Vince Lee - Vocals, Guitar Al Wallis - Bass Guitar, Keith Russell - Drums,
ADDITIONAL MEMBERS To be featured on THE BIG COMBO forthcoming album
Paul Harris - Hammond Organ, George Comer - Saxophone Ian Pettit - Trumpet Becca Langsford - Vocals Becky Brine - Vocals Thomas Ford - Harmonica, Guitar, Vocals Phil Hawkes - Piano Patrick James Pearson - Strings
THE WILDCARDS - LINE UP: Vince Lee - Vocals, Guitar, Martin Vowles - Guitar, Al Wallis - Bass Guitar, Kevin Crowe - Drums.
The Wildcards have worked with Texas Harmonica Ace GARY PRIMICH
VINCE LEE & AL WALLIS appear at The Blues Bar and Grill on The Barbican, Plymouth EVERY TUESDAY 9.45pm till Midnight...
THOMAS FORD & THE DIRTY HARMONYS - LINE UP:
Thomas Ford - Vocals, Harmonica, Guitars
Vince Lee - Vocals, Guitars, Lapsteel, Ukulele, Percussion
Becca Langsford - Vocals
Timmy Langsford - Drums
Al Wallis - Bass
Patrick James Pearson - Vocals, Organ, Saxophone, Percussion
NEW ALBUM 'SEPARATION STREET' OUT NOW!
Influences
Blues music in all it's forms. Delta Blues - 20's and 30's Classic Blues - 40's Jump Blues - 50's Chicago Blues - Jug Band Music - Texas Blues - West Coast Blues - East Coast Blues - Swing Blues - New Orleans Music - Swamp Blues - Cajun Music - Zydeco Music - Tex Mex Music - Rockabilly & Roots Music - Hot Jazz - Gypsy Jazz - Cuban Music - Calypso - Turkish Music... list list goes on!
The Wildcards CD - Raising Hell - voted 7th best CD of 2007 by the readers of Blues Matters! Magazine UK, in their TOP 50 BLUES ALBUMS OF 2007, issue 42, 2008
FOR BOOKINGS...
PHONE O7821090235
EMAIL vince@bigcombo.fsnet.co.uk
BIG COMBO BIOGRAPHY
VINCE LEE has been performing live as a blues guitarist and lead vocalist since 1987. He displays jaw-dropping virtuosity and a deep understanding of the music with every note he plays, His versatile guitar playing and rich blues voice draw influence from all generations of blues & roots music to create something totally unique. Audiences are regularly amazed and entranced by the endless energy and conviction he displays at his live shows... With Al Wallis on bass guitar and drummer Keith Russell, The Big Combo have been performing their style of swinging West Coast rhythm and blues and roots music at venues and festivals since 1996. Vince has recorded two sessions for the Paul Jones Blues Show on Radio Two and released The Big Combo's debut album "Call it What Ya Wanna!" in February 2003 recorded at P.M.C Studios, Plymouth. He has also appeared on albums by The Hot Rats, Slinky Boy Wonder, Christian Sleep, Head of Programmes, Becky Brine and Thomas Ford. Lookout for a new release from Vince Lee & The Big Combo in 2009!
VINCE LEE IS ENDORSED BY EASTWOOD - AIRLINE GUITARS
THE WILDCARDS BIOGRAPHY
In 2003 Vince Lee and Al Wallis joined ex-Nightporters members, Martin Vowles (Guitar) and Kevin Crowe (Drums) to form The Wildcards. An exciting new band with their sights set on the European blues and roots circuit. Since February 2004 the Wildcards have toured Holland, Germany, France, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Luxemboug and Lapland. The band released their first album, 'On Fire' in 2004 as a kick up the ass for the British Blues Scene. The Wildcards toured the U.K & Europe as Gary Primich's road band in 2006 and recently supported The Fabulous Thunderbirds on their Germany Tour 2008. The Wildcards latest album 'Raising Hell' was voted 7th BEST INTERNATIONAL BLUES ALBUM of 2007 by BLUES MATTERS! Magazine...
Read The Wildcards reviews below...
"The Wildcards opened this year's Ashburton Blues Festival and people who'd never seen them before were absolutely knocked out by their music and stage presence. The Wildcards front man, guitarist and singer Vince Lee, is an astounding performer. He puts out enough energy to light a small town!".
Ashburton Blues Festival, UK
Those of you that saw and heard this stupendous band at the Ashburton Blues Festival will know how truly incredible their mixture of Rockabilly, Blues, Jazz, South American, Rhumba, and pure Voodoo is.
Frontman Vince Lee is one of the most electrifying performers around. He blew the audience away in the Town Hall
Michael Cranmer - Ashburton Blues Festival
“Holy Explosion! The Wildcards of Britain have such a deal in their hands, that even most hardboiled gambler on the other side of the table would be scared: two first-class guitarists, rhythm section tight as a hell, singer capable for full range of expression and bunch of original songs full of addictive hooks.”
Blues News Magazine, Finland
Hey Vince, hope you're well dude. Our tour went amazingly well, the best fun. Pat is a legend. Look forward to maybe meeting up soon, would be good to see you and have a chat mate.
URGENT NEWS CD's arrived today.....first chance to get your hands on one..... CD Launch party... THIS THURSDAY 12th NOV @ The Spinning Wheel Paignton...Then available online soon after!
The Jim Jones Revue play a special XFM 14+ show at The Barfly in Camden this Monday. The show will be recorded and broadcast on John Kennedy's XFM Xposure radio show throughout November.
A-Star recroding studios at Devonport Underground are begining to get a name for themselves. Well, here's our first video by the A-Star team. Take a look. You can find it at . Check it out!!!
Hey dude, loving the new stuff with you and Becca. Hope things are running smoothly for you and that you're rocking out and loving it as ever! Big love, Slinky Boy and Boy Wonder!
Hey Rockers! The Jim Jones Revue celebrate the release of their new album “Here To Save Your Soul” with a release party at Cargo on Thursday 1 October. “Here To Save Your Soul” collects all the JJR singles together in physical format for the first time (Vinyl and CD).
Bring your hard hat and help us blow the roof off Cargo next Thursday!
Click on flyer for tickets Here To Save Your Soul is released by Punk Rock Blues Records on October 5
Hey People! Delta Blues legend David Honeyboy Edwards plays The Luminaire tonight at the incredible age of 94. This show kicks off another round of the 5 Years of NTSOBC Festival which continues with shows next week by The Handsome Family, Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir, Kelly Joe Phelps and The Jim Jones Revue . Click on flyer for tickets..... "> Five Years of NTSOBC Festival Schedule
September
Friday 25 David Honeyboy Edwards @ The Luminaire,London, NW6 Monday 28 Handsome Family @ Bush Hall, London, W12 Tuesday 29 Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir @ The Luminaire, London, NW6 Wednesday 30 Kelly Joe Phelps @ The Union Chapel, London, N1
October
Thursday 1 October The Jim Jones Revue @ Cargo, London, EC2A
Tuesday 27 October Oysterband @ The Union Chapel, London, N1
Great gig in The Bush on Friday. Killer band. Nice to see you shut up and play the guitar. Frackin' weird seeing a band in a converted old public toilet though.