Sonny Boy Terry Blues Quartet: Some of the most talented regional blues musicians in Texas and the Gulf Coast.
Influences
Lots of harmonica players: Sonny Boy Williamson numbers one and two! Jimmy Reed, Any Muddy Waters harmonica sidekicks, JR Wells, George Harmonica Smith, Paul Ocher, Cary Bell, Little Walter, Big Walter, Willie Foster, Henry Strong, Paul Butterfield, Jerry Portnoy, James Cotton, Mojo Bruford, Charlie Musslewhite, Snooky Pryer, Willie Anderson.
Houston guys: Lightnin" Hopkins, Juke Boy Bonner, Joe Guitar Hughes, Johnny Clyde Copeland, Billy Bizor, Jimmy T99 Nelson, Jr Parker, Pete Mayes, Jerry Lightfoot, Uncle John Turner, Big Walter Price, Jimmy Dotson, Gatemouth Brown, Grady Gaines, Joe Medwick, Johnny Ace.
Contemporary HARMONICA BLUES: Hollywood Fats Band, James Harman, Vintage Fabulous Thunderbirds, Kim Wilson, Rod Piazza, Gary Primich, Seigal Schwall, Red Devils, Lester Butler, Billy Branch, Sugar Blue.
Rock/Roots Rock: The Rolling Stones, Blasters, Ben Harper, Steve Earle, Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Springsteen, Sir Douglas Quintet, Sonny Landreth, Los Lobos, Yardbirds, Peter Green/vintage Fleetwood Mac, J Geils, Iron City Houserockers, Dan Penn, Jason and the Scorchers, Cub Coda, Little Richard, Elvis Presley, Gene Vincent, Paul Anka. Chuck Berry/Johnny Johnson, Blackfoot, Mike Sowers, anything Motown.
Louisiana Swamp Blues/ Zydeco: Slim Harpo, Silas Hogan, Lightnin Slim, Carol Fran, Guitar Junior, Clifton Chenier, Lonnie Mitchell, LC Denato, Ashton Savoy, Katie Webster, Henry Gray, Kenny Neal, Larry Garner, Kenny Neal.
Country, Folk, Gospel: Charlie McCoy, Terry McMillan, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Five Blind Boys of Alabama, Billy Joe Shaver, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Micky Raphel, McGuffey Lane, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Buddy and Julie Miller, Woody Guthrie, Josh White, Pete Seeger, Leadbelly, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGee, Blind Willie Johnson, Johnny Paycheck.
Sounds Like
Gulf Coast, Texas, Lousiana, Houston Blues. Hollywood Fats, vintage Fabulous T-Birds, Charlie Musselwhite, Juke Boy Bonner, Little Walter, The Blasters, Slim Harpo. Steve Earle, Rolling Stones.
Vocalist/band leader/harmonica player/songwriter/producer Sonny Boy Terry has recorded and toured with legendary blues artists Calvin Owens, Johnny Clyde Copeland, Joe Guitar Hughes, Jimmy Lousiana Dotson, Kinney Abair, Grady Gaines and many others.
Christened Terry Jerome in the small farm and factory town in northwest Ohio called Van Wert just across the state line from Fort Wayne Indiana, Terry migrated to Houston, TX to find work in a booming city and to pursue his dreams of playing the the legenday black blues artists.
In 2003, Terry signed with Austin blues label, Doc Blues Records re-releasing his self produced and critically acclaimed "Breakfast Dance" and the newly recorded "Live At Miss Ann's Playpen" for international distribution.
Terry works and performs his original brand of blues full time all along the Texas Gulf Coast, Houston, the USA, and in Europe. His music can be described as traditional uptempo jump blues. But Terry isn't afraid to be expansive, delving into jazz, roots rock, Americana, and even Woody Guthrie inspired protest music.
Available for private parties, club engagements, Grand Openings, festivals, solo on guitar and rack harmonica or with a full band, with Terry you get the real deal. Uncompromising, honest American music without the phoniness - totally honest, deep dish, professional and good serious fun.
Please keep coming back for more info on Terry's new album due in 2008 featuring the much talked about original "Join the Revolution".
Stopping by to wish you a fantastic week!!! Hope all is going great with you!!! Check out my newest single Whipping Post on Texas radio NOW!!! I also hope to see you out at Armadillo Palace Wednesday November 11th @ 12:00pm for my interview and acoustic performance with 740 KTRH's Michael Berry (Texas Music Show) And later that night I will be at Dosey Doe in the Woodlands (9:15pm) See you there!!! Love, ~Susan Hickman www.susanhickman.com www.reverbnation.com/susanhickman www.twitter.com/susanhickman
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.
thanks for adding me as a friend your music sound grate keep up the god work i like to meet new friend so keep in touch have a wounderfull firday.and a awesome weekend god bless.
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.
Ciao,Sonny Thank you for the add and the friendship. you are very good, I like your stupendous music a lot, Band, and stupendous voice. compliments ..really. you are one of my prefeitis, I feel great admiration for you, be really one whom is worth rather a lot! I hope to listen soon to you, in italy .. talk to you soon, and all of my best wishes to always listen to your good music all the best.. from italy.. and good life.. every day neal
This Tuesday night September 1st! Come check out The Bayou Trio at The
Shakespeare Pub 9:30-1:30am No cover charge! ITs gonna be a rockin
night of rockin tunes, rockin booze, and rockin free pool on the new
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