Support the blues in Detroit. Support your favorite blues musicians. Listed below are Detroit area blues bands and featured blues artists and how to contact them. Attention Detroit blues musicians: Let us know if a revision in the listing is needed or if you would like your group to be added, contact us at: info@detroitbluessociety.org
All Listings in Bold are DBS Members
Laith Al-Saadi 734-623-4331 laithea@umich.edu
Alberta Adams 586-879-6691 rjblues23@aol.com
The Alley Katz Band 517-281-9462 boogiechile2@yahoo.com
The Alligators 248-476-0799 alligatr@flash.net & dgk51@yahoo.com
The Amazing Bone Heads amazingbonehead@hotmail.com 734-782-0076
Buzz Anderson’s Frostbite Band 419-360-4694 bcsblues@buckeye-express.com
Argentucky Blues 810-625-5878 argentuckyblues@gmail.com
Mark Arshak Band 517-547-4549 arshak-blues@voyager.net 248-703-9030
Cynthia B. and Midnight Run 586-263-6876 nuthinbutdablues@yahoo.com
Joce’lyn B and the Detroit Street Players 313-837-2613 Amiles2672@aol.com
Back Door Blues Band devinsda02@hotmail.com 586-337-3693
Backbone 810-694-4461
Backhand Blues Band - 248-762-4864 - info@backhandmusic.com
Jimmy Baker & Sound Caster Band 313-277-6755
Michal Bailey Band 248-939-2022 michalbailey@sbcglobal.net
Johnnie Bassett 313-363-2708 johnniebassett@hotmail.com
Terry Bar (vocals/lead guitar) 313-574-6295 tbar@mi.rr.com
Betsy Baye and Groove Engine (Grand Rapids) gutsyblues@hotmail.com 231-352-5220
Be Be and the Blues Masters thebluesmasters@aol.com 810-989-0081
bugs Beddow band 248-546-BUGS bugs@bugsBeddow.com
The Beeftones – frog@elderly.com
Benny and the Jets 313-730-1627 BenEJets@aol.com
Big B and the Magic Bullets 313-320-3424 & 734-776-0120
Big Bill Harwell Bluzplaer1224@aol.com 810-730-9004
Big Fatty 313-392-7149
Big Head Todd and The Mobsters johna9999@gmail.com 734-216-3332
Big House Blues Band 231-773-5212 walt@bighousebluesband.com (Muskegon, MI)
Big Mama (vocalist/writer/lyricist) 313-318-9298
Big Dan D & Instant Blue dandekuyper@aol.com (also see Den Dekuyper)
Big Foot Bob & The Toe Tappers 734-433-0627 bfbschultz@sbcglobal.net
Big Shorty 248-852-6163 bigshortymusic@sbcglobal.net
The Bihlman Bros. – jabo@bihlmanbros.com 616-276-7953 (northern Michigan)
Justine Blazer 313-496-3994 justine@justineblazer.com
Blue Dawne BlueDawne@cs.com 313-598-4627
Blue Hawaiians 810-994 6237 (Flint, MI)
The Blue Rays deems57@earthlink.net 734-994-0562 & 734-763-3233
Blue Metro bluemetro@comcast.net 248-723-6505
Blue Rose – jmbluerose@ameritech.net 586-784-5270
Blue Rhythm Band - 810-678-3400 - bluerhythm@att.net
Bluecat Acoustic Trio 248-668-9339 north@advdata.net
BlueHawks patthedrummer@wowway.com
Blues Airmen 248-735-0016
Blues Blaster’s Band 248-891-7940 bluesblasters@hotmail.com
The Bluescasters 810-632-7471 h.rodman@att.net
Blues in the City 313-792-9912 steve@bluesinthecity.com
Blues Controversy (Bay City, MI) 517-892-2318 & 517-686-7294
The Blues Creators Band 517-752-9879
Blues Life 313-389-1932
The Blues Owls TheBluesOwls@comcast.net 734-426-5685
Blues Storm (see The Rhythmhouse Ramblers)
Blues Syndicate Band 586-306-9037 info@bluessyndicateband.com
Blues Band School 734-945-6926 dave@davesharp.com
