The Big Town Playboys are a six-piece acoustic British rhythm and blues revival group. Founded by Ricky Cool and Andy Silvester in 1984, they covered American music from the 1940s and 1950s, such as that of Amos Milburn and Little Walter.

The Big Town Playboys have released a series of studio albums, as well as a collaborative project with Jeff Beck (entitled Crazy Legs), re-creating the songs of Gene Vincent. Several of their songs also appeared on the soundtrack of the film, The Pope Must Die. They have performed as a backing band for Robert Plant, who contributed guest vocals on their album Roll the Dice They also performed together at the Birmingham Heart Beat 86 charity concert. Eric Clapton has expressed admiration for their work, arranging for them to open for him during his two week long stint at the Royal Albert Hall in London in 1996.

Mike Sanchez, who fronted the band from the start, left the band at the end of 1999 to pursue a solo career. Presently, Ian Jennings is the only remaining original member of the band. After Sanchez's departure, the Big Town Playboys were fronted by another local London artist, Big Joe Louis, of "Big Joe Louis and his Blues Kings."

In May 2005, the band teamed up with Gary Brooker and Andy Fairweather Low to give a charity concert called "Aftershock" in India, with all proceeds to benefit victims of the tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.

Discography

Playboy Boogie (1985 - Making Waves)

Now Appearing (1990 - Blue Horizon)

Crazy Legs with Jeff Beck (1993 - Epic)

Hip Joint (1994 - Blue Horizon)

Off The Clock...Live! (1997 - Eagle)

Six Pack (1998 -BTP)

Western World (2001 - Indigo)

Now Appearing (2002 - Blue Horizon)

Roll The Dice (2004 - Mi5)

References

External links

Official website

Mike Sanchez's website

[ Big Town Playboys entry] at Allmusic

Category:British rhythm and blues musical groups Category:British blues music groups Category:1980s music groups Category:1990s music groups Category:2000s music groups

Name	Mike Sanchez
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Jesus Miguel Sanchez
Born	February 17, 1964Hackneynorth London, England
Instrument	Vocalspianoguitar
Genre	Rhythm And BluesRock N' RollBluesRockabilly
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Years active	1983-present
Label	Doopin Music
Associated acts	The Rockets Big Town Playboys Jeff Beck Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings The Big Six
Url	www.mikesanchez.co.uk

Jesus Miguel "Mike" Sanchez (born 17 February 1964, Hackney, north London, England) is a rhythm and blues singer, pianist and songwriter of Spanish-English heritage. Sanchez is known for his work with the Big Town Playboys and Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings, and also for his solo career. He is noted for his authenticity to the work of post-war blues shouters and piano players.

Early career

Sanchez was born in London and spent the first 11 years of his life residing in the city. His family later moved to the Bewdley, Worcestershire area. As a teenager, Sanchez took up playing the guitar and soon formed a rockabilly trio, The Rockets. Shortly thereafter, Sanchez developed a strong love for 1950s roots music, and also took up playing the piano.

Sanchez was introduced to former Savoy Brown, Steve Gibbons and Chicken Shack, band member Andy Silvester through Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant. This introduction is what lead to the 1984 formation of the Big Town Playboys. Additionally, Procol Harum pianist Gary Brooker, who was a fan of the Big Town Playboys, introduced Sanchez to Amen Corner's Andy Fairweather-Low, along with Eric Clapton (whom the band later opened up for at various shows, including concerts at the Royal Albert Hall). Fairweather-Low was recruited as the band's guitarist.

The Big Town Playboys made a number of recordings, but the most noteworthy has been the collaboration with Jeff Beck, which spawned the release of Crazy Legs.

Sanchez and the Big Town Playboys have headlined many a European music festival, and have worked with many noteworthy musicians, such as Jimmy Nelson, Lowell Fulson, Carey Bell, Don and Dewey, Little Willie Littlefield and Joe Hughes.

Solo career

Sanchez left the Big Town Playboys near Christmas of 1999 due to management issues, and also to pursue a solo career. His first solo album was cut while still with the Big Town Playboys, and was titled, Just A Game. It was released in 1997. In 1998, Sanchez became a member of Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings (replacing pianist Gary Brooker). In recent years, Sanchez formed a seven-piece rhythm and blues outfit along with guitarist Andy Silvester, vocalist Imelda May, bassist Al Gare, drummer Mark Morgan (also formerly of the Big Town Playboys, The Harlem Horns (Al Nicholls and Pete Cook), and also with England's Doo Wop vocal group, The Extraordinaires.

