Joe Lunsford--drums, Ryan McHugh--bass,b/u vocals, John "Sunset" Thompson--lead guitar, and Daniel Bivins--rhythm guitar, vocals, Joe Bear--uke
Influences
Howlin Wolf, R.L. Burnside, homemade whiskey, blue ridge mountains, Norfolk Southern Railroad, Neil Young, the Roanoke River, the James River, Mississippi John Hurt, Dock Boggs, CCR, greasy skillets, Roanoke Mountain, grandma's 78's, root mass with the Jug Band, Gram parsons, hobart smith, the rolling stones, Roscoe Holcomb, Junior Kimbrough, Lightnin' Hopkins, Community Inn, the Crooked Road, the Homeplace, and Corbin cabin.
Blackjack and the Longhaulers rest in southwest Virginia, a mighty fine stop on the rail lines. They are brought up in the southern tradition of old time and bluegrass music blended with rock n' roll from their parents' era. The Blackjack boys work in dirty warehouses, job sites, or one of them, not at all. Spending the evenings on front porches or dark, dirty bars, leaves headaches and just enough of a will to live to start again. This gives them the working class ideal that comes through in their tunes. They hold dear their friends, of the hometown, especially the New Roanoke Jug Band, The Young Sinclairs, The Lobsters, and Sean Poff.
Blackjack and the Longhaulers's Friend Space (Top 6)
Hey! THE BLACK DIAMOND HEAVIES and SCOTT H BIRAM are back from the Dirty South with The JIM JONES REVUE at The Roundhouse on Saturday 20th October......
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NTSOBC Black Diamond Heavies/Scott H Biram October 2007 UK Tour.... Sun 14 Swindon/Riffs, Mon 15 Nottingham/Maze, Tues 16 York/Cert 18, Wed 17 Newcastle/Cluny, Thurs 18 Norwich/Norwich Arts Centre (with The Jim Jones Revue), Fri 19 Leicester/ Sumo, Sat 20 London/Roundhouse, Sun 21 Birmingham/Hare & Hounds
