the Diablos dig any type of real music, but... especially Howling Wolf, Sun Ra, Muddy Waters, Aretha Franklin, Hound Dog Taylor, Rolling Stones, Tom Waits, Bob Dylan, AC/DC, Beastie Boys, Run DMC, Captain Beefheart, F. Zappa, John Coltrane, Wild Man Fisher, RL Burnside, Iggy Pop/Stooges, Wayne Kramer and the MC5, Fats Navarro, Art Pepper, Beck, Billie Holiday, George Clinton, Charles Mingus, Allman Bros., Miles Davis, Willie Nelson, Max Roach, Gene Krupa, John Lee Hooker, Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Bessie Smith, White Stripes, Johnny Cash, ZZ Topp, Ramones, Elmore James, Johnny Paycheck, Temptations, Curtis Mayfield, 5 Blind Boys, Harmonica Frank, 1 String Sam, ELVIS, Mort Crim, Willie D. Warren, Bill Monroe, Marvin Gaye, Al Kooper, Leonard Skynard, Hank Williams, John Sinclair, Paul Wine Jones, Junior Kimbrough, Kenny Brown, Savoy Brown, James Carter, Bettye Lavette, Fuggs, BB King, Mitch Ryder, Charlie Parker, Lennie Bruce, Philly Joe Jones, Soledad Bros., Don Patterson, Brother Jack McDuff, Gov.Mule, Jimmy Smith, Etta James, Big Maybelle, Ozzy, Kool Moe D, Andre Williams, Nathaniel Mayer, Johnny Winters, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Patti Smith, David Allan Coe, Ben Harper, Holmes Brothers, Paul Butterfield, Mike Bloomfield, Doctor Ross the Harmonica Boss...and many more.
Detroit's true Gs...The Purple Gang!! Real gangsters don't wear tennis shoes punk.All of these guy's hat styles still available at Henry the Hatter's in Detroit...
Tino's uncle Harry got whacked with this guy, Harry Millman, the leader of the Purple Gang back in the day, check the stats
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Check out the great review of "Car Wash" in the April issue (2006) of DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE!?!
"CAR WASH" wins BEST NATIONAL/INDIE RECORD at Detroit Music Awards 2006!!!
so quit frontin and GO BUY IT...and remember...the Diablos are descendants of real actual gangstas ...and proud of it
Sounds Like
Veteran blues-rockers the Howling Diablos have been mashing-up roots blues and modern-day urban music for more than a decade. The band started life as a pickup band backing blues legends like Hubert Sumlin and Bo Diddley at a Detroit nightclub. With the addition of an unknown turntablist named Robert Ritchie - better known to you as Kid Rock - the band helped create a hybrid style that has sold buttloads of records (for other people). Now, with "Car Wash," the Diablos eschew the loops-and-beats approach and instead kick out some blues jams so funky you'll wonder who left the lid off the garbage pail. This approach was largely inspired by frontman Tino Gross' ongoing production work for Mississippi-based Fat Possum records. He has brought a modern touch to records by R.L. Burnisde and Little Freddie King. In return, he was inspired to return to his own roots as a blues player. He let the band loose in the studio, and it doesn't disappoint. With droning slide guitars and propulsive bass and drums, the Diablos take country blues and put an innovative big-city spin on them. Making a guest appearance on three songs is the great Johnny "Bee" Badanjek of Mitch Ryder's Detroit Wheels. While "Car Wash" is a straight-ahead blues record, the blues have never sounded so contemporary. - Brian J. Bowe / Creem Magazine/168 Mag
God is on your side...The MAN is on our side!
JL Hooker commands you to BOOGIE
Go read this book about the first real American Badass...Don't forget It's A Man's Man's World, but it wouldn't be nuthin' without a woman or a girl....
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Formed in the mid-90s, the DIABLOS honed their chops backing up blues and R&B stars like EARL KING, JOHNNY ADAMS, ALBERT COLLINS, and JOHNNIE JOHNSON, before devising their own brand of funk jam blues, and becoming one of the most popular live bands in the Detroit area.
Over the years they have released a couple of self-produced CDs, toured with GEORGE CLINTON and PARLIAMENT/FUNKADELIC, opened for HANK WILLIAMS JR. and countless other blues and rock greats, and collaborated with many of the current crop of Detroit stars. Two years ago they recorded the old-school blues classic, "Wine Spo Dee O Dee", for the AHMET ERTEGEN produced Sun records tribute album, "Good Rockin' Tonight" and can also be seen in the PBS American Masters documentary of the same name.
In 2004 lead singer TINO GROSS produced "A Bothered Mind" for Mississippi legend RL BURNSIDE.
The DIABLOS most recent release, "Car Wash" (Alive Records), is an album of dirty funk blues, American street music for the soul... receiving a Detroit Music Award for best National Independent Album of '06. Watch for a new Diablos album in 2008 featuring the Sacred Steel heavyweight, Calvin Cooke.
Peter Wolf Tino Jimmie Bones .....the 3 Winos...
Jessica Simpson with show-biz comedy giant/Broken Lizard guy Jay C. (Director of "Dukes of Hazzard" Movie) sporting Howling Diablos T-Shirt on the set...yo Detroit Rock City! Check out their next joint, "Beer Fest" on Warner Bros.
The legendary Ahmet...so long to a great man...founder of Atlantic Records....friend to so many musicians...including the Howling Diablos...much love, Sir
Hangin Out with RL BURNSIDE
Check out the Diablos in this DVD about the legacy of SUN Records produced by Ahmet Ertegen and Bruce Sinofsky for American Masters on PBS...
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Congrats on getting with Calvin Cooke! He is a great guy! I had the pleasure of playing with him at memphis smoke about three years ago! Maybe some day i will have the pleasure of Jamming with you some day! Perhaps Banjo, or Maybe some DoBro you know???
you guys are the best... you know how hard it is to find your music lately. i've been keeping up with ya at harleyfest, riverdays and royal oak the other night. keep rockin.
Hey! What up? We slapped together a music forum where we can all talk shit about our bands or our favorite bands, up-coming gigs, equipment, or just shoot the shit in the forums. fukbizku. com . Peace
stoppin in to say high !! a busy weekend for you =} might bring the kids to the fair n see you all tonight, i met ~Bob in R.O. soo i <3 it there, hopefully it won't get rained on ;(, love n (hugs)
hey man.. it was bad ass seeing you guys again at harley fest.. whens the next party and charity event? hell dude, a bunch of us are missing the old wharehouse these days! can't wait for the next gig... take care!
Detroit's true Gs...The Purple Gang!! Real gangsters don't wear tennis shoes punk.All of these guy's hat styles still available at Henry the Hatter's in Detroit...
Tino's uncle Harry got whacked with this guy, Harry Millman, the leader of the Purple Gang back in the day, check the stats
...
God is on your side...The MAN is on our side!
JL Hooker commands you to BOOGIE
..
Jessica Simpson with show-biz comedy giant/Broken Lizard guy Jay C. (Director of "Dukes of Hazzard" Movie) sporting Howling Diablos T-Shirt on the set...yo Detroit Rock City! Check out their next joint, "Beer Fest" on Warner Bros.