Light Show Bob (light shows for band gigs) 248-414-9920
Bon Temps Roulle 313-881-2155 btroulle@aol.com
The Boogiemen – boogiemen@rocketmail.com 810-293-1789 & 248-813-9837
The Bootleggers bthompsonking@comcast.net 734-730-8684
Michael John Boyd 810-664-0102 hgboyd@hotmail.com
Count Bracey and the Pleasure Tones baguabri@sbcglobal.net 734-536-1830
Eric Brazier and the Truth (Toledo, OH) ericbrazier@yahoo.com 419-902-4596
The Randy Brock Group 586-945-0023 rbrock23@yahoo.com
The Broken Arrow Blues Band BrokenArrowBluesBand@gmail.com 248-790-7547 or (810)-333-0346
Lester Hambone Brown Band – lestersblues@yahoo.com 810-874-8828
Bull Halsey 734-475-1731 bullhalseyblues@yahoo.com
Bullets Blues Band – detroitbullet@yahoo.com
Dr. Dan “Tresties” Burman (Walk-on Bassist) tresties@aol.com 248-620-9249
Busker Brown Band 313-580-6882 buskerbrown@comcast.net
Harmonica Buzz 517-643-0892 buzz@harmonicabuzz.com
The Carl Caballero Band cmcab@comcast.net & 586-295-9935
Chris Canas Blues Revolution 734-975-4087 chris@chriscanas.net
Little Jr. Cannaday 313-921-0589
Paul Carey 313-343-0185 paulcareyproductions@yahpoo.com
Champagne and the Motor City Blues Crew 313-333-2204 Ladyt6500@aol.com
Cherri and The Violators 231-510-9674 cherri@metalblues.com
Chef Chris 734-428-0564 chefchrisblues@hotmail.com
Chronic Blues chronicblues@aol.com 734-459-0385
City Limits Blues Band obluesman@aol.com 313-582-5837
Nathan Clay jambo@tm.net (guitarist/singer/song writer)
Sweet Claudette 313-404-0714 sweetclaudett@aol.com
Paul “Big Rufus” Clayton (harmonica) paulrufus@ameritech.net 313-378-9586
Chuck Cole and the C.L.C. Blues Band bluzeman72@aol.com 228-280-0099
Collective Blues 248-719-5767 mromolino@yahoo.com
Christian Collin and Molasses littledi13@aol.com 248-224-3440
Calvin Cooke Sacred Steel Ensemble 313-839-8587 blessedtunes@aol.com
The Corrupters thecorrupters@aol.com 248-935-4888 & 248-544-1364
Craycraft 586-468-6125 craycraftband@hotmail.com
Crossing X 586-909-9602
Crossroads Blues Band 269-599-3794 & 269-598-1449 gator6955@aol.com
Double D Blues Band 586-725-4049 groucho56@ameritech.net
Odell “Blues Boy” D 248-548-1234
Tommy D Band - tommydband@aol.com 248-624-5840
Quean Darlene & the John Reese Band queandarlene@yahoo.com 248-601-3938
Billy Davis Rhythm Machine 248-705-9444 & 586-899-8891 rod707@aol.com
Cathy “Diva” Davis 313-420-9216 detroitsowndivad@yahoo.com
Thornetta Davis 313-516-4084 bessieblues@aol.com
Duke Dawson 810-335-6708
Dan Dekuyper 313-535-7049 dandekuyper@sbcglobal.net
Delta Five Blues Band 313-418-3186 / 313-418-9588 defarrah@aol.com
Delta Children Blues Band 313-532-2769 deltaqueenmaryt@webtv.net
Delta 88’s 248-682-2524
Those Delta Rhythm Kings (Lansing, MI) 989-725-5658 mail@rhythmkings.net
Detroit Roy & The Blues Crew 313-460-2709
Detroit Videoman Tom Sarnowski (video/photos for bands) 313-676-0442
Detroit Underground Band – elzeebill@yahoo.com
Dirty Pirate Hookers 313-515-8163 boogiesoul3@hotmail.com
Double D brian.dimick@sbcglobal.net & groucho56@ameritech.net
Double Shot 313-387-6132
Doug Deming & the Jewel Tones 586-598-0820 doug@dougdeming.com
Demolition Blues Band bluezguy@worldnet.att.net 313-885-2864
