JOE SUBLETT

Bio:

Saxophonist Joe Sublett started his professional career as a part of the Austin blues scene playing with the legendary R&B band, Paul Ray and the Cobras, a band that featured a twenty one year old Stevie Ray Vaughan.

Joe, as part of the Antone's house band backed up many blues greats including Buddy Guy, Otis Rush, Hank Ballard, John Lee Hooker, Albert Collins, Memphis Slim, David "Fathead' Newman and many more.

After touring the U.S. with The Cobras and Delbert McClinton for several years, Sublett ended up in Los Angeles where he has remained an in-demand studio and touring musician.

Joe has recorded and performed with The Rolling Stones, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Taj Mahal, Bonnie Raitt, B.B.King, Joe Cocker, Macy Gray, The Band, The Black Crowes, Little Feat, Bono, Eric Clapton, Delaney Bramlett, John Mayall, Buddy Guy, Keb Mo, Dr. John, Otis Rush, Los Lonely Boys, Bette Midler, Mavis Staples, Etta James, Jimmy Buffett, Soloman Burke, Jimmy Smith, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Memphis Slim, Chris Cornell, Jack Johnson and Richard Thompson to name a few.

In 2000, Joe won a Grammy and a W.C Handy Award for his work with Taj Mahal and The Phantom Blues Band. Joe continues to record and tour with The Phantom Blues Band who have released two CDs on Delta Groove Records. Joe is also co-leader of The Texacali Horns with Darrell Leonard. They released their debut self titled CD on New Light Entertainment (Universal) in 2006.

On October 7th, 2008, Joe released his new solo CD, 'Subtones' which is available on Amazon.com and for download internationally on I-TUNES, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon and Shockhound. .. ..   I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)

Member Since:

April 15, 2006

Members:

Joe works most often in the studio with trumpet player and co-leader of the Texacali Horns, Darrell Leonard and with producers John Porter, T-Bone Burnett and Don Was.

He tours with The Phantom Blues Band (Mike Finnigan, Johnny Lee Schell, Larry Fulcher, Darrell Leonard, Tony Braunagel and Joe Sublett), The Blues Brothers and Jim Belushi And The Sacred Hearts.

Influences:

King Curtis, Clifford Scott, Junior Walker, Lee Allen, Herb Hardesty, Tom Waits, David 'Fathead' Newman, Grover Washington, Jr., Stanley Turrentine, Dexter Gordon, Ben Webster, Roland Kirk, Lester Young, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Sidney Bechet, The Crusaders, Taj Mahal, The Beatles, Elvis, The Band, Plas Johnson, Horace Silver, Jimmy Smith, Delaney Bramlett, Bobby Keyes, Jim Horn, Edgar Winter and White Trash, Joe Cocker and The Mad Dogs and Englishmen, Ray Bradbury, James Ellroy, Sam Shepard, Levon Helm, Howlin' Wolf, Clifford Soloman, Bill Doggett, Walter Mosely, Little Feat, James Lee Burke, Larry McMurtry, Joe R. Lansdale, Ennio Morricone, B.B. King, Wiilie Nelson, Little Feat, Bobby 'Blue' Bland, Keith Richards, The Boogie Kings, Ray Charles, Miles Davis, Monk and Billie Holiday and last but certainly not least, my wife, Claude Leinani Sublett and Maggie and Ruby.

Sounds Like:

If King Curtis, Junior Walker and Lee Allen had a three headed baby who was highly influenced by the gutteral vocal stylings of Tom Waits...

Record Label:

SAXOPHONIC MUSIC