p.o. box 488 goodrich, mi. 48438 www.detroitbluessociety.org www.myspace.com/yourdetroitbluessociety http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/detroitbluessociety/
Support the blues in Detroit. Support your favorite blues musicians. Listed below are Detroit area blues bands and featured blues artists and how to contact them. Attention Detroit blues musicians: Let us know if a revision in the listing is needed or if you would like your group to be added. Contact Steve Allen at: info@detroitbluessociety.org
All Listings in Bold are DBS Members
Laith Al-Saadi 734-623-4331 laithea@umich.edu Alberta Adams 586-879-6691 rjblues23@aol.com The Alley Katz Band 517-281-9462 boogiechile2@yahoo.com The Alligators 248-476-0799 alligatr@flash.net & dgk51@yahoo.com The Amazing Bone Heads amazingbonehead@hotmail.com 734-782-0076 Buzz Anderson’s Frostbite Band 419-360-4694 bcsblues@buckeye-express.com (Toledo, OH) Argentucky Blues 810-625-5878 argentuckyblues@gmail.com Mark Arshak Band 517-547-4549 arshak-blues@voyager.net 248-703-9030 Cynthia B. and Midnight Run 586-263-6876 nuthinbutdablues@yahoo.com Joce’lyn B and the Detroit Street Players 313-837-2613 Amiles2672@aol.com Back Door Blues Band devinsda02@hotmail.com 586-337-3693 Backbone 810-694-4461 Backhand Blues Band - 248-762-4864 - info@backhandmusic.com Jimmy Baker & Sound Caster Band 313-277-6755 Michal Bailey Band 248-939-2022 michalbailey@sbcglobal.net Johnnie Bassett 313-363-2708 johnniebassett@hotmail.com Terry Bar (vocals/lead guitar) 313-574-6295 tbar@mi.rr.com Betsy Baye and Groove Engine (Grand Rapids) gutsyblues@hotmail.com 231-352-5220
recipients of the 2006 kba award for best blues society in the world
p.o. box 488 goodrich, mi. 48438 www.detroitbluessociety.org www.myspace.com/yourdetroitbluessociety http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/detroitbluessociety/
Be Be and the Blues Masters acguyd17@firststep.net 810-989-0081 bugs Beddow band 248-546-BUGS bugs@bugsBeddow.com The Beeftones – frog@elderly.com Benny and the Jets 313-730-1627 BenEJets@aol.com Big B and the Magic Bullets 313-320-3424 & 734-776-0120 Big Bill Harwell Bluzplaer1224@aol.com 810-730-9004 Big Fatty 313-392-7149 Big Head Todd and The Mobsters johna9999@gmail.com 734-216-3332 Big House Blues Band 231-773-5212 walt@bighousebluesband.com (Muskegon, MI) Big Mama (vocalist/writer/lyricist) 313-318-9298 Big Dan D & Instant Blue dandekuyper@aol.com (also see Den Dekuyper) Big Foot Bob & The Toe Tappers 734-433-0627 bfbschultz@sbcglobal.net Big Shorty 248-852-6163 bigshortymusic@sbcglobal.net The Bihlman Bros. – jabo@bihlmanbros.com 616-276-7953 (northern Michigan) Justine Blazer 313-496-3994 justine@justineblazer.com Blue Dawne BlueDawne@cs.com 313-598-4627 Blue Hawaiians 810-994 6237 (Flint, MI) The Blue Rays deems57@earthlink.net 734-994-0562 & 734-763-3233 Blue Metro bluemetro@comcast.net 248-723-6505 Blue Rose – jmbluerose@ameritech.net 586-784-5270 Bluecat Acoustic Trio 248-668-9339 north@advdata.net BlueHawks patthedrummer@wowway.com
recipients of the 2006 kba award for best blues society in the world
