick is the backbone of the song "Slow Drag" on Taj Mahal's CD, "Maestro." Enjoy "Keep on Walkin" by Cootie Stark! -- Henry Henry Slyker is a Financial Advisor with an MBA and a CLU from The Baltimore area. As a veteran, Henry is also involved with the VFW and the VA hospital system. Henry has served on the MMRF Board of Directors since 2004. Capitol Blues Night returns to D.C. March 27th! Capitol Blues Night is back at Clyde's of Gallery Place in Washington, D.C. on March 27th! MMRF artists Ironing Board Sam, Captain Luke, Big Ron Hunter, and Shelton Powe will be there to rock out from 7pm to 10pm. Tickets are $100 and include beer and wine, hors d'oeuvres, and non-stop entertainment from these blues legends! Proceeds from the event will directly benefit the elderly and impoverished Blues musicians throughout the South who are served by Music Maker. Tickets will go on sale Monday! Leaving Eden from the Carolina Chocolate Drops is finally here! Music Maker Next Generation artists and board members the Carolina Chocolate Drops have just released their newest album, Leaving Eden! The group follows up their 2010 Grammy-winning release, Genuine Negro Jig, with this record of original compositions, covers, and traditional songs produced by Buddy Miller (Emmylou Harris, Robert Plant, Patty Griffin, Solomon Burke). In Rolling Stone's 4-star review of Leaving Eden, Will Hermes says that the album "grows handsome fruit from a nation's tangled roots," calling the record "a lesson in 21st-century American folk." Order now at nonesuch.com and carolinachocolatedrops.com! Leaving Eden also features Music Maker Next Generation artist Leyla McCalla, who is currently touring with the Drops. Photo of the Week Mott Willis, associate of Charlie Patton by Axel Kustner Quick Links: Website Merch Music

Upcoming Shows: Click here for more info on upcoming events 3/03 - Ironing Board Sam - Armed Forces Retirees Club, Greensboro, N.C. 3/09 - Pura Fé, Deer Clan Singers - UNC Pembroke 3/10 - Shelton Powe - St. Anne's Chapel & Event Center, Tarboro, N.C. 3/23 - Leyla McCalla - The ArtsCenter, Carrboro, N.C. 3/27 - Ironing Board Sam, Captain Luke, Big Ron Hunter, Shelton Powe - Capitol Blues Night, D.C. 3/29 - Ironing Board Sam - Art with a Heart, Washington D.C. 4/13 - SOOTS 6th Annual Blues Review featuring John Dee Holeman, Tad Walters, & Justin Robinson & the Mary Annettes 4/14 - Big Ron Hunter - North Dakota Museum of Art 4/27 - Guitar Lightnin' Lee, Leyla McCalla - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 4/28 - Carolina Chocolate Drops - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 4/29 - Ironing Board Sam - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Music Maker Relief Foundation, Inc. helps the true pioneers and forgotten heroes of Southern music gain recognition and meet their day to day needs. We present these musical traditions to the world so American culture will flourish and be preserved for future generations.

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EUROPE unveil new album "Bag of Bones" with guest appearance from Joe Bonamassa

earMUSIC, rock leg of the Hamburg, Germany, based full entertainment company edel, is thrilled to announce the new album of THE Swedish rock supergroup, EUROPE. The long player, set for UK release on Monday 30th April 2012, is entitled Bag of Bones.

The new record was produced by one of the world's most prestigious producers, Kevin Shirley. No stranger to the crème de la crème of iconic rock, Shirley has produced albums for Iron Maiden, Joe Bonamassa, Black Country Communion, Black Stone Cherry and Journey. Bag of Bones features 11 brand new tracks, including the first single, Not Supposed To Sing The Blues, which will be serviced to radio this Friday, March 2nd and will be released digitally March 9th.

