BLUES TRACKERS

Untitled Document 1996 Blues Trackers begin their musical course making appearances first in Larissa and later in all Thessalia.
2000 After a lot of changes their composition takes the form that it has and today. Tasos Litridis and Panos Badikouthis on guitars, vocals and Sakis Smarnakis bass, Teo Triadafillou drums.
2001 The group henceforth makes appearances in all the country taking part in organisations of international scope as the parapente world championship and the paneuropean meeting of Harley MC.
2002 They have their first recordings in the studio from which they make the first cd with six adaptations recorded live. In the summer of the same year they participate in the Balkan Youth festival with big success.
2003 They accompany the legendary Louisiana Red for first time beginning a friendship that will bring them on stage together again the next years. Parallel they are presented permanent in clubs in Volos and Larissa acquiring thus a lot of friends.
2004 They accompany the woman-trio of Blue Roux from New Orleans making one more international collaboration.
2005 They play with the Jolly Horns, an amazing duet, creating thus a wonderful sextet that is moved in funky, blues and soul paths. They are joined also by Elias Zaikos in two unique gigs with plenty of “electricity”.
2006 The thessalian quartet this time is found in the scene with the fabulus singer Nellie 'Tiger' Travis from Chicago making for once again the best impressions. In August of same year the front man of the group Panos Badikouthis releases his first personal album titled «BLUES PEOPLE». Many great musicians as George Bandoek, Elias Zaikos, Alex Apostolakis, Sotiris Zissis and the upcoming band of LMC.
2007 Louisiana Red, Elias Zaikos and Panos Badikouthis are met in the scene of Art Deco for one and only evening bringing together with this way three generations of blues musicians. A few weeks earlier the Blues Trackers open one of the biggest bands in the rock history, Dr. Feelgood