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The Forty Fours

"L.A.'s Best New Blues Band"- LA WEEKLY AUG 07

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It's a powerhouse combo that plays roots music with a freshness that's hard to match. They formed as a band while on the road in Sturgis South Dakota for the Motorcycle Rally and have been blasting out traditional Texas/House Rockin Blues while zig-zagging the U.S. for the two years since. Now featuring Tex "Weeping Willow"Nakamura (formerly of WAR) on harmonica and percussion, their octane just went up another notch.L.A. WEEKLY JULY 2006 "THE FORTY-FOURS- A VOLLEY OF HIGH VELOCITY BLUES FROM THIS HIGH CALIBER OUTFIT"Get your own custom layouts at MySpace Support!

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Member Since: 8/24/2006
Band Website: thefortyfours.com
Band Members: Johnny"Lightnin' Boy"Main-Lead Guitar/Vocals, Dug Mug Swanson-Award Winning Bassist, Jason Lozano-(Los Lobos Family) Drums, Tex Nakamura "Weeping Willow"(formerly of "WAR")- Harmonica & Percussion
Influences: The Red Devils, Anson Funderburgh, Albert Collins, War, Lester Butler, The Blasters, Alex Schultz, Hook Herrera,
Sounds Like: JOHNNY, TEX, MUG & JASON-LOUD!
Record Label: Live at Cozy's
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Guitar Center's King of the Blues-Finals

King of The Blues Guitarist's Johnny"Lightning Boy"Main wins The Guitar Center's District Finals and advances to the Regional Finals on May 9th! I said Go, Go Johnny Go!...
Posted by The Forty Fours on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:52:00 PST

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Posted by The Forty Fours on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 01:31:00 PST

Live Reviews

Southland Blues Magazine July 2006 Live Reviews 24th Annual Topanga Blues Festival Will Greer Theatricum Botanicum, Topanga Canyon, CA June 17, 2006 By: Pete Sardon Fresh off their top-ten finish at t...
Posted by The Forty Fours on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 03:31:00 PST

Greetings from Los Angeles

Big City Rhythm and Blues Magazine  Oct-Nov 2006 Greetings from Los Angeles By: Debbie Watson L.A. based blues quartet and 2006 IBC finalists the Forty-Fours, are so hot, I got the chills listeni...
Posted by The Forty Fours on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 03:08:00 PST