Music:
Member Since: 8/17/2007
Band Website: bigjoelouis.com
Band Members: The Blues Kings: West Weston (harmonica), Matt Radford (bass), Peter Greatorex (drums)
International guest musicians:
Sweden: Paul Alfredsson (harmonica), Ari Hautala (guitar), Magnus Lanshammar (bass), Jim Ingvarsson (drums)
Denmark: Peter Nande (harmonica). Magnus Lanshammar (bass), Tim Lothar (drums)
Finland: Jaska Prepula (bass), Juppo Paavola (drums)
USA: Carl Sonny Leyland (piano), Billy Flynn (harmonica/mandolin), Jimmy Sutton (bass), Peter Greatorex (drums)
Australia: Hank Deberitz (bass), Yugon Chobanoff (drums)
Influences: (and singers who really move me) -
Gospel
The Spirit Of Memphis Quartet, Tommy Ellison & The Five Singing Stars, The Violinaires, The Detroit Hamonettes, The Spiritual Harmonizers of Miami, Jeff Newberry, Willie Neal Johnson & The Gospel Keynotes, Shirley Caesar, The Bells Of Joy, Paul Foster, The Taylor Brothers, Rev Leo W Daniels, The Harrell Singers, Brother Johnnie Harrell, Aretha Franklin, The Cumberland River Singers, Marie Bolton, The Famous Blue Jay Singers of Birmingham AL, Rev A W Nix, Maggie Ingram, Rev Charlie Jackson, The Echoes Of Zion, Lula Collins, The Paramount Singers, The Mid-South Singers, The Swan Silvertones, Rev M Larry Franklin, Boyd Rivers, The Harptones of Cincinnati, Sister Ernestine Washington, The Five Blind Boys of MS, Rev G W Killens, The Staple Singers...
Blues
Walter Davis, Floyd Jones, Baby Face Leroy Foster, Charlie Patton, Country Jim, Willie B Huff, Willie King, Little Willie Foster, Ruby & George McCoy, Maxwell St Jimmy Davis, Lucille Bogan, Big Jack Johnson, Skip James, Otis Spann, King David, Big Walter Horton, Jimmy Wilson, Geechie Wiley, Willie Nix, Big Boy Spires, Bobbie Cadillac, Robert Belfour, Larry Davis, Tommy McClennan, Baby Boy Warren, Henry Townsend, The Howlin' Wolf, Roosevelt Sykes, Charlie Booker, L C Green, Bessie Tucker, Big Joe Williams, James Reed, Roosevelt "Booba" Barnes...
Soul
Jimmy Lewis, Jill Scott, Donny Hathaway, Tyrone Davis, Anthony Hamilton, Shirley Brown, Otis Clay, Ann Peebles, James Brown, Laura Lee, The Patterson Twins, Ronnie Lovejoy, Clarence Carter, Syl Johnson, Z Z Hill, Tonya, The Diplomats, Joe Tex, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Johnnie Taylor, Clay Hammond, Sugar Billy Garner, George Jackson, Margie Alexander, Little Scotty, The Masqueraders, Latimore, Kip Anderson, Denise LaSalle...
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Sounds Like: Deep and true songs, sung straight from the heart.
Record Label: Ace Records/Timmion Records/Spinout Records
Type of Label: Major