In 2003, Sanchez produced and recorded soundtrack material for the film I'll Be There, which starred Charlotte Church and Craig Ferguson.

The noteworthy Blues in Britain magazine named Mike Sanchez as UK Keyboard Player of the Year from 2000-2004.

Sanchez also collaborated with Swedish blues artists, Knockout Greg and Blue Weather. They recorded an album based on authentic jump blues and blues shouters, such as Young Jessie, Roy Brown and Wynonie Harris. The album, along with his release Blue Boy, and 2003 DVD Release Red Hot...LIVE! was released on his own label, Doopin' Records.

Currently, Sanchez is fronting a six-piece outfit known as Mike Sanchez and his Band. The group features former Biscuit Boy bass player Al Gare, Oliver Darling on guitar, former Big Town Playboy Mark Morgan on drums, Martin Winning (Van Morrison) on tenor saxophone and baritone saxophonist Nick Lunt (Jools Holland's Rhythm & Blues Orchestra). He also regularly performs with a four-piece lineup called "The Portions".

In December 2007, he opened up for Led Zeppelin during their noted reunion show at London's O2 arena, alongside his old musical mate Bill Wyman as a part of the Rhythm Kings.

Discography

Playboy Boogie, Big Town Playboys (1985 - Making Waves)

Now Appearing, Big Town Playboys (1990 - Blue Horizon)

Crazy Legs Big Town Playboys with Jeff Beck (1993 - Epic)

Hip Joint, Big Town Playboys (1994 - Blue Horizon)

Ready To Rock, The Big Six (1995 - Vinyl Japan)

Struttin' Our Stuff, Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings (1997 - BMG/RCA)

Just A Game (1997 - MS-001)

Off The Clock...Live!, Big Town Playboys (1997 - Eagle)

Six Pack, Big Town Playboys (1998 -BTP)

Anyway The Wind Blows, Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings (1998 - BMG/RCA)

On The Road Again, Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings (2002 - Ripple Records)

Just Can't Afford It (2000 - Doopin')

Blue Boy (2001 - Doopin')

Women And Cadillacs (2003 - Doopin')

You Better Dig It (2008 - Doopin')

Babes and Buicks (2010 - Doopin')

References

External links

Official Mike Sanchez Homepage

Mike Sanchez on MySpace

Doopin Music - Mike Sanchez's record label

Category:English male singers Category:People from Kidderminster Category:Living people Category:1964 births Category:British rhythm and blues musicians

Background	solo_singer
Born	June 24, 1944Wallington, England
Instrument	Guitar, bass, talk box, vocals
Genre	Blues-rock, jazz fusion, instrumental rock, hard rock, electronica, progressive rock
Occupation	Musician, songwriter
Years active	1965–present
Label	EMI, Epic
Associated acts	The Yardbirds, The Jeff Beck Group, The Honeydrippers, Beck, Bogert & Appice, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Big Town Playboys, Upp, Eric Clapton
Url	www.jeffbeck.com
Notable instruments	Fender Jeff Beck Signature Model StratocasterJeff Beck 1954 Les Paul Oxblood

Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck (born 24 June 1944) is an English rock guitarist. He is one of the three noted guitarists, along with Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page, to have played with The Yardbirds. Beck also formed The Jeff Beck Group, and Beck, Bogert & Appice, besides his successful solo career.

Jeff Beck was ranked 14th in Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time", and the magazine has described him as "one of the most influential lead guitarists in rock". MSNBC has called him a "guitarist's guitarist" Much of Beck's recorded output has been instrumental, with a focus on innovative sound and his releases have spanned genres ranging from blues-rock, heavy metal, jazz fusion and most recently, an additional blend of guitar-rock and electronica. Beck has earned wide critical praise; furthermore, he has received the Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance five times. Although he has had two hit albums (in 1975 and 1976) as a solo act, Beck has not established or maintained a broad following or the sustained commercial success of many of his collaborators and bandmates. as saying:

Beck is cited as saying that the first electric guitar player he singled out as impressing him was Les Paul. Upon leaving school he attended Wimbledon College of Art, after which he briefly was employed as a painter and decorator, a groundsman on a golf course, and a job spray painting cars. Beck's sister would also play an instrumental role in introducing him to another teen hopeful named Jimmy Page.

