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| The Barnburners Blues Band is dead. Long live Burning Blues! by Joe McGaha The Barnburners Blues Band has announced that they will kick off 2007 with a new name, a new website, and a new drummer. "Our show on January 6th at The Press Restaurant in Claremont, CA will be both our last show as The Barnburners Blues Band, and our first show as Burning Blues." Says "Lucky" Scott Hudson, bass player, and founder of the band. "Graham Green is joining us on the drums -- he's a top notch performer, and we're excited to have him on board. Our website has been revamped with a new name (www.burningblues.com), and a new look, and we plan on re-releasing our c.d. under the new name soon." Formed in 1997 in Yorba Linda, California, Burning Blues (originally called The Barnburners Blues Band) has performed in major venues across Southern California including The Coach House (San Juan Capistrano), The Galaxy Theater (Costa Mesa), B.B. King's (Universal City), and many more. Known for their high-energy performances, the band has performed on the same bill with many Blues artists including Greg Serrato, Finis Tasby, Robben Ford, Teresa Russell & Cocobilli, BB Chung King & The Buddha Heads, etc . The band has performed in music festivals throughout Southern California, everywhere from Solvang to San Diego. You can find Burning Blues recordings on radio stations throughout the United States, as well as in Europe and Latin America. The band recently finalized the recording a c.d. of original music entitled "My Lonely Heart". Burning Blues (under the name The Barnburners Blues Band) performed at the first annual OC New Year's Eve Celebration, sharing the stage with artists Sugar Ray, Lit, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, and the Psychedelic Furs, among many others. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |