Jazz Blues Florida - Florida's Online Guide to Live Jazz & Blues at JazzBluesFlorida.com: Reverend Raven & The Chain Smoking Altar Boys Feat. Westside Andy

Monday, April 15, 2019

Reverend Raven & The Chain Smoking Altar Boys Feat. Westside Andy - A long way for a short run!

In Demand,
Rev Raven Returns
to Supply the Blues!

Reverend Raven
and the Chain Smoking Altar Boys

Featuring Westside Andy

Tuesday, April 16
Englewoods on Dearborn – Englewood, FL
FACEBOOK EVENT

Wednesday, April 17
Englewoods on Dearborn – Englewood, FL
FACEBOOK EVENT

Thursday, April 18

The Blue Rooster – Sarasota, FL

FACEBOOK EVENT

Saturday, April 20

Bradfordville Blues Club – Tallahassee, FL

FACEBOOK EVENT

Bringing crowds to their feet at the hardest to please and sophisticated
night clubs in their Midwest regional base and tours mostly covering
the eastern US and Caribbean, Reverend Raven and the Chain
Smoking Altar Boys play traditional blues, straight up with a big
dose of passion. With smoking grooves dug deep by Craig Panosh
and P.T. Pedersen, served up with hot harmonica and smooth
stinging guitar they play original songs peppered with nods to
Slim Harpo, Little Walter, Jimmy Rogers, Billy Boy Arnold,
Junior Wells and the three Kings. Born and raised on the
south side of Chicago, the Reverend has been playing the blues
since 1971 when he first saw Freddie King play at the Kinetic
Theatre in Chicago. After a 15-year hitch in the Navy, he moved
to Milwaukee where he began a long friendship and collaboration
with Madison Slim, long time harmonica player for Jimmy Rogers.
Since 2015, the band has featured Westside Andy on harmonica.
Hohner lists him as an endorser alongside Rod Piazza, Toots
Thielemans, and Corky Siegel, among many other greats.