Early career

Jeff Beck began his career in the 1960s, working as a session guitarist. He joined "The Rumbles" a Croydon band in 1963 for a short period, and was lead guitarist playing covers for Gene Vincent and Buddy Holly songs, displaying his amazing genius for mimicking other guitarist styles. His first appearance on vinyl was a 1964 Parlophone single by The Fitz and Startz entitled 'I'm Not Running Away' c/w 'So Sweet'. In March 1965, Beck was recruited to replace Eric Clapton in The Yardbirds, on the recommendation of fellow session man, Jimmy Page, who had been their initial choice. It was during Beck's tenure with The Yardbirds that the band recorded most of their Top 40 hit songs. Beck's time with The Yardbirds was short, allowing him only one full album; Yardbirds which became known as Roger the Engineer, released in 1966. He spent September to November 1966 sharing the dual lead guitar role with Page, who initially joined The Yardbirds as a bass player but this never eventuated. Nick Mason recalls in his autobiography that, "None of us had the nerve to ask him".

The group produced two albums for Columbia Records: Truth (August 1968) and Beck-Ola (July 1969). Both albums are highly acclaimed. Truth, released five months before the first Led Zeppelin album, features a cover of "You Shook Me", a song first recorded by Willie Dixon which was also covered on the Led Zeppelin debut. It sold well (reaching number 15 on the Billboard charts) and received great critical praise, Beck-Ola while well-received, was less successful both commercially and critically. Resentment, coupled with touring-related incidents, led the group to dissolve in July 1969.

After the break-up he took part in the Music From Free Creek "super session" project, billed as "A.N. Other" and contributed lead guitar on four songs, including one co-written by Beck himself. After deciding not to continue working with Stewart he teamed up with bassist Tim Bogert and drummer Carmine Appice, the rhythm section of the Vanilla Fudge. In September 1969 Bogert and Appice came to England to start resolving their contractual issues, but when Beck fractured his skull in a car accident near Maidstone in December 1969 the plan ended up being postponed for two and a half years, during which time Bogert and Appice formed Cactus. Meanwhile, Rod Stewart teamed up with Ronnie Wood and the Small Faces.

In 1970, when Beck had regained his health he set about forming a band with entirely new members. His first recruit was drummer Cozy Powell. Beck, Powell and producer Mickie Most flew to the US and recorded several tracks at Motown Studios with Motown session men, but the results remained unreleased. By April 1971, Beck had finalised the line-up of his new group with guitarist and vocalist Bobby Tench, keyboard player Max Middleton and bassist Clive Chaman. The new band performed as Jeff Beck Group and had a substantially different sound from the first line-up

Rough and Ready (October 1971) was the first album recorded by this line-up and Beck wrote or co-wrote six of the album's seven tracks (the exception written by pianist Middleton). Rough and Ready included elements of soul, rhythm and blues and jazz, foreshadowing the direction Beck's music would take later in the decade.

A second album Jeff Beck Group (July 1972) was recorded at TMI studios in Memphis, Tennessee, using the same personnel and Beck employed Steve Cropper as producer. This album displayed a strong soul influence with five of the nine tracks being covers of songs by American artists. One such track "I Got To Have A Song" was the first of four Stevie Wonder compositions covered by Beck. Shortly after the release of the Jeff Beck Group album the band was officially dissolved and Beck's management put out this statement:

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Beck then started to work on achieving his long time ambition of collaborating with bassist Tim Bogert and drummer Carmine Appice, who became available following the demise of Cactus. Beck immediately continued touring as Jeff Beck Group in August 1972 to fulfil contractual obligations with his promoter, with a new line-up including Bogert, Appice, Max Middleton and vocalist Kim Milford. After only six appearances Milford was replaced by Bobby Tench, who was flown in from UK in time for the Arie Crown Theatre Chicago performance and appeared with the band for the rest of the tour. The tour concluded at the Paramount North West Theatre in Washington.

