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Nick Moss Born 15.Dec. 1969 Chicago Illinois United States Is An American Chicago And Electric Blues Musician. He Has Released Ten Albums To Date All On His Own Blue Bella Records Label. He Has Played Alongside Or With Buddy Scott Jimmy Dawkins Jimmy Rogers And The Legendary Blues Band As Well As More Latterly Fronting His Own Group Nick Moss And The Flip Tops. The Music Journalist Bill Dahl Stated Moss Possesses "mastery Of The Classic Chicago Sound. Moss Originally Learned To Play The Bass Guitar And Joined Buddy Scott's Backing Band In His Late Teens. He Played There For Two Years Before Moving On To Join Up With Jimmy Dawkins. By 1993 He Had Joined The Legendary Blues Band And Played Bass On Their Final Album Money Talks. The Band's Frontman Willie "Big Eyes" Smith Suggested Moss Should Switch To Lead Guitar And He Spent Over Two Years There Before They Split Up. Moss Moved On To Play As Jimmy Rogers' Band Guitarist For Another Three Years Before Going Solo. His Debut Album First Offence Re-Released In 2003 Was Billed As By Nick Moss And The Flip Tops And Included A Guest Appearance From The Harmonica Playing Lynwood Slim. His Next Two Offerings Got A New Plan 2001 And Count Your Blessings 2003 Were Both Nominated For A W. C. Handy Award As Were The Follow-Ups Sadie Mae 2005 And Live At Chan's 2006 . Nick Moss And The Flip Tops Have Recorded Two Live Albums At Chan's A Rhode Island Club. The Latter Included The Harp Work Of Gerry Hundt. 4 Moss And The Flip Tops Played At Memphis In May And The Ottawa Blues Festival In 2008. The Same Year Moss Produced Magic Slim's Album Midnight Blues. Moss Has Since Dropped The "Flip Tops" From His Band Name And Now Calls His Group The Nick Moss Band. Moss's Ninth Album Here I Am Was Released On November 22 2011. It Was Nominated For A Blues Music Award In 2013 In The 'Rock Blues Album' Category. Moss' 10th Album Time Ain't Free Was Released In March 2014. read less