p.o. box 488 goodrich, mi. 48438 www.detroitbluessociety.org www.myspace.com/yourdetroitbluessociety http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/detroitbluessociety/
Blues Airmen 248-735-0016 Blues Blaster’s Band 248-891-7940 bluesblasters@hotmail.com The Bluescasters 810-632-7471 h.rodman@att.net Blues in the City 313-792-9912 steve@bluesinthecity.com Blues Controversy (Bay City, MI) 517-892-2318 & 517-686-7294 The Blues Creators Band 517-752-9879 Blues Life 313-389-1932 The Blues Owls TheBluesOwls@comcast.net 734-426-5685 Blues Storm (see The Rhythmhouse Ramblers) Blues Syndicate Band 586-306-9037 info@bluessyndicateband.com Blues Band School 734-945-6926 dave@davesharp.com Light Show Bob (light shows for band gigs) 248-414-9920 Bon Temps Roulle 313-881-2155 btroulle@aol.com The Boogiemen – boogiemen@rocketmail.com 810-293-1789 & 248-813-9837 The Bootleggers bthompsonking@comcast.net 734-730-8684 Michael John Boyd 810-664-0102 hgboyd@hotmail.com Count Bracey and the Pleasure Tones baguabri@sbcglobal.net 734-536-1830 Eric Brazier and the Truth (Toledo, OH) ericbrazier@yahoo.com 419-902-4596 The Broken Arrow Blues Band BrokenArrowBluesBand@gmail.com 248-790-7547 Lester Hambone Brown Band – lestersblues@yahoo.com 810-874-8828 Bull Halsey 734-475-1731 bullhalseyblues@yahoo.com Bullets Blues Band – detroitbullet@yahoo.com
recipients of the 2006 kba award for best blues society in the world
p.o. box 488 goodrich, mi. 48438 www.detroitbluessociety.org www.myspace.com/yourdetroitbluessociety http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/detroitbluessociety/
Dr. Dan “Tresties” Burman (Walk-on Bassist) tresties@aol.com 248-620-9249 Busker Brown Band 313-580-6882 buskerbrown@comcast.net The Butler Twins (tribute site) butlertwins@comcast.net 248-302-6715 Harmonica Buzz 517-643-0892 buzz@harmonicabuzz.com The Carl Caballero Band cmcab@comcast.net & 586-295-9935 Chris Canas and the Blues Revolution 734-975-4087 chris@chriscanas.com Little Jr. Cannaday 313-921-0589 Paul Carey 313-343-0185 paulcareyproductions@yahpoo.com Champagne and the Motor City Blues Crew 313-333-2204 Ladyt6500@aol.com Cherri and The Violators 231-510-9674 cherri@metalblues.com Chef Chris 734-428-0564 chefchrisblues@hotmail.com Chronic Blues chronicblues@aol.com 734-459-0385 City Limits Blues Band obluesman@aol.com 313-582-5837 Nathan Clay jambo@tm.net (guitarist/singer/song writer) Sweet Claudette 313-404-0714 sweetclaudett@aol.com Paul “Big Rufus” Clayton (harmonica) paulrufus@ameritech.net 313-378-9586 Chuck Cole and the C.L.C. Blues Band bluzeman72@aol.com 228-280-0099 Collective Blues 248-719-5767 mromolino@yahoo.com Christian Collin and Molasses littledi13@aol.com 248-224-3440 Calvin Cooke Sacred Steel Ensemble 313-839-8587 blessedtunes@aol.com The Corrupters thecorrupters@aol.com 248-935-4888 & 248-544-1364 Craycraft 586-468-6125 craycraftband@hotmail.com
recipients of the 2006 kba award for best blues society in the world
p.o. box 488 goodrich, mi. 48438 www.detroitbluessociety.org www.myspace.com/yourdetroitbluessociety http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/detroitbluessociety/
