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Right now Stevie is enjoying the success of his new album, 2 Sides of a Man, with the single Because Of Me, which is #1 on the Southern Soul chart. Stevie J played lead guitar on the Jackson Southernaires' "Brothers Dream...Alive" and on Bobby Rush's CD "Undercover Lover". Stevie J played bass guitar on Bobby Rush CDs, "Night Fishin'" and "Folk Funk".
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Bio: Stevie J and the Blues Eruption
Stevie J. and the Blues Eruption is a funky, tight blues band that will make people get out of their chairs to dance. Stevie Js guitar skills are nothing short of spectactular. He is a supremely confident vocalist capable of wringing every nuance from any lyric from any genre. Gospel sounding keys played by Joe Banks and soulful saxophones played by James Evans and London Moffet round out the solid beat kept by Terry Greyson thumping the bass and Tim Henderson on the drums.
Stevie J, the charismatic vocalist and guitarist for the Blues Eruption, is the son of a pastor and a native of Jackson, MS. He started his career in the gospel field playing for artists such as the Williams Brothers, The Five Blind Boys of Alabama, The Mighty Clouds of Joy, The Jackson Southernaires and the great Shirley Caesar. Yet Stevie J remains true to his first love, The Blues.
Stevie J found his true calling when he teamed up with legends such as Bobby Rush, Pat Brown, Denise LaSalle and Shirley Brown. Stevie J recorded with Bobby Rush on the "Folk Funk" album and the "Live at Ground Zero" DVD. He appeared in "Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey" series on PBS. Stevie J has toured throughout Switzerland and France, performing at the Cognac Blues Festival. His talent has also taken him to Spain, Italy, Norway and Belgium. Having captured success in the Gospel and Southern Soul markets, Stevie J and the Blues Eruption is now being hailed as the new face of Mississippi Blues.
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