Joe Poppen: Guitar & Vocals
Black Betty: Vocals
Chris Brown: Bass
Steve Wilkes: Drums
Influences
Roy Buchanan, Danny Gatton, Chester Chandler, Emmitt(Bigfootz) Kittrell, Wes Montgomery, Pat Martino, Mike Stern, Mike Bloomfield, B.B. King, Albert King, Freddy King, Howlin' Wolf, Bobby Parker, Muddy Waters, Al Green, Aretha Franklin, Coltrane, Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Jimmy Thackery, The Nighthawks, Tom Principato, Peter Green, Jeff Beck, Johnny Winter, Robert Johnson, Otis Rush, Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Clint Strong, The Meters, John Lee Hooker, Robin Trower, Motown, Eric Clapton, Jake E. Lee, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allman Brothers, Johnny Hiland, Brent Mason, Jimi, Led Zeppelin, James Brown, ...and many more - this list gets added to regularly.
Sounds Like
Roots rock and inspired "Blues that grabs a hold of your soul!"- The Boston Herald.
Brand new website at www.joepoppenband.com
*Winner of the 2008 Boston Blues Challenge Semifinals.
*Nominated for Boston's Best Female Vocalist by WBZTV.
*Featured on the Rockabilly Hall of Fame website
*Together, Joe Poppen and Black Betty have shared the stage with Roomful of Blues, Tom Principato, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Bobby Parker, Everclear (Cuba), Peaches (Exotic Erotic Ball), Snoop Dog (Exotic Erotic Ball), Fabulous, Whitestar, Catfish Hodge, Nadine Rae, Clarence "The Bluesman" Turner, Charlies Sayles (W.C. Handy award nominee), Memphis Gold, and more.
Admittedly, The Joe Poppen Band has a tough time walking down the streets of Boston and DC. Between the trademark mass of black curls crowning Joe's head and Black Betty's signature luscious diva/retro pinup appearance, the band is recognized frequently. That's alright- coming from cities that have sparked the careers of many popular blues and rock artists, they think they're in good company.
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“I have a new respect for the Boston music scene,” said Tony Van Veen, CEO of Disc Makers after the band brought down the house at the Disc Makers official Boston party in 2008. The Joe Poppen Band takes their audiences on a journey through several incarnations of the blues, ranging from roots to funk to blues rock.
Since the age of 17, Joe Poppen has toured and played with blues and R&B legends Memphis Gold, Charlie Sayles (Bill Monroe), Emmett Kittrell (Wilson Pickett), Ralph “Rowe” Oliver (Percy Sledge, Diana Washington), ElWarren (SPOON) Weatherspoon (Hall & Oates, LTD, Santana, Tracy Chapman), Bobby Parker and more. His guitar playing has taken him around the world, including coast to coast on U.S. tours as well as Brazil, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Turkey, Egypt, the Sinai Penninsula, the Azores Islands, Cuba, and beyond.
Now Poppen has stepped forward to lead his own band, astonishing audiences with the power and depth of his group. “They’re absolutely fantastic and innovative. They’re not playing the same songs every other blues group does- I didn’t hear a single “Stormy Monday”, “Sweet Home Chicago”, or “Mustang Sally”. I’m sure they would if the audience really wanted it, but they're genuinely refreshing.”- Satch Romano of the Mighty Housebreakers.
Joe’s killer playing is complimented by lead vocalist Black Betty, who is also known as Boston’s favorite pinup model. "Black Betty carries her soul in her voice. It can cut straight through you. If I didn't know better, I would say she sold her soul to the Devil at the crossroads in Mississippi to get that talent," claims music enthusiast Daniel Stevens. “The little lady with the big voice,” proclaims the Boston Herald. Equally at ease with rock and blues, her energy is contagious as she works the crowd. She has been nominated as "Best Female Vocalist in Boston" by WBZ-Channel 4, competed in the Boston Blues Challenge two years in a row, and is even featured on the Rockabilly Hall of Fame website.
Poppen includes Roy Buchanan, Danny Gatton, Tom Principato, Rick Whitehead, Bill Kirtchen, Robin Trower, Jimi Hendrix, Hank Garland and Albert King among his influences.
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