Here's some more on the artists:
Bobby Parker Junior (vocals &
guitar) from Maryland via Washington DC. “He’s one of the few
remaining guitarists on this planet who can pierce your heart and soothe
your soul. He inspired me to play guitar” said Carlos Santana. Robert
Plant said he “..started singing after hearing Parker’s “Blues Get Off My
Shoulder ...” He’s written and performed with some of the best ... Sam
Cooke, The Everly Brothers, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Little Richard. This
man is living R & B history.
Deitra Farr (female soul/blues
singer). Considered one of Chicago’s top vocalists. Fiery, energetic and
soul stirring are just some of the words used to describe this wonderful
singer. “I won’t sing a song if I don’t feel it, so whatever I’m singing
about there is some truth in it somehow in my life.” Blueprint said of her
”If the blues is an international language that knows no frontiers, then
it can have no finer ambassador than blues singer supreme, Deitra Farr.”
Michael Roach
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[The originally billed
Louisiana Red
(vocals & guitar) - see above. He is …. “The Giant of Blues”. Born in the Deep South of the
USA, Louisiana Red has lived the blues ... strongly influenced by Muddy
Waters, Lightnin’ Hopkins & Arthur Crudup – he long ago found his own
voice, style and his own form of expression. In a career spanning half a
century, he’s played with just about every major bluesman you can name –
always with the same intensity and enthusiasm whether to 10,000 or 100
people].
Top UK based artists
Otis Grand &the BIG Blues Band [8
piece band with brass] were
the house band for the visiting US artists, and also performed
their own exciting material. Influenced by Albert Collins, T-Bone Walker,
Ike Turner and BB King and voted Best Blues Guitarist in Europe in 1998,
Otis plays great blues with his big band line up and stunning horn
section.
