Millennium Blues

Red is accompanied by a hard-driving band of Chicago all-stars, including Handy Award winner Willie Kent on bass, Dave Jefferson—formerly of the Albert King band—on drums, Allen Batts of the early Albert Collins’ Ice Breakers band on electric piano, and ex-drummer in the Muddy Waters Band Willie “Big Eyes” Smith on harmonica. Brien Bisesi, guitarist from the Luther “Guitar Junior” Johnson Band, accompanies Red on second guitar. Red was so excited by this band backing that he wanted to tour with them as a unit, which, alas, was not to be. The band locked in to Red’s sound and got inspired by his passionate slide guitar and vocals. Red wrote all the tunes.

“Take a blues cruise with Louisiana Red, ‘cause the blues don’t get any better than this!” – Jazz & Blues Report