BIG JOE SHELTON

BIG JOE'S JUKE IS AN AUTHENTIC, DOWN-HOME, SOUTHERN JUKE JOINT BLUES DUO FEATURING BIG JOE SHELTON ON HARMONICA,ACOUSTIC GUITAR AND VOCALS AND BART OWINGS ON GUITAR PERCUSSION AND VOCALS.
THEY HAIL FROM A REGION OF MISSISSIPPI KNOWN AS THE BLACK BELT PRAIRIE WHICH IS ALSO THE BIRTHPLACE OF BLUES LEGENDS: HOWLIN' WOLF, BIG JOE WILLIAMS AND BUKKA WHITE. ROOTED IN THE PAST AND CONCEIVED IN THE PRESENT, THEIR MUSIC IS GREATLY INFLUENCED BY THESE ARTISTS AND THE REGION IN WHICH THEY LIVE.
THE DUO HAS OVER FIFTY YEARS OF PERFORMING EXPERIENCE BETWEEN THEM. FROM NEW ORLEANS, MEMPHIS AND CHICAGO TO ENGLAND, FRANCE, BELGUIM, BULGARIA AND THE NETHERLANDS THESE BLUES VETERANS HAVE THRILLED AUDIENCESES WITH THEIR RAW AUTHENTIC MUSICAL STYLE.
THEY HAVE ALSO PERFORMED AT NUMEROUS CLUBS AND FESTIVALS IN THE SOUTHEAST INCLUDING: THE KING BISCUIT BLUES FESTIVAL, THE HOWLIN' WOLF BLUES FESTIVAL, FREEDOM CREEK BLUES FESTIVAL, THE BLACK BELT BLUES AND HERITAGE FESTIVAL, THE BEAL STREET MESS AROUND AND GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB IN CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI.

CONTACT JOE AT: (662) 243-7076 OR bigjoeshelton@juno.com OR www.bigjoeshelton.com