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Lee Hedley - Blues-Rock Singer, Harmonica player, slide guitarist and Front man of Lee Hedley Band. My band is a hard workin', good fun, high energy, rock and roll / blues band . The band has a sound that is quite original but at the same time it is a potent high energy cocktail reminiscent of early Rolling Stones, Free, The Who, The Faces, Dr. Feelgood, J Geils Band etc etc. Went to Beale Street, Memphis Tennessee a few years ago and left part of my soul there...I gotta go back someday and get it back! I was originally taken under the wing of family friend and Irish Soul / Blues Legend Sam Mahood, and I have been fronting and blowing blues-harmonica for various Rock and Blues outfits since 1991. I've played on the same stage and supported an endless list of stars from various genres on his way up the long and seamingly never ending 'showbiz' ladder. These include some other homegrown, but household pop names such as The Corrs and Westlife; Irish Soul Band The Commitments and Dublin's very own Blues Harmonica maestro Don Baker, whom Bono from U2 has been quoted as being "...the best blues harmonica player in the world". I have enjoyed numerous TV appearances and even recorded a live session on the Paul Jones Blues Show for BBC Radio 2. My 'Blues for Concern' album in 2000 caught the attention of Old Grey Whistle Test presenter "Whispering" Bob Harris, who immediately handed it to Ex- Manfred Man frontman Paul Jones, who in turn set up the session with my band (formerly called Beale Street Boogie Band). But even with all of the above, the highlight for the Lee Hedley Band was most definitely the last 3 Irish Tours with Ex-Muddy Waters Chicago Blues guitarist, John Primer and Phil Guy (Buddy's younger brother). John is a gentleman off-stage but an hardnened taskmaster and teacher on-stage. I learned more from John in one week than I learned in the past 15 years. We will NEVER play the same way again. Phil Guy is another gentleman and his easy going but still professionalism on stage made the whole Irish Tour with him a pleasure from start to finish. Roll on the next one (with Jimmie Vaughan maybe.....?)

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