Joyann Parker Band w/Alex Wilson Band & Bootleg Bessie

JOYANN PARKER BAND// ALEX WILSON BAND// BOOTLEG BESSIE- FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7TH 8:00PM

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$10 advance tickets click HERE / $12 at the door

Joyann Parker is a must-see addition to the Soul Blues music scene and brings a full range of talent to her performances as an accomplished singer, pianist and songwriter. Joyann is also a must-hear lead guitarist and is currently endorsed by Heritage Guitars. She has performed for thousands at major venues and festivals across the county and represented Minnesota at the 2015 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee. She has opened for Grammy winner Robert Cray at Kalamazoo State Theatre in Kalamazoo, MI and is a staple on the most prestigious stages in the Twin Cities.

Joyann's new album "Hard To Love" is the #1 Soul Blues and #6 Blues album in the country and is garnering major attention from critics and fans alike. Find more at:

https://www.joyannparker.com/

ALEX WILSON grew up in a family of talented musicians.

Alex's grandmother, Rosa Saviano was a renowned professional jazz singer in Chicago in the 1940's and 50's. Tom Wilson, Alex's father, is a multi-faceted musician who has had the distinct pleasure of accompanying nearly every blues performer to pass through the Milwaukee/Chicago music scene in the last thirty years. Marc Wilson, Alex's uncle AND drummer, is one of the most sought after drummers in the country. He's played with B.B.King, Big Walter Horton, Buddy Guy, Jimmy Rodgers, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Susan Tedeschi, Anson Funderburgh and Sam Meyers to name but a few.

Alex picked up the guitar at five years old and never put it down. Immersed in the Milwaukee blues scene, Alex was surrounded, and influenced by such local luminaries as Stokes, Lee Gates, Jim Liban and Milwaukee Slim.

Alex formed his own garage band at thirteen. By seventeen he began to dig deep into the blues, learning the songs and styles of masters such as Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, Buddy Guy, Jimi Hendrix and Magic Sam.

At seventeen Alex began playing professionally and by twenty-one he had joined Milwaukee's Blue Rubies and was performing regionally while still playing part-time with his own band. Playing up to 25 gigs a month, Wilson honed and sharpened his skills as a singer/songwriter, guitar player and over all entertainer.

In '05 and '06 Alex began to focus solely on his own project, booking shows, finding his own sound and the right players from the mid-west music scene to take his show on the road.

​​Experience a modern revival of the Southern Delta Blues sound. A Milwaukee three-piece, Bootleg Bessie pays tribute to American Roots Rock with their high energy original compositions and explores artists who helped influence the Classic Rock sound with re-invented covers.

http://www.bootlegbessie.com/