Crossing X 586-909-9602 Crossroads Blues Band 269-599-3794 & 269-598-1449 gator6955@aol.com Double D Blues Band 586-725-4049 groucho56@ameritech.net Odell “Blues Boy” D 248-548-1234 Tommy D Band - tommydband@aol.com 248-624-5840 Quean Darlene & the John Reese Band queandarlene@yahoo.com 248-601-3938 Billy Davis Rhythm Machine 248-705-9444 & 586-899-8891 rod707@aol.com Cathy “Diva” Davis 313-420-9216 detroitsowndivad@yahoo.com Thornetta Davis 313-516-4084 bessieblues@aol.com Duke Dawson 810-335-6708 Dan Dekuyper 313-535-7049 dandekuyper@sbcglobal.net Delta Children Blues Band 313-532-2769 deltaqueenmaryt@webtv.net Delta 88’s 248-682-2524 Those Delta Rhythm Kings (Lansing, MI) 989-725-5658 mail@rhythmkings.net Detroit Roy & The Blues Crew 313-460-2709 Detroit Videoman Tom Sarnowski (video/photos for bands) 313-676-0442 Detroit Underground Band – elzeebill@yahoo.com Dirty Pirate Hookers 313-515-8163 boogiesoul3@hotmail.com Double D brian.dimick@sbcglobal.net & groucho56@ameritech.net Double Shot 313-387-6132 Doug Deming & the Jewel Tones 586-598-0820 doug@dougdeming.com Demolition Blues Band bluezguy@worldnet.att.net 313-885-2864
recipients of the 2006 kba award for best blues society in the world
p.o. box 488 goodrich, mi. 48438 www.detroitbluessociety.org www.myspace.com/yourdetroitbluessociety http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/detroitbluessociety/
Detroit Blues Conspiracy 248-497-9061 Detroit Underground Band featuring “Cee Cee” ceecee_1824@aol.com 313-934-4648 The Dot Commies Downtown Blues Band 248-853-4437 downtowndonny@hotmail.com The Glen Eddy Band 313-417-0354 gleneddyband@aol.com Even Exchange evenexchange7@ameritech.net 313-247-5016 F Street Blues 586-948-0604 fstreet111@yahoo.com The Fabulous Lazyboyz 734-497-2127 drskoll@aol.com “Drivetrain” Dave Fair (drums) 724-961-6479 david@drivetraindave.com “Reverend” Marc Falconberry 313-377-1106 marcfalconberry@hotmail.com 313-563-2844 Family kaoblues@aol.com Fatboy and Jive Turkey 517-518-0239 hoodooman89@hotmail.com Pete “Big Dog” Fetters & pete@petebigdog.com 248-538-5259 & 734-771-2340 Shirley Franklin & Delta Drive 734-941-2851 Front Street Blues Band 248-280-0099 bluzeman72@aol.com Full Tilt Boogie Blues Band 313-645-0401 terry@tdbradley.com The Funkin’ Bluzin Band 586-716-4997 robm@evola.com The Greg Ganz Band jnosakowski@comcast.net 248-628-7525 David Gerald and Insurrection 734-673-6174 david@davidgerald.com James Glass (Traverse City, MI) 231-929-2604 & 231-715-8999 Howard Glazer 313-582-5214 howardglazer13@aol.com Erich Goebel Blues Band - erich@erichgoebel.com
recipients of the 2006 kba award for best blues society in the world
p.o. box 488 goodrich, mi. 48438 www.detroitbluessociety.org www.myspace.com/yourdetroitbluessociety http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/detroitbluessociety/
John Gonzalez & the Downriver Blues Project 313-690-5971 jfg@johngonzalez.com Jeff Grand & The Grand Masters 248-892-7011 Gus and the Grinders 248-459-8830 gusgrinder@prodigy.net Hallendy Brothers Blues Band 586-243-5708 billhallendy@yahoo.com The Bob Halverson Band halverson85@msn.com 586-468-5844 The Hardtailz 586-532-1121 Kate Hart 248-366-0027 katehart@speakeasy.net Jack “JJ” Hartwig Fina11@aol.com acoustic music & vocals Big Bill Harwell Bluzplaer1224@aol.com 810-730-9004 The Hatchetmen