Acoustic Blues Band in Dayton
When I returned to playing drums again after 20+ years of writing and producing, I decided that what I really wanted to do was play in a blues band. Well, I’m happy to report five years later (and several Classic Rock bands later) that I’m finally playing in a Dayton Blues Band – Sticky Reed and the Last Fair Deal.
Sticky Reed & the Last Fair Deal at Cadillac Jacks (with a smokin' guest sax player)
The core of the band has been together for years, consisting of Carl Moel on Harmonica, Tim Underwood on Acoustic Guitar and Dobro, Scott Stevens on Acoustic Guitar and Dobro, and my very good friend Greg McMullen on Bass. Greg and I played in Relic together, and that’s how I came to play in the band. We play interesting versions of early blues from legends like Muddy Waters and JellyRoll Morton to recent blues from folks like Chuck Berry and William Clark and more. This band is great to play in, for three reasons: 1) it’s GREAT music, 2) it’s acoustic, so I don’t have to wear ear-plugs (and neither does the audience!), 3) the band can really groove.
We actually did some recording in the late winter/early spring of 2011 so we could get a demo into the hands of some club owners. Take a listen to Sticky Reed and the Last Fair Deal.
