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Big Joe Louis ♪ ♥

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General Info

  • Genre: Blues / Lyrical / Melodramatic Popular Song

    Location Downtown, Please select your region., Ja

    Profile Views: 85116

    Last Login: 2/15/2012

    Member Since 8/17/2007

    Website www.bigjoelouis.com

    Record Label Ace Records/Timmion Records/Spinout Records

    Type of Label Major

  • Bio

    .. ◊ A record spinner and a travelling man. .... ◊ Blessed with good luck and ♥ love ♥..... ◊ A lover of gospel, soul, blues and reggae music. .... ◊ Born and raised in Kingston Jamaica - in London UK since the 1980s. .... ◊ Twice winner of "Best UK Male Blues Singer" award. .... ◊ Accompanied/recorded with Big Jack Johnson, Lazy Lester, Rev Charlie Jackson, Van Morrison, David "Honeyboy" Edwards, Big Lucky Carter, Roosevelt "Booba" Barnes, John Primer, Homesick James, Big Bad Smitty and many, many more. .... ◊ One of the most widely-travelled blues artists today, Big Joe Louis has performed across the globe - from the Russian Arctic Circle to the Southern tip of Africa and from New Zealand to Western Canada, via Cairo, Chicago and the Caribbean. ....He's performed in these countries: ......Australia .. Austria .. Belgium .... .. Bulgaria .. Canada .. Denmark .. Egypt .. .. .. Finland .. France .. Germany .... .. Ireland .. Isle Of Man .. Italy ...... Jamaica .. Luxemburg .. Malta ...... Mustique, Bequia, St Vincent & The Grenadines .. .. ..Netherlands .. New Zealand .. Norway .. ....Poland .. Russia .. Scotland ...... South Africa .. Spain .. Sweden .... .. Switzerland .. USA .. Wales ...... ...... http://wildfire.gigya.com/wildfire/PostAndNavigate.aspx?iSnid=1&networkName=myspace§ion=About&combo2=&text1=Check%20out%20shows%20from%20Big%20Joe%20Louis&text2=&SocNetUsername=&SocNetPassword=&authCode=&HtmlContent=%3cimg%20style%3d%22visibility%3ahidden%3bwidth%3a0px%3bheight%3a0px%3b%22%20border%3d0%20width%3d0%20height%3d0%20src%3d%22http%3a%2f%2fc.gigcount.com%2fwildfire%2fIMP%2fCXNID%3d2000002.0NXC%2fbT%2axJmx%2aPTEyOTE4OTc5MjE3MTgmcHQ9MTI5MTg5NzkyNTYyNSZwPTI3MDgxJmQ9cHJvX3NjaGVkdWxlX2ZpcnN%2aX2dlbiZuPW15%2fc3BhY2UmZz%2axJm89NzI2MzkwMzcxMjE5NDFiYWEzYzEyOWMxNDQ5MmYyYjgmb2Y9MA%3d%3d.gif%22%20%2f%3e%3cembed%20type%3d%22application%2fx-shockwave-flash%22%20src%3d%22http%3a%2f%2fcache.reverbnation.com%2fwidgets%2fswf%2f42%2fpro_widget.swf%22%20height%3d%22326%22%20width%3d%22434%22%20align%3d%22top%22%20bgcolor%3d%22%23ffffff%22%20loop%3d%22false%22%20wmode%3d%22transparent%22%20quality%3d%22best%22%20allowScriptAccess%3d%22always%22%20allowNetworking%3d%22all%22%20allowFullScreen%3d%22true%22%20seamlesstabbing%3d%22false%22%20flashvars%3d%22id%3dartist_806768%26posted_by%3d%26skin_id%3dPWSS3008%26font_color%3d333333%26show_map%3dtrue%22%20%2f%3e%3cbr%20%2f%3e%3cimg%20style%3d%22visibility%3ahidden%3bwidth%3a0px%3bheight%3a0px%3b%22%20border%3d0%20width%3d0%20height%3d0%20src%3d%22http%3a%2f%2fwww.reverbnation.com%2fwidgets%2ftrk%2f42%2fartist_806768%2f%2ft.gif%22%20%2f%3e&isLayout=false&additionalParams=destinationType%3dMSAPI&partner=27081&source=&partnerData=pro_schedule_first_gen&postAsBulletin=false&BulletinSubject=&BulletinHTML=&captchaText=&referrer=http%3a%2f%2fwww.reverbnation.com%2fwidget_code%2fpro_widget_popup%2fartist_806768%3fwidget_id%3d42&postURL=&previewUrl=&previewUrl2=&previewUrl3=&previewCaptureTimeout=-1&openInWindow=true&campaignId=0&adGroupId=0&creativeId=0&publisherId=0&cl=false&gen=1&srcNet=&loadTime=1291897921718&pt=1291897925625&trackCookie=Ag8AAAAAAA%3d%3d%26Ag8AAAAAAA%3d%3d ..........
  • Members

