Northeast Ohio Blues Bands
To be included on this page, please send the following information to the webmaster.
- Name of the band
- Link to the band's web site
- Email address
- Phone contact number
- List of band members
- Two sentences on the style music your band plays
Bands will be listed in alphabetical order. Musicians will be in alphabetical order and by instument. If you play several instuments, you will be listed in all the categories you play. Singers are included.
Bands
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Armstrong Bearcats Click on name for their website.
Contact Armstrong Bearcats by email.
Phone: 216-233-0341
Butch Armstrong - Guitar & Vocals
Michael Barrick - Bass & Vocals
Billy Coakley - Drums
Hot blues all day and night! You name the Blues and we can play it.
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Blue Lunch Click on name for their website.
Contact Blue Lunch by email.
Bob Frank-guitar
Peter London-harmonica
Ray DeForest-Bass
Mike Sands-piano
Scott Flowers-drums
Bob Michael-trombone
Mike Rubin-trumpet
Keith McKelly-saxophone
Big Sound Blues
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BLUES HIGHWAY Click on name for their website.
Contact BLUES HIGHWAY by email.
Phone: 440-942-4114
Harry Latch - Guitar & Vocals
Brian Langguth - Bass & Vocals
Bruce Hill - Harmonica &Vocals
Kirk Huffnagle - Guitar
Kurt Bernardo - Drums & Vocals
Chicago Style Blues And More
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Blues Sky Band Click on name for their website.
Contact Blues Sky Band by email.
Phone: 440-285-9278
Mike Mukavetz--guitar & harp & vocals.
Larry McFadden--guitar & vocals.
Joe Ronimo--Bass & vocals.
Bob Paciorek--drums.
The Blues Sky Band does a variety of traditional and modern tunes. You'll hear Robert Johnson, Buddy Guy, B.B. King, SRV and the Allman Brothers all in one set!
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Bluesmatic Band Click on name for their website.
Contact Bluesmatic Band by email.
Phone: 330-760-6435
Greg Grandillo - Guitar & Vocals
Jon Negrelli - Keyboard & Vocals
Larry Bolgar - Bass
Bill Yergin - Drums & Vocals
Mike Mihaly - Guitar & Harmonica
Bluesmatic plays blues, rhythm and blues with a fair bit of rock feel mixed in as well. They are a high energy, entertaining, driving blues band that features soulful vocals meant to get your feet tapping and moving.
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DEAD GUY BLUES Click on name for their website.
Contact DEAD GUY BLUES by email.
Phone: 216-862-4972
Chris Boross - Bass
Jeff Powers -Vocals & Guitar
Steve Zavesky - Drum
DGB is a tight Modern Rockin' Garage Blues band with all original songs.
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GYPSY Click on name for their website.
Contact GYPSY by email.
Lori Tibbitts - Lead Vocalist/Tamborine/Keyboard
Blue Steve Martin - Guitar/Vocals
Rick Fischer - Drums/Backup Vocals
Bill Mangano - Bass
We play anything that will make you move and have fun. We like to keep you dancing, but yet give you time to listen to a hard core blues song or just sing-a-long with us to your favortite country song
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GYPSY-Lite Click on name for their website.
Contact GYPSY-Lite by email.
Lori Tibbitts - Lead Vocalist/Tamborine/Keyboard
Blue Steve Martin - Guitar/Vocals
A duo of acoustic-type sounds that put you in the relaxed mood like sitting around a warm campfire. The blending of the vocals of Lori & Steve are pleasing to the ear along with Steve's musical ability to play such a great guitar sound.
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I Ain't No Romeo
Contact I Ain't No Romeo by email.
Phone: 216 210 2153 or 216 271 0803
Michael Luczak - Guitar/Vocals
Various other musicians
If you like Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf and Buddy Guy, you'll love I Aint No Romeo. Sometimes the set is acoustic, but most often its a rockin raucous affair!
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J Blues Click on name for their website.
Contact J Blues by email.
Phone: 440-915-5010
J Blues - Solo - Everything
The style of music I play as a solo artist is traditional blues from the 1920s to 1950s with a "now" twist to the music. I play a lot of private functions for blues "junkies" and also do public performances.
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Memphis Cradle Click on name for their website.
Contact Memphis Cradle by email.
Phone: 330-807-3774
Lightnin Joe King - Guitar & vocals & songwriter
Jimmy Dee - Keyboards & vocals
Loose Bruce Woodring - Drums & vocals
ShowTime Gary Sands - Bass & vocals & harp
Memphis Cradle plays both original and cover blues.Very much steeped in that good old Chicago blues style and Memphis Cradle is four very serious / seasoned musicians interested in keeping the blues alive and well..
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Poppa"D" And The Masters Of Rhythm Click on name for their website.
Contact Poppa"D" And The Masters Of Rhythm by email.
Phone: 216-534-1628
Poppa"D" - Guitar/Vocals
Ed Zalar - Drums
Mike Hawkins Bass - Guitar
Poppa "D" & The Masters of Rhythm delivers a potent aural experience using all styles of blues, funk, jazz, and swing to meld any crowd into a mass of writhing, happy humanity.
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Real Deal Blues Band Click on name for their website.
Contact Real Deal Blues Band by email.
Phone: 216-849-6910
Blue Steve Martin - guitar & vocals
Gary BIG DADDY Craft - Harmonica & vocals
Dee Anderson - drums & vocals
Clyde Deubel - Bass & vocals
High energy Cleveland industrial blues
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Shannon Curfman Band Click on name for their website.
Contact Shannon Curfman Band by email.
Phone: 612-385-9050
Shannon Curfman - Lead Vocals & Lead Guitar
Aaron Ollswang - Rhythm Guitar & Background Vocals
Tom Dades - Bass
Paul Thompson - Drums & Background Vocals
Original Blues/Rock Shannon was signed by Music Mogul Clive Davis at
14 check out Shannon's web page to see all the greats she has toured and recorded with.
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The Alan Greene Band
Contact The Alan Greene Band by email.
Phone: 330-283-9265
Alan Greene - Guitar
Bill Miller (Mr. Stress)- Harmonica/Vocals
John Daubenspeck 'Slap' - Bass/Vocals
Rob Luoma - Drums
Alan Green, a respected veteran of the Cleveland music scene, was voted "Best Guitarist in Northeast Ohio" in the 1997 Scene Magazine Annual Readers Poll and the 2004 Free Times Readers Poll. Alan has also been a member of the international bands "Humble Pie" and "Breathless" as well as being on various recordings by Humble Pie, Michael Stanley, Donnie Iris, Breathless, and Pere Ubu.
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The Juke Hounds Click on name for their website.
Contact The Juke Hounds by email.
Phone: 330-459-3947
Bob Gardner - guitar/vocals
Jimmy Kormanick - harp
Doug Barber - keys
Tom Harvey - bass
Mark Smallwood - drums
We have been describing our music as "the rust belt blues" for a long time now. It is based in the electric Chicago sound, but with pop hooks to the songs, and modern subject matter in the lyrics, subject matter pertaining to life in the post-industrial rust belt.
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The KingBees Click on name for their website.
Contact The KingBees by email.
Phone: 216-496-2877
Mike Binder - Guitar & Vocals
Brantt "Hambone" Hamilton - Harp & Vocals
Scott Wilson -Keys
Reggie Red -Sax
Jon Darling -Drums
Bill Mangano - Bass
Founded in 1993. We play Blues traditional & modern, Funk,and Jazz.
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The Mr. Stress Blues Band
Contact The Mr. Stress Blues Band by email.
Phone: 216 322 4409
Bill Miller (Mr. Stress) - Harmonica/Vocals
Various other musicians
Bill "Mr. Stress" Miller has been playing blues since 1966. The Mr. Stress Blues Band was named "Best Blues Band in Northeast Ohio" by Scene magazine four years running.
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The Nightwalkers Click on name for their website.
Contact The Nightwalkers by email.
MIKE BLAZY- drums
JOE HENGESBAUGH- keyboards
JEFF HURD- vocals & guitar
DAVE MCDOUGALD- bass
The Nightwalkers, founded in 1996, are a Cleveland-based band playing traditional and contemporary blues, blues-rock and soul, featuring the vocals, slide guitar and songwriting of Jeff Hurd.
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The Railriders Click on name for their website.
Contact The Railriders by email.
Phone: 202-285-6263
Sauté Dave Poirier - Guitar/Vocals
Various Members: Slim Cuisine, Lou Rau, Hank Burnett, Jeff Conlin, DR Tom Kollers, Patrick Recob and many more
Formed in around the DC beltway in 1999 Sauté Dave and The Railriders have played Across the USA, Canada and Europe. Pushing Traditional sounds to the limit with a High energy blend of Rhythm and Blues.
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Vibrogroove Click on name for their website.
Contact Vibrogroove by email.
Phone: 330-760-5611
John Markovic - Guitar/Vocals
Kip Amore - Bass/Vocals
Jason Edwards - Drums/Percussion
John Markovic & Vibrogroove play an eclectic mix of blues, jazz, blues-based classic rock, funk and even some raggae and old school country. John Markovic also play solo gigs, covering all that stuff, plus some original compositions and instrumental interpretations of jazz and rock standards using a Roland RC-20 digital loop sampler.
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Wallace Coleman Band Click on name for their website.
Contact Wallace Coleman Band by email.
Phone: 216-671-4720
Wallace Coleman - Harmonica/Vocals
Dean Cohen-Guitar
Kevin Okey-Guitar
George Lee-Bass
Vernondo Parker-Drums
Wallace Coleman's Blues harmonica, songwriting, & engaging vocals have taken him and his band around the globe to perform. He was the one & only harp player for the the late, Grammy-winning Delta Blues Guitarist, Robert Lockwood. From his 10 years with Lockwood, Wallace takes particular joy in performing Traditional and Folk Blues ~ in addition to his Electric, Chess-Era Chicago Blues. Wallace Coleman has been twice nominated by Living Blues Critics for a Living Blues Award, with a Readers Win in 2002. He is also an Ohio Heritage Fellow ~ recognized for his Masterful Musicianship.
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