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Steve Kolbus

I laugh to keep from crying

About Me

I'm a professional comedian, blues harmonica player, and father of two grown children who moonlights as a full time businessman. I guess you could say if I'm not making you laugh I just might make you cry.As a comedian I have worked clubs all over the country (mostly in the midwest and the south); with many of the great comedians around the country such as Pauley Shore and his father the leagendary Sammy Shore, Heywood Banks "Mad TV's" Pat Kilbane, and SNL's A. Whitney Brown.A few years ago a comedian freind by the name of Seamus O'Brien (a regular on the George Lopez Show and Days of Our Lives), and a bunch of old blues guy I happen to know (Pinetop Perkins, Bob Stroger, and Eddie Taylor Junior among others) encouraged me to learn to play the harmonica while I was laying around sick one year. I have since been a regular on the festival circut with the Wesley Jefferson Southern Soul Band and have had the opportunity to share the stage with and meet many of my blues hero's including BB King, Big Jack Johnson, Terry "Big T" Williams, T Model Ford and Buddy Guy; Playing Juke Joints, Blues Bars, and festivals from Chicago to New Orleans and darn near everywhere in between.Currently I'm a member of the Mississippi Adam Riggle Band out of Louisville KY. I've Also have been playing as an acoustic duo with Mark Miller; as well as the trio known as the Huckelberry Hounds (Fab Huck unplugged).I love sports; especially NFL football and College Basketball. I also really like to travel with my lovely wife Tricia whom I'm madly in love with.

My Interests

Blues, History, Travel, and cooking
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I'd like to meet:

Bo Diddley and Koko Taylor, the two most prominent blues legends I haven't gotten to meet yet. Also would like to meet Robert Schimmel and George Carlin the two funniest comedians I've ever heard.

Music:

Blues

Movies:

Anything Funny

Television:

Of course anything funny, news, and history.

Books:

Tarzan, The Land Time Forgot, or anything else by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Heroes:

My Dad, Pinetop Perkins (the man who invented the boogie woogie style of piano play and the kindest most honest giving person I know), BB King, George Carlin, Sam Carr (worlds most leagendary blues drummer), and Ty Wilson (another great man who's probably the greatest comedian you never heard of).

My Blog

October Part II: Adam Riggle, Bobby Warren, The Wolfman and more

Got some needed extra rest Saturday after a long Thursday and Friday. Didn't head to the festival untill a few hours before we (the Mississippi Adam Riggle Band) were supposed to start ...
Posted by Steve Kolbus on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 11:14:00 PST

October Part I: TheBiscut Day one

It's been quite an eventful month. My wife and I started the month out with a little road trip. To kick the month off we headed to Helina Arkansas to play the Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival (for...
Posted by Steve Kolbus on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 08:19:00 PST

Mark and Steve In the Delta part two

Shelly gets a lesson in Black music history. (continued from previous blog.) Shortly after waking up My wife Tricia and Big T's girlfreind decided to go shopping. Big T was still asleep so Mark and I ...
Posted by Steve Kolbus on Tue, 16 May 2006 03:31:00 PST

Accoustic Duo of Mark Miller and Steve Kolbus a hit in the delta

Just got back from Mississippi again early Tuesday morning. Unlike previous trips to the delta I went down there with my partner Mark Miller to do our own thing. Although since Ive been a regular...
Posted by Steve Kolbus on Thu, 04 May 2006 06:15:00 PST

Juke Joint Festival

Had a pretty good time at the Juke Joint Festival in Clarksdale MS this past weekend. I stayed with my freind Terry Big T Williams and played with the Wesley Jefferson Southern Soul Band at Red's...
Posted by Steve Kolbus on Wed, 26 Apr 2006 01:58:00 PST