BUDDY GUY: Legendary guitarist, Buddy Guy, is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, a major influence on rock titans like Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Stevie Ray Vaughan, a pioneer of Chicago’s fabled West Side sound, and a living link to that city’s halcyon days of electric blues. He has received 6 Grammy Awards, 28 Blues Music Awards (the most any