These long
standing co-vocalists with The Blues Band get a big buzz out of taking
things
down a level,
simplifying the music a little, and plying their trade as a duo, thus
imbuing their very own personal and individual approaches to a dynamic,
rootsy and exhilarating set of Country Blues. Venues large and small have
been hushed and then enraptured by the sense of ‘old times’ in the
Mississippi Delta.
PAUL JONES vocals
and harmonica
Paul’s career is well
charted …. heartthrob singer with Manfred Mann
in the '60s, solo hits, songwriting, film and
theatre success .… a thrillingly varied and
successful career. Apart from his live work with The Blues Band and The
Manfreds, he is also currently well known and respected for his work as a
DJ, presenting BBC Radio 2’s Rhythm and Blues show and his Jazz FM
programmes.
Paul’s feeling for his
music and masterfully soulful harmonica playing has kept him at the top of
his field in session work …. with countless
performances recorded for TV/cinema
soundtracks and radio publicity campaigns. He’s
been voted top male vocalist by The British Blues Connection and in 1994
was presented with a special award for ‘services to the blues’. In 2001
Paul was the guest of honour on This Is Your
Life – an opportunity to recall and celebrate his many successful years in
the entertainment industry. (For
more on Paul see
The Blues Band).
 DAVE
KELLY
vocals and guitar
Dave followed his very
talented sister, Jo Ann Kelly, into the world of professional music in
1966 …. they’d previously been regular winners
of every talent contest they could get their names down for - on their
annual Warners Summer Holiday Camps, playing Everly Brothers hits and
early Rock ‘n’ Roll. London’s frenetically hip, yet cool, culture at that
time made it seem natural that Dave’s path would cross with the those of
Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker, Son
House, Buddy Guy …. to
name a few. Sometimes the meetings were casual but ultimately Dave has
played with all of them and toured with Wolf and Hooker.
Over the years he’s
achieved many accolades for his guitar work and vocals. He
was voted Acoustic Artist
of the Year in 1992, '94,
'96, '97 and '98
by the British Blues Connection. Dave’s performances can get you rocking,
or dreaming, and can
even hit the tear ducts! He performs it – you feel it.
His work has taken him
all over the world – and with travelling being
one of his other major interests ….
he’s a happy man. So he really does have to dig deep
inside on some of those old blues standards, but he achieves it every
time. Soulful implies a different genre but in Dave’s
case that’s where the music comes from, playing his guitar and singing the
blues the way he feels it. (For
more on Dave see
The Blues Band
and The
Dave Kelly Band).
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