The band recently unveiled the album artwork and now is ready to confirm the track listing of the new album, which is said to be a milestone in Sweden's biggest hard rock band’s long lasting career. Prior to the recordings, when EUROPE front man Joey Tempest confessed, "We're ready to do some serious damage,” - he could not have been anymore correct. Bag of Bones was already titled "one hell of a record" and is the successor of EUROPE's 2009 album Last Look at Eden, which proved to be the band's most important record since The Final Countdown.

Says singer Joey Tempest: "Finally we express ourselves completely without restraint. Straight from heart and soul. It took some time but WE HAVE ARRIVED!"

Contributing slide guitar to the title track Bag of Bones is no one less but currently hottest blues rock name, Joe Bonamassa. "We're honored that Joe Bonamassa wanted to play some slide guitar on our record. We're all big fans of his music", Tempest points out.

The album, which features a more straightforward rock approach including the track Doghouse, already performed during the band's most recent European tour, is going to be available in a standard CD version as well as on classy vinyl.

Album Track Listing:

1. Riches To Rags
2. Not Supposed To Sing The Blues
3. Firebox
4. Bag Of Bones
5. Requiem
6. My Woman My Friend
7. Demon Head
8. Drink And A Smile
9. Doghouse
10. Mercy You Mercy Me
11. Bring It All Home

EUROPE drummer Ian Haugland sums up the taste of the new album - "If Bag of Bones was a dinner menu at a restaurant, it would get 5 stars in the Michelin guide. We are ready to take your orders!”

EUROPE are also embedded into the European Handball Federation's (EHF) Champions League finals in 2012. Part of the EHF & EUROPE Campaign will be a band performance during the "Final4 tournament" award ceremonies on May 27th in Cologne, Germany.

Having confirmed some first festival appearances across Europe over the summer, the Scandinavians are also set to hit worldwide stages with extended touring fall and onwards.

01.05. Thanks Jimi Festival – Wroclaw (PL)
17.05. Bikers Festival – Wetzikon (CH)
25.05. Metallasvenskan – Orebro (S)
24.06. Graspop Festival – Dessel (B)
30.06. Kirunafestivalen – Kiruna (S)
21.07. Olsa Live – Porvoo (FIN)
27.07. Rock Of Ages – Seebronn (GER)

WILD CHERRY - Leroy Washington

Excello was formed by Ernie Young as a subsidiary of Nashboro Records in 1952 to record blues. Jay Miller was the primary studio producer for Excello. Excello was the first blues label established in Nashville, Tennessee. The label made an important contribution to rock and roll in 1954 when it recorded an answer song to Eddy Arnold's country and western record "I Wanna Play House With You" called "Baby, Let's Play House," by Arthur Gunter. The song was covered by Elvis Presley a year later in one of his finest performances on Sun. Presley's cover version was closely based on the Gunter original.

Excello had a wonderful array of blues singers who even today have a strong following among collectors. Chief among these was Slim Harpo (James Moore), whose unmistakable voice droning "I'm a king bee, buzzin' 'round your hive" was imitated years later by groups such as the Rolling Stones. His inimitable '60s hit "Baby, Scratch My Back" has been recently unearthed in the 1992 motion picture Rush. Other Excello blues masters included Lightnin' Slim, Silas Hogan, Lazy Lester, and Lonesome Sundown.
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Elliot Sharp's Terraplane

Elliott Sharp (b. Cleveland, Ohio, March 1, 1951) is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, and performer.

A central figure in the avant-garde and experimental music scene in New York City since the late 1970s, Sharp has released over eighty-five recordings ranging from blues, jazz, and orchestral music to noise, no wave rock, and techno music. He pioneered the use of a lap top computer in live performance with his Virtual Stance project of the 1980s. He has used algorithms and fibonacci numbers in experimental composition since at least 1987. He has cited literature as an inspiration for his music and often favors improvisation. He is an inveterate performer, playing mainly guitar, saxophone and bass clarinet. Sharp has led many ensembles over the years, including the blues-oriented Terraplane and Orchestra Carbon
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Baby Scratch My Back - Johnny Perry and his Blues Band