Detroit Blues Conspiracy 248-497-9061
Detroit Underground Band featuring “Cee Cee” ceecee_1824@aol.com 313-934-4648
Downtown Blues Band 248-853-4437 downtowndonny@hotmail.com
The Glen Eddy Band 313-417-0354 gleneddyband@aol.com
Even Exchange evenexchange7@ameritech.net 313-247-5016
F Street Blues 586-948-0604 fstreet111@yahoo.com
The Fabulous Lazyboyz 734-497-2127 drskoll@aol.com
“Drivetrain” Dave Fair (drums) 724-961-6479 david@drivetraindave.com
“Reverend” Marc Falconberry 313-377-1106 marcfalconberry@hotmail.com 313-563-2844
Family kaoblues@aol.com
Fatboy and Jive Turkey 517-518-0239 hoodooman89@hotmail.com
Pete “Big Dog” Fetters pete@petebigdog.com 734-771-2340
Shirley Franklin & Delta Drive 734-941-2851
Front Street Blues Band 248-280-0099 bluzeman72@aol.com
Full Tilt Boogie Blues Band 313-645-0401 terry@tdbradley.com
The Funkin’ Bluzin Band 586-716-4997 robm@evola.com
The Greg Ganz Band jnosakowski@comcast.net 248-628-7525
David Gerald and Insurrection 734-673-6174 david@davidgerald.com
James Glass (Traverse City, MI) 231-929-2604 & 231-715-8999
Howard Glazer 313-582-5214 howardglazer13@aol.com
Erich Goebel Blues Band - erich@erichgoebel.com
John Gonzalez & the Downriver Blues Project 313-690-5971 jfg@john-gonzalez.com
Jeff Grand & The Grand Masters 248-892-7011
Groovedog 248-953-0586 pcjhurricane@yahoo.com
Gus and the Grinders 248-459-8830 gusgrinder@prodigy.net
Hallendy Brothers Blues Band 586-243-5708 billhallendy@yahoo.com
The Bob Halverson Band halverson85@msn.com 586-468-5844
The Hardtailz 586-532-1121
Kate Hart 248-366-0027 katehart@speakeasy.net
Jack “JJ” Hartwig Fina11@aol.com acoustic music & vocals
Big Bill Harwell Bluzplaer1224@aol.com 810-730-9004
The Hatchetmen hatchetmen@hotmail.com 586-752-7525
The Vincent Hayes Project 231-740-1144 vince@vincenthayes.com
Carl Henry 586-588-3044 dobroman43@yahoo.com
Al Hill & The Love Butlers al@alhillblues.com 734-668-6228
The Jeff Hoagland Blues Band 248-860-5905 landers@ronart.com
Hot Lucy Band tfosselm@hotmail.com
Hound Dog Blues Band 313-605-5925 hounddog.blues@yahoo.com
The Christy Howard Band 248-589-1513 choward777@gmail.com
Howlin Mercy 734-771-0150 hmblues@comcast.net
Idlewild Blue 586-421-1307 idlewildblue@comcast.net
The Impact 7 Band 313-835-4730 impactseven7555@cs.com
Instant Blue 313-535-7049 dandekuyper@sbcglobal.net
The Jam Society 248-425-1079 rteitel@aol.com
John L. Blues Man and the Bad Boy Blues Band sif@provide.net & 734-216-9833
Lemon James - lemon@lemonjames.com
Southside Jimmy and the Blues Express 734-812-2888 jimmystew@wowway.com
Rob Johnson (acoustic solo & with band) rjohns1414@yahoo.com
Debi Jordan (acoustic blues guitarist/vocalist – Brooklyn, MI) 517-490-7894
Journeymen Acoustic Duo 586-709-2045 darryl@duojourneymen.com
Juke Dukes 586-601-6186 jukedukes@yahoo.com
The Jukes 313-331-0877 zoothornmac@netzero.com
Shari Kane (blues guitar instructor) kanesteele@sbcglobal.net & 734-668-4053
Luther “Badman” Keith - badman@badmanbluz.com 313-369-1597
George Kelly 313-274-4559 info@georgekelly.com
Machine Gun Kelly 734-461-0555 machinegunkelly1@email.msn.com
The Killer B’s rpal_00@yahoo.com 586-415-4801