hatchetmen@hotmail.com 248-853-6962 The Vincent Hayes Project 231-740-1144 vince@vincenthayes.com Carl Henry 586-588-3044 dobroman43@yahoo.com Al Hill & The Love Butlers al@alhillblues.com 734-668-6228 The Jeff Hoagland Blues Band 248-860-5905 landers@ronart.com Hot Lucy Band tfosselm@hotmail.com Hound Dog Blues Band 313-605-5925 hounddog.blues@yahoo.com The Christy Howard Band 248-589-1513 choward777@gmail.com Howlin Mercy 734-771-0150 hmblues@comcast.net Idlewild Blue 586-421-1307 idlewildblue@comcast.net The Impact 7 Band 313-835-4730 impactseven7555@cs.com Instant Blue 313-535-7049 dandekuyper@sbcglobal.net The Jam Society 248-425-1079 rteitel@aol.com
recipients of the 2006 kba award for best blues society in the world
p.o. box 488 goodrich, mi. 48438 www.detroitbluessociety.org www.myspace.com/yourdetroitbluessociety http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/detroitbluessociety/
John L. Blues Man and the Bad Boy Blues Band sif@provide.net & 734-216-9833 Lemon James - lemon@lemonjames.com Southside Jimmy and the Blues Express 734-812-2888 jimmystew@wowway.com Rob Johnson (acoustic solo & with band) rjohns1414@yahoo.com Debi Jordan (acoustic blues guitarist/vocalist – Brooklyn, MI) 517-490-7894 Journeymen Acoustic Duo 586-709-2045 darryl@duojourneymen.com Juke Dukes 586-601-6186 jukedukes@yahoo.com The Jukes 313-331-0877 zoothornmac@netzero.com Shari Kane (blues guitar instructor) kanesteele@sbcglobal.net & 734-668-4053 Luther “Badman” Keith - badman@badmanbluz.com 313-369-1597 George Kelly 313-274-4559 info@georgekelly.com Machine Gun Kelly 734-461-0555 machinegunkelly1@email.msn.com The Killer B’s rpal_00@yahoo.com 586-415-4801 Kiss The Cow (see Vaughn St. Clair) Jo Ann Korczynska WHFR DJ, MC, blues storyteller 313-845-9676 “Little Mike” Landers landers@ronart.com 248-302-6715 Jonathan Lane’s Detroit Blues Conspiracy laneaudio@comcast.net 248-497-9061 Christopher Leigh & The Boogie Chillens 248-303-7649 & 248-790-7547 boogiechile2@yahoo.com & cherrokeedrums@gmail.com Marcia Leota 586-469-0603 chaka_sings@yahoo.com Little Leon & the Soul Penetration 313-896-4726 Leonardo Acoustic Blues 248-541-8019 leonardogia@yahoo.com
recipients of the 2006 kba award for best blues society in the world
p.o. box 488 goodrich, mi. 48438 www.detroitbluessociety.org www.myspace.com/yourdetroitbluessociety http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/detroitbluessociety/
Scott Lewis Band & info@scottlewisband.com Lucas - thelucasband@yahoo.com Bruce Madden (West Michigan) Mass Dysfunction 586-709-0021 massdys@yahoo.com Stoney Mazar & The Westsiders 810-751-5018 molelord@aol.com Maggie McCabe mccabemusic@comcast.net 248-549-6417 The Martindales 734-260-2119 brickblues@aol.com Michael May and the Messarounds 248-974-4510 tranzstock@sbcglobal.net Jeff Maylin and Detroit Blues Project 248-867-2901 maylin@foxxcomm.com Cash McCall 313-931-7185 Jim McCarty & Mystery Train 810-726-6137 Measured Chaos 734-216-7741 info@measuredchaos.com Mick N’ Honey bluesmamakt@yahoo.com 586-344-0344 Mid Life Crisis Blues Band 586-415-8630 info@midlifecrisisbluesband.com Paul Miles 248-352-9611 pauljmilesmusic@aol.com Kenny Miller Band 313-521-4391 The MillionAires 586-778-8118 bobconner@millionairesplay.com Mojo & the Boogieman (Charlevoix, MI) bmojo_71@yahoo.com Mojo Phoenix Blues Band 517-796-9368 (Jackson, MI) mojophoenixbluesband@yahoo.com Moments Notice 248-497-1800 mn@familycircleproductions.org Monster Chuck’s BBQ’d Blues Band clyon77@comcast.net 586-468-1087 Ben Moore & The Blues Express 248-788-0843 or 313-835-0165 mwbdrum@juno.com
