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Colorado All-Star Blues Party

Francisco Crossing
La Veta, CO

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Ken Saydak, piano/vocal
Ken's career as a performer has taken him to concert and festival stages on four continents, including extensive tours and appearances in Europe, Israel, South Africa, and Japan. The list of artists who have enlisted his talents both on stage and in the studio include Johnny Winter, Otis Rush, Willie Kent, Bo Diddley, Lonnie Brooks, John Primer, Mighty Joe Young, Billy Boy Arnold, Sam Lay, Dave Specter, James Wheeler, Tad Robinson, Lurrie Bell, Mississippi Heat, Bonnie Lee, Steve Freund, Zora Young, Johnny B. Moore, Karen Carroll, Eddie Shaw, The Cash Box Kings, Billy Flynn, Jesse Fortune, Barkin' Bill Smith, and Bandallamas.

Fred James, guitar/vocal
The list of people Fred James has played guitar for is a veritable who's who of pop, soul, jazz, blues, and roots music: Johnny Copeland, Arthur Williams, the Jelly Roll Kings, Billy Joe Shaver, Bo Diddley, the Carter Brothers, the Memphis Horns, Dr. Hook, the Excello Legends, Tommy Tutone,Townes Van Zandt, Dickey Lee, the Delta Jukes, Black Tie, Vern Gosdin, Bobby Hebb, and many, many others. As a producer, he recorded the likes of the Sam Lay Blues Band, Homesick James,Frank Frost, Roscoe Shelton, and Earl Gaines for labels like Black Top, Evidence, Telarc, Ichiban, Appaloosa, Hightone, Black Magic, and on and on.

Al Chesis, harmonica/vocal
Al has played in Colorado since the mid-1980's after moving to Denver from Washington, D.C. There he played in the Mojo-Matics for five years, opening shows for Albert Collins, Elvin Bishop, and others. Al has shared the stage with Canned Heat, Tommy Castro, and Homesick James. He has also done studio work for two PBS movie soundtracks and Denver area radio stations, including KBCO, KUVO and the FOX. Al has toured locally and nationally with Muddy Waters' son, Big Bill Morganfield, appearing at venues in Colorado, Utah, and Wisconsin, as well as at the prestigious Chicago Blues Festival in 2002. Al has also toured with Pinetop Perkins, Bob Margolin, and Willie "Big Eyes" Smith.

Mary Ann Brandon bass/vocals
Bad-ass southern blues. Mary-Ann Brandon has recorded with Johnny Winter, Duke Robillard, David Olney, Tommy Tutone, Earl Gaines, Roscoe Shelton, Sam Lay. The list goes on! She is a three time Grammy nominee in the "Best Blues Release" category, and her songs have been used on the Super Bowl broadcast and in commercials. Mary-Ann has been a featured performer at the Amsterdam Blues Festival, Poretta Soul Festival, Belgium Blues Night Festival, Trieste Blues Festival, Belinzona Blues Festival, Lucerne Blues Festival, King Biscuit Festival, and the Blues Estafette in Utrecht, Holland. She was the opening act for Albert King on his final European tour.

Willie Panker, drums
Willie Panker grew up in Chicago, where he began studying drums at the age of 10 and playing professionally at 14. Willie became involved in the Blues scene gigging with James Cotton, Junior Wells, Jimmy Rogers and the like. Upon moving to New Orleans in the 80's, Willie became a sought-after sideman, drumming for Earl King, Allen Toussaint and Snooks Eaglin, and eventually forming his own group, The Iguanas . Some of the artists he has played with are John Mooney, Walter 'Wolfman' Washington, Ronnie Earl, Kim Wilson, Mitch Woods, Fingers Taylor, James Harmon, Anson Funderburg, Gary Primich, Mark Hummel, Jumping Johnny Sansone, and more

Location

Francisco Crossing
300 S. Main Street
La Veta, CO 81055
United States

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