featuring MARK HUMMEL (harmonica/vocals), RUSTY ZINN(guitar/vocals), MIKE KELLER (guitar/vocals), R. W. GRIGSBY (bass) & WES STARR (drums) will be appearing:
"One of the most accomplished and enjoyable ensembles playing the Real Deal Blues today”
Blues Supergroup GOLDEN STATE - LONE STAR BLUES REVUE, featuring Grammy-nominated Harp Blower/Vocalist/ Bandleader MARK HUMMEL with RUSTY ZINN-guitar/vocals(Alligator, Black Top Recording artist),MIKE KELLER - guitar (Fabulous Thunderbirds/Marcia Ball/Double Trouble) drummer WES STARR and bassist RW GRIGSBY is an all-star cross country melding of California musicians Hummel and Grigsby with Texans Funderburgh, Keller and Starr. GOLDEN STATE - LONE STAR BLUES REVUE's self-titled debut album (Electro-Fi Records/April 2016), was recorded by Kid Andersen at the famed Greaseland Studio in San Jose, CA, and co-produced by Funderburgh & Hummel.
"The road from Texas to California runs right through T-Bone Walker, no detours about it. Since Walker packed his guitar and moved there in the 1940's, what is termed as West Coast Blues revolves around a style he defined...All respected instrumentalists in their own right, this collaboration is a premium showcase of West Coast Blues. ...the guitar interplay is tasteful and they give each other room. Thespotlight of course will shine on Hummel as vocalist, but he wisely integrates himself in the band for the reliable blues band situation. As this music continues its generational journey, the Golden State Lone Star Blues Revue represent the contemporary keepers of the flame, assuring the blues will never die." (James Nadal/All About Jazz).