ARTHUR ADAMS is currently on tour as a solo act AND as part of the "American Blues Legends 2008" revue! (A five-headliner, mega blues line-up playing all the greatest festivals throughout the world.)
AMERICAN BLUES LEGENDS 2008… CURRENTLY STARS THE FOLLOWING GREATS! :
ARTHUR ADAMS
EDDIE C. CAMPBELL
ELMORE JAMES, JR.
BYTHER SMITH and
BOBBY PARKER
AMERICAN BLUES LEGENDS MANAGEMENT EXCLUSIVELY REPRESENTS THE FOLLOWING ARTISTS FOR WORLDWIDE BOOKING, IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER:
ARTHUR ADAMS
(Brilliant blues guitarist / singer from Los Angeles, capable of spine-tingling falsetto and deep R&B flavor)
LV BANKS AND TRE
(Gutbucket, southside blues singer / guitarist from Chicago)
MISSISSIPPI BO
(Swampy, real deal blues singer guitarist from Greenwood, MS)
RAY BROOKS
(Sophistocated blues singer and axesmith who made the 70's hit "Walk Out Like A Lady")
EDDIE C. CAMPBELL
(Westside Chicago bluesman and running buddy of Magic Sam's)
DANGEROUS DARRYL
(Self-branded “American, Negro, Hippy Blues” imagine Earl Hooker meets Johnny Winter and you get the picture)
SONNY GREEN
(The grittiest, soul-blues singer in Los Angeles.)
CURTIS JACK GRIFFIN
(Probably the gutsiest blues singer in Los Angeles)
VERNON HARRINGTON
(“The Last Undiscovered Chicago Westside Bluesman!!!” Learned to play guitar at Magic Sam's back yard barbeques)
ELMORE JAMES, JR.
(Undisputed son of the Legend. Amazing singer and raw slide player. Look for his new CD out in January on JSP Records)
ROY LEE JOHNSON
(The Beatles covered his "Mister Moonlight". Singing, guitar-wielding dynamo)
GUY KING
(Young, exciting axe-man from Chicago. Willie Kent's long-time, right-hand man)
JOE KINCAID
(The best soul blues bandleader in South Central, LA)
JOYCE LAWSON
(A female Ray Charles. Sings blues, gospel and R&B, as well as plays piano like a Goddess)
BOBBY PARKER
(Totally original, funky, bluesman that can throw down bee bop lines and holler like his life depends on it)
BYTHER SMITH
(Captivating Chicago singer / guitarist. Plays like BB King with his hair on fire!)
ANDY WALO
(Jr. Well's longtime brilliant guitar hero, originally from Sweden. The true future of blues. This guy's star is rising fast!)
CHICK WILLIS
(The Stoop Down Man from Atlanta, GA. One of the nicest and most soulful entertainers in the business. A class act)
For booking info: Call Peter Chase (Vice President) or Cadillac Zack (President) at American Blues Legends Management 323-666-2177 or visit AmericanBluesLegends.com
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Arthur Adams was born in a small town in Medon, Tennessee; twelve miles from Jackson, Tennessee. Jackson is eighty-four miles north of Memphis, Tennessee. Arthur attended Tennessee State University for one year, then, joined Jimmy Beck's Band in the early sixties. He traveled throughout the south and moved to Los Angeles, California in the late sixties where he began his recording and writing career.
His first album "It's Private Tonight" is on Blue Thumb records. "Home Brew" and "Midnight Serenade" are both on Fantasy records. "Back on Track" is on Blind Pig records, and "Soul of the Blues" is on PMRC records.
Arthur has played some of the top blues and jazz festivals in the world. Central Jazz & Blues Festival in Los Angeles, Long Beach Blues Festival, Chicago Blues Festival, Pocono Blues Festival, Biscuit & Blues club in San Francisco, B.B. King's Blues clubs in both Hollywood and Memphis, Le Passage Blues Festival in France, Le Meridian Hotel - Lionel Hampton Jazz Club in Paris, Blues Autour Du Zinc in France, Handzame Blues in Brussels, Belgium, Blues Estefette in Utrecht, Holland, Cozy's Bar & Grill in Los Angeles, Harvelles in Los Angeles, Lucerne Blues Festival in Switzerland, Ritz Carlton Hotels in Los Angeles and Pasadena, Muddy's Club in Germany, Banana Peel in Belgium and Buddy Guy's in Chicago.
Arthur has played and recorded with B.B. King, wrote the song "Mean and Evil" and "Something Up My Sleeve" for B.B. King. He also wrote the song "Love and Peace" for Quincy Jones' grammy award-winning "Walking In Space" album, "Somebody Is Gonna Miss Me" for Sam Cooke on the "Twistin the 'Nite Away" album, "Truck Load of Loving" for Albert King, played guitar on the "Nick of Time" album for Bonnie Raitt, Jimmy Smith's album, "Root Down", Jerry Garcia's "Garcia", the Crusaders' "Street Life", Johnnie Guitar Watson, Dr. John and many more. Arthur appears in the movie "Town & Country", starring Warren Beatty and Goldie Hawn where played and sang the song "I Can't Stand the Rain".
Arthur's freight train guitar and soul-steeped vocals, combined with his prolific predilection for writing great material (often in conjunction with award-winning composer Will Jennings), are all brilliantly showcased on his Blind Pig debut Back On Track, his first album in two decades. The set features two sparkling duets ("Got You Next To Me" and "The Long Haul") pairing Adams with his principal stylistic influence, the great B.B. King, and his regal presence is quite an honor for his long time friend Arthur.
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arthur ,you are a great guitar player and entertainer, hope you and your family is good . good luck on tour, maybe i'll see you at the burnt tortilla in gardena sometime. take care, nick koga.