After this US tour Tench and Middleton left the band when Beck formed the power trio Beck, Bogert & Appice and drummer Appice took on the role of vocalist with Bogert and Beck contributing vocals occasionally.

In April 1973 Beck, Bogert & Appice was released (on Epic Records) and featured the long-awaited line-up of Beck, Bogert & Appice. While critics acknowledged the band's instrumental prowess the album was not commercially well received, except for its cover of Stevie Wonder's hit, "Superstition". On 3 July 1973 Beck appeared as a guest artist during David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust Tour, when he joined Bowie on-stage to perform "The Jean Genie"/"Love Me Do" and "Around and Around", a song written by Chuck Berry but popularised by Bowie. Even though the show was recorded and filmed, none of the released editions included the performances with Beck.

During October 1973 Beck recorded tracks for Michael Fennelly's album Lane Changer and attended sessions with Hummingbird, a band derived from The Jeff Beck Group, but did not to contribute to their eponymous first album

Early in January 1974 the band played at the Rainbow Theatre, as part of a European tour. The concert was broadcast in full on the US show Rock Around the World in September the same year. This was the last recorded work by the band and previewed material which was intended for a second studio album and songs from these performances were included on the bootleg At Last Rainbow. The tracks Blues Deluxe and BBA Boogie from this concert were later included on the Jeff Beck compilation Beckology (1991).

Beck, Bogert & Appice dissolved in April 1974, before their second studio album (produced by Jimmy Miller) was finished. This led their live album, Beck, Bogert & Appice Live in Japan recorded during their 1973 tour of Japan was not released until February 1975 by Epic/Sony.

After a few months recuperation, Beck entered Underhill Studio to work on new ideas. There he met with the group Upp, whom he recruited as backing band for his appearance on the BBC TV programme "Guitar Workshop" in August 1974. Beck produced and played on their self-titled debut album. Beck also produced their second album This Way Upp released in 1976 and played on the tracks "Dance Your Troubles Away" and "Don't Want Nothing To Change", although his contributions to the second album went uncredited in the album's liner notes. In October 1974 Beck began to record instrumentals at AIR Studios. During these sessions he worked with keyboard player Max Middleton, bassist Phil Chen and drummer Richard Bailey, using George Martin as producer and strings arranger. Blow by Blow (March 1975) evolved from these sessions and showcased Beck's technical prowess in jazz-rock. The album reached number four in the charts and is Beck's most commercially successful release.

Beck was fastidious about overdubs and was often dissatisfied with his solos, returning to AIR Studios to record his performances until he was satisfied that he had performed his best. A couple of months after the sessions had finished Martin received a telephone call from Beck, who wanted to record a solo section again. Bemused, Martin replied: "I'm sorry, Jeff, but the record is in the shops!"

At this point, Beck was a tax exile and took up residency in the US, remaining there until his return to the UK in the autumn of 1977. In the spring of 1978, he began rehearsing with bassist Stanley Clarke and drummer Gerry Brown towards a projected appearance at the Knebworth Festival, but this was cancelled after Brown dropped out. Beck toured Japan for three weeks in November 1978 with an ad-hoc group consisting of Clarke and newcomers Tony Hymas (keyboards) and Simon Phillips (drums) from Jack Bruce's band. Work then began on a new studio album at The Who's Ramport Studios in London and continued sporadically throughout 1979, resulting in There and Back in June 1980. It featured three tracks composed and recorded with Jan Hammer, while five were written with Hymas. Stanley Clarke was replaced by Mo Foster on bass, both on the album and the subsequent tours. Its release was followed by extensive touring in the USA, Japan and the UK.

1980s

In 1981 Beck made a series of historic live appearances with his Yardbirds predecessor Eric Clapton at the Amnesty International-sponsored benefit concerts dubbed The Secret Policeman's Other Ball shows. He appeared with Clapton on "Crossroads", "Further On Up The Road", and his own arrangement of Stevie Wonder's "Cause We've Ended As Lovers". Beck also featured prominently in an all-star band finale performance of "I Shall Be Released" with Clapton, Sting, Phil Collins, Donovan and Bob Geldof. Beck's contributions were seen and heard in the resulting album and film, both of which achieved worldwide success in 1982. Another benefit show, the ARMS Concert for Multiple Sclerosis featured a jam with Beck, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page. they performed "Tulsa Time" and "Layla". This is the only time all of the Yardbirds lead guitarists appeared on stage together.

