Just talking with Tony O Melio and the good old days with other Blues Legends like Willie Big Eyes Smith and Pinetop Perkins which I had the pleasure to meet. Tony Os is playing harp on this one. LOOK HIM UP. Grammy Nominated NYC Blues Guitar Legend Tony O Melio November 2011 – Present (2 years 10 months) New York City (USA) Home is NYC, based in the Big Apple. Keeping American Traditional Blues alive for over 40 years, formerly of The Legendary Blues Band (Chicago, IL) from 1990 thru 1993 (aka post) Muddy Waters Band, recorded on two LBB records (UB Da Judge & Money Talks) a very close friend to the late blues legend Willie big eyes Smith. Given the name (Tony O) by blues legends Howlin Wolf & Hubert Sumlin (both were friends & mentors) Toured and recorded internationally with Jimmy Rogers, James Cotton, Willie big eyes Smith, The Legendary Blues Band, Calvin Fuzz Jones, Bob Stroger, Pinetop Perkins, Victoria Spivey, Zora Young, Hubert Sumlin, Little Mike & The Original Tornados, and other blues legends. Toured thru Japan, Canada, United States, USVI & British Virgin Islands. Recorded on many record labels and on many cds, several w/Pinetop Perkins including his first CD (After Hours) and his last CD (Heaven) released by Blind Pig Records in 2012. The new CD released April 2013 (Life of Blues) w/legendary special guests, is presently receiving good reviews around the world.
Posted on: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 19:43:09 +0000
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