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Jill West And Blues Attack
7+ albums
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Jill West - Vocals Gregg Krupa - Guitar Steve Binsburger - Keyboards Hank Raffetto - Bass Nick Crano - Drums Jill West and Blues Attack, a Pittsburgh based dance blues band, play their own style of hard edged blues. Lead by the dynamic vocals of Miss Jill West, Blues Attack has been igniting audiences all over the tri-state area as well as opening for many national acts. Jill is said to have the power of Koko Taylor with the tone of Etta James. Voted Best Blues Band in Pittsburgh for over 10 years. 2005 International Blues Challenge 3rd place winners. (Memphis) . The most recent line-up of the band features the unpredictable Gregg Krupa - a veteran of the Pittsburgh blues scene - with guitar riffs both furious and tasty, even getting nods from his band mates for his ever changing interpretations of the music. With Hank "The Hammer" Raffetto keeping it stong, steady and straight ahead on the bass, and Nicky 'No Shoes' Crano sendin' that beat through the floor right to your feet. Add to the mix the incredibly musical and creative play of Sudden Steve Binsburger "The Chairman of the Boards" (and yes, that's a real Leslie), Blues Attack is a band to be reckoned with!!! When they released their second album, Faceful of Blues, Blues Attack won praise from Tom Hyslop of Blues Review Magazine. He writes about the "two-guitar onslaught" that inspired the band's name: "The stop-time 'Four Letter Word' is a gem of a performance, with nuanced delivery from West." Rege Behe of the
