Rooted in Chicago and branching out towards Texas and LA, the Sunshine Blues Band play stripped-back, upbeat blues built for dancing rather than chin-stroking. Russ Babcock's harmonica and vocals sit over Chris Roberts on guitar and Marc Chadwick on keys, with Don Ross and Tony Vobr on drums and bass holding the engine room. The traditional rhythms get pushed into jazz and rock territory. The material runs from Little Walter, Muddy Waters and T-Bone Walker through to Taj Mahal, Albert Collins and The Fabulous Thunderbirds. Between them there are decades of gigs behind it, in venues from Perth to Brisbane, New Zealand, the US and London. Sunshine Coast based, own PA, fully insured.
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Songs Sunshine Blues Band can play
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My Babe F(b flat) 3She Caught the Katy B♭(e♭)/A(d) 4I Got A Woman E(a) 5Early in the Morning B(e) 7Lie No Better A(d) 8T-Bone Shuffle B(e) 9Darlin A/Bflat/B(g/aflat/a) 10Blues ain’t Nothin G(c) 11Crosscut saw G(c) 12Trouble No More G (c harp) 13Ah'w Baby G (c) 14Neighbor tend to your business G(c harp) 15Wait on Time B(e harp) 16She's Tough E(a) 17Automatic E(a) 18I’m ready 19No Fightin B (e) 20She’s Dangerous 21Somebody G(c) 22I’m Sorry G(c) 23Lonesome C(f) 24Got My Mojo Working 25I Don't Know Why D(g) 26What goes on in the dark C (Low f) but use B♭harp 27Born in Chicago 28I'm checking on my baby 29Certainly all C(f) 30Honey, Hush! Aka You talk too much C(f harp) 31Some Other Day, Some Other Time E(a) 32Shame Shame Shame E (a) 33I Don't Worry About a Thing (nothings gonna be alright) G (c) 34Can’t get no grindin’ G (c harp) 35Can’t call her sugar A (d harp) 36Sweet Home Chicago E (a) 37New Kid on the Block G(c harp) 38Walking by myself A(d) 39Chicago Bound 40Too Late F (B♭) 41Just a Little Bit G (c) try F harp 42The Hustle Is On G(c) 43Route 66 G(c) 44Chevrolet G(c) 45King Bee A(dharp) 46Black Cat Bone A (d) 49Dangerous Mood 50Don’t Let My Baby Ride 51You get that A(d) 52Back Door Santa 53Hound Dog G(c) 54Killin Floor 55If you love me like you say A(d) 56Got You Out of My Blood E(a) 57
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What to expect
Stripped-back, upbeat blues with the rhythm pushed forward, rooted in Chicago and reaching across to Texas and LA. Russ Babcock plays harmonica and sings, Chris Roberts is on guitar and Marc Chadwick on keys. Don Ross and Tony Vobr, drums and bass, drive it from behind. The traditional blues patterns get bent towards jazz and rock, which is what makes it a dancing band rather than a listening one. Decades of stages behind them, from Perth to Brisbane and further, New Zealand, the US and London.
On the day
Sound gear comes with them, along with everything else they need, so a bare room is fine. If your venue would rather they used the house system, that's workable too, it just needs a conversation first about what's installed and whether it'll cover the room.
Performance options
The band works to two usual lengths: a single hour, or a full three hour gig. Both are the same five piece, so the difference is how long the dance floor stays busy rather than who is on stage. Corporate functions and festivals further afield are regular work too, and they'll travel for those.
