Damon Fowler is an American blues and blues rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Allmusic noted that “his sound is blues based, but there are hints of country, swamp rock, R&B, and swing in his playing and song writing.” Greg Poulos has been a fixture on the Southwest Florida scene for decades. He is currently the man in charge of hot licks with Kettle of Fish, and before that he played in several bands including stints with Freddie King, The Venturas and Rock Bottom.
2020 line up
Crystal Shawanda Band
Crystal is currently getting ready for the official worldwide release of “Voo Doo Woman”, and will be back on the road this summer/fall, and is already looking ahead and currently in the studio working on another blues album, a children’s album, and an Aboriginal album. Crystal Shawanda is a soulful little powerhouse, and will make you feel every word. With a voice that’s not like anyone you’ve ever heard, it’s pure and precise, yet gritty and gutsy at the same time. Her high energy show will make you dance, sing, laugh, and cry, so do yourself a favor, and see if she’s singing anywhere near you!
Tullie Brae Band
The soulful blues singer and multi-instrumentalist credits her musical gift to Gospel music like so many great soul singers before her. Tullie’s musical journey began singing in church where her Daddy was a preacher near the cotton fields and wetlands of the Blues. The type of church where you could hear soul-shaking music before you even walked in the door! Early on, she assumed the role of choir director which led to touring professionally with Gospel groups. While touring and performing, Tullie was introduced to the many sounds and forms of different genres of music. Her Gospel roots naturally segued into the Blues where you can still hear and feel the hints of Soul along with her grit of Rock. Tullie is most comfortable on stage performing in her own unique style, sharing her heart & soul to each audience through her love of music.
The Jimmy’s
The Jimmy’s are an awesome Blues/R&B band from Madison, Wisconsin. They have been entertaining crowds for 12+ years. From local clubs to major festivals, they have traveled the globe! The Jimmy’s previous albums have been nominated and/or received, multiple awards including Blues Performer, Contemporary Blues Album and Artist of the Year. The Jimmy’s have included guest stars on their former releases including Bun E Carlos, Billy Flynn, Jim Liban and the Legendary Clyde Stubblefield. Now with a new album featuring long-time fan Marcia Ball and produced by Grammy award winning producer Tony Braunagel, The Jimmy’s proudly present “Gotta Have It” with 13 gripping tracks that will get the party started, keep everyone dancin’, and leave them wanting more!
Marquise Knox
Born St. Louis, Mo, 28-year-old Marquise hails from a musical family deeply rooted in the Blues. He spent his early teenage years in St. Louis mentoring under the late great Blues legend, N.E.A. (National Endowment of the Arts) Heritage Fellowship recipient and Grammy Award winner Henry James Townsend. Marquise’s talents have earned him performing rights with some of America’s most notable blues performers such as blues legends B.B. King, Pinetop Perkins and David “Honeyboy” Edwards. Marquise’s 3’d album, Black and Blue, was released independently on his own record label Knox Entertainment LLC continues to answer the question “Can A Young Man Play the Blues” with a resounding YES with the songs like “One More Reason to Have the Blues” & “Blues Man”.
Terrie Odabi
Few vocalists own the stage like Terrie Odabi. When the statuesque Oakland native begins to sing, a hush falls over the audience. They’re about to take a ride through the highs and lows of soul music, led by a beautiful singer who packs her shows with heart-pumping energy and poignant memories. Terrie performs original stirring blues straight from the soul. Her compelling arrangements create a contemporary sound that support Terrie’s witty lyrics and compelling voice. She takes pride in her urban roots, appealing to a wide, new audience. 2014 & 2015 Winner of Bay Area Regional Finals International Blues Challenge & 2015 Winner of the Black Music Award for Best Female Blues Artist.
Selwyn Birchwood
With his fiery guitar and lap steel playing, his trailblazing, instantly memorable songs and gritty, unvarnished vocals, Selwyn Birchwood is among the most extraordinary young stars in the blues. His deep familiarity with blues tradition allows him to bust the genre wide open, adding new sounds, colors and textures, all delivered with a revival tent preacher’s fervor and a natural storyteller’s charisma. Since the 2014 release of his Alligator Records debut, Don’t Call No Ambulance, Birchwood’s meteoric rise from playing small Florida clubs to headlining international festival stages is nothing short of phenomenal, as he continues to set the contemporary blues world on fire. The album received the Blues Music Award and Living Blues Critics’ Award for Best Debut Album Of 2014, and he won the 2015 Blues Blast Rising Star Award.
Mud Morganfield
Eldest son of blues great Muddy Waters, Mud grew up surrounded by music, and particularly the blues, and he’s played music all of his life, starting with the drums his dad gave him as a child, then moving on to the bass guitar. Supporting himself as a truck driver, just like his father did when he was first starting out, Morganfield didn’t seriously consider being a professional blues musician until after Waters’ death in 1983, by which time Morganfield was already close to 30. Possessing a baritone voice very much like his father’s, and blessed with a similar sense of vocal phrasing and a sense of how to command a stage, Morganfield made up for lost time, cutting his teeth in the southside Chicago clubs where he was soon a popular draw on the blues club and festival circuit; he mixed both original songs and Muddy Waters classics into his live sets. Morganfield has described the resemblance of the tone and timber of his voice to that of his father’s voice as a double-edged sword. The similarity is evident in For Pops: A Tribute To Muddy Waters, an album on which Morganfield performs several Muddy Waters songs. Mud is proud to have won the Living Blues Album of the Year award.
Lucky Peterson Tribute
Legendary American Bluesman Lucky Peterson, master of the blues guitar and the Hammond B3, died May 17, 2020 in Dallas, TX. He was 55 and survived by his wife, Tamara Peterson and four children.
In 2019, he celebrated his 50th anniversary of performing professionally. Born in Buffalo, NY in 1964, the son of James Peterson, a renowned blues guitarist and owner of “The Governor’s Inn,” a popular roadhouse club in the city and regular stop for some of the most famous bluesmen of the day. With all of the incredible talent and music going through the club, Little Lucky Peterson, as they called him at the time, learned very early in his life that his true calling was music, and in particular the Blues!
Lucky Peterson released 32 albums in his career, including The Son of a Blues Man, in honor of his father. He is dearly missed by Blues fans all over the world.
Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues
Inducted into the 2020 Blues Hall of Fame by the Blues Foundation, Billy Branch is one of today’s greatest harmonica players. Branch learned first-hand from icons Big Walter Horton, James Cotton, Junior Wells, Carey Bell, and Willie Dixon. They made it clear that Branch was the heir apparent to the Chicago blues harmonica throne. With his instantly recognizable sound and his band of hard-hitting blues virtuosos, aptly named The Sons of Blues, Branch has traveled the world, creating living, breathing and evolving Chicago blues for over four decades. Branch is among the last living bluesmen to have been mentored by the original blues giants. Branch absorbed the tradition and over the years developed his own style and sound. He is a three-time Grammy nominee, a three-time Blues Music Award winner, a retired Grammy governor, a two-time BMA Keeping the Blues Alive Award winner, and a two-time Living Blues Critics’ Award winner.
