Finis Tasby

Blues royalty and powerhouse vocalist, Finis Tasby is one of the
great musician and showman of the blues. As a close friend of blues
legend John Lee Hooker for over 30 years and a past member of the
Freddie King band, Finis has emerged as the contemporary heir to this
style of “boogie blues and soulful ballads” represents a direct living link to
the original Texas and Chicago blues sound.
Blues Lifetime Achievement Award recipient:
Finis Tasby represents the living legacy of American Blues music and has
been honored with the Boston Trust “Blues Lifetime Achievement Award”,
performed over 2,500 concerts including major blues festivals
in Ottawa , Pocono, San Francisco , Long Beach , Boston ,Australian
Blues Festival and throughout Europe . In support of a new LIVE CD,
Finis continues to reach a wide audience with his crowd pleasing
performances for all ages. For availability and booking
information, contact: River Blue 714-271-1935
The Royal Blues band:
Currently backed by the Royal Blues band which features top veteran
musician Deacon Jones, (who also played keyboards with Freddie King
and John Lee Hookers’ bands) and joined by Damon Van Buren on guitar,
River Blue on harmonica, Stanley Butler on bass and Peter Kaye
on drums for a powerful sound of American blues.
FINIS TASBY: Bio Performing with Blues Royalty!
Finis’ incredible story begins in Dallas , Texas in 1940 and grew up
immersed in the vital Texas blues tradition. As a teenager Finis
got his first professional music experience as drummer with the
swinging local combo the Blues Blasters. By the early 1960s he’d
switched instruments and was playing bass and singing with local
legends The Thunderbirds, working regularly with Z.Z. Hill and also
backing Clarence Carter, Lowell Fulson and Freddie King. By the
mid ‘60’s Finis had stepped out in front of the band and began
establishing his reputation as one of the most soulful blues singers
on the circuit. In the early 70’s Finis moved to Los Angeles and
picked up where he’d left off in Texas . As a bass player, he worked
with many of the greats including B.B. King, Percy Mayfield and Big
Mama Thornton. But it is as a vocalist that Finis really comes into his
own and in 70’s he made his first recordings as a front man. It was
during this period that he also formed a lifelong friendship with blues
great John Lee Hooker with whom he often performed and has just
released a new CD, “Tribute to John Lee Hooker” in 2007. Finis’
reputation as a strong and soulful singer reached new heights with
the releases of several CDs, including his solo project, “People Don’t Care”
on Shanachie, from which three songs were used in the
Burt Reynolds’ film “The Babysitter”. His next CD was “Jump Children”
on Evidence which appealed to blues fans worldwide. In the late
90’s, Finis began his alliance with Delta Groove productions and
performs at many international blues festival throughout Europe
and North America as lead singer for the Delta Groove Revue –
The Mannish Boys (deltagrooveproductions.com), along with
Kid Ramos, Johnny Dyer plus other top West Coast Blues artists.
Since that start in Dallas , Finis has recorded numerous major label CD’s
featuring his vocals along with headlining many worldwide blues festival
appearances.
His legend continues as he has always tried to keep his music looking
forward, while retaining the rich blues traditions of the past by performing
with the most respected blues veterans around today.
Currently, Finis Tasby has a brand new LIVE CD, which will be released
and supported throughout 2007 at various festival, concerts and special
events.
Recent released include:
Finis Tasby “Tribute to John Lee Hooker” on Kon Kord
Finis Tasby “What My Blues Are All About” on Electro-Fi
w/ The Mannish Boys “Live and In Demand” on Delta Groove
w/ The Mannish Boys “That Represent Man” on Delta Groove
w/ Walter Trout “ Full Circle ” on Ruf Records