Rick 'Mad Dog' Moyer / Lead Vocals and Harmonica
Matt Roman/ Guitar
Walter Jared/ Bass
Jim Roman/ Drums
Influences
Charlie Musselwhite, Carey Bell, The Nighthawks, William Clark, Sonny Boy Williamson 1 and 2, Little Walter, Big Walter, Paul Butterfield, Frankie Frost,
Sounds Like
Good 'ol Chicago Blues.... after 12 shots of espresso and a bottle of Jager.
Mad Dog & Blues Night Out captures the soul of the Blues and hearts of all ages.
Their rich, genuine style and dedication to the music makes this band unique to all who appreciate American Blues Legends.
Their commitment to Chicago and Urban styled Blues reaches back in time to the great legendary artists such as Sonny Boy Williamson I and II, Walter Horton, Willie Dixon, Wynnonie Harris and Buster Brown.
Experience the gutsy, authentic sound that captivates blues connoisseurs and brings audiences everywhere to their feet.
As Mad Dog leads the band with his growling vocals and howling harmonica, it becomes evident that this man has been playing since the mid 70s.
He has performed with many of his Blues influences such as Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, Lonnie Brooks, Big Jack Johnson, John Brim, Kenny Neal, Katherine Davis, The Kinsey Report, Sam Carr, Johnnie Johnson, Eddie C. Campbell, Artie "Blues Boy" White, Carey Bell, The Nighthawks, John Popper and many more. Mad Dog had also appeared at the King Biscuit Blues Festival in Helena Arkansas in 1988.
Mad Dog & Blues Night Out have had the great privilege of opening for such acts as Buddy Guy, Charlie Musselwhite, Ronnie Earl, John Hammond, Sonny Rhodes, Kenny Neal, The Nighthawks, Debbie Davies and Little Mike and The Tornadoes to name a few.
Below: Mad Dog & crew participate in a Muscular Dystraphy Benifit Plane Pull
With eyes looking across the globe, this Pennsylvania based band strived to be more than just a local blues act. This came to fruition when they backed JSP recording artist, Lonnie Shields in 1996. Mad Dog & Blues Night Out backed Lonnie for a seven month tour covering several mid-western states, the east coast and Canada.
On their own, the group has successfully promoted their way into Blues festivals all over the east coast. Furthermore, Mad Dog & Blues Night Out had taken first place in the Lehigh Valley Blues Network competition of eastern Pennsylvania. This placed the group amongst the top 42 Blues acts in the country. They then performed at the New Daisy Theater in Memphis Tennessee in 1997.
After spending the last seven years working from club to club and building their ever-growing fanbase, Mad Dog & Blues Night Out are currently promoting their new CD release, "Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda". So join them and be a part of this exciting time with the Blues.
You need to check out the new Victoria "Blowbox" Harp amp! I was instrumental in designing and getting into their line of top shelf amps. Go to youtube and search me "James Reeser" and there are a couple of recent vids featuring it.
It is a 45 watt 2X8 amp. It looks like a tweed head but yes it has 2 8" speakers in it. No one can believe such a fat rich tone comes from a little amp. It is versatile... light weight... It can be plugged into any speaker cab as it has 2, 4 and 8 ohm output taps. It also has a switch that makes it either a stock 59 Bassman if that is your tone (also for guitar if desired) or flip the switch for the harp special circuits and rich fat harp tone! And yes has plenty of power as a stand alone to keep up with just about any band.
Drop by my page my friend. I posted a video and MP3 of me doing one of the hottest versions of “Voodoo Child” that you’ll ever hear.....guaranteed to make you smile! …..and you can download the MP3 for free!
I added 2 new songs to the music player. The first song, “RUN”, is now complete with vocals added. The origin of this song is from me wanting to write a really aggressive uptempo and earthy rock song like Jimi Hendrix’s “Fire”. The result is a very aggressive, uptempo and earthy rock song, done in my characteristic odd-meter time signature. I guarantee that it is the hottest, funkiest, and most original thing you’ll ever hear from just one man!
The second song is a redo of my solo acoustic song “EVERFIRE, EVERWIND”. It’s melodic, free form, and tender (what? A tender song from me. lol). It’s also about as unique an acoustic performance as you’ll ever hear.
Check out both songs, I guarantee they won’t disappoint!