Johnny Mastro & Mama's Boys
| Johnny Mastro & Mama's Boys | |
|---|---|
 Johnny & Mike, Moulin Blues 2010 |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Blues , blues rock |
| founding | 1994 |
| Website | http://www.johnnymastro.com |
| Founding members | |
| Johnny Mastro | |
| Michael Corvoran | |
| Current occupation | |
Harmonica, vocals |
Johnny Mastro |
guitar |
Smokehouse Brown |
bass |
Mike 'Mississippi' Hightower |
Drums |
Jimmy 'Jimbo' Goodall |
| former members | |
bass |
Paul Loranger |
guitar |
Dave Melton |
bass |
Jeff Henry |
guitar |
Gino Matteo |
Johnny Mastro & Mama's Boys is a blues band from Long Beach, California, founded in 1994 .
history
In 1994 the band was founded by Johnny Mastro. The band had first appearances in various blues clubs in Los Angeles . Since 1996 she has been the house band of Babe's & Ricky's , one of the oldest and most famous blues clubs in the Los Angeles area. The owner, "Mama" Laura Mae Gross, gave the band the name Mama's Boys .
Johnny Mastro & Mamas Boys play rough Chicago blues . The sound of this band is unique, no other existing band sounds like the Mamas Boys. Rough, dirty, tough going through the marrow and legs, presented authentically, without clichés and without compromises. Johnny says of his music: "sledge hammer blues". Johnny Mastro can be found lying on his knees on the stage, blowing the entire contents of his lungs into the harmonica. Smokehouse Brown attracts z. Sometimes the weirdest notes from his guitar and stresses the six strings until they stop. Jimmy and Mike provide the necessary solid foundation with a thunder-rumbling rhythm.
Between 2001 and 2010 the band released a total of five albums and one EP . Starting in 2004, she toured Europe, where she was stationed in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Great Britain and Germany.
In 2006 and 2007 they played at two of the major European festivals, in 2006 at the Moulin Blues Festival in Ospel, the Netherlands and in 2007 at the Peer Blues Festival in Belgium. The first tour of Germany followed in May 2009. In 2010 they were again guests at the Moulin Blues Festival in Ospel, the Netherlands. For the 25th anniversary, the organizer had signed them as one of the highlights. In 2011 Johnny Mastro recorded the song "JJ's Man" as an homage to the road manager Jean-Jacques Dessenne, who died prematurely. The song will appear on the 2012 album "Luke's Dream", which was released on RipCat Records on June 16. In August / September 2012 the 7th European tour took place.
Albums
- 2001 - " Pinch that Snake " (Mamas Boys Rec. # 1)
- 2003 - " Chicken & Waffles " (Mamas Boys Rec. # 2)
- 2006 - " The Black Album " (Nugene Records, cat. # 603)
- 2007 - " Take me to your Maker " (Nugene Records, cat. # 701)
- 2009 - " Captain Trappiste Vol.1 (EP) " (Mamas Boys Rec. # 3)
- 2010 - " Beautiful Chaos " (Rip Cat Records, cat. # 1104)
- 2012 - " Luke's Dream " (Rip Cat Records, cat. # 1109)