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About Me

Formed in 1986, The Hitman Blues Band played all over the New York metro area before moving on to the UK and the rest of the US Eastern Seaboard. While the personnel have changed over the years due to touring demands (except for Russell "Hitman" Alexander), the line-up has always been top notch players with the fire and experience needed to lift up the audience. With two critically acclaimed CDs and extremely successful UK tours, The Hitman Blues Band is ready to expand into new markets throughout the US and Europe.

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Member Since: 11/12/2005
Band Website: hitmanbluesband.com
Band Members: Russell "Hitman" Alexander - guitar, vocals Kevin Rymer - keys Mike Porter - bass, vocals Jay Sharkey - drums, vocals
Influences: Elmore James, Johnny Winter, Buddy Guy, Stevie Ray Vaughn, BB King, Ray Alexander, Robert Johnson, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Paul Simon (lyrics), Elvis Costello (lyrics), Willie Dixon, Duane Allman.
Sounds Like: Incredibly like the Hitman Blues Band, on a good night!

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Record Label: Nerus Records
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My Blog

Session done (whew!)

First off, the birthday thing went pretty well. Unfortunately, my Mom had to go back into the hospital because her heart started to race again. She was ticked off that she had to miss my b...
Posted by Hitman Blues Band on Wed, 21 May 2008 06:33:00 PST

Close one

Went into the studio last Monday, and started trying to do a couple of bass overdubs (to save Mike, the bassist, the trouble of coming in for just a few notes.) My mom had gone to the doctor to ...
Posted by Hitman Blues Band on Mon, 19 May 2008 06:36:00 PST

At the session - what happened when we recorded

It's about 11:40 pm on Mother's Day, and tomorrow I've got to go back into the studio to lay down some more tracks for the new CD. Here's what happened on Wednesday, when we laid down the rhythm...
Posted by Hitman Blues Band on Mon, 12 May 2008 08:52:00 PST

Giacomo Jacks

Giacomo Jack’s is a local club in Amityville, a small town where the owner (Giacomo Jack) was born, grew up, and raised his family. They all live right there, and there are pictures of Ami...
Posted by Hitman Blues Band on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 03:42:00 PST

Last night’s gig at Thistle & Shamrock

Finally awake, after getting in at 5 this morning! Had a great gig list night, even though our regular bassist, Mikey T, couldn’t make it. Our friend Jeff Philips (www.jeffphilips.ne...
Posted by Hitman Blues Band on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 12:47:00 PST

Posting again

Well, it finally dawned on us that just having a blog when we tour is pretty stingy. Since I'm getting over the flu (man, was that NASTY!) this would be a good time to do all the things I couldn...
Posted by Hitman Blues Band on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 01:03:00 PST

Final Thoughts

Well, the tour was a blast and I'm glad we did it. We have three new tunes that got adopted during the tour, and I think the set has been tightened up considerably. Some new routines, and ...
Posted by Hitman Blues Band on Sun, 01 Oct 2006 12:18:00 PST

Update 3 - Bernard Castle

At the Black Horse Hotel, there's a bar downstairs and a take-out Thai restaurant upstairs. There's also a room that can hold about 50 people, maybe 65 if you squeeze. They squoze. I don't know ...
Posted by Hitman Blues Band on Mon, 25 Sep 2006 04:16:00 PST

Update 2 - Nidd Hall

Boogaloo Productions (http://www.boogaloopromotions.com/) puts on, among other things, Blues Weekends. Organized by Monica Madgwick, it's grown from three or four a year to at least one a month....
Posted by Hitman Blues Band on Sun, 24 Sep 2006 01:07:00 PST

Update 1 - Miller Blues Club

Okay, I'm back in London. We had NO internet access at all (as I was told in Bernard Castle by a local - "We've only just gotten electricity!" She was joking, btw.) Miller Blues Club is ac...
Posted by Hitman Blues Band on Sun, 24 Sep 2006 12:50:00 PST