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The Blues Band - 30th Anniversary Tour - 'FINAL DATE' Saturday 2nd October Time: 7.30pm Price: £24.00 The Blues Band are celebrating their 30th year together! Their fabulous musicianship is augmented by their close and personal understanding of the genre and their heartfelt pleasure in performing it. After 30 years of performing together, the integral voices and instruments interlock seamlessly with feeling and understanding. You won't leave a Blues Band concert with 'the blues'. Arguably the most successful Blues Band in Britain today, these blues lovers and great showmen continue to delight audiences with their extensive mix of Rhythm & Blues and Roots music. Powerful and emotional lead vocals from Paul Jones and Dave Kelly are the 'icing' on an evening of authentic blues music. Their extensive canon of recorded material includes a large catalogue of original songs as well as their own interpretations of songs from the genre's finest writers like Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Sleepy John Estes etc. Acknowledged throughout Europe and beyond as being amongst the very finest purveyors of R&B, they have inspired numerous other blues bands - many of which have come and gone - but The Blues Band have remained a constant, increasingly popular fixture. Don't miss this opportunity to join them on the final date of their 30th Anniversary Tour! The Blues Band - A brief history Paul Jones ~ Dave Kelly ~ Rob Townsend ~ Gary Fletcher ~ Tom McGuinness The Blues Band was formed in 1979, by ex Manfred Mann group members, Paul Jones and Tom McGuinness, originally to play a few pub gigs on Paul Jones’ nights off from his then full time career as an actor in London’s West End. The Blues had always been their first love, indeed Manfred Mann for a short time backed Sonny Boy Williamson. Tom’s first band – The Roosters - also included a young Eric Clapton. They (Paul & Tom) called on Tom’s old McGuinness Flint friend Hughie flint to play drums - and then renowned singer / slide guitarist Dave Kelly, who brought in Gary Fletcher to play bass guitar. Since then - Hughie retired and Family and Medecine Head stalwart Rob Townsend joined on drums. Seventeen or is it eighteen albums/cds later they are still going strong. 2010 will see them make their seventh appearance at The Glastonbury Festival and they are favourites on the European Festival scene, always known for giving stunning, soulful and expert performances. More info: www.thebluesband.com www.gtamusic.co.uk |
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| For more information & booking contact: The Festival Drayton Centre Frogmore Road Market Drayton Shropshire TF9 3AX Tel: 01630 654444 Email: info@festivaldraytoncentre.com |
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