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"Blues Plate Special" .......is a four-piece blues band
(harmonica, guitar, bass, & drums) serving up a variety of "Hot,Tasty,...Cookin'
Blues" . . . straight-ahead, honest-from-the-soul, make-ya-wanna-testify BLUES!
Their house-rockin' shows feature original material in a variety of styles.
And, of course, no blues show is complete without a few tunes by such blues greats
as Stevie Ray Vaughan, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Little Walter, Buddy Guy, Paul
Butterfield, Albert Collins, Jonny Lang, Little Charlie & the Nightcats, ...to name
just a few.
They put Blues Plate Special together in 1995 and have
been doin' their best to keep the blues alive and well in the Southern Tier of New York
State ever since!
The Players:
Harmonica:
"Rhythm Ray" Pettis
- "Rhythm Ray" has been blowing the "Mississippi
Saxophone" longer than he has been suckin' on it!! He has been in a variety of bands
over the past 30+ years of performing and has worked with Stratcat Willie playing blues
for a decade or so. Together they can also be caught doing their acoustic
"back-porch" act, "SHORT ORDER BLUES".
Guitar:
"Stratcat Willie"
Hayes - "Stratcat Willie"
has played lead guitar and sang with several bands since the early 60's. He and Catfish
have been together off and on for over forty years. He has been playin' "nothin' but
the blues" for the past several years and you might find him "sittin'
in" with any number of folks in the Southern Tier, or, when he gets a chance to
travel, at clubs in New Orleans, Cincinnatti, Orlando, LasVegas, Key West....
Bass:
John "Catfish" Wisor
- "Catfish" has been playing bass since he could
reach the neck of an upright. In addition to working with Stratcat, he spent some time
touring in the 70's and 80's. More recently, he worked the local jazz clubs with
"Sticks" before Blues Plate Special
was born.
Drums: Dave "Sticks" Fiorini - "Sticks" has
been involved in a number of projects over the
past several years, playing everything from Reggae to smooth jazz. He and Catfish worked
together playing predominantly jazz when they caught the blues!
Put ‘em all together and you've got a real
get-down BLUES party!