Gary Small

Friday, 26 June 2009 18:40

Article Reprint from the November 2001 BluesNotes
By Rick Hall

• The Official Gary Small Band Web Site

Gary Small
"Living Life to its Fullest"

    Gary Small is certainly one of the more talented and creative Bluesmen on the local scene today!  He is a veteran musician that can sing, play and write music with a passion and punch that makes one sit up and take notice. He plays Blues and Blues-related material, sometimes "out of the box", leaving himself and his audience room to breathe.  He has recently finished his new CD titled. "Wild Indians", in which he gives tribute to his Indian culture and ancestry.

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Henry Cooper

Friday, 26 June 2009 18:22

Henry Cooper at Burnside Record's 10th Anniversary Party

Related Links:

• The Official Henry Cooper Web Site 

• Henry Cooper at the All Music Guide 

Henry Cooper

A Bluesman of Many Talents

 by Joey Scruggs    
Article Reprint from the March 1998 BluesNotes   

   "I've been fortunate enough to share time with many major Blues guitarists, Duke Robillard, Ronnie Earl, Robert Cray, and Stevie Ray Vaughan, to name a few, and its clear that it's someone's distinct style that makes a player stand out. I've watched Henry Cooper develop and come up with his awn style, one that is raw and funky. That's hard to do, and very cool."

-- Curtis Salgado   

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Janice Scroggins

Friday, 26 June 2009 18:39

Janice at the 1999 Waterfront Blues Festival

Janice at Flying Heart Records  

Muddy Awards

• 1989 Best Keyboards

• 1990 Best Keyboards

• 1991 Best Keyboards

• 1991 The Janice Scroggins Trio won Best Jazz/Blues Act

• 1991 Inducted into the CBA Hall of Fame for Best Keyboards

• 1992 The Janice Scroggins Trio won Best Jazz/Blues Act

• 1996 Best Keyboards

• 1998 Best Keyboards

• 1999 Best Keyboards

• 2001 Best Keyboards

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Jay Lundell

Friday, 26 June 2009 18:32

    Ellen Whyte & Reflex Blue is one of the Northwest's premier Blues bands. The band is loaded with remarkable talent from top to bottom. Ellen Whyte, with her incredible voice and lurid delivery, and Garry Meziere with his tasty guitar licks and gutbucket vocals are without a doubt the forefront of this upbeat local band. The rhythm section group is "killer" too. Bassist Sonny Boyardee is effectual and always "in the pocket." The anchor of the unit, sitting on his stool way back behind the drum kit is "The Doctor," Dr. Jay Lundell. And, The Doctor is one fine drummer — no doubt about it! I had the pleasure to see and hear the band several times this summer. I noticed how well Jay interacts with the band members. He stays in control, laying down notable rhythm support for each and every song. I observed one other thing about Jay — he always has a great time playing with the band. It shows on his face and in his total performance.

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