Eddy King Band bluzking1953@hotmail.com 586-337-1070
“Little Mike” Landers landers@ronart.com 248-302-6715
Jonathan Lane’s Detroit Blues Conspiracy laneaudio@comcast.net 248-497-9061
Christopher Leigh Band 248-303-7649 boogiechile2@yahoo.com
Marcia Leota 586-469-0603 chaka_sings@yahoo.com
Little Leon & the Soul Penetration 313-896-4726
Leonardo Acoustic Blues 248-541-8019 leonardogia@yahoo.com
Scott Lewis Band & info@scottlewisband.com
Lucas - thelucasband@yahoo.com
Mass Dysfunction 586-709-0021 massdys@yahoo.com
Stoney Mazar & The Westsiders 810-751-5018 molelord@aol.com
Maggie McCabe mccabemusic@comcast.net 248-549-6417
The Martindales 734-260-2119 brickblues@aol.com
Michael May and the Messarounds 248-974-4510 tranzstock@sbcglobal.net
Jeff Maylin and Detroit Blues Project 248-867-2901 maylin@foxxcomm.com
Cash McCall 313-931-7185
Jim McCarty & Mystery Train 810-726-6137
Measured Chaos 734-216-7741 measuredchaos@ca.rr.com
Mick N’ Honey bluesmamakt@yahoo.com 586-344-0344
Mid Life Crisis Blues Band 586-415-8630 info@midlifecrisisbluesband.com
Paul Miles 248-352-9611 pauljmilesmusic@aol.com
Kenny Miller Band 313-521-4391
The MillionAires 586-778-8118 bobconner@millionairesplay.com
Mojo Phoenix 517-796-9368 mojophoenixbluesband@yahoo.com
Moments Notice 248-497-1800 mn@familycircleproductions.org
Monster Chuck’s BBQ’d Blues Band clyon77@comcast.net 586-468-1087
Ben Moore & The Blues Express 248-788-0843 or 313-835-0165 mwbdrum@juno.com
Motor City Josh 312-371-7598 motorcityjosh@aol.com
The Motor City Kings – haywood07@wowway.com
Motor City Music Cartel 313-891-9118 jerome@motorcitymusiccartel.com
Motor City Sheiks 734-340-2406 mark@motorcitysheiks.com
Motor City Tones 586-549-4424 joe.ballor@dailytribune.com
Muledrive 248-683-3352 scottblaylock777@yahoo.com
Bobby Murray mrgf53@sbcglobal.net 248-398-0445
Music Highway Allstars 313-492-4929
Steve Nardella Trio 734-481-8058
Niecie 1-800-391-5123 niecie@niecie.net
Robert Noll 248-681-2520 robertnoll@mac.com
Northbound 75 featuring Cee Cee Collins 313-478-7691 Ceecee_1824@yahoo.com
Note Worthy 734-657-9953 noteworthyband@hotmail.com (Ann Arbor Soul)
The NoteBenders 248-684-2673 karl_goebel@reyrey.com locwieja@hotmail.com
Lady Novella & The Music Highway Allstars USA 313-282-8230
Detroit Johnny Ogen 313-510-7608
Robin Parrent and The Revenants 313-445-5064 robin7474@aol.com
Lonesome Dave Paul 586-263-6470 (acoustic soloist for festivals)
The Kenny Parker Band 810-212-4580 KennyKool25@hotmail.com
Shut Eyed Pete Blues Band pmccauley@score-corp.com
Guitar Pickin’ Pat 248-583-6414
Robert Penn 313-724-0768 & (cell) 313-618-2016 rpblues@comcast.net
Cooley Pope Band 586-909-5703 cooleypope@yahoo.com
The Danny Pratt Band danprat@aol.com 734-913-1055
Priscilla Price 313-318-9196 & 586-619-9396 pricepriscilla@msn.com
Primary Blues Band (Toledo, OH) pbb25@sbcglobal.net 419-466-6858
The Primos 586-725-5423 billhallendy@rock.com
Rattlebox 734-434-7779 kevhoward@comcast.net or stefgraf@comcast.net
Gary Rasmussen 517-548-1780 msswartz@chartermi.net
The Real Deal real_deal_music@yahoo.com
Red Mercury Blues Band – slawson@mi-mls.com
The Regular Boys 586-777-boys regularboys@comcast.net
