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LOCATION:
Austin,
Texas
TRAVEL RADIUS:
Will travel up to 500 miles from Austin, TX.
SURROUNDING AREA:
Manchaca, Del Valle, Buda, Kyle, Cedar Creek, Dale, Manor, Mc Neil, Pflugerville, Driftwood, Lockhart, Maxwell, Round Rock, Cedar Park, Elgin, Red Rock, San Marcos, Spicewood, Leander, Bastrop, Dripping Springs, Wimberley, Martindale, Coupland, Staples, Fentress, Hutto, Mc Dade, Prairie Lea, Rosanky.
PRIMARY CATEGORY:
Blues Band
ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES:
Cover Band, Jazz Band
GENRE:
Blues, Gospel, Jazz, Motown, R&B, Soul
AVAILABLE FOR:
Anniversaries, Awards Nights, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Birthday Parties, Casinos, Celebrations, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Clubs, Coffee Shops, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Country Clubs, Cruise Ships, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fraternity Functions, Fund Raisers, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Hotels, Jingles, Movie Soundtracks, Picnic, Private Parties, Resorts, Restaurants, Reunions, Sorority Function, Studio Session, TV Soundtracks, Weddings
PERFORMING SINCE:
1987
PAY RANGE:
$300-$2000 per event
INFLUENCES:
T-Bone Walker (cousin to bandleader Mel Davis), TD Bell (father of keyboard player), Willie 'Son' Garrett ( cousin to bandleader), Erbie Bowser the originator of the band, and Albert Collins plus a host of others. The style is Texas blues/jazz.
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The Blues Specialists
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DESCRIPTION:
The Blues Specialists is an Austin, Texas based blues/R&B band established by Texas Music Hall of Famers TD Bell and Erbie
Bowser. The band has played numerous events and backed up a great number of blues musicians. Some of the festivals played include Utrech Holland Samson Blues festival, Benson & Hedges (Dallas),
Messa Az festival, Houston blues festival, Smithville, San Antonio, Pflugerville, Brownwood, SXSW, etc(a lot more). Clubs include
Victory Grill, Billy's Blues, Antones, and others. We've backed
Long John Hunter, Pete Mays, Lavell White, Carol Fran & Clarence Hollaman, WC Clark, Greyghost, Hosea Hargrove, and a hold host of others and was the starting point for a great number of Austin bands. Our cd put out in '92 was nominated for WC Handy award for traditional cd of the year (Its about Time). To date we've completed three cd's 'Its About Time Again', 'N2DEEP', and our current releases 'Uptown Woman' all self released. All songs
on N2DEEP and Uptown Woman are original. Because of the unique talents of the band members The Blues Specialists can perform from varying group sizes (ie. 2, 3, 4, or 5) all maintaining a high quality of music.
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GROUP MEMBERS:
Weldon Gentry - drums, vocals
Lawrence Bell - keyboard, B3
Russel Shores - bass
Rob Richardson - guitar, vocals
Mel Davis - lead vocals, harp, sax
SONG LIST:
Indecision - Mel Davis/Blues Specialists
Can't Have Your Cake - Mel Davis/Blues Specialists
N2DEEP - Rob Richardson/Blues Specialists
Futher on up the road - Bobby Bland
Stormy Monday - T-Bone Walker
Woke Up this Morning - BB King
Change gon' come - Sam Cook
Matilda - Cookie & Cupcakes
Watermelon man - Ramsey Lewis
Blue Berry Hill - Fats Domino
Send me someone to love - Percy Mayfield
Doctor Doctor - Artie White
Next Time You See Me - Junior Parker
Ghost in my house - Little Milton
Hello Strange Woman - Muddy Waters
Aint that loving you - Jimmie Reed
Flip Flop Fly - Big Joe Turner
Lady at the Casino - Johnny Taylor
Your Wife is cheating on us - Denise Lasalle
MoJo Working - Muddy Waters
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CLIENT FEEDBACK:
the blues specialists were absolutely terrific at our wedding. the band itself is so talented and everyone loved the sound. the correspondence beforehand was handled very professionally and they were very easy to work with. i feel lucky to have found them on such short notice. i will definitely recommend them to all of my friends and family for future events...and will keep them on my mind for any celebrations we might have in the future:)
--Stephanie K.
San Antonio, TX
8/5/2006
I (along with all of our guests) throughly enjoyed The Blues Specialists! They did a fantastic job at our wedding!!! We realy appreciate everything, they were such a hit!
--Erin J.
Austin, TX
4/30/2005
We had Blues Specialists perform at our wedding and they were fabulous! All of our guests commented at how talented they were. And I was thrilled at how affordable they were. These are old school, super talented performers....AMAZING. They were on time, played full sets, and performed very well (great sound/instrumentation, etc). I've been telling everyone I know!
--Amy S.
Austin, TX
9/3/2005
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UPCOMING APPEARANCES:
Sunday, September 07, 2008
8:30PM - Ruby Ranch
Buda, TX
Saturday, October 18, 2008
7:00PM - Mother's Restaurant
New Orleans, LA
PAST APPEARANCES:
Monday, June 30, 2008
7:00PM - San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter
San Antonio, TX
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Saturday, June 14, 2008
6:00PM - Bookpeople
Austin, TX
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Saturday, May 03, 2008
6:30PM - Hoffman's Party House
Waco, TX
Saturday, March 08, 2008
6:30PM - The Gardens Of Bammel Lane
Houston, TX
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Saturday, October 20, 2007
6:30PM - Horseshoe Bay Resort-marriott
Horseshoe Bay, TX
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Saturday, September 29, 2007
11:00AM - Grace Bible Church
College Station, TX
Saturday, August 25, 2007
3:30PM - Southwest Center Of Arts And Crafts
San Antonio, TX
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
7:30PM - National Night Out
Pflugerville, TX
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Friday, April 13, 2007
8:30AM - Claude Berkman Elemetnary School
Round Rock, TX
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
9:00AM - Union Hill Elementary School
Round Rock, TX
Sunday, October 08, 2006
8:00PM - Mercury Hall
Austin, TX
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Please note, in addition to Austin, The Blues Specialists also serves the surrounding towns of Manchaca, Del Valle, Buda, Kyle, Cedar Creek, Dale, Manor, Mc Neil, Pflugerville, Driftwood, Lockhart, Maxwell, Round Rock, Cedar Park, Elgin, Red Rock, San Marcos, Spicewood, Leander, Bastrop, Dripping Springs, Wimberley, Martindale, Coupland, Staples, Fentress, Hutto, Mc Dade, Prairie Lea, Rosanky and many other locations in and around the Austin area.
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