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46 Long

Groove a little closer, Sugar....

About Me

46 Long has been supplying the greater Cincinnati area with high-energy semi-acoustic Blues since the spring of 2001. The duo released "Savor Every Second" in January 2003 to critical acclaim and eventually went on to be nominated for a Cincinnati Entertainment Award (CEA) for Best Blues 2003. And now, at long last, 46 Long proudly announces the release of our new CD, "Time's Right."
Once dubbed "the finest dancing White Boy in all of Boston" by Luther Guitar Junior Johnson," Jonathan's musical roots trace mainly to Knoxville where he played with Defenders of the Faith, the late Sarah Jordan's "Jordan Project," and hosted the regionally famous Sassy Ann's Blue Jam. He also spent several years playing guitar (among other things) in West Africa along the way.
Jonathan is in it for the groove.
Blake, a native New Yorker, left his classical voice and piano training behind to play Rock and Blues for dancing babes in late-night smoky clubs. Nice work if you can get it. Along the way Blake has fronted Smokestack Lightning in northern England, Blues Cult in Cincinnati, and various other "hired harp" work along the way, most recently with Mary ann Kindel and Cheryl Renee.
Blake is in it for the beautiful women.
Both Blake and Jonathan fulfill their Clark Kent duties as over-educated teachers and doting fathers. 46 Long promises great music and a professional attitude at every show. Together, they can lift amazingly heavy things. Come on out.
"Time's Right" represents four years of loving, careful, and sometimes agonizingly slow work. We’re confident that you don’t have anything quite like it in your record collection. We sure don’t. Sure, there are other guitar/harp Blues duos out there, but somewhere since our beginnings in 2001 as an acoustic Blues group, we’ve become something different. We hope you like it. We may be over-educated middle class white boys, but somewhere along the line we learned how to throw down anyway. If you don't believe us, just give us a shot... if we don't deliver, we'll buy you a beer.
Oh, and the name? Put it this way, at 6'3" and 220 lbs, Blake is the little one.
Contact: [email protected] (Blake)
Blake With Spoon!!!!
Press
"...their presentation — acoustic guitar, vocals and harmonica, sparse percussion — has a natural, bare vibe that is incredibly magnetic to the ears. Acoustic Blues players may be a dime a dozen, but the strong songcraft and singer/harpist Blake Taylor's unique, masterful playing style (he uses the harmonica as both a rhythm and lead instrument) give them an edge over the competition. "
- Mike Breen, Citybeat
"Blake's harp playing is really good in that he has a ton of chops a lot of tone and a great idea when to play acoustic...Blake's got the over blow thing going on articulate bends and a great sense of time and phrasing."
- Jason Ricci
"...great harmonica-driven, toe-tapping Blues"
- Rick Bird, Cincinnati Post
"Together, Taylor and Reynolds form a solid, soulful core that packs more passion and heart in a simple "acoustic duo" setting than most full-on Blues outfits."
Mick Breen -- Citybeat
"The part I really liked and surprised me was the songwriting and singing! Fuckin' My Baby's Away" rules lyrically I had to check to see if that was your tune or what, cause that is just so catchy and sophisticated and great feeling."
- Jason Ricci
"Great harp playing; dark, delightful storytelling, and intricate guitar work... Taylor's rich baritone vocals are nicely complimented with Reynolds' more twangy, rugged singing."
Rick Bird -- Cincinnati Post

"Reynolds and Taylor have found a very natural partnership in 46 Long, creating a unique groove to call their own. Trading vocals and effortlessly weaving together guitar and harmonica, they imbue their perfomances with passion and craftsmanship."
Tara O'Donnell -- Cincymusic.com
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Music:

Member Since: 12/19/2005
Band Website: 46long.com
Band Members:
Blake Taylor - Harmonica / Vocals
Jonathan Reynolds - Guitar / Vocals
Influences: Mighty Mighty Muddy, Jason Ricci, Satan & Adam, Fela Kuti, Bob Log III, Hector Qirko, Tom Waits, Johnny Cash, Paul Butterfield, Morphine, Paul deLay, Webb Wilder, John Hammond, Sleepy John Estes, Lightnin' & Spider, Bukka White... and so many more
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Record Label: Wonderdog Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Blake, Cheryl, and Them Bones

Blake will be joining "Goddess of the Blues" Cheryl Renee and Them Bones for a show at the Deerfield Towne Center this upcoming tuesday, August 5. It's a free show, all ages. From 7-9:30.  Mason ...
Posted by 46 Long on Fri, 01 Aug 2008 07:09:00 PST

Blake and Spoon - New Video!

Hey, finally got the video of the Spoon show from April '08 where the band asked Blake to sit in on "My Mathematical Mind."  Check it out on our page below......! 
Posted by 46 Long on Fri, 01 Aug 2008 07:06:00 PST

For Mother’s Day

Just in time for Mother's day.......I wrote a song, "Lighthouse Girl," for Krista for her birthday a little while ago. I finally got around to doing a rough mix. Hope you enjoy, but more importan...
Posted by 46 Long on Fri, 09 May 2008 08:23:00 PST

Candye Kane Battling Pancreatic Cancer

Many of you may know of this already, but Candye Kane underwent aggressive surgery on Friday the 18th to try to help combat her Pancreatic Cancer.  You can read all about her battle on her Myspac...
Posted by 46 Long on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 06:34:00 PST

Blake and Spoon

So check it out. I'm already jazzed that I get to spend the evening hanging out with my boy Eric from the hood back in the day (ahem) who happens to now be a big rock star with the band Spoon. I was l...
Posted by 46 Long on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:48:00 PST

46 Long to open for Jason Ricci Feb 21!!!!!!

You gotta be frikkin' kidding me......   Not only are we totally jazzed that Jason and the boys are coming back after over a two year absence, but now we've been asked to open for him!?!?!? ...
Posted by 46 Long on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 05:57:00 PST

Blake on the loose

Harp man for hire (aka the Harmonica whore) Blake will be joining blues phenom Jon Justice this Saturday night (12/22) at Mahogany's in Latonia. Check out the mahogany's website - www.mahoganysli...
Posted by 46 Long on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:59:00 PST

Studio time? Already?

Amazing as it might seem, we are talking about getting back into the studio already.  "Time's Right" has had such a great response (even if we didn't get a CEA nomination... a-HEM!), and we had s...
Posted by 46 Long on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 07:01:00 PST

Jason Frikkin Ricci reviews Times Right!

This is too cool...........Thanks, Jason, You're too kind. Now, everybody reading this go buy Jason's new CD! "Fuckin' Blake was all Guilt tripping me on this situation...the sitchy wasThis CD arrived...
Posted by 46 Long on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 07:55:00 PST

Post-Arnolds

Man... that was a great gig!  Great crowd (when was the last time we had so many people yelling "Woooooooo" and whistling?), great staff (lots of yelling there, too!), and first rate beer.  ...
Posted by 46 Long on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 08:26:00 PST