recipients of the 2006 kba award for best blues society in the world
p.o. box 488 goodrich, mi. 48438 www.detroitbluessociety.org www.myspace.com/yourdetroitbluessociety http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/detroitbluessociety/
Motor City Josh motorcityjoshf@aol.com The Motor City Kings – haywood07@wowway.com Motor City Music Cartel 313-891-9118 jerome@motorcitymusiccartel.com Motor City Sheiks 734-340-2406 mark@motorcitysheiks.com Muledrive 248-683-3352 scottblaylock777@yahoo.com Bobby Murray mrgf53@sbcglobal.net 248-398-0445 Music Highway Allstars 313-492-4929 Steve Nardella Trio 734-481-8058 Niecie 1-800-391-5123 niecie@niecie.net Robert Noll (a.k.a. Psychild) 248-681-2520 robertnoll@mac.com Northbound 75 featuring Cee Cee Collins 313-478-7691 Ceecee_1824@yahoo.com Note Worthy 734-657-9953 noteworthyband@hotmail.com (Ann Arbor Soul) The NoteBenders 248-684-2673 karl_goebel@reyrey.com locwieja@hotmail.com Lady Novella & The Music Highway Allstars USA 313-282-8230 Detroit Johnny Ogen 313-510-7608 Robin Parrent and The Revenants 313-445-5064 robin7474@aol.com Lonesome Dave Paul 586-263-6470 (acoustic soloist for festivals) The Kenny Parker Band 810-212-4580 KennyKool25@hotmail.com Shut Eyed Pete Blues Band pmccauley@score-corp.com Guitar Pickin’ Pat 248-583-6414 Robert Penn 313-724-0768 & (cell) 313-618-2016 rpblues@comcast.net Cooley Pope Band 586-909-5703 cooleypope@yahoo.com
recipients of the 2006 kba award for best blues society in the world
p.o. box 488 goodrich, mi. 48438 www.detroitbluessociety.org www.myspace.com/yourdetroitbluessociety http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/detroitbluessociety/
The Danny Pratt Band danprat@aol.com 734-913-1055 Priscilla Price 313-318-9196 & 586-619-9396 pricepriscilla@msn.com Primary Blues Band (Toledo, OH) pbb25@sbcglobal.net 419-466-6858 The Primos 586-725-5423 billhallendy@rock.com Rattlebox 734-434-7779 kevhoward@comcast.net or stefgraf@comcast.net Gary Rasmussen 517-548-1780 msswartz@chartermi.net The Real Deal real_deal_music@yahoo.com Red Mercury Blues Band – slawson@mi-mls.com The Regular Boys 586-777-boys regularboys@comcast.net John Reece Project 888-505-6544 johnareece@gmail.com Johnny Reed & The Houserockers (Toledo) 419-891-0654 The Reverb Rockers (Windsor) thereverbrockers@sympatico.ca 519-734-0318 Rocket 88 248-249-5287 sallen8961@aol.com Revtone 586-214-4142 Rhythm Street mziegeler@mcd-realestate.com 586-871-6465 The Rhythmhouse Ramblers 810-220-1312 & 586-758-4789 conradblues@aol.com The Rockafellas US: 313-372-6797; Canada:519-735-1926 rockafellas@sympatico.ca Lightnin Rod & The Thunderbolts (Toledo) lightninrod@lightnin-rod.com 517-458-2392 Root Doctor (Lansing) 810-569-9570 bookings@rootdoctorband.com Detroit Roy & the Blues Crew detroitroyblues@yahoo.com 586-634-0936 Rusty Wright Blues (Flint, MI) The Rythmatics 586-777-2333 joe@joesmusic.com
