Kelly Miller- Singer, songwriter, percussionist and center of band.
Scotty Gray- Master harp player, guitarist, songwriter and spark of the band.
Jack Roy- Guitarist, banjo, harp, kick drum, songwriter and visionary of the band.
Influences
John Lee Hooker, Elmore James, Howlin' Wolf and especially Muddy Waters, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Neal Pattman, Peg Leg Sam, Cephas & Wiggins, Warner Williams & Jay Summerour, Son House, Robert Johnson, Snooks Eaglin, Rl Burnside, Junior Kimbrough, Otis Rush, Early Buddy Guy and Junior Wells, Sugar Blue and contempory artist such as Corey Harris, Alvin Youngblood Hart and Kelly Joe Phillips
Sounds Like
a cross between Delta Blues meeting the Piedmont area running into Chicago and then adding a little old-time mountain music.
The Biscuit Rollers is a collection of blues musicians that found each other in the early part of 2006. After trying many combinations of musicians and other instruments, finally settled down with the basic core of The Biscuit Rollers. The 3 of us have come together because we want not only to play and sing the blues, our favorite music style!!, but also preserve the blues and educate the world of what the blues is all about. The blues is one of the few American Traditions that we can call our own. It is a major part of the American history and culture and The Biscuit Rollers want to share this culture with all of our fans. Blues has many children, Delta, Piedmont, Chicago, West coast, and Texas.. all are what the Blues is about and what TBR is about!!!
We are true believers of the Blues as a classic art form and want to share with anyone that wants to listen. We can play soft and gentle or we can get down with the best of them. We all come from different backgrounds and lives, but we share the single bond of the blues.
Visit the History page of our website to find out more about each one of us individually. How we came across the blues for the first time and what TBR means to each of us. We did not invent the blues, but we have taken from the best in our history.... Robert Johnson, Son House, Muddy Waters, Mississippi Fred Mcdowell, RL Burnside, Snooks Eaglin...... and we have tried to capture the emotion of these greats and added TBR styling to bring you our vision of the blues.
Our first CD “South Bound Freight Train”, a mixture of Delta, Piedmont and Chicago with a little old time music, was released in early 2008 and has been played on countless blues radio programs including a live performance on NPR. The band has played in several festivals including the Heritage Blues Festival in Wheeling, WV and won the 2008 James River Blues Society/Sedalia Center Blues Competition. TBR were semi-finalist in the 2009 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN. The new CD is available at cdbaby.com, itunes.com or live shows.
We really hope you enjoy the music, images and feeling of The Biscuit Rollers and want to have more. So play around the site, come see us live, listen to some of our songs and help us spread the blues history and feeling to everyone. Thanks for visiting and living the blues!!!
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This Months Blues Jam, hosted by the Central Va Blues Society will be at the great, historical Batesville Store in Batesville (where else??) Nov.21st at 6pm These Jams are more like an open Mic type event with Jamming at the end depending on the number of musicians. This one will probably have quite a few, SO IF YOU WANT TO PLAY, YOU SHOULD RESERVE YOUR SPOT!! by emailing us at Centralvablues@gmail.com.. The store has an all you can eat picnic type weekend celebration and we will be able to play for the peoples!! Come on out and enjoy some fun!! and play them blues!!!
Hey guys. Come on down to the Noke. We miss you. Roadhouse will be doing a live CD at Mulligans on Nov. 6th & 7th. Wayne and Catawba Studios will be doing to mix. Come on out and lets make it a party.
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Our next CVBS blues Jam will be October 29th at Blue Mountain Brewery in Afton from 7pm - 10pm. This is a lot of fun, and some great musicians come out... This will start out as a open mic type event, but typically ends with a Jam at the end.. Bring your favorite Blues instruments and bring some friends.. this is a great time, with wonderfull folks at Blue Mountain serving up Micro brews and food...
July 25th Central Virginia Blues Meeting and Jam at Rapunzel's Coffee and Books in Lovingston, short meeting then open mic type event for blues players... Light electric and acoustic, will have drum kit on site!!! come on out, bring an instrument and bring a friend!!!
Blues Society of Central Virginia.... Blues meeting, June 19th 2009 Rapunzel's Coffee House 7-10pm.. Formal meeting, officers, guest performers, open mic (acoustic only), meet friend, meet other musicians, non-alcoholic, fun times... come enjoy the blues....
Yo whats up? Hope all is well, The SeeDz have NEW music up!! Hell yeah!! We are deep in the mix on our up coming album! To get MP3s of our songs come to our up coming shows.
Apr 17 2009 9:30P Wild Wing Cafe charlottesville, Virginia Apr 24 2009 9:00P 330 Valley Street scottsville, Virginia May 1 2009 5:45P Scottsville Friday’s After 5:45 Scottsville, Virginia May 2 2009 9:30P Club Rivals charlottesville, Virginia May 15 2009 9:30P Wild Wing Cafe charlottesville, Virginia May 22 2009 9:30P
Back by popular demand The SeeDz will be rocking out 330 this Friday(4-3-08)!!! We will be playing NEW MUSIC from our up coming album, You have to be there it's going to be a BLAST!
The SeeDz are coming to Outback on Thursday, 330 on Friday and Big Al's on Saturday. We will be playing music from are new album, The SeeDz will be playing with special guest The SteMz, BRING YOU BUDZ!!
hey guys... can't wait to hear the new stuff but we're sho' nuff gonna miss 'ol Kel! Maybe see him at the Hilltop Fest in Sept. Lookin' forward to a great time jammin'!
Thanks coming over and visiting JAZZ BLUES FLORIDA! We need all the good friends we can find to support your good music! Be sure to come back again after we have a chance to tidy this place up a bit….Please stop by and check us out at www. JazzBluesFlorida. com too! Our March edition has been posted.
You should come out and rock out with The SeeDz this weekend! WILD WINGS in C-ville on FRIDAY and LIVEWIRES on SATURDAY in Hopewell. It’ going to be awesome!! NEW MUSIC!!
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