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Nick & The Backbone
5+ albums
bluesguitargreek bluesblues rock
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NICK DOUNOUSSIS AND THE BACKBONE Nick Dounoussis - Guitar Nick Gravenites - Vocals Lazaros Lazaridis - Bass Alex Apostolakis - Drums “Nick and the Backbone” is the band created by Nick Dounoussis, well known to blues audiences from his 25-years radical involvement in the Greek Blues scenery.He is considered to be the best Blues guitar player in Greece and one of a kind in Europe. His endless talent and unique musical action has turned Greek audiences to the Blues and helped establish the local scenery. Born and raised in Thessaloniki - Greece he first got involved with music in the late '70s. With his school buddies he co-founded Ghetto, playing rock'n' roll in the world later to be known as "indie" rock. During 1983-1984 he co-founded BLUES GANG-BLUES WIRE, the most significant Blues band in Greece at the time. A long discography , thousands of concerts in Greece and many appearances in European blues festivals ,along with hundreds of collaborations with blues legends such as John Hammond jr. ,Carey and Laurie Bell, Katie Webster , Big Time Sarah , Angela Brown and opening gigs for Albert King, Buddy Guy and many, many others. In 1996, Nick left the band and founded NICK AND THE BACKBONE . His guitar prowess led many people to believe that the formation of his own rock-blues band was inevitable, since his playing is absolutely top-notch in that genre. Many of his own compositions were injected into the new band's repertoire, along with songs from people like Freddie Ki