简介：THEMANNISHBOYS TheBand "...aninfectiousrevivalofboth'40sjumpand'50sto'60sChesslikestylesfromabandthatlivesinsidethemusic..."WallStreetJournal "NobandmakestheoldnewagainbetterthanTheMannishBoys."BluesRevueMagazine "Itisbothrefreshingandencouragingtoseeasongselectionthatfavorsabroadrangeoflittleknowngemsrespectfullypresentedbyadeepstableoftalent."LivingBluesMagazine 2010heraldsthepassingofthefiveyearanniversarymarkofthebirthofDeltaGrooveMusic.Likewise,TheMannishBoys,forwhomthelabelwasoriginallyconceived,aresimilarlycelebratingfiveyearsofelectrifyingthebluesforaudiencestheworldover.Thefundamentalconceptofthebandwassimple;assembleagroupoflikemindedmusicianstocapturethespiritandjoyofthistimelessmusic,andreintroduceitforawholenewgenerationtoappreciateanddiscover.Thisproject,whichwasonlyinitiallyenvisionedasaonetimetestimonytothepoweroftheblues,hasnowgivenwaytoanewinstitutionprivilegedwiththetaskofpreservingthismusicandpresentingitasavital,living,breathingentity. Freshoutoftherecordingstudioafterlayingdown17tracksfortheirthirdstudiorelease,TheMannishBoyscometoyouwithmorepolishedgritthaneverbefore.Returningto,inessence,theoriginalcoreoftheband,TheMannishBoyshaveaddedevenmoreshowstoppingmusicianstothealreadydynamiclineupwhichmakesuptheonebandbluesfestivalthatisTheMannishBoys.Assembledfromthecreamofthecropoftoday'sbluesveteransandyoungbloods,theflexibleandrotatingcastofvigorousmusiciansandentertainerskeepthingsinterestingandfresh. GrindingtheirbluestoanincandescentelementthroughappearancesbeforesoldoutcrowdsandonfestivalstagesintheU.S.,CanadaandinEurope,TheMannishBoyshavebecomeuniversallypraisedasoneofthemostexcitingbluesprojectstohitthesceneinyears!ThecurrentlineupfeaturesJimiBottondrums,WillieJ.Campbellonbass,KirkFletcherandFranck"ParisSlim"Goldwasseronguitar,RandyChortkoffblowingharpandthelendingvocalsresponsibilitysplitbetween,frontmenFinisTasbyandresurrectedsoulandbluesChicagolegend,BobbyJonesbringingdownthehousewithhisintenselyrichB.B.esquevocals. TheMannishBoysareguaranteedtobringyouashowthatwillforeverbelockedinyourbluesvaultofexperienceswithlivemusic.DONOTmissoutonyourchancetoseethisworldrenownedSUPERGROUPperformonastagenearyou! TheMannishBoysfifthalbum,"ShakeForMe,"carriesforththetraditionestablishedbytheirveryfirsteffort,"ThatRepresentMan,'bypresentinganinspiredprogramofdeep,lowdownbluessupportedbyasurprisingandeverrevolvingunitofworldclassmusicians.ReprisingtheirallstarrolesinthebandareFinisTasby,BobbyJones,KirkFletcher,FrankGoldwasser,andRandyChortkoff,joinedherebyanentirelynewandoutstandingrhythmsectioncomprisedofWillieJ.Campbellonbass(TheJamesHarmanBand,TheFabulousThunderbirds)andJimiBottondrums(RodPiazza&TheMightyFlyers,TheFabulousThunderbirds,Woodbrain).