    ..The Blues Kings:.. West Weston (harmonica), King David (guitar), Matt Radford (bass), Peter Greatorex (drums).. ......International guest musicians: ...... ..Sweden:.. Paul Alfredsson (harmonica), Ari Hautala (guitar), Magnus Lanshammar (bass), Jim Ingvarsson (drums)....Denmark:.. Peter Nande (harmonica). Ronni Boysen (guitar), Magnus Lanshammar (bass), Tim Lothar (drums) ....Finland:.. Jaska Prepula (bass), Juppo Paavola (drums) ....USA:.. Carl Sonny Leyland (piano), Billy Flynn (harmonica/mandolin), Jimmy Sutton (bass), Peter Greatorex (drums)....Canada:.. Steve Kozak's WestCoast Blues Revue....Australia:.. Hank Deberitz (bass), Yugon Chobanoff (drums)
  • Influences

    ....(and singers who really ..move.. me) - .... .. Gospel.. The Spirit Of Memphis Quartet, Tommy Ellison & The Five Singing Stars, The Violinaires, The Detroit Hamonettes, The Spiritual Harmonizers of Miami, Jeff Newberry, Willie Neal Johnson & The Gospel Keynotes, Shirley Caesar, The Bells Of Joy, Paul Foster, The Taylor Brothers, Rev Leo W Daniels, The Harrell Singers, Brother Johnnie Harrell, Aretha Franklin, The Cumberland River Singers, Marie Bolton, The Famous Blue Jay Singers of Birmingham AL, Rev A W Nix, Maggie Ingram, Rev Charlie Jackson, The Echoes Of Zion, Lula Collins, The Paramount Singers, The Mid-South Singers, The Swan Silvertones, Rev M Larry Franklin, Boyd Rivers, The Harptones of Cincinnati, Sister Ernestine Washington, The Five Blind Boys of MS, Rev G W Killens, The Staple Singers.......Blues .. Walter Davis, Floyd Jones, Baby Face Leroy Foster, Charlie Patton, Country Jim, Willie B Huff, Willie King, Little Willie Foster, Ruby & George McCoy, Maxwell St Jimmy Davis, Lucille Bogan, Big Jack Johnson, Skip James, Otis Spann, King David, Big Walter Horton, Jimmy Wilson, Geechie Wiley, Willie Nix, Big Boy Spires, Bobbie Cadillac, Robert Belfour, Larry Davis, Tommy McClennan, Baby Boy Warren, Henry Townsend, The Howlin' Wolf, Roosevelt Sykes, Charlie Booker, L C Green, Bessie Tucker, Big Joe Williams, James Reed, Roosevelt "Booba" Barnes..... ..Soul.. Jimmy Lewis, Jill Scott, Donny Hathaway, Tyrone Davis, Anthony Hamilton, Shirley Brown, Otis Clay, Ann Peebles, James Brown, Laura Lee, The Patterson Twins, Ronnie Lovejoy, Clarence Carter, Syl Johnson, Z Z Hill, Tonya, The Diplomats, Joe Tex, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Johnnie Taylor, Clay Hammond, Sugar Billy Garner, George Jackson, Margie Alexander, Little Scotty, The Masqueraders, Latimore, Kip Anderson, Denise LaSalle....... ........ .... Facebook users - click here to join BJL's new page!...... .............. ...................... ....BRAND NEW.. - download BJL's Pirate Pod interview here!........ Interview with Big Joe Louis (from Blues Finland)........Read an interview with Big Joe Louis (from Blues In London)........Visit Big Joe Louis's website..
  • Sounds Like

    Deep and true songs, sung straight from the heart.

Comments

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  • Peter Caden

    Just wanted to say hi

    1 year ago
  • Tia and the Patient Wol…

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    Hi BJL!

    1 year ago
  • Ana Bon-Bon

    Can't wait for a very special brand of eye-candy with jumpin'
    Joe Louis at the Blues Kitchen TONIGHT!HYAH!

    1 year ago
  • Dickie Harrell

    COOL MAN.

    DICKIE HARRELL

    1 year ago
  • 78 rpm

    Hello Big Joe Louis!

    Thanks for the add!

    Check out songs from our debut CD, " 78 rpm" and videos on our MySpace page and at www.reverbnation.com/78rpm.

    Have a great week!
    Cheers,
    Allen, Vince & Tim - 78 rpm
    Small band, large sound...always BIG FUN!!!

    1 year ago
  • Roger Melvin

    glad to have you as my friend glad you joun me on myspace love your music sound grate so keep in tuch and keep up the wounderful work god bless have a verry verry wounderful 4 of july

    1 year ago
  • Jim Heins

    One top true brilliant rockin' blues artist!

    1 year ago
  • Mrs Annika Bluez

    Hi!
    Wishing you a wonderful day !!
    I hope you are happy and well.
    All good things for you.
    Annika.

    1 year ago
  • Corrina Greyson

    Was nice to see you a few weeks back.
    Must do that meet soon.
    Lots of love.
    x

    1 year ago
  • Anna Alexander

    Hope you are having a great day!

    1 year ago
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