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17/3/17 TONIGHT: ST.PATRICK'S NIGHT with DIZZY LIZZY Boom Boom Club/Sutton Utd FC

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29/1/17 LIL' JIMMY REED - TRUE BLUES LEGEND Boom Boom Club @ Sutton Utd FC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMwxhd-elEs https://www.mixcloud.com/grtr/the-pete-feenstra-feature-bob-hall-hilary-blythe-6-september-2015/ True blues legend LIL' JIMMY REED and his band featuring top boogie pianist BOB HALL and HILARY BLYTHE play special end of tour show at the Boom Boom Club. Still playing and touring the World, Lil' Jimmy Reed is the last of the original Louisiana bluesmen. The blues was born in the deep South, a wild outcry against segregation, poverty and hard, back-breaking work. Sadly most of the great musicians who created this vibrant, influential music have passed on, leaving only their recordings to testify to their genius. However, one man, whose career stretches back to the time when rhythm ‘n’ blues was just bursting onto the popular music scene, is still with us and playing better than ever. At 77, Leon Atkins, better known as Lil’ Jimmy Reed, is the real deal, as will be attested to by anyone who has been privileged to hear his stinging guitar work, gritty vocals and haunting harmonica. A tall charismatic figure, Lil’ Jimmy epitomises the classic Louisiana down-home blues tradition. Born in the late nineteen-thirties in a shot-gun shack in Hardwood, LA, a small cotton and sawmill town on the Mississippi River, Leon grew up near a club where every night he absorbed the wail of the blues from across the street. At six he had his own guitar, made from a cigar box, and by the time he was a teenager he was proficient on both guitar and harmonica, playing local clubs around Baton Rouge. Filling-in one night for blues star Jimmy Reed earned him the sobriquet Lil’ Jimmy Reed and started him on the long path to success.

Albany Down

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BOOTLEG BLONDIE WITH CLEM BURKE at Boom Boom Club -pic Rockrpix Photography

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CLEM BURKE (Blondie/Iggy Pop/The Ramones) with Bootleg Blondie at Boom Boom Club - pics Rockrpix Photography

BLONDIE'S CLEM BURKE JOINS BOOTLEG BLONDIE on stage at Boom Boom Club - pics Rockrpix Photography & Londonbacklinephotography

The Rollin Stoned

HEADIN' FOR THE 19th NERVOUS BREAKDOWN in the last 17 years!

Soul Sacrifice + a bit of A love supreme by Viva Santana 11/03/12 @ Legends of Rock, Great Yarmouth.

19/11/16 VIVA SANTANA - Celebrate 49 YEARS OF CARLOS SANTANA Boom Boom Club @ Sutton Utd FC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYBaafxW8kA Voted into the Top 5 must see tribute bands by Classic Rock Magazine,Viva Santana have taken their superb interpretation of the Carlos Santana Latino rock/blues back catalogue from Cuba to Spain . Expect classy guitar licks over danceable percussion, as the band roll their way through “Samba Pati”; “Changes”, “Soul Sacrifice”, "Oye Como Va", "Smooth" and other highlights from Santana’s 30 year career. The 7 piece Viva Santana feature Spanish guitar wizard Marcos Rodriguez on electric and acoustic guitar and the band include two incredible percussionists and a full line up to match Carlos' Abraxas days. Viva Santana play two full hour sets, complete with a special Santana back drop. A brilliant rock and dance night, bring your salsa shoes.

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2016 LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION TO EUROPEAN BLUES – PETE FEENSTRA LETS KEEP THE BLUES ALIVE …TOGETHER! On a night when we presented one of THE GREAT GIGS of the year with THORBJORN RISAGER & THE BLACK TORNADO at the Boom Boom Club @ Sutton Utd FC, I then got the news about this European award. Big thanks to all the people who turn out to the shows week in week out an of course all the great bands EUROPEAN BLUES AWARDS – 2016 1) BEST GUITARIST – Ryan McGarvey 2) BEST BAND – Tedeschi Trucks Band 3) BESTE EVENT/FESTIVAL – Ribs & Blues Raalte 4) BEST SOLO/ACOUSTIC – Matt Andersen 5) BEST PUBLICATION – Blues Magazine 6) BEST MUSICIAN (PERFORMANCE) – Julian Sas 7) BEST RADIO SHOW – Paul Jones 8) LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION TO EUROPEAN BLUES (Awarded by the team) – Pete Feenstra 9) BEST VOCALIST – Layla Zoe 10) BEST ALBUM – Beth Hart – Fire On The Floor Special thanks to the EUROPEAN BLUES AWARD TEAM for allowing me to be in the company of such inspiring blues related people. It's also a timely reminder that the standard of blues related music in the year 2016 is at an all time high!

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LAURENCE JONES & RED BUTLER IN ACTION AT BOOM BOOM CLUB and special guest KID JENSEN! pix by 1-2 Rockrpix Photography & 3 Phil Honley