Pat Ramsey

about

PAT RAMSEY (1953/Shreveport, LA – 2008.11.17) began playing harmonica at the age of 17. After a couple of years honing his chops while hitchhiking around the United States, Pat joined the Bunny Brooks Band in Denver in 1973. In 1978, he impressed Rick Derringer, who told Johnny Winter of this 'long haired kid in Denver' who played a mean harp! Johnny liked what he heard so much that he hired Pat to play the harp parts on the album 'White Hot and Blue'. In late 1978, Pat met Butch Trucks of Allman Brothers fame. After a couple of sizzling jams in Colorado with Butch and his band, Pat signed on, and made the long move to Tallahassee, Florida. When the Allman Brothers Band reunited in 1979, Butch disbanded Trucks and introducted Pat to a local Tallahassee band called Crosscut Saw. In the next five years, Pat and Crosscut Saw played every Juke Joint and Roadhouse from Key West to Conneticut. In 1985, the Pat Ramsey Band was formed, they opened for many notables as well, including a seven-city tour of Florida (in 1987) with his old friend Johnny Winter. Pat moved to Sarasota, Florida, in 1991, to play with his friend from the Freddie King band, guitarist Greg Poulos. The Poulos-Ramsey Band opened for acts like Charlie Musslewhite, Solomon Burke, Albert Collins, Ronnie Earl, James Cotton, and Pinetop Perkins. Two years later, they were ready to make the jump to Memphis, Tennessee. A new face in a new city, Pat began dealing craps in a casino on the muddy Mississippi River,

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albums

It's About Time

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Sunshine State Blues - Florida Vol. 1

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Good Whyskey Blues vol.6

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Good Whiskey Blues 06

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Akella Presents - Rockin' Blues - vol.18 CD1 New!

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Akella Presents - Rockin' Blues - vol.18 CD2 New!

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Akella Presents - vol.45 - Blues Instrumental CD1

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Akella Presents - vol.34 - Electric Blues CD2

Sunshine State Blues

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Akella Presents - vol.35 - Rockin' Blues & Boogie Rock - CD1

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Akella presents - vol.35 - rockin' blues & boogie rock cd2

Live At The Grand

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