2000 Lbs of Blues

2000 Lbs of Blues New CD “Soul of a Sinner” is a strong and raw album and shows a side we never heard before. The playful and swinging part made room for a deep and raw Blues straight from the heart. I'm curious if after this 4th album, which is by far his best, he's ever going to have time to cross the ocean again! Rootsville-Belgium 2000 Lbs of Blues ~ Soul Of A Sinner ~ A fixture in the Southern California music scene since the 1980’s, known mostly for his up-tempo 40’s style Jump Blues, Mike Arguello and his band 2000 Lbs of Blues, is doing something a little different this time around with the newly released CD Soul of a Sinner. Arguello isn’t leaving jump blues for good, only stretching his musical muscle and songwriting abilities with something a little edgier and even a little darker than his previous 3 CDs. Soul of a Sinner is an unpredictable musical journey through a collection of soulfully interpreted, heartfelt songs. Twelve of the 13 songs are original works that run the musical gamut from big-time gritty harmonica blues, to guitar-crunching funky rockers, a smooth Latin-Jazzy number, all the way to a heart-pounding rap honoring the city of New Orleans. Never forgetting their well-loved roots, the band takes you on that journey via a wild, musical tightrope walk led by bandleader Arguello, who, jumps from side to side bouncing you crazily up and down, coming close, but never letting you fall off! This long awaited 4th CD was recorded at Ardent Audio Productions in Torrance, CA, by Rich Wenzel. Over a long weekend this past February, Arguello and Wenzel gathered together a powerhouse lineup of well known musicians all of whom have been or are 2000 Lbs of Blues band members. Those players include: Michael Arguello ~ Vocals, Acoustic guitar Rich Wenzel ~ Piano, Keyboards (Dave Mason Band) Kirk Fletcher ~ Guitar (Fabulous Thunderbirds, Charlie Musselwhite) Gonzalo Bergara ~ Guitar (Jon Jorgensen, Dan Hicks) Bobby Tsukamoto ~ Bass (John Trudell, Jesse Ed Davis) Tom Fillman ~ Drums (Spencer Davis Band, Alejandro Escovedo) Additional musicians: Eric Von Herzen ~ Harp (Social Distortion, Walter Trout) Johnny Mastro ~ Harp (The Mamma’s Boys) Scott Martin ~ Saxophones Andrew Carney ~ Trumpet Walter Wagner ~ Trombone Oliver C. Brown ~ Percussion Jesse MacLeod ~ Rap Master ~ Background Vocals ~ Teresa James, Neysa J. Mathews, Ptolemy Mathews, Marcia Mathews. “It was important to me to maintain the rawness and excitement of a live performance as well as a level of soulful grittiness for this CD. Having everyone in the studio together, recording live, collaborating to get just the right feel as well as sound, really paid off,” says Arguello. “Anyone can record a CD nowadays, but to be able to bring so much talent into one room at one time is what really made SOUL OF A SINNER come alive.”2009 Copyright © 2000 Lbs Of Blues ~ Soul Of A Sinner Contact Mike Arguello /2000 Lbs of Blues: email: [email protected] Rich Wenzel /Ardent Audio Productions~Deep Groove Records WHO YOU CALLIN' CRAZY? Michael “Pink” Arguello - native of Los Angeles ~Band~ 2000 LBS OF BLUES - based on the West Coast. California. Notorious wild-man & founding member of 2000 LBS of Blues~ This charismatic, off-beat entertainer known fondly to friends as Pink, has played many different styles of music over the years from rockabilly to blues, jazz to funk even alittle bit of punk.Arguello, described at times as "Over the top” with a “Bombastic Style” has been a West Coast favorite for over 30 years. Having a personality as big as his voice, Pink’s 2000 LBS outrageous shows hearken back to an era when jump-blues was king and entertaining was what it was truly all about. Whether it’s playing local or national clubs & festivals or touring Europe there's always a cool cast of characters in the lineup ready, willing & able to burn down the house wherever they perform.1999-"Livin' Large,'' the band's debut cd, received extensive airplay and landed on the European sales charts. Tracts from the cd were picked up by Virgin Records Europe for release on their boogie-woogie compilation cd that year.2001- gave birth to a new cd, "King Size" featuring guitar wizards Junior Watson and Kirk Fletcher, with appearances by Janiva Magness, Tom Mann, Sue Palmer and a host of boogie-woogie piano playing' monsters.2003- The circus came to town one more time with 2000 Lbs of Blues disc entitled "Almost The Greatest Show On Earth!" Featuring red-hot tracks from Kid Ramos & Kirk Fletcher on guitars; English born boogie woogie virtuoso Carl "Sonny" Leyland on piano; co- producer Lynwood Slim plays some very cool chromatic harp and a complete horn section of Johnny Viau & Troy Jennings blowing down the tent! Come on! Come all! Check out "Almost The Greatest Show On Earth!"When not performing or solving the mysteries of life, Arguello aka Funkelbright is also a book author, illustrator & creator of The World's First Read In The Dark Children's Black Light Books. Check out books ~ Funkelbright Books at www. funkelbright. com All cd’s are available at cdbaby. com/all/american1 For 2000 LBS Videos Click Here~ http://www. youtube. com/2000lbsofBlues