Sugar Queen & The Straight Blues Band - 340 Blues (2017)
Sugar Queen & The Straight Blues Band - 340 Blues (2017)
1. Crab Boil Shuffle (3:53) 2. Give Sugar (3:21) 3. Wanna Take My Man (5:07) 4. 15 Dollars (3:31) 5. Hey Guys (3:29) 6. Handfast Love (3:09) 7. By The Law (6:20) 8. Moonshine Bill (4:01) 9. I Can't Wait (3:45) 10. Sugar Queen Blues Groove (4:03) 11. I Miss You (3:08) Michele Denise a.k.a. Sugar Queen - vocals Andy Aerts - guitar Jean Raven - guitar Ronald Burssens - bass Wim Heirbout - harmonica Thierry Stievenart - drums + Dirk Lekenne - Sslide guitar #1 - 6 Wim Degeest - harmonica #1 - 6
Blues with passion and grit, a versatile journey which includes gut wrenching Chicago blues, swing, swaggering grooves and a soulful selection. Raw and honest vocals accompanied by an energetic band that pull emotions to the surface.
340 Blues is the debut CD from Sugar Queen and the Straight Blues Band. Michele Denise (Sugar Queen) is an American blues singer who has collaborated with musicians from Belgium and the Netherlands to form the Straight Blues Band. Though the band started in 2016, they have quickly performed at some of the well-noted blues festivals.
340 Blues has passion and grit. Composed and written by the band, the CD is a versatile journey which includes gut wrenching Chicago blues, swing, swaggering grooves and a soulful selection. Backed by the energetic Straight Blues Band, Sugar Queen is raw and honest, pulling emotions to the surface with her voice. ---cdbaby.com
Michele Denise will certainly not deny that icons like 'Koko Taylor' or ‘Willie Mae’ have provided inspiration when performing the rawer aspects of the Chicago Blues. Accompanied by the excellent Straight Blues Band, Sugar Queen lets the good times roll and conquer all our hearts. ---Freddy Vandervelpen, Rootsville Blues Jazz & Roots
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