New Members
This is a pre-release party for "Fifty Shades of Blue," the new CD by Anthony Geraci. Playing on the album AND playing at this show are: Sugar Ray Norcia, Darrell Nulisch, Michelle "Evil Gal" Willson, Toni Lynn Washington, Monster Mike Welch, Michael "Mudcat" Ward, Marty Richards and Neil Gouvin.
Who else might show up? We can't say for sure yet, but.....
The official album release will be a couple of weeks later, so get it here first - and get it signed by all the players.
If you were to think of any modern Blues Legend chances are that Anthony Geraci has backed them up: B.B. King, Otis Rush, Big Mama Thorton, Chuck Berry, Big Walter Horton and countless others have had Anthony’s fiery piano accompanying them. Anthony is an original member of Sugar Ray and the Bluetones and their latest release "Living Tear To Tear" (penned by Anthony) has received Seven Nominationsfrom the Blues Music Awards-Blues Foundation. Anthony has been nominated for two 2008 W.C. Handy and the Blues Foundation awards for best Blues Album "My Life, My Friends, My Music" (Severn Records) and for Song of the Year "The Last Words of a Fool" with Sugar Ray and the Bluetones. Anthony was also nominated for aGrammy in 2000 for his work on "Super Harps I" (Telarc Records) that also features James Cotton, Charlie Musselwhite, Billy Branch, and Sugar Ray Norcia. In 2012 Sugar Ray and the Bluetones were nominated forFive Blues Awards from the Blues Foundation in Memphis, TN for their previous recording "Evening" on Severn Records. Nominations include: Band of the Year, Album of the Year, Traditional Album of the Year, Sugar Ray Norcia, instrumentalist of the Year-Harmonica; Mudcat Ward, Instrumentalist of the Year-bass. You can also hear Anthony on Ronnie Earl’s first two releases on the Black Top record label; "They Call Me Mr. Earl" and "Smokin’." He has backed up just about everyone in the business, from Jimmie Rodgers and Hubert Sumlin toVan Morrison and Dickey Betts.
You want this album. And you definitely want to see this show!
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Date and Time
Friday Oct 2, 2015