Beck went on to record sporadically, due in part to a long battle with noise-induced tinnitus, and recorded with Rod Stewart, Jan Hammer, Tony Hymas, and Terry Bozzio. His rockabilly influenced album Crazy Legs (1993) included songs by Gene Vincent and was recorded with The Big Town Play Boys.

1990s

Beck is featured on lead guitar on Roger Waters' 1992 concept album Amused to Death, and on Kate Bush's 1993 album The Red Shoes.

Beck rehearsed with Guns N' Roses for their concert in Paris in 1992, but did not play in the actual concert due to ear damage caused by a Matt Sorum cymbal crash, causing Beck to become temporarily deaf. The Yardbirds were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992. In Beck's acceptance speech he humorously noted that:

}} He accompanied Paul Rodgers of Bad Company on the album in 1993. Jeff Beck won his third Grammy Award, this one for 'Best Rock Instrumental Performance' for the track "Dirty Mind" from You Had It Coming.

2000s

The song "Plan B," from the 2003 release Jeff, earned Beck his fourth Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance, and was proof that the new electro-guitar style he used for the two earlier albums would continue to dominate. Jeff Beck was the opening act for B.B. King in the summer of 2003 and appeared at Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival in 2004.

on the 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival tour]] In 2007, he accompanied Kelly Clarkson for her cover of Patty Griffin's "Up to the Mountain (MLK Song)", during the Idol Gives Back episode of American Idol. The performance was recorded live and afterwards was immediately released for sale. In the same year, he appeared once again at Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival, performing with Vinnie Colaiuta, Jason Rebello, and the then twenty-one-year old bassist Tal Wilkenfeld.

Beck announced a world tour in early 2009 and remained faithful to the same lineup of musicians as in his tour two years before, playing and recording at Ronnie Scott's in London to a sold out audience. Beck played on the song "Black Cloud" on the 2009 Morrissey album Years of Refusal and later that year, Harvey Goldsmith became Beck's Manager.

Beck was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on 4 April 2009, as a solo artist. The award was presented by Jimmy Page. On 4 July 2009, David Gilmour joined Beck onstage at the Albert Hall. Beck and Gilmour traded solos on "Jerusalem" and closed the show with "Hi Ho Silver Lining".

Beck's 2010 World Tour band features Grammy winning musician Narada Michael Walden on drums, Rhonda Smith on bass and Jason Rebello on keyboards. Beck's latest album, Emotion & Commotion, was released in April 2010. It features a mixture of original songs and covers such as "Over the Rainbow" and "Nessun Dorma". Joss Stone provides some of the guest vocals. Beck collaborated on "Imagine" for the 2010 Herbie Hancock album, The Imagine Project along with Seal, P!nk, India.Arie, Konono N°1, Oumou Sangare and others.

Temperament

Stories about Beck's temper began to circulate early on in his career. His perfectionism, coupled with the faulty equipment often in use during the 1960s, led to many stories about his willingness to take out frustrations on his equipment. The 1966 movie Blowup contains a scene where the Yardbirds perform "Stroll On" and Beck becomes so enraged by equipment problems that he smashes his guitar. Although this scene was staged for the movie, it was a re-creation of an actual event that director Michelangelo Antonioni witnessed at a concert of The Who. This was also spoofed in the movie This is Spinal Tap, with the character Nigel Tufnel (who is partly based on Beck).

Influences

One of the most influential guitarists in the history of rock music, Jeff Beck has cited his major influences as Les Paul, Chet Atkins, Django Reinhardt and Lonnie Mack. Of John McLaughlin, he said: "he has given us so many different facets of the guitar and introduced thousands of us to world music, by blending Indian music with jazz and classical. I'd say he was the best guitarist alive."

While Beck was not the first rock guitarist to experiment with electronic distortion, he nonetheless helped to redefine the sound and role of the electric guitar in rock music. Beck's work with The Yardbirds and The Jeff Beck Group's 1968 album Truth were seminal influences on heavy metal music, which emerged in full force in the early 1970s.

