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Mother Blues With Gerald McClendon
2+ albums
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Mother Blues represent over seventy-five years of playing and recording on the Chicago blues scene – in the company of artists as diverse as Buddy Guy, Son Seals, Carl Weathersby, Sharon Lewis, Carey and Lurie Bell, Diamond Jim, Joanna Connor, Larry McCray, Quintus McCormick, Tommy McCracken, Jan James, War, Robin Trower, among many others. Separately, their paths have led through every club from Chicago to New York to Memphis. Singer Gerald McClendon is one of the most evocative and versatile blues/soul singers on the scene. Gerald has shared space on recorded compilations with Chicago blues staples from Pinetop Perkins and Otis Clay to Billy Branch. Whether bringing new emotional immediacy to classic material, or painting on fresh canvas – his voice will impact you. He’ll grab your ear, your heart, your mind. Gerald’s voice carries a message from soul to soul. As a teenager, guitarist/composer Steve Bramer was self-schooled on B.B. King records borrowed from the Walgreen’s cutout bin in Morgantown, West Virginia. His first regular gig was every Thursday through Saturday with the Black Elks Club house band (Lee Collins and the New Breed) in Lansing, Michigan. Since making Chicago his home in 1990, he’s backed, opened for, hired, jammed or recorded with everyone from Koko Taylor to Michael Coleman. The Mother Blues rythm section chores have been handled by a number of Chicago music scene veterans. The emphasis is always on groove first. Working from a solid foundation in
