The first R&B-Bands were established in the mid 1940´s in America. The music of the well known Big Bands from the 30s and 40s advanced to Jazz. Radiostations were not able to pay expensive Big Bands for their musical entertainment anymore and played their records instead. As a consequence the Big Bands lost a fair amount of their income. Instead of the Big Bands, small bands performed in the line up of a rhythm-group, one or two saxophones, rhythm-guitar and piano. Like the Big Bands in earlier days these combos primarily were geared up to entertain a dancing audience by providing jumpin' and impulsive rhythms. Because of the affinity to the music of the 40´s and the enthusiasm for the swing dances of the 30s and 40s especially the Lindyhop, Joe and Werner 2007 brought up the idea to form a Rhythm & Blues Band in the style of famous Blues Shouters like Wynonie Harris, Big John Greer, Roy Brown and Tiny Bradshaw. With the demand for a dancing band being so big, they quickly had the repertoire from their substantial music collection of Jump Blues and R&B tracks. Mika was swiftly convinced of the idea and the music program was compiled. The liaison of five musicians with the pretence to make real music with real musical instruments led to a new band with the unmistakable vintage rhythm & blues sound were no foot can stand still
| Mika Stokkinen - git, vocals |
| Joe Krulis - sax, vocals |
| Werner Dorfmeister - upright bass, vocals |
| Oliver Humer - piano |
| Joachim Sieberer - drums |
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