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LOCATION:
Chicago,
Illinois
TRAVEL RADIUS:
Will travel up to 300 miles from Chicago, IL.
SURROUNDING AREA:
Cicero, Berwyn, Oak Park, Forest Park, Hines, Lyons, Riverside, Brookfield, Maywood, River Forest, Summit Argo, Carol Stream, La Grange Park, Bellwood, Bedford Park, Melrose Park, Westchester, Burbank, Bridgeview, Hillside, Hinsdale, Hometown, La Grange, River Grove, Stone Park, Western Springs, Berkeley, Franklin Park, Justice, Norridge.
PRIMARY CATEGORY:
Blues Band
ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES:
Blues Brothers Tribute Band, ZZ Top Tribute Band
GENRE:
Beach Music, Blues, Funk, Jazz, R&B, Rock, Rockabilly, Soul, Zydeco
AVAILABLE FOR:
Anniversaries, Awards Nights, Banquets, Birthday Parties, Casinos, Celebrations, Christmas Parties, Clubs, Coffee Shops, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Country Clubs, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fraternity Functions, Fund Raisers, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Hotels, Jingles, Movie Soundtracks, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Resorts, Restaurants, Reunions, Ski Lodges, Sorority Function, Studio Session, TV Soundtracks
PERFORMING SINCE:
1969
PAY RANGE:
$350-$2000 per event
INFLUENCES:
Muddy Waters,Ray Charles,Freddie-Albert and B.B. King,Paul Butterfield, Eric Burdon.
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DESCRIPTION:
" In a perfect Music World, Blue Plate Special would be hailed as Exceptional and they’d be on the road 300-plus nights a year and Festival-Headliners. Every time I’ve listened to “Can You Dig It!!” I get more and more convinced that Blue Plate Special needs to be ranked in the TOP 5 of Blues and Rock bands in North America. Very, very few bands still have that so-important connection to what it’s supposed to be about!!"
…Andy Grigg /Editor-Publisher/ Real Blues Magazine.
____________________________________________________________________ATTENTION: Blue Plate Special is not a Blues Bros. or ZZ Top Tribute Band in any way other than the fact we do play the same Genre of music. Those descriptions were chosen for their category descriptions only!! Although we have been compared quite favorably to both of these original acts in the press.
We recommend you view our online printable EPK at our website at bpsblues to get a more complete picture of what Blue Plate Special is all about! Thank You. ______________________________________________________________________
WHAT DOES BLUE PLATE SPECIAL BRING TO THE TABLE ? On Radio: Blue Plate Special has had 24 songs hit the #1 chart position on Blues Radio stations around the world in the last two years!!
These songs are all from their 3 most recent released CD's.
Who's writing the new Blues favorites? Blue Plate Special is one answer to that question!!! Live Performance: Energetic- Electric Blues that begs you to react!! Energized audiences, moving and shouting along with the newly rediscovered voice from the Chicago Blues scene.
Blue Plate Special asks it's audiences every night- "CAN YOU DIG IT !" and they respond with a resounding "HELL YES !!". R.P. Michaels gives a wink and shouts back "I knew that you could !". Harry Binford follows with a few BLAZING RIFFS on the guitar that make you think FREDDIE KING was still around.
Right away you know your gonna be entertained by a Band with it's feet firmly planted in the power of past Blues greats. Then they're off and runnin' with "I Like It Like That" or "Hard Enuff"and you find yourself saying "wait, this is new- but my body is grooving !" The Rockin' Blues is happenin' and you can't keep still.
BLUE PLATE SPECIAL - DINNER IS SERVED !!
Just the way you like it ! ...and you'll like it like that !! HELL YES ! __________________________________________________________________
Blue Plate Special was there at The Cellar in Arlington Heights, Illinois in '69-'72 opening for Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon's Chicago Blues Allstars, Zephyr w/Tommy Bolin on guitar and The Bob Seger System.
They were among the artists that played at the Otis Spann Memorial Benefit where Willie Dixon and Buddy Guy introduced the Blues community to Koko Taylor singing Wang Dang Doodle.
They were one of the first bands to lead the famous Blue Monday Jam session at Chicago's Kingston Mines (with Studebaker John on the harp).
Blue Plate was the house band for two years at John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd's Blues Brothers Bar on Wells Street.
They have entertained at the Chicago Bears Fan Convention and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Convention and Sears Corporate shows.
____________________________________________________________________ Over the years, Blue Plate Special has shared the concert stage with Charlie Musselwhite, Paul Butterfield, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Siegal-Schwall Blues Band, Heartsfield, Leon Russell, Edgar Winter, Lonnie Brooks, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials, Mitch Ryder, The Kinsey Report, Larry McCray and Wayne Baker Brooks.
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GROUP MEMBERS:
R.P. Michaels - Vocal, Bass, Keyboards
Harry Binford - Guitarist
Robert Pasenko - Percussion
SONG LIST:
BPS plays all songs off their 3 CD's - Blue Plate Special
the following are covers from an ever changing list - see below
Unchain My Heart
- Ray Charles
Let's go get stoned - Ray Charles
I Believe - Ray Charles
Right Place Wrong Time - Dr. John
Many Various Songs By - Muddy Waters/Willie Dixon
Pride and Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughan
I'll Play The Blues For You - Albert King
After Midnight - JJ Cale
many many more
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CLIENT FEEDBACK:
It was a great night with the temperatures and the crowd. I believe we had over 2000 at the party and it just seemed like a blues night.
Blue Plate Special was as perfect as you could get for the event
that was held outside in downtown Ames. I know no one is perfect and that is why I rated Blue Plate 4.5 in all categories.
I do appreciate very much what they did for us and the atmosphere that was created. I would definitely invite them back.
Roman Lynch, director
Midnight Madness, Ames Iowa
--Roman L.
Ames, IA
7/12/2008
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UPCOMING APPEARANCES:
Available On Request
PAST APPEARANCES:
Saturday, July 12, 2008
8:30PM - Picnic
Ames, IA
Client Feedback
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Please note, in addition to Chicago, Blue Plate Special also serves the surrounding towns of Cicero, Berwyn, Oak Park, Forest Park, Hines, Lyons, Riverside, Brookfield, Maywood, River Forest, Summit Argo, Carol Stream, La Grange Park, Bellwood, Bedford Park, Melrose Park, Westchester, Burbank, Bridgeview, Hillside, Hinsdale, Hometown, La Grange, River Grove, Stone Park, Western Springs, Berkeley, Franklin Park, Justice, Norridge and many other locations in and around the Chicago area.
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