There is no information that I can find on Johnny Perry. He made his debut recordings as a "jump blues" pianist bandleader in Chicago in 1949 for Rondo. In 1953 and '54 he recorded more singles in New York City for Rama, Jubilee & Atlas. Nothing else was heard from Perry until 1963 where he had left the "jump blues" behind and had moved into the direction of "soul blues". He dropped into Nashville and recorded one 45 for the Cherokee label that year. Disappearing from the recording studio once again, he turned up again in New York City in 1968 recording more 45's for Primus & Adell up until 1970. His last documented single was recorded for Styletone later in 1970, in Los Angeles.
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Why Should I Be Blue - Walter Davis

Walter Davis (March 1, 1912 – October 22, 1963) was an African American blues singer and pianist.

Davis had a rich singing voice that was as expressive as the best of the Delta blues vocalists. His best-known recording is his "Railroad Man Blues" where he sings about the Sunnyland.

One of his records was bootlegged under 'Hooker Joe'.
Davis was born on a farm in Grenada, Mississippi, United States, and ran away from home at about 13 years of age, landing in St. Louis, Missouri. During the period from the late 1920s through the early 1950s he played club dates in the South and the lower Midwest, often with guitarist Henry Townsend and fellow pianist Peetie Wheatstraw, and recorded prolifically. Roosevelt Sykes accompanied him on his first records (1930–33); thereafter he had the ability or confidence to play for himself.

He was among the most productive and popular recording artists in blues, cutting about 180 sides between 1930 and 1952, several of which ("M&O Blues", "Angel Child" and "Come Back Baby") have been taken up by other singers.


Davis appears to have stopped performing professionally around 1953. Suffering from health problems, primarily a stroke, he settled in St. Louis, Missouri, supporting himself as a night clerk at a hotel and as a preacher.
He died in St. Louis in 1963, aged 51
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Tab Benoit compilation from Telarc/Concord on its way

TELARC ASSEMBLES LOUISIANA BLUESMAN

TAB BENOIT’S FINEST TRACKS OVER A SPAN OF

MORE THAN A DECADE

Legacy: The Best of Tab Benoit, includes guest appearances by Jimmy Thackery, Cyril Neville, Billy Joe Shaver and others

Album set for release on April 3, 2012

LOS ANGELES, Calif. —In a career of more than two decades, blues guitarist/vocalist Tab Benoit has generated an impressive body of work — every note of it rooted in the rich and centuries-old musical and cultural traditions of his native Louisiana. While his earliest recordings and performances may have established him as a genuine blues musician, his ever-expanding body of work has become even more resonant in the years since Hurricane Katrina and its devastating aftermath in 2005. Through his environmental advocacy work with Voice of the Wetlands — which actually predates Katrina by a few years — Benoit has counterbalanced his musical career with a tireless commitment to protecting the precarious landscape of his home state.

This fierce commitment to creative and environmental ideals comes to the forefront in a compilation of recordings from Benoit’s years, so far, on the Telarc label. Legacy: The Best of Tab Benoit gathers 14 tracks that mark some of the high points in the career of an artist who has been aptly described as “the new kid from the old school.” Legacy is set for release on April 3, 2012, on Telarc, a division of Concord Music Group.

“Benoit is a true Louisiana resource, the product of a life steeped in music — blues, country, Cajun, rock and soul,” according to the liner notes by John Swenson, author of New Atlantis: Musicians Battle for the Survival of New Orleans. “Tab brings all these elements to bear in a style uniquely his own, a delivery built around one of the greatest voices of his generation and powered by an exciting guitar sound. Benoit stands out as a blues player because he never, ever overplays, making every note count the way greats like Albert King and Johnny Copeland could do it. Benoit is also a fine songwriter whose heart shines through his work and who conveys an earnest message in every story he tells.”

All of these virtues are apparent throughout Legacy, which opens with the potent “Shelter Me,” a Buddy Miller song about overcoming adversity. Benoit’s version, from his 2007 album Power of the Pontchartrain, was produced by David Z (Prince, Jonny Lang, Buddy Guy), who thought it carried the appropriate message for a post-Katrina album.

