Jimy Rogers from the Mauds on vocals, the legendary Gary Gand on guitar, "Booker T" Joan Gand on organ, Graham Nelson on blues harp and vocals, Steve Nevets on bass, Joel Treadwell on drums. Read more about Jimy Rogers at www.bluetruthchicago.com/jimybio.html and themauds.com
Influences
Booker T and the MGs, Albert King, the Meters, Buddy Guy, Robben Ford, Staple Singers, and all the Stax artists.
Blue Truth is a jammin' band that roves from fast paced rock, to blues and soul classics, and when the stars are just right they can veer off into an improvised list of the History of Rock with a little Summer of Love and some MTV classics mixed in. The Chicago Sun Times calls vocalist Jimy Rogers (legendary blue-eyed soul singer with the Mauds) "a bundle of dynamite." The Chicago Reader recently described him as the "sweaty soul-rock front man personified." The line-up includes veteran session guitarist Gary Gand, the "Jeff Beck" of Chicago rock players, "Booker T" Joan Gand on classic Hammond B-3 style organ, new Graham Nelson on blues harp and vocals, R Kelly alumnus Joel Treadwell on drums and soul veteran Steve Nevets on bass. Blue Truth has recorded two live CDs, appeared on Comcast Cable, and are regulars on the Chicago club scene and on the Midwest Blues & Rock Festival summer circuit. Their music has been featured several times on Greg Easterling's "American Backroads" radio show. Jimy Rogers was recently interviewed on the WGN radio show, the Secret History of Chicago Music. The audio and videos on this page are recorded and mixed by Mickey Barendt, videos by Mark Tulloss and Joe McSheffrey.
FGC’s only Chicago appearance of the summer is coming up on Friday July 17th at the Abbey Pub. This will be an Ages 18+ show with special supporting acts: Lobster Newberg and The Rubblebucket Orchestra. This Hometown Throwdown is a show not to be missed…hope to see you there!!
In the meantime, check out all three of our Summer Camp Festival sets on the Live Music Archive for free stream/download! Visit our MySpace blog for the links.
We also want to invite our Myspace friends to connect with us on Facebook. Click the links for the FGC Group and FGC Page, both great ways to stay in touch with the band and link up with other fans.
You've got some great music and a great page here! Thanks for your friendship, and welcome aboard the Redline ship. Looking forward to sharing the journey ahead with you. Take Care, and thanks again. Have a wonderful day. Peace,
These guys are the greatest even tho my opinion is slightly biased. That would be because I am the bands photographer and one of my shots graces the cover of the new cd.
Hi there from British Columbia ! I hope your week thus far has been SUPER and your coming weekend is FABULOUS ! As always, my very best wishes for your continued HAPPINESS and SUCCESS ! Cheers, beers and here's to a lasting friendship, Rand
Hey there – Just stopping by with a quick reminder about this Saturday’s show at the Park West, our only hometown performance of the Winter/Spring in fact! The night begins with an opening set from Land of Atlantis, followed by co-headlining sets from FGC and Hot Buttered Rum (FGC plays first!). Hope to see you there!
FGC’s got some exciting hometown area shows coming up. First up is a co-bill with Kyle Hollingsworth from String Cheese Incident at the Canopy Club in Urbana on April 10. On April 11, we headline the House Café in Dekalb, home to some legendary past FGC shows! Down the road on May 2, FGC returns to the beautiful Park West Theater in Chicago for a co-bill with Hot Buttered Rum. More info about all Spring shows at www.familygrooveco.com/tour.
And don’t forget to get your tickets to Summer Camp Festival, where FGC will be performing multiple sets including a special late-night appearance paying tribute to The Big Lebowski!www.summercampfestival.com.