John Reece Project 888-505-6544 johnareece@gmail.com
Johnny Reed & The Houserockers (Toledo) 419-891-0654
The Reverb Rockers (Windsor) thereverbrockers@sympatico.ca 519-734-0318
Rocket 88 248-249-5287 sallen8961@aol.com
Revtone 586-214-4142
Rhythm Street mziegeler@mcd-realestate.com 586-871-6465
The Rockafellas US: 313-372-6797; Canada:519-735-1926 rockafellas@sympatico.ca
Lightnin Rod & The Thunderbolts (Toledo) lightninrod@lightnin-rod.com 517-458-2392
Root Doctor (Lansing) 810-569-9570 bookings@rootdoctorband.com
Detroit Roy & the Blues Crew detroitroyblues@yahoo.com (586) 634-0936
Rusty Wright Blues (Flint, MI) (810) 235-6394 rustywrightblues@gmail.com
The Rythmatics (586) 777-2333 joe@joesmusic.com
SRB (Spoiled, Rotten, Bastards) 586-850-8143 michaelschulze@hotmail.com
Vaughn St. Clair with Kiss The Cow kiss_the_cow@hotmail.com 810-694-0689 & 810-516-4435
The Saints - 734-546-1188 - bookings@thesaints.net
The Saucecats 989-652-4990
Kristin Sayer 734-595-9746
The Sax Maniacs 313-534-5553 ddaniele@umd.umich.edu
Jo Serrapere and her Willie Dunns jefreynolz@aol.com
Reverend Robert Sexton All Star Blues Review – Rsexton@autometriccollision.com
Harmonica Shah Band sallen8961@aol.com 248-249-5287
Side-Pocket kjggersch@aol.com
Richard Smerin (acoustic guitar/vocals) 248-798-4626
Smokin 45s 586-739-5698 info@smokin45s.com
Soul Kitchen 734-243-3322 kopmanis@umich.edu 419-536-7699 amichaud@purina.com
Soul Purpose 313-617-9612 eddiex328@comcast.net
Soul Searchers 313-371-1258 eddiex@prodigy.net
Southern Steel Band 734-637-3168 southernsteelband@comcast.net
Sovereign Blues Band 248-684-1766 mkamich@comcast.com
Steve Somers Band with Valerie Barrymore - stevsomers@aol.com 734-487-1977
RJ Spangler 586-879-6691 rjblues23@aol.com
Spittin’ Boogie 734-878-3428
Spoonfull 734-266-0999
Steelin’ Time 734-775-9798 steelintime@gmail.com
The Rick Stel Project 586-726-6137
Lè Lè Storm 313-737-6845
The Curtis Sumter Project csp@csproject.net 313-532-3813
The Sun Messengers 313-881-5716
Sunny Girl Band - bk@sunnygirl.us
Lady Sunshine and the X Band 734-668-1783
Take~2 – taketwo022002@yahoo.com
Tampa Ted & The Blue Knights 586-491-5405 TampaTedBlues@yahoo.com
Ejuana “Fire” Taylor and Cactus Blues info@digitalevent.tv 248-354-8806
Terraplanes 734-769-6797 jmack@terraplanes.net
3rd Power Blues Band tmerman@juno.com 734-735-5395
The TipJar Blues Band tipjarbb@aol.com 248-376-2010 or 248-399-9422
Jamie Todd Band jtsdds@aol.com 248-827-1220
Travellin’ Blues 248-866-8544 glg60@comcast.net
Tri-County Blues 313-247-2682 jason@tricountyblues.com
Danny Tyrell Trio featuring Michael Galvan 248-417-9001 mgalvan572@aol.com
Val Ventro and the Motor City V8 Motorcityv8@aol.com
Randy Volin & the Sonic Blues 248-814-8488 randy@randyvolin.com
Sharrie Williams 517-548-1780 msswartz@chartermi.net (Saginaw, MI)
Harmonica Willy harmonicawilly@mail.com 586-243-5708
The Witch Doctors 734-355-0064 wd@thayrone.com
Wixon Slim & The Wyze Gyze 248-960-9907 wixomslim@att.net
The Wrong Iz Right Band tipjarbb@aol.com 248-376-2010 or 248-399-9422
Buster Wylie busterblu1@juno.com 734-699-1406
Dr. Zak (blues vocalist) 313-882-0926
Zoom 734-721-8174 & 734-722-4938