Gary Hutchison--Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica: 2004 OMA Lifetime Achievements Award, 2005 OMA Guitar Player of the Year;
Stephen Boudreaux--Drums, Vocals: 2005 OMA Drummer of the Year;
Rod Williamson--Fender Bass: 2001 NAMA Best Bass Player;
Influences
Jimi Hendrix | SRV | BB King | Roy Buchannan | The Police | The Beatles | Motown (Funk Brothers) | Santana | Stax | Albert King | Albert Collins | Robert Cray | Tower of Power | Gamble Brothers | Rolling Stones | Vinnie Colaiuta | Maceo Parker | Robert Johnson | Shakira | Bruce Springsteen | Buddy Rich | Prince | Steely Dan | Blues Brothers | Steve Gaines | John Lennon | Todd Rundgren | Tom Petty | Traffic | U2 | Uriah Heep | Van Halen | Van Morrison | Yes | ZZ Top | Johnny Winter | Journey | Kansas | Led Zeppelin | Little River Band | Loggins & Messina | Manfred Mann's Earth Band | Marvin Gaye | Neil Young | Pure Prairie League | Queen | Rush | AC/DC | Allman Brothers Band | Atlanta Rhythm Section | Average White Band | Bachman-Turner Overdrive (B.T.O.) | Bad Company | Blind Faith | Blood Sweat & Tears | Cheap Trick | Chicago | Cream | Deep Purple | Derek And The Dominos | Dire Straits | Elvis Costello | Eric Clapton | Faces | Fleetwood Mac | Heart | Jeff Beck | Jefferson Airplane/Starship | Jimmy Buffett | Joe Cocker | John Mayall | Little Feat | Paul McCartney | Paul Simon | Peter Frampton | Pink Floyd | Poco | Procol Harum | Sly & The Family Stone | Small Faces | Spencer Davis Group | Steve Miller | Stevie Wonder | Styx | Talking Heads | Ted Nugent | Ten Years After | The Animals | The Band | The Beach Boys | The Bee Gees | The Cars | The Clash | The Doobie Brothers | The Doors | The Eagles | The Guess Who | The Kinks | The Monkees | The Paul Butterfield Blues Band | The Ramones | The Who | The Yardbirds | Thin Lizzy |Creedence Clearwater Revival | David Bowie | Aerosmith |
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Sounds Like
Oreo Blue has a very unique sound in this genre. Come have a listen and hear for yourself.
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Oreo Blue: Astonishing and blistering guitar buttressed by a rock solid and grooving rhythm section. Widely regarded as one of the region’s top acts, Fayetteville, Arkansas based Oreo Blue has thrilled audiences for over 15 years in clubs, at festivals, corporate parties, and special events. Oreo Blue has produced six independently released original audio CDs that have sold copies in 20 different countries. Recently, Oreo Blue produced a full length CD/DVD video tribute to Jimi Hendrix that was endorsed by the Hendrix family. In 2006, the Oreo Blue Experience was named the ..1 Hendrix tribute for the year by Voodoo Child Magazine. Having garnered individual awards in each member’s category by both the NAMA’s and OMA Awards, Oreo Blue has been named Blues Band of the Year five times, earned the OMA award for Overall Musicianship in 2004 and 2005, and was named to the NAMA Hall of Fame in 2006. Guitarist Gary Hutchison received the OMA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004. Oreo Blue is music that hits you in your ears, goes to your heart, and then straight to your hips! www.oreoblue.com
NEW VIDEO ADDED on 12-17-2008 From Mikah
Oreo Blue Trio
The video here is from the 2003 Jimi Hendrix Tribute DVD--Voodoo Child
Oreo Blue--Voodoo Child (From Hendrix Tribute DVD)
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A little about the video below...We were performing at the King Biscuit Blues Festival in Helena, AR, in 2001. While performing, A French Film Company was shooting a documentary on Robert Johnson and the Crossroads legend. They were focusing on the lost 30th song and what it would be like to find that last song and play it at the crossroads for the redemption of Johnson's soul. Oreo Blue was a featured performer for the documentary. We still have yet to see its release, but they forwarded the raw footage to us. Very cool and some solid performances by the band that day. Gary shows why he is one of the best in the business during the brief clip...
Oreo Blue @ King Biscuit Blues Festival 2001
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While we are on the subject of videos, some of our fanbase has started to submit some. Here is a brief clip from a buddy from Hogville whose moniker is RedRiverHog. This is from the BBBBQ Festival in 2006. It was a little hard to tell at first, but the clip is during the solo by guest keyboardist, TJ Erhardt from the Nace Brothers Band on the song, Changes by Buddy Miles (Band of Gypsies)
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Oreo Blue--Them Changes--From the Hendrix Tribute DVD
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Thanks for joining Odie's House of Blues. It ain't no secret anymore, Odie's is Arkansas' first all blues club with fine dining, great vibes, live blues on two stages and an open blues jam session every Thursday. Just a few blocks south of Oaklawn, on Central Ave. Come join the fun, and tell your friends; Jammin' the blues is just alright at Odie's House of Blues. Be sure to subscribe to our blogs, to get all the blues updates. More details at Blues Guitar News www.bluesguitarnews.com Psst pass the word, blues is alive and well in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
WOW What a bummer. I was out with the girls Sat night and drove right by Landry's. Had NO CLUE you guys were playing in there or else I would have come in! And then I found out yesterday that I had missed you all. Sick about it.
I had my marketing cap on about a week ago and with all the bad news; the Taliban in Pakistan, the looming Chyrsler bankruptcy, the new flu epidemic, etc; I decided to go with a more optimistic theme for this summer in a bumper sticker (old school). I think its working. There are currently a little more than 50 cars in the Branson area sporting this lil’ beauty. (Yes, I comped them) What do you think?
