The Legendary Blues Band

The Legendary Blues Band Includes Calvin Jones B.1926 Greenwood MS Bass Violin Willie Smith B.1935 Helena AR Drum Various Others On Vocals Guitar Harmonica Piano. When The Muddy Waters Band Quit The Master En Masse In 1980 Most Of The Sidemen Stuck Together And Formed Their Own Group. The Legendary Blues Band As They Were Named Included Pinetop Perkins Jerry Portnoy Willie Smith And Calvin Jones Throughout Its Early Years. Short-Term Member Louis Myers Another Muddy Waters Alumnus Appeared As Guitarist On The Band's First Album Rounder 1981 . The Band Has Since Changed Personnel With Some Regularity And While Its Lineup Has Become Progressively Less "legendary" In Name Or Historic Associations Its Music Has Remained Solid And True To The Mainstream Chicago Style. In A Later Configuration They Even Made The Billboard Black Music Charts. Recent Albums Have Featured Guitarist Billy Flynn And Harmonicist Madison Slim. The Rhythm Section Of Jones And Smith Has Anchored The Unit Throughout The Changes Never Failing To Deliver The Chicago Blues With Aplomb. ~ Jim O'Neal All Music Guide read less