recipients of the 2006 kba award for best blues society in the world
p.o. box 488 goodrich, mi. 48438 www.detroitbluessociety.org www.myspace.com/yourdetroitbluessociety http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/detroitbluessociety/
SRB (Spoiled, Rotten, Bastards) 586-850-8143 michaelschulze@hotmail.com Vaughn St. Clair with Kiss The Cow kiss_the_cow@hotmail.com 810-694-0689 & 810-516-4435 The Saucecats 989-652-4990 Kristin Sayer 734-595-9746 The Sax Maniacs 313-534-5553 ddaniele@umd.umich.edu Jo Serrapere and her Willie Dunns jefreynolz@aol.com Reverend Robert Sexton All Star Blues Review – Rsexton@autometriccollision.com Harmonica Shah Band sallen8961@aol.com 248-249-5287 Side-Pocket kjggersch@aol.com Richard Smerin (acoustic guitar/vocals) 248-798-4626 Smokin 45s 586-739-5698 info@smokin45s.com Soul Kitchen 734-243-3322 kopmanis@umich.edu 419-536-7699 amichaud@purina.com Soul Purpose 313-617-9612 eddiex328@comcast.net Soul Searchers 313-371-1258 eddiex@prodigy.net Southern Steel Band 734-637-3168 southernsteelband@comcast.net Sovereign Blues Band 248-684-1766 mkamich@comcast.com Steve Somers Band with Valerie Barrymore - stevsomers@aol.com 734-487-1977 RJ Spangler 586-879-6691 rjblues23@aol.com Spittin’ Boogie 734-878-3428 Spoonfull 734-266-0999 Steelin’ Time 734-775-9798 steelintime@gmail.com
recipients of the 2006 kba award for best blues society in the world
p.o. box 488 goodrich, mi. 48438 www.detroitbluessociety.org www.myspace.com/yourdetroitbluessociety http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/detroitbluessociety/
The Rick Stel Project 586-726-6137 Lè Lè Storm 313-737-6845 The Curtis Sumter Project csp@csproject.net 313-532-3813
The Sun Messengers 313-881-5716 Sunny Girl Band - bk@sunnygirl.us Lady Sunshine and the X Band 734-668-1783 Take~2 – taketwo022002@yahoo.com Tampa Ted & The Blue Knights 586-491-5405 TampaTedBlues@yahoo.com Ejuana “Fire” Taylor and Cactus Blues info@digitalevent.tv 248-354-8806 Terraplanes 734-769-6797 jmack@terraplanes.net 3rd Power Blues Band tmerman@juno.com 734-735-5395 The TipJar Blues Band 248-399-9422 & 248-288-4583 tipjarbb@aol.com Travilin’ Blues 248-866-8544 glg60@comcast.net Tri-County Blues 313-247-2682 jason@tricountyblues.com Danny Tyrell Trio featuring Michael Galvan 248-417-9001 mgalvan572@aol.com Val Ventro and the Motor City V8 Motorcityv8@aol.com Randy Volin & the Sonic Blues 248-814-8488 randy@randyvolin.com Sharrie Williams 517-548-1780 msswartz@chartermi.net (Saginaw, MI) Harmonica Willy harmonicawilly@mail.com 586-243-5708 The Witch Doctors 734-355-0064 wd@thayrone.com Wixon Slim & The Wyze Gyze 248-960-9907 wixomslim@att.net Buster Wylie busterblu1@juno.com 734-699-1406
recipients of the 2006 kba award for best blues society in the world
p.o. box 488 goodrich, mi. 48438 www.detroitbluessociety.org www.myspace.com/yourdetroitbluessociety http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/detroitbluessociety/
Dr. Zak (blues vocalist) 313-882-0926 Zoom 734-721-8174 & 734-722-4938
recipients of the 2006 kba award for best blues society in the world