Circle 504 Records proudly presents "SKAT" the debut CD by George Whitesell & His All Stars featuring Jill Watkins.
"George Whitesell & His All Stars featuring Jill Watkins"
George Whitesell & His All Stars featuring Jill Watkins is keeping alive the tradition of the classic Jump, Swing, R&B and Blues bands of the golden era from the late 40's through mid 60's when "show bands" with a female singer were the rage.
Photos courtesy of Fien Photography
Influences
Big Joe Turner, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Johnny Otis, Ray Charles, Ruth Brown, Laverne Baker, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vincent. Etc. Etc.
Sounds Like
The sounds of the golden era from the late 40's through the mid-sixties when "show bands" with a female singer was the rage!
Mark Hummel's Harmonica Blowout festuring Kim Wilson, Magic Dick and Al Chesis. Crystola Roadhouse-Woodland Park, Colorado. October 2008
Ronnie Baker Brooks. Pictures provided by Fien Photography. Crystola Roadhouse, Woodland Park, Colorado. September 2008.
Sean Costello 1978-2008 Rest In Peace.
Slide show from Merlinos' Belvedere, Canon City, February 10, 2008
Ladies Sing The Blues at the Castaways "Speakeasy Theatre". Manitou Springs. March 2008. Starring Lila Mori, Juanita Martin, Erica Brown and Jill Watkins. Santi Guarnera-bass, Dave Deason-drums, Tim Zahn-piano and special guest artist Brad Eastin-sax.
Johnny Winter with opening act Jake Loggins Band athte Crystol Bar & grill in Woodland Park. March 8, 2008.
Tab Benoit at the Thirsty Parrot, Colorado Springs. October 6, 2007. Photos by Amy Whitesell
Ladies Sing The Blues. October 6, 2007. Castaway's. Photos by Amy Whitesell
A Music Company Inc. was formed in 2006. Since then, we have brought to Colorado Springs and surrounding communities national recording artists:
Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials (Business of Art Center, Manitou Springs, July 2006);
Watermelon Slim & The Workers (Crystola Roadhouse, Woodland Park, August 2006);
Tommy Castro Band (Merlinos' Belvedere, Canon City, February 2007);
Steady Rollin' Bob Margolin (Jimbo's Take 2, Colorado Springs, March 2007);
Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue-Tommy Castro Band, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Magic Dick & Deanna Bogart (Bigg City Event Center, Colorado Springs, April 2007);
Joe Louis Walker & The Bosstalkers (Merlinos' Belvedere, Canon City, June 2007);
Candye Kane (Thirsty Parrot, Colorado Springs, August 2007);
Ruthie Foster (Thirsty Parrot, Colorado Springs, September, 2007);
Los Straitjackets with guest vocalist Big Sandy (Thirsty Parrot, October 2007);
Tab Benoit (Thirsty Parrot, October 2007); FireFall (Thirsty Parrot, November 2007). We had an incrediable year and are looking forward to 2008!
To date, 2008 A Music Company Inc. has done the following shows:
Wendy Woo (Thirsty Parrot, Colorado Springs, January 2008)
Second Annual Valentine Dinner Dane with "George Whitesell & His All Stars featuring Jill Watkins" (Castaways Inn, Manitou Springs, February 2008)
Sean Costello (Merlinos' Belvedere, Canon City, February 2008)
Caji & Salome (Jimbo's Take 2, Colorado Springs, February 2008)
Black Oak Arkansas (Thirsty Parrot, Colorado Springs, February 2008)
Coming soon:
FireFall (Thirsty Parrot, Colorado Springs, March 2008)
Johnny Winter (Crystola Bar & Grill, Woodland Park, March 2008)
Jason Ricci & New Blood (Merlinos' Belvedere, Canon City, March 2008)
Ladies Sing The Blues (Castaways Inn, Manitou Springs, March 2008)
Big Gun-an AC/DC Tribute Band (Thirsty Parrot, Colorado Springs, March 2008)
Boulder Acoustic Society with Jeff & VIda (Venue 515 at the Business of Art Center, Manitou Springs, March 2008)
Bob Margolin with Al Chesis (Jimbo's Take 2, Colorado Springs, April 2008)
Rick Derringer (Thirsty Parrot, Colorado Springs, April 2008)
Kahuna Beach Party-a Beach Boys Tribute Band (Thirsty Parrot, Colorado Springs, May 2008)
A Music Company Inc. has also produced shows for "George Whitesell & His All Stars featuring Jill Watkins" (June 2006, October 2006, February 2007). Also produced "Ladies Sing The Blues" featuring Jill Watkins, Juanita Martin, Jessica Rowand & Delores Scott (Castaway's, Manitou Springs, October 2007) and the second production of Ladies Sing The Blues starring Lila Mori, Juanita Martin, Erica Brown and Jill Watkins. Castaway's Inn, Manitou Springs (March 2008).
Most recently we are proud to announce the formation of our own record label "Circle 504 Records".
SDLH will be returning to Stargazers Theater for a special "Armed Forces Day" concert on Sat, May 16. If you haven’t been to this venue, you are definitely missing out on a wonderful experience. This venue was formerly known as the Colorado Music Hall and is located at 10 S. Parkside Dr. ( just off of Pikes Peak Ave.) in beautiful Colorado Springs. Show starts @ 8 pm and tickets are $5 advance / $8 at the door. For more information, call (719) 476-2200 or visit their website : www.stargazerstheater.com
We would love to see you there, STEELE DANIELS LOUIS HALL www.sdlhband.com
WE ARE VERY SAD... WE DON'T HAVE WORDS TO SAY ANYMORE... OUR SINGER AND DOBRO PLAYER ENRICO MICHELETTI IS DEAD. GOODBYE ENRICO KEEP THE BLUES ALIVE WHEREVER YOU ARE!!!!
It was nice having a real live backgammon partner instead of the computer.... lol..... and REALLY nice to have a chance to sit and talk with you a while!
thanks for the support, all we need is for someone to let us hit it big with a big show with big names, then i think we can make our dreams come true. thanks again. Jarret Portrait
