Blue Truth

Blue Truth is a jammin' band that roves from fast paced rock, to blues and soul classics, and when the stars are just right they can veer off into an improvised list of the History of Rock with a little Summer of Love and some MTV classics mixed in. The Chicago Sun Times calls vocalist Jimy Rogers (legendary blue-eyed soul singer with the Mauds) "a bundle of dynamite." The Chicago Reader recently described him as the "sweaty soul-rock front man personified." The line-up includes veteran session guitarist Gary Gand, the "Jeff Beck" of Chicago rock players, "Booker T" Joan Gand on classic Hammond B-3 style organ, new Graham Nelson on blues harp and vocals, R Kelly alumnus Joel Treadwell on drums and soul veteran Steve Nevets on bass. Blue Truth has recorded two live CDs, appeared on Comcast Cable, and are regulars on the Chicago club scene and on the Midwest Blues & Rock Festival summer circuit. Their music has been featured several times on Greg Easterling's "American Backroads" radio show. Jimy Rogers was recently interviewed on the WGN radio show, the Secret History of Chicago Music. The audio and videos on this page are recorded and mixed by Mickey Barendt, videos by Mark Tulloss and Joe McSheffrey.