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Big
City Blues Band - Miami, Florida blues and rhythm and blues band is
music entertainment at its best. This quality "show"
band has been attracting a loyal following for 16 years.
Big City's variety of vocalists and soloists present
a danceable mix of blues, rhythm and blues and soul
requiring mandatory applause and audience participation.
The repertoire includes originals and the music of such
artists as BB King, Otis Redding, Al Green, James Brown,
Eric Clapton, etc. Available for club, corporate, festival
and concert venues, they rock every event with style
and stage presence.
Big
City Blues Band has been honored with numerous awards. In 1991
and 1992 they were given the Jammy Award for Best Blues
Band in Florida. In 1991 the South Florida Blues Society
chose them as Best Blues Band. In 1991 they were also
honored by the National Blues Foundation for winning
their national blues competition. They received the
coveted B.B. King Lucille Award at the W.C. Handy Awards
in Memphis for Best Unsigned Blues Band in the United
States. This award was presented by Little Milton and
Willie Nelson.
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Big
City is often the featured artist at major festivals.
Big City and it's members have opened for or played
with such artists as Lloyd Price, Buddy Guy, John Lee
Hooker, James Cotton, Little Richard, Benny Latimore,
Matt "Guitar" Murphy, Bobby "Blue"
Bland, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Johnny
Winter, John Mayall, The Kinsey Report, Sam and Dave,
Jimmy Page, Mick Taylor, Jr. Wells, The Thunderbirds,
B. B. King, Muddy Waters, James Brown, Janis Joplin,
Jim Morrison, Diana Ross, Jimi Hendrix and many more.
Festivals
Played: Memphis Blues Fest., Riverwalk Blues Fest.,
Taste of the Grove Fest., Goombay Fest., Kizomba Fest.,
Miami River Blues Fest., Sombrero Resort Blues Fest.,
Musicians Exchange Blues Fest., Martin Luther King's
Birthday Parade., Hollywood Rock Rhythm and Blues Fest.,
Art in the Park, Coconut Grove Arts Fest., Hollywood
Sun and Fun Fest., Hollywood Jazz Fest., South Beach
Art Deco Fest., Midfin Festival (Denmark), etc.
Corporate
Clients: Lucent Technology, Ford, Pfizer, Burdines,
Cisco Systems, Squibb, Jaguar, TeleStrategies, MetaSolve,
Cushman Wakefield, Revlon, Campbell Soup, etc.
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