R.P. Michaels on Vocals, Bass, Keys
Marty Macmillan on Guitar
Robert Pasenko on Percussion
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Influences
Butterfield Blues Band, Muddy Waters,
Howlin' Wolf, Jimi Hendrix,
Jeff Beck, B.B. King,
Albert King, Freddie King ,
John Hiatt , Herbie Hancock,
Les McCann, Tower of Power,
Willie Dixon, Miles Davis,
Ray Charles, Dr. John
and Pacific Gas & Electric .
Remember it's all the musicians playing
that make the music GREAT !
Special thanks here to all the musicians
who helped me this way !
Muddy Waters
J.B. Hutto
Willie Dixon
Mitch Ryder
Sam Lay - Joe Kelley Blues Band
The guys in Pacific Gas & Electric
Charlie Allen and Kenny Utterback
Frank Pettrica and Frank Cook.
Thank you all !----Ron
Sounds Like
BLUE PLATE SPECIAL
@ 2009 Chicago Bluesfest
"Maxwell Street Stage"
performing song from their
upcoming release
"Just The Way It Is" - BMI
w/ Tom Holland of James Cotton Band
and Bob Leone on piano.
Blue Plate Special
"Live" Headlining @ Beloit Folk and Blues Festival
September, 2009
Performing "Stir It Up"
Beloit Folk And Blues Festival 2009
Performing "Am I Wrong"
This is a romping stomping blues rock
output with strong gutbucket vocals a
powerhouserhythm section
and lead guitar that invokes comparison
to the three kings (Freddy, Albert & B.B)
plus at times having flavours of Hendrix
...a strong mix for sure..!!
Mike Butler
producer & host, "Blues for Hippies"
The Studio Fm (NZ).
" In a perfect Music World, Blue Plate Special would be hailed as Exceptional and they'd be on the road 300-plus nights a year and Festival-Headliners. We can always hope that the Music Scene straightens itself out and starts embracing Talent and Soulfulness again." Well, every time I've listened to "Can You Dig It!!" I get more and more convinced that Blue Plate Special needs to be ranked in the TOP 5 BLUES AND ROCK BANDS IN NORTH AMERICA!! Very, very few bands still have that so-important connection to what it's supposed to be about. When I hear this album, it rekindles my fires and the belief that Music Has The Power To Change The World for The Better. 5 Big Bottles for a perfect example of what Blue Rock (or Hard-Rockin' Blues…) should sound like. May this CD get to the ears of millions, and if anyone you know complains about the music of 2007-2008, just play "Can You Dig It!!" for them."
…Andy Grigg /Editor-Publisher/ Real Blues Magazine
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"BEST U.S. BLUES/ROCK C.D. OF The Year"
"Can You Dig It !--/ Blue Plate Special "
Midnight Special Blues Radio, Real Blues Magazine : 2007
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Can You Dig It ! nominated for Blues Album of the Year 2009 !
@ Just Plain Folks .com
Can You Dig It ! 14 on listing of the Top 100 Blues CD's Available.
@ Real Blues magazine
Blue Plate Special was featured in the Premier Edition of "BLUES ROCKS THE WORLD" magazine
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"2007 T0P 100 SONGS"
No. 1= Somebody Play The Blues For Me
No. 7= Reachin'
Midnight Special Blues Radio
"2006 ARTIST OF THE YEAR"
"TOP 3 SONGS OF THE YEAR"
"The Phone Call", "Yer Bad Behind" and "Workin' On Love"
"Midnight Special Blues Radio"/ Paul Bondarovski, Paris, Fr.
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Blue Plate Special entertaining Blues and Rock audiences with unique, powerful, "ORIGINAL" Blues songs since 1969.
The 2008-09 Blue Plate Special Lineup of R.P. Michaels, Marty Macmillan, and Robert Pasenko, have stayed focused and true to the Blues. Blue Plate Special still keeps coming back strong, proving once again (with their Latest release"Can You Dig It" on Prime Entertainment) that their brand of ENERGETIC- ELECTRIC BLUES is once again at the forefront of Chicago Blues!!
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE-
Blue Plate Special was there at the Cellar in Arlington Heights,IL. in '69-'72 opening for Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon's Chicago Blues Allstars, Zephyr w/ Tommy Bolin on guitar and The Bob Seger System.
They were among the artists that played at the Otis Spann Memorial Benefit where Willie Dixon and Buddy Guy introduced the blues community to KoKo Taylor doing Wang Dang Doodle.