“[David] had worked with me before Katrina when I told him what Voice of the Wetlands was about,” says Benoit. “I described what was going on with the wetlands and what the problems were. I’d been trying to warn people about what would happen. And then it happened. Of course there’s frustration and all kinds of other emotional things. We’ve worked enough together that he knows I’m still optimistic. I don’t give up the fight. I think a lot of that is in that song.”

The foot-stomping next track, “Night Train,” comes from Benoit’s 2005 release, Fever for the Bayou. “It was one of those songs that kind of writes itself,” says Benoit. “I’d just driven home from Chicago or someplace. I drove straight through, about 20 hours. It’s like being on a night train going all night and trying to get home.”

Throughout the collection, Benoit is joined by other luminary bluesmen with whom he has collaborated during the past 13 years. Among them are guitarists Kenny Neal (“I Put a Spell on You”) and Jimmy Thackery (“Nice and Warm,” “Whiskey Store”), vocalist Billy Joe Shaver and fiddler Wayne Thibodeaux (“Comin’ on Strong”), vocalist/percussionist Cyril Neville (“The Blues Is Here To Stay”) and harpist Jimmy Hall (the live “New Orleans Ladies,” featuring Louisiana’s LeRoux).

The album closes with “Bayou Boogie,” a wild jam taken from Whiskey Store Live, Benoit’s 2004 recording with Thackery (and the follow-up to the 2002 Benoit-Thackery studio project, Whiskey Store). Also on hand for this balls-out free-for-all are saxophonist Jimmy Carpenter, Ken Faltinson on Hammond B-3, bassist Carl Dufrene, and dual drummers Darryl White and Mark Stutso.

“Me and Jimmy have been friends since I got out on the road. We had a chance to play and tour together and we had a ball doing it. On the road we’d pair our bands together so we’d have two drummers, my bass player playing bass and his bass player playing B-3. Both bands had a chance to hang out together and become friends. That was a lot of fun.”

The fact is, “it’s always a lot of fun when Tab comes to play,” says Swenson. “Legacy: The Best of Tab Benoit allows his fans to share in that fun back at home.”

Green Onions - Roy Buchanan

And now we have a Booker T and the MG's song done by the greatest unknown guitar player in the world...Roy Buchanan. And I will dig out some of my concert photos of Roy eventually and post them..I promise! Hard to believe he's been gone over 20 years.
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Born Under A Bad Sign - Booker T. Jones

Everyone knows who wrote Born Under A Bad Sign... it was Albert King... no...the Cream...no Jimi Hendrix. Almost right the first time. It was written by Booker T Jones (Booker T and the MG's) who were providing accompaniment to Albert King, who sang and played lead guitar, The MG's were the Stax in-house recording session band, Booker T. and the MGs, plus The Memphis Horns. Here's Booker T doing his own song.

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Hey Joe - ZZ Top

I came across this and thought that it was a good follow up to is it a cover or a tribute... or just a cool band playing a cool song!

Enjoy!!
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So Many Roads - Mike Garner

Mike Garner is a musician living and working in Aotearoa - New Zealand. He grew up listening to and playing blues in England and moved to New Zealand in 1988.

Mike has played in New Zealand, England, Australia, Italy and Germany. His latest CD was released in June 2011. He toured New Caledonia in August 2007, The Cook Islands in 2008 and at the Himalayan Blues Festival, Kathmandu in 2009.

He also opened for the Motown stars Four Tops, The Miracles, The Temptations, Martha and the Vandellas, and Jimmy Barnes in front of a 50,000 crowd at Mission Estate in Feb 2010!

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Matthew Curry Update - International Songwriting Competition 2012

Our friend Matthew Curry is still going strong having been named as a finalist International Songwriting competion in the Blues Category with Blinded By the Darkness and then in the Teen Category, If I Don't Got You.If you haven't had the chance to check out Matthew, now would be a great time.

Bman

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Sweet Relief Musicians Fund Benefit at The Coach House w/ Delta Bluesman KK Martin

K.K. Martin: Delta Blues Troubadour

"A one-man blues powerhouse whose music is routed through John Lee Hooker and Lightning Hopkins...Martin's slide work of Johnny Winter's "Dallas" and a spiritually faithful take on Peter Green/Fleetwood Mac's "Rattlesnake Shake" are two of several spots where the bad-assed bluesman-as-gunslinger attitude and ballsy playing that make this disc so worth the car time are going full throttle." VINTAGE GUITAR

"A genuine bluesman who believes in keeping it real... Martin can sing it up high or sing it down low; he's full of spirit on each of the ten tracks here, and it makes a fine sequel to his winning program on Naked Blues." SOUTHLAND BLUES

"Very adept acoustic guitarist has put together a solid CD of traditional blues tunes...finger-picking technique is a good compliment to his vocal work. This CD is worth the listen...I think you'll find it rewarding." BMAN'S BLUES REPORT

"K.K. Martin's blues are real and reality is what we all need a little bit more of these days."
BLUES SOURCE

Sweet Relief Musicians Fund Benefit At OC's Iconic Coach House Features Newly-Signed Rip Cat Records Artist K.K. Martin - Friday Night March 9

(San Juan Capistrano) - IF YOU THINK PAYING GIGS is the biggest worry working musicians have these days, think again! With the cost of healthcare skyrocketing for everyone, it's a blessing that organizations such as the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund - whose mantra is "to provide assistance to all types of career musicians who are struggling to make ends meet while facing illness, disability, or age-related problems" - are there for assistance when they are most needed.
Delta blues picker K.K. Martin donates his time and efforts to a special event benefiting the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund at iconic Orange County concert hall The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, Friday, March 9. Discounted tickets $15. in advance (available through kkmartin@kkmartin.com); pay the full $20. and $5. of that goes to the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund. Info: (949) 496-8930 or www.thecoachhouse.com. Also on the bill: longtime Jackson Browne sideman/multi-instrumentalist, David Lindley

Martin's critically-lauded Naked Blues Vol. II will be re-mastered, re-packaged, and re-released this April by fast-rising SoCal indie label Rip Cat Records, who Martin signed with last December. K.K. joins such noted Rip Cat acts as The Blasters, White Boys James and the Blues Express, Mighty Mojo Prophets, and The 44s, among others. Showing his versatility and popularity outside music circles, Martin also recently landed an endorsement deal with Jewelry By Isis (www.guitarringsbyisis.com).

Watch a stirring live performance by K.K. Martin and his band the Roadside Revelers doing "A Good Day For the Blues" at The Coach House last year:

K.K. Martin was a founding member, lead guitarist, singer and songwriter for 80's-era band A La Carte. The group gained considerable renown as one of the most in-demand groups on the then-vibrant Sunset Strip music scene. Exposed in the womb to the music of Jimmie Rodgers. Robert Johnson and Hank Williams, he began touring with his parents at age 10. K.K. was transplanted to California in 1969 and cut his teeth on the local L.A. rock scene at age 16, landing a brief stint with the Albert Collins backup band. Martin has performed with a Who's-Who in the music business including Eric Burdon, Booker T, Rick Derringer, Johnny Winters, Blondie, and currently, Lester Chambers of famed R&B/Soul group The Chambers Brothers. K.K. was a recipient of "Outstanding Blues Artist" at the 9th Annual Los Angeles Music Awards in 1999. In the last decade, Louisiana native Martin has reconnected with his Blues roots. He toured with Lester Chambers of the 60's Chambers Brothers fame, recording a project with Lester called "Blues for Sale." Martin has continued to play extensively throughout L.A. and Orange County as a solo act as well as with the band Roadside Revelers. His latest CD, "Naked Blues Vol. II," will be re-released by Rip Cat.
www.kkmartin.com

Naked Blues Vol. II CD Review - BLUES SOURCE
Long Beach PRESS-TELEGRAM Feature
K.K. Martin BLUEPOWER Feature

Naked Blues Vol. II CD Review - VINTAGE GUITAR

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Sweet Home Chicago - The Will Johns Band

Singer-songwriter/guitarist Will Johns has been playing his riffs across the globe for more than 15 years with a blend of fiery vocals and guitar wizardry, his compositions and performances consist of blistering authentic rock and blues. He has performed with many incredible musicians, entrancing listeners around the world. Will Johns' crafted songs and performing style are as infectious as they are rousing.

Will's musical influences include Ry Cooder, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley and Eric Clapton. Joe Bonamassa has also become something of a favourite!

Will has many unique accolades including: being mentored by Eric Clapton, recording with Dad, Andy Johns , as well as with the legendary, Clash frontman, Joe Strummer, re-opening the legendary London venue The Crawdaddy Club (birthplace of The Rolling Stones), at the original site in Richmond, Surrey, and performing with Jack Bruce from the Supergroup CREAM, and also Bill Wyman and Ronnie Wood with Comedian Frank Skinner, at the Mandarin Oriental, for the Peter Cook Foundation!

Will Johns was born in London, 1973 to actress/model Paula Boyd, and L.A. Record Producer/Engineer Andy Johns (The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Van Halen, and Eric Clapton). At the age of 15, he started playing guitar and singing, during frequent stays with his Auntie Pattie, Will was encouraged and mentored by the legendary guitarist, Eric Clapton. Will studied performing arts in Oxford at Oxpens College, achieving a National Diploma while honing his guitar skills at the historic Carfax Crossroads. He eventually formed his first band, Cloud 9 which broke Will onto the stage and created a life long passion for performing with his guitar.

Whilst living in L.A., Will Johns bumped into his old friend, Jesse Wood (son of Ronnie) and together they formed the band GLYDA. The band had success releasing an album and three EP's, and wooing audiences in the US, Ireland, France, Germany, and UK. After GLYDA, Will began performing under the pseudonym of 'Willy Brown' and formed The Psychedelic Blues Band which toured along the south coast of England.

In 2008, with a desire to further his solo career, Will Johns moved back to Brighton from London and recorded and released his first album 'Count On Me'. The next album is in the pipeline and The Will Johns Band are rehearsing the material for recording early in 2012.
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Let's Have A Natural Ball - Shellao and LoBo Blues Band with Robson Fernandes

The guitarist and composer Shello Silveira just completed in 2010, twenty years as a professional musician showing this new group for the first time,
Shellão and WOLF Blues Band.

The WOLF Blues Band is the authentic Blues with a lot of Swing and high doses of the most pure feeling!

The Wolf Blues Band is:
Eloy D`Paula - Formed-double bass in double bass for the UEMG and with a bachelor's degree for the UFMG. He worked with the Symphony orchestra of Minas Gerais, Big Band of the UFMG, the pianist of Rio de Janeiro Tomás Improta, Carlos Bolão, Ted Falcon, the person from Pará Nêgo Nelson, Jorge Bonfá.

Bráulio Mangualde - Percussion – Studied in the school of the musician Paschoal Meireles, with the drummer André " Lemon ", attended for 3 years Musical Theory and learned piano in the Foundation of Artistic Education of Minas Gerais and with the Cuban musician Santiago Reithel. Latin Union and Jazz worked with musicians like Jorge Bonfá, Jorge Bolão, Tomás Improta, the band in Natura.

Shello Blackberry was a member for eleven years of the group AeroBlues, pioneer in Minas Gerais, he is a founder of groups of expressiveness in the style like Hot Spot Blues Band and Loretta Funkenstein, besides having worked and acting with important names of the Blues in the national scene. He has popular and learned formation for the Foundation of artistic Education of Minas Gerais and also with teachers like the guitarist Beto Lopes.
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