Technique and equipment

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For the Cuban volleyball player with the same name see Michael Sánchez (volleyball)

Name	Michael Sanchez
State senate	New Mexico
State	New Mexico
District	29th
Term	1992 -
Succeeded	Incumbent
Party	Democratic
Date of birth	August 03, 1950
Place of birth	Belen, New Mexico
Alma mater	University of New Mexico
Occupation	attorney
Spouse	Lynn
Residence	Belen, New Mexico
Religion	Roman Catholic

Michael Sanchez is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate, representing the 29th District since 1992.

External links

New Mexico Legislature - Senator Michael S. Sanchez official NM Senate website

Project Vote Smart - Senator Michael S. Sanchez (NM) profile

Follow the Money - Michael S Sanchez

*2006 2004 2002 2000 1996 1992 campaign contributions

Category:New Mexico State Senators Category:1950 births Category:Living people Category:People from Valencia County, New Mexico Category:New Mexico Democrats

Eddie Taylor (January 29, 1923 – December 25, 1985) was an American blues guitarist and singer.

Biography

Born Edward Taylor in Benoit, Mississippi, as a boy Taylor taught himself to play the guitar. He spent his early years playing at venues around Leland, Mississippi, where he taught his friend Jimmy Reed to play guitar. With a guitar style deeply rooted in the Mississippi Delta tradition, in 1949 Taylor moved to Chicago.

While Taylor never achieved the stardom of some of his compatriots in the Chicago Blues scene, he nevertheless was an integral part of that era and is especially noted as a main accompanist for Jimmy Reed as well as working with John Lee Hooker, Big Walter Horton and others. Taylor's own records "Big Town Playboy" and "Bad Boy" on Vee Jay Records became local hits in the 1950s.

Taylor's son Eddie Taylor Jr. is a blues guitarist in Chicago, his stepson Larry Taylor is a blues drummer and vocalist, and his daughter Demetria is a blues vocalist in Chicago. . Taylor's wife Vera was the niece of bluesmen Eddie "Guitar" Burns and Jimmy Burns.

Taylor died on Christmas Day in 1985 in Chicago, at age 62, and was interred in the Restvale Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois. He was posthumously inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1987.

Discography

1972 I Feel So Bad - The Blues Of Eddie Taylor

1975 Street Talkin' (Muse 5087, French) - compilation of Vee Jay material w/seven Elmore James tracks and seven of Taylor's

1978 Bad Boy - A Long Way From Chicago with Louis Myers, Dave Myers and Odie Payne Jr. (Japanese recording - P-Vine Special) (PLP-3501)

1981 Big Town Playboy (Charly 1015, English) - contains all Vee Jay recordings under his name excepting "Good Hearted"

References

External links

[ Eddie Taylor's biography] at Allmusic website

Category:1923 births Category:1985 deaths Category:people from Bolivar County, Mississippi Category:American blues guitarists Category:American blues singers Category:American buskers Category:Blues Hall of Fame inductees Category:African American musicians Category:Blues musicians from Mississippi Category:Vee-Jay Records artists

Name	Angela Strehli
Landscape	Yes
Background	solo_singer
Born	November 22, 1945Lubbock, Texas, United States
Instrument	Vocals, harmonica, bass guitar
Genre	Texas blues, electric blues
Occupation	Musician, songwriter
Years active	1960s - present
Label	Antone's Records, Rounder Records, A&M;, M.C. Records

Angela Strehli (born November 22, 1945, Lubbock, Texas, United States) is an American electric blues singer and songwriter. She is also a Texas blues historian and impresario. Despite a sporadic recording career, Strehli spends time each year performing in Europe, the US and Canada.

In 1972, she was a founding member of Southern Feeling, along with W. C. Clark and Denny Freeman. Three years later Strehli became the stage manager and sound technician at Antone's, a nightclub in Austin, Texas. By 1986, Strehli had recorded Stranger Blues (EP) which help launch Antone's own record label.

See also

List of Texas blues musicians

List of electric blues musicians

References

External links

[ Biography] at Allmusic

Category:1945 births Category:Living people Category:American blues singers Category:American female singers Category:Songwriters from Texas Category:Electric blues musicians Category:People from Lubbock, Texas Category:Texas blues musicians