They were one of the first bands to lead the famous Blue Monday Jam session at Chicago's Kingston Mines( with Studebaker John on Harp at the time). Blue Plate was the house band for 2 years at John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd's Blues Brothers Bar on Wells Street.
Here is a little WIDGET to take and Pass Along to all your friends who might enjoy a little BLUE PLATE SPECIAL today !!
CONCERTS, FESTIVALS and CORPORATE/ PRIVATE SHOWS-
They have entertained at the Associated Mail and Parcel Carriers worldwide Convention 2009, Midwest Be-All Convention 2009, Chicago Bears Fan Convention, Wyeth Pharmacueticals Convention and Sears Corporate shows as well as many private affairs and memorials such as the hugely attended "Jody Noa Memorial" at 115 Bourbon Street (to remember Jody "Chicago's Blues Harmonica master" and benefit his family).
They have energized the festival crowds at 2009 Beloit Folk and Blues Festival,
2009 Chicago Bluesfest -Maxwell Street Stage (see video at Left), 2009 Marengo Blues and BBQ Festival, Joliet, Il. BBQ and Blues Fest, Greater Michigan Big Brewfest 2009, AuroraFest, Blues On the Fox, Winfield Days, Harvest Fest- Plainfield, West Chicago Oktoberfest 2009, Cornfest- DeKalb, Classic Car Daze- Morris, IL., 2008 and 2009 Iowa Midnight Madness Marathon Races, Joliet Junior College's Renaissance Ballroom, Chicago's Rebel Knights MC "Childrens Hospital Benefits" and many others!
Over the years, Blue Plate Special has shared the stage as well as provided an energetic, crowd pleasing opening for Janiva Magness, Charlie Musselwhite, Paul Butterfield, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Siegal-Schwall Blues Band, Heartsfield, Leon Russell, Edgar Winter, Lonnie Brooks, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Rare Earth, Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials, Mitch Ryder, The Kinsey Report, Larry McCray and Wayne Baker Brooks.
Blue Plate Special has a great affinity for knowing how to read a crowd and provide the perfect lead in for the major act !!
Blue Plate Special can be booked online for your festival, club or event thru:
Gigmasters.com
BLUE PLATE SPECIAL "In Concert"
at Reggies Music Joynt, S. State St. Chicago, IL.
Jan./ 2009
"WORKIN' ON LOVE" - BMI-
RECORDINGS-
Worldwide Radio and Blue Plate Special found each other through the 3 full length CD's released since 1998 ( No Place to Fade /1998, The Blues Ain't Pretty /2000 and Can You Dig It /2006 ). All these CD's are available on Prime Entertainment thru CDBaby and DWM music. (selected songs are available here for download, all CD's thru our website at www.bpsblues.com and over 40 different download sites including- I Tunes and AudioLunchbox and Rhapsody)
We thank DON GRIFFIN our Engineer-Producer at VITAL MUSIC RECORDING for Truly Capturing our LIVE sound. Don was a founding member of Chicago's "HOUNDS". He was also a guitarist with Junior Wells and Tyrone Davis before releasing 3 scorching solo albums of his own. He is now one of the most sought after Engineer-Producers in Chicagoland.
The Name "Blue Plate Special" is a registered TRADEMARK since 1990 !
All Blue Plate Special songs are copyright Ron M. Parizek, Meat and Potatoes Music, BMI
Blue Plate Special would like
to thank the following Radio
Stations, On-Air Hosts and
Shows for playing our music
and spreading the word to the
hearts and ears of music fans
everywhere !!
Syndicated AM and FM Broadcasts:
"Rewind Show"..the Hits you grew up with..
w/Jimmy Jay --1hr. Show heard around the world!
Worldwide Internet(Live 365 and others):
Midnight Special Blues Radio w/Paul Bondarovski, Paris,FR.
ElectricBlues Radio 56 & 16 w/Herm- Fla. USA
Blue Icewater Radio w/DJ Smilstir NH,USA
Sadly no longer on the air, Thank you Smilstir ! and
come back to us some day!
Bluebird Radio w/Tom Edwards London,UK
Hambone's Rum Shack,w/Jimmy-Shetland,UK
Midnight Blues- Utah,USA
Tex-Mex Oldies Radio-Tx,USA w/Carlos
Triad Radio- Chicago, IL. w/Saul
Rootstime Radio- Belgium
Back Alley Blues Show-RadioAmerica w/Richard Mulcahey
Taproot Radio- Chapel Hill,NC w/Calvin Powers
N.A.R. Radio-Pleasant Grove,Utah
Hound Dog Radio-Stone Mountain, Ga.
Helsinki's Blues Cafe-Finland w/ Geoff Barton
Rewind Show- Live 365 w/Jimmy Jay
Blues Groove- Live 365 w/ Tess Coleman
Standard Radio USA
WBEZ 91.5fm Chicago,IL.w/Sara and Niles
WLUP 97.9fm Chicago,IL. w/Erin Carmen
WUIC Radio Chicago,IL. w/John Rose
WDCB 90.9fm Glen Ellyn,IL. w/Greg and Hambone
WGVE 88.7fm Calumet City,IL. w/Clarence Stevens and KoKo Taylor
WNUR 89.3fm Evanston,IL
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WRTB 95.3fm Rockford,IL. w/Rich Gordon's Sunday Morning Blues
WXRT 93.1fm Chicago,IL. w/Tom Marker
WGLT 89.1fm Normal,IL. w/GLT Blues with Jon Norton
WGLT 103.5fm Peoria,IL. w/ Jon
WWSP 90fm Stevens Point,Wi. w/Blues Cafe w/Pappa Joe
WXPR 91.7fm Rhinelander,Wi.
WXPW 91.9fm WauSau,Wi.
WOJB 88.9fm Hayward, Wi.
WHFR 89.3fm Dearborn, Mi.w/Go with the Flow & Hwy 61
WLNZ 89.7fm Lansing, Mi. w/Blues Beat
WYCE 88.1fm Grand Rapids,Mi.
KJLU 88.9fm Jefferson City, Mo.
WVLP 98.3fm Michigan City, Ind. w/The Blues Drive w/Bill Paige
WVPE 88.1fm Elkhart,Ind.w/ Ol' Harv
WRSW 107.3fm Warsaw, Ind. w/Pat Gervais' Blue Cafe
WTTS 92.3fm Indianapolis,Ind.
WWOZ 90.7fm New Orleans, La.w/Big D
WRCT 88.3fm Pittsburgh, Pa.
WNTI 91.9fm New Jersey w/Rockit Science Blues w/Greg
WNJC 1360am Philadelphia,Pa.
WBGO 88.3fm Newark, NJ.w/Michael Bourne
WFDU 89.1fmTeaneck, NJ. w/Bob Putignano's Sounds of Blue
WFUV 90.7fm Bronx, NY. Fordham U.
KUNV 91.1fm Las Vegas,Nv. w/Nothin'but the Blues w/Brian Spencer
KRVM 91.9fm Eugene, Or. w/Coffee Jack
KEXP 90.3fm Seattle,Wa.
PODCASTS:
Murphy's Saloon- Chicago, IL. w/ Murph
BROADCAST ASYLUM- Bedford Park, IL.
Taproot Radio- Chapel Hill, NC w/Calvin
AUSTRALIA:
RTR 92.1fm Perth,WA-Spoonful of Blues w/Stephen
101FM Queensland-Railway Blues w/Steve Morgan
101FM Queensland-Honky Tonk Blues w/Henry Prokop
2MBS FM-NSW-w/Austin Harrison
2RDJ 88.1fm-NSW
2RRR 88.5fm-NSW w/Mark Ryding
3Way FM 103.7fm-Victoria w/Garry Dalton
5BBB 89.1fm-S. Au.-w/Tess Coleman
Twin Cities 89.7fm-WA w/Derek Cromb
Bay FM- 99.9fm-NSW w/the Honeydripper
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Spirit FM 92.3fm-NSW- w/Wendy Rudin
The Sound Lounge w/ Fast Eddie
The Studio FM-107.4fm-New Zealand,w/Mike Butler
Bay FM- Blues Before Sunrise w/Dick Hughes
EUROPE:
EVW 95.6fm-Lingen,Germany w/Rockin'XXL w/Bernd
Sweet Home Chicago/Radio666- Bonnemaison, FR. w/Marc Loison
Baker Street Radio- France w/Xavier on Radio Menergy
Radio Mon Pais 90.1fm-"Tout Le Monde Aime de Blues" w/GG Bluz
Radio Canal Bleu FM- France w/Serge
CANADA:
CKRL fm- Quebec, w/ Michel Dobois
CKOD 103fm- Montreal, w/Benoit on "Passion Blues"
Many More Coming Soon!!!
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Hi Rob, I just recognized YOU!!!! We played together at Bill's Blues Bar. I will be out there last week of November again. Maybe we can jam together. Johnny
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