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About Me:: Player and lover of the blues. Have played bass for 25+ years, in various styles. Now-a-days all I care to play is blues.

Current Project: Blue Route, a blues band in the greater Philadelphia area. We're playin traditional electric blues—Chicago-style, Jump and West Coast Blues, peppered with originals. Drop by our myspace page and take a listen.

All in all, I'm just bloozin out and having a blast.

Favorite Blues Artists and Bands: Classic blues from B.B., Buddy, Otis, Muddy, Sonny Boy, T-Bone Walker, as well as current players Bonnie Raitt, Fab T-birds, Shameka Copeland, Derek Trucks, Mississippi Marvel, Tomcat Cortney...and dozens and dozens more.

Your Website Address: http://www.myspace.com/bluerouteblues

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Blues Fans: What are your favorite tunes to hear "LIVE"

Live Blues World Blues folks...appreciate your help.

What are YOUR favorite Blue Tunes to hear played live??

In other words... if you were heading out for a rip-snortin, good time night at your favorite venue featuring a versatile blues band...what tunes would you "strongly advise" the band you were going to hear (maybe us?!) to add to their playlist?

Our band does a number of originals (more on the way). And some covers. And we do some re-dos of classic tunes in "our own… Continue

Posted on May 13, 2009 at 6:03pm

Starting a new band...after 20+ yrs off

Seems like there are more than a few folks who have arrived at a similar place and time in life ... I'm 52. Played in bands in my youth. Was pretty good, we played a lot—worked my way through college with it—but got away from it as family and career blossomed. Now, the daughter is grown and out of college. TV has gotten boring. Work has gotten steady. And I need something to do. Still got my trusty ol Axe. Still love music.

But how do you get back into things? It's been years.… Continue

Posted on April 3, 2009 at 5:30pm

Blue Route

This feels so good - getting back into a band situation!

Man, it has been a while...like 20+ years...but I'm with a great group of guys, we're having a fantastic time, and getting ready to start playing.

It wasn't easy: finding folks, connecting with players, finding like-minded players. But it is indeed coming together.

The band's name is "Blue Route." Ever since high school, naming the band is a big deal. A lot of band merchandising / marketing info I read recently says its… Continue

Posted on April 3, 2009 at 3:30pm

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At 8:02am on August 14, 2009, Grandpa_Erik said…: Hi Willie, If you not have had the possibility to visit my site I hereby give you a little tast of The Bluesmates. If you like it there is more to hear. If not, I am sorry to have taken your time.
Much respect. Grandpa_Erik

At 10:04am on April 3, 2009, Robert Stanley said…: Hi Willy J. Welcome to LBW and thanks for the friendship.

Robert
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At 6:53pm on March 29, 2009, James V. Signorile said…: Hi Willie!

So glad you recognized my photo from 12bar! It's a small world and it's always wonderful to meet people from one forum on another - it's nice to have a friend right away.

Thanks for writing and see you here or on 12bar!

Jim

At 7:06pm on March 28, 2009, Barry Lee said…: Are there any blues jams down West Chester area?? We been rehearsing the new band...though Spirit Wing has it's share of bookings this year already.
Have checked out Media's blues fest?