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The Big Girls Blues Band
The Big Girls Blues Band is one of the funkiest, bluesiest, soulfullest bands in and around the London clubs and pubs. The band has 7 members - Justin and Jane on vocals, Roger and Tony on guitars, Alistair on drums and vocals, Dek on bass and vocals and Barry on sax. The band plays a mix of Motown/Trenchtown and Kentish Town including songs by Marvin, Latimore, Stevies Wonder and

Ray Vaughan, Robert Cray, 100% Proof Aged in Soul, Al Green, Delbert McClinton, The late Mr Please Please himself, Bobs Marley and Dylan, Tony Tone Toni, Ann Peebles, the Franklin sisters Erma and Aretha - in fact anything that moves the feet, the soul or the furniture.

The band plays regularly at The Old Explorer in Londons West End, Jazz After Dark in Soho, Leonards in Islington, Joogleberrys in Brighton and anywhere that has a plug, a rug and a jug. Above all this band likes to have fun and funk - we play some old stuff and some new stuff and some blue stuff and although we are not locked in a sad little time warp from a bygone era - we have no computers, drum machines or weird noise gadgets on stage..Until recently we had Def the crazy sex starved microphone, headphone and all round vibrating Swiss genius mixing sound for us. How he did it no one knows or cares but girls ran for cover when Def had his jackplug out and when on his final gig at the Old Explorer he removed his lederhosen, unfastened his skis, put down his pint and plugged a Strat into Mr Orlandos amp and hit a G chord [we were playing in E] the applause was life threatening. You had to be there etc etc....Def is of course not replaceable but Matteo from Puglia has bravely taken over where Def left off and promises to sort the cables from the spaghetti, mozzarella and bresaola Feedback on his performance will not be appreciated.

A special mention for our 2 sensual out front singers Justin from the Deep Deep South Down Under and “Don’t send me no doctor filling me up with all those pills…” Jane from Ireland. They look good, sound good but they are B.A.D. B.A.D. B.A.D..Come and see us soon - check the listings and watch out for our up coming Europe Tour taking in Paris, Amsterdam, Portugal, and of course Kentish Town,....and Boogie !!!

The band is managed by the lovely “Mine’s a Shiraz – a bottle – thanks” Mel from Derby who ( with the help of the Shiraz) can sometimes be persuaded to manage not only the band but also some serious tambourine shaking and some oh so sweet backing vocals.


Forthcmong Gigs

Friday 17th October 2008
Jazz After Dark
Greek Street
Soho
London
ENTRANCE £10/£15
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Saturday 18th October 2008
Chiswick Moran Hotel
626 Chiswick High Road
Chiswick
London W4 5RY
OXJAM MUSIC FESTIVAL
020 8996 5200

Friday 24th October 2008
Jazz After Dark
Greek Street
Soho
London
ENTRANCE £10/£15
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