gary miller and the blues collective: General Info
Member Since
1/17/2007
Band Members
Gary Miller - Guitar and lead Vocals, Colin 'KG' Robertson - Guitar, Dale Storr - Piano and Hammond Organ, Alan Nimmo - Drums and shenanigans, Sam 'Fingers' Firth - Bass
Influences
Muddy Waters, BB King, Freddie King, Albert Collins, Robert Johnson, Peter Green, Albert King, SRV, Jimmie Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Robben Ford, Stevie & Alan Nimmo, Alan Brown, Alan Wheeler, Jesse Davey, Matt Schofield. I also love the following; Tampa Red, JB Lenoir, Big Bill Broonzy, Big Maceo Merriweather, Louis Jordan, Eddie Boyd, Otis Spann, Otis Rush, Leroy carr, The Red Devils, Billy Preston, Meadelux Lewis, Ivory Joe Hunter, Lightnin Hopkins, and tons more. Ask me!
Sounds Like
Texas/Chicago blues with an edge. With some New Orleans Piano thrown in here and there!
Thank you for being our friend. Mike Dollins & The Cruize Bros "Live" Hot Springs Blues Festival 2009 jamming Sissy Strut.
Guido Ciardetti – Born in Chicago, and was Buddy Miles Bass Player
Brad Messer – Born in Texas, and grew up with SRV
Mike Fraz – Born in New Orleans, playing same venues as Dr. John
Mike Dollins – From California & Arkansas Delta, played in the King Biscuit Blues Band, and with the great blues legends Big Daddy Rucker and Len Rainey on the west coast.
These veteran players love jammin’, and Sissy Strut is becoming a fan favorite on YouTube, AOL, MySpace and FaceBook. United as brothers in the roots of Blues, Jazz, R&B, Soul, Funk, Gospel and American Rock.
Keep on jammin’ them blues, it’s music to my ears. The House is a Rockin’ at Odie’s House of Blues with host band Mike Dollins & The Cruize Brothers every Thursday Check out www.bluesguitarnews.ning.com an all blues network to list your gigs, videos and photos. See who has joined in the blues social network, and join the fun. Burn them 6L6's into little sizzling pools of melted glass brothers and sisters. Peace to the world through blues.
This Sunday.... THE FIVE ACES ROCKIN’ DANCE PARTY. A night of rockin’ soul, rock n’ roll and rhythm & blues featuring live music from The Five Aces, The Bottleneckers and The Privates Hammond Orchestra. Mikey Collins will be DJing which makes this an unofficial pre club to the last night of the glasgow mod weekender. Tickets £5. The Venue @ Oran Mor, Byres Rd. Doors at 7pm, 1st band onstage at 7.45pm sharp Last band offstage by 10pm latest.
Coming by to wish you a great weekend, and a wonderful Christmas week ahead. May your holidays be filled with peace, love, happiness, and joy.
"Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect." ~ Oren Arnold
Peace, Love, Happiness, and Smiles, Wanda ~The Wanderer~
Thanks for the friendship. Have a wonderful day,filled with peace and harmony, and may the rest of your week be filled with the same. Thanks from West Texas, just west of Dallas.
Hi Gary, You Can Put The Feelers out If You Want, And See What the Response/Feeling is about The Carling Blues/rock Fest,As I said we would Hope To put on at least one Major Act, And Prob Scottish based bands
Yer MAW! Mate, just HOW GOOD were the T-birds? Easily the best gig i've seen in my life - professional musicians putting in a world class performance - man, that was the SHIT!
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