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Mississippi Heat
12+ albums
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BIOGRAPHY: TRADITIONAL BLUES WITH A UNIQUE SOUND. . . As band leader and composer, Pierre's vision has never wavered since he founded his band in 1991. His mantra is clear and focused: the band is bigger than the sum of its parts, all musicians must love to play together, all are featured and all contribute on stage and in the studio. So Pierre's various line-ups have always been known for performing together with infectious pleasure; there is a joy and there is a liveliness about this band that defines what Pierre is trying to do and that defies all blues cliches. It is fresh and it is soulful... Yet his blues are traditional because they are steeped in the old sounds from the Mississippi Delta and in their evolution into the Chicago style of blues of the golden 50's: Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Jimmy Reed, Jimmy Rogers, Sunnyland Slim and all the great harp players... Big and Little Walter, The Sonny Boy Williamsons, Junior Wells, George Harmonica Smith, as well as many extraordinary contemporaries such as Kim Wilson, Rod Piazza, Paul deLay, William Clarke... MISSISSIPPI HEAT emerged in 1991 on a night at the Cafe Lura in Chicago 20 years ago. Guitarist Jon McDonald invited Pierre to play harp for him with Robert Covington on drums and vocals and Bob Stroger on bass. Bob and Robert had been the rhythm section for Sunnyland Slim for years with Steve Freund on guitar and Sam Burkhardt on saxophone. It was a great night with a raucous blues crowd in this wonderful Polish n
