Dicky James and the Blue Flames

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Dick 'Dicky James' Wagster-- guitar, vocals John 'Lightnin' Boy' Beeson-- keyboards, vocals Mark 'Sleepy' Ford-- bass Robert 'Ice House' Freeze-- blues harp Will 'Repo Man' Cox-- drums Richard 'Dicky James' Wagster was born in 1956 in Gary, Indiana and raised in Calumet City, Illinois. As a boy Dicky watched his older brother, Bear, play guitar and immediately fell in love. At age 12 he got his first guitar, a Stella acoustic, and began learning by ear from whatever blues and Motown records he could pick up. He was finally on his way when his brother brought him his first electric guitar from the px in Vietnam. Around age 18 he began performing in clubs from coast to coast and opening for numerous major recording artists. In 1994 he relocated to the Wabash Valley where, in 2008, he and the rest of the boys formed Dicky James and the Blue Flames. The band is made up five accomplished players who collectively have nearly 200 years experience. Despite the fact that they're not kids this band ROCKS! Dicky James is the lead guitar player, vocalist and main writer. He has played guitar since his brother brought him one back from Viet Nam in 1970. Dick has played in several touring blues and rock bands and has opened for such acts as Nazareth, Cheap Trick, Survivor, and Koko Taylor. Dick is a prolific song writer and he finds his inspiration in everyday life. The song 'Chicago Skyway' is written about his father's tragic death in an auto accident on that very highway. 'Truma

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