About Me
_JERZEY BLUES_ ,,,JB,,,BORN IN GERMANY, WEANED IN QUEENS & RAISED IN JERSEY,,,BORN WITH ITCHY FEET, STICKY FINGERS & A WANDERING LUST,â€JERZEY†BOB HAS TRAVELED THE WORLD OVER IN SEARCH OF THE HEART-WRENCHIN’, BONE-CHILLIN’, DOWN RIGHT â€NATTY†BLUES,,,STARTING OUT AS A ROADIE FOR HAYWIRE DOG, A BLUES COMPETITION WINNING BAND, WORKIN’ FOR BEER & GIRLS, JB WAS EVENTUALLY INTRODUCED TO THE HARMONICA,,,THE TRIP TO MEMPHIS WITH THAT BAND CEMENTED THE BLUES IN HIS HEART FOREVER,,,TOTALLY SELF-TAUGHT, JB HAS DEVELOPED HIS OWN UNIQUE SOUND,,,EARLY INFLUENCES WERE “MEMPHIS†CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE, JUNIOR WELLS & ALEK RICE MILLER(“SONNY BOY†II),,,JB HAS ALSO PLAYED WITH AN ASBURY PARK MUSIC AWARD NOMINATED BAND & CONTINUES TO PLAY IN THE NORTH JERSEY AREA…HE HAS HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE TO SIT IN WITH THE GREAT CAREY BELL, BO DIDDLY,JR. & ON SEVERAL RECENT TRIPS TO CLARKSDALE, MS, SHARED THE STAGE W/ SOME OF THE DELTAS’ MOST IMPRESSIVE BLUES MUSICIANS INCLUDING: BOB STROGER, BIG T WILLIAMS & THE FAMILY BAND, "T-MODEL" FORD,JOHNNY RAWLS,ROGER "HURRICANE" WILSON, REDS’ HOUSE BAND “THE CORN LICKERSâ€, BILL ABEL, TERRY "HARMONICA" BEAN, LIGHTNIN' MALCOM, GUITAR MIKEY, LALA(OF SUPER CHIKAN), JACQUELINE NASSAR,TATER THE MUSIC MAKER & A SLEW OF OTHER LOCAL TALENT,,, DEMO & PRESSKIT AVAILABLE ON REQUEST...--------------------------------------------------
------------------------------" JERZEY,,,YOUR HARP PLAYING IS IMPRESSIVE IN ITS' APPROPRIATENESS & SOLID BLUES FEEL,,, I LIKE YOUR HARP PLAYING QUITE A BIT,,, NICE HARP..." BRUCE IGLAUER / A & R / ALLIGATOR RECORDS6-Jerzey Bob done stuff on the Harp that I ain?t never heard before?..and I don?t think anyone else has either?.- LASH BAZBO(PINEY CREEK PRESS)4)THE 13TH ANNUAL RIVER CITY BLUES COMPETITION,SAT FEB 19,2005:A)OVERHEARD IN THE CROWD:
Things that were mentioned during the course of the day... The harmonica player from Dirty Delta, formerly of Haywire Dog, knocked people out.-BJFM.ORG NEWSLETTER.. width="425" height="350" ...