Mike Thomas - lead vocals, guitar & things you can shake. Gary Potts - big fat harmonica, vocals & packed lunches, Roy Webber - drums, vocals & Essex tourist information, Mal Barclay - guitar, vocals & five o'clock shadow, Henri Herbert - red-hot piano & the occasional cider, Paul Cuff - double bass & good advice.............................................plus Mike Adcock piano & accordion, & TC Copp double bass are featured on "Trouble in Store", and Mike Adcock piano & accordion, Oliver Darling guitar & Orlando Shearer double bass on 'Highway 17', and Paul Morgan guitar, Ray Marquis drums, Bernie Brewster Fender bass, Gary Howard piano & Colin Hartshorn sax appear on 'Lou Ann'.
Influences
T-Bone Walker, Louis Jordan, Slim Harpo, Champion Jack Dupree, James Harman, Elmore James, Billy the Kid Emerson, William Clarke, Ray Charles, The Coasters, Professor Longhair, Boozoo Chavis, Jimmy Reed, Clifton Chenier, George Smith & a million others!
Sounds Like
You decide, but I guarantee it sounds better after a couple of beers. If you like what you hear our CDs are available in the UK from Red Lick, HMV, Virgin, Amazon & all record stores, & in the USA from DWM.com & Pacific Blues.com.................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Or for details of our special DIRECT MAIL PRICES contact the band at mail@cadillackings.co.uk (Paypal account required)
Lou Ann (2001) Flathead Records.........................
Highway 17 (2004) 33 Records............................
Trouble in Store (2008) 33 Records.....................
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.........................Henri & Roy boogie on down at Warrington R&B Club
........"You never know" CKs at Warrington R&B Club
..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................NEW CD "TROUBLE IN STORE" DOWNLOADS AVAILABLE FROM ITUNES, EMUSIC ETC ETC (JUST GOOGLE "TROUBLE IN STORE" + "CADILLAC KINGS") OR ONLINE FROM HMV, AMAZON, PLAY, ZAVVI ETC PLUS CAN BE ORDERED IN ANY RECORD STORE!!! "TROUBLE IN STORE"/ THE CADILLAC KINGS 33 RECORDS CAT NO. 33WM145.........................DON'T FORGET - THE CKs' AWARD WINNING 2004 RELEASE "HIGHWAY 17" IS STILL AVAILABLE FROM THE SAME STORES.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
"A storming release, ...a blues, swing, jive & R 'n' R rave-up. Fans will love it"
PHIL WIGHT Blues & Rhythm Magazine, UK............................................................................................................................................................................................................................
"Every song a jewel"
TON KOK, Bobtje's Blues Review, Belgium....................................................................................................................................................................................................................
"Best release to date, every song as strong as the last"
KEN PEACE, Blues in the North West, UK............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
.......'The UKs number one swing-blues outfit' so wrote Norrie Burnett in UK mag 'Blues Matters'.
...........................................Featuring six of the UK's top blues & roots musicians, The Cadillac Kings play music inspired by the sounds & styles of the 40s & 50s. A mix of mostly original songs with a few well-chosen covers from the likes of T-Bone Walker, Roy Brown & Champion Jack Dupree have made the band firm favourites on both the blues & jump-jive scenes. With their stunning musicianship & exciting stage act, this is a band that knows how to entertain audiences across the board, from arts centres to dance-halls, from intimate clubs to major festivals.
..........................................With backgrounds including Otis Grands Band, James Hunters Jokers, The Poorboys, Paul Lamb's Kingsnakes, Big Joe Louis, and Little George Sueref, The Cadillac Kings got together in the year 2000. They were an immediate hit at venues & festivals all over the UK. 2001 saw the release of their debut CD Lou Ann which received wide airplay in the UK & Europe.
............................................Tour dates have included Londons 100 Club, the Great British R&B Festival, the Burnley Blues Festival, London's Hackney Empire, the Black Horse World Music Festival in Sussex, Crawley Folk Festival, Soho Jazz & Heritage Festival, Brighton's Komedia, UK Arts Council tour, the Gloucester Blues Festival, Notodden Blues Festival, the Ørland Blues Fest, the Drobak Festival, Denmark's annual Blues Cruise, the Duvel Blues Festival in Belgium & the Rotterdam Bluezy Festival in Holland.
...........................................The band are signed to 33 Records, home of Don Weller, Stan Tracey, Tina May & the cream of UK jazz & world musicians & November 2004 saw the release of the bands second CD Highway 17 on 33 Records.
.....In December 2004 the music critics of The London Times included 'Highway 17' in their list of the top 24 CDs of the year and chose it overall best blues CD. Ashwyn Smyth of Blues Matters' Magazine also chose it as his CD of the year, and Blues in Britain Magazine listed it in their top releases of the year.
............................................More recently, and for the third year in succession, The Cadillac Kings have won the categories for 'best blues band' & 'best harmonica player' in the 2005 Wychwood Brewery/ Running Horse Awards, as voted by the audiences at Nottingham's top live blues venue.
Have a great time in Lithuania! Wish I was playing with you... I am just now getting around to downloading vid and photos from LONDON - good stuff! Also, Steph is playing your "live" CD nonstop! She is hooked on your cover of Kiddio and Lickin Chicken...
We very much appreciate your 'groovy' rating for our tunes. The swing is definitely the thing and we're working on it. Glad you rate the name, though it does necessitate care when using some search engines. Yours bluesfully, TMen
Hi everybody, just here to say our new RORY GALLAGHER HAWK BOOSTER is ready for shipping. Have a listen if you get a chance, All the best, Stevie Flynn.
Just to let you know about a great event. Mike Sanchez and The Portions at The Uni of Sheffield on Saturday 6 June. Plus DJ Chris Powers. Call 0114 222 8968 for tickets
Hello Mike, I've not sent you a message for ages,sorry about that.I've been on Facebook, and i forget to check things on here. I'm starting my own radio show on a local station soon. Their licence only allows songs to be played that were recorded up to 1959.
I would love it if you could choose some tracks for me over the coming weeks.I was going to set the show as my musical journey, but stopping at 1959 wouldn't be right, so I have decided to start off with no theme, just good old tunes going right back from the 1900's to the 1950's. I'm only starting off with a half hour slot, which is enough for a learner...
I will be learning how to use all the equipment and hope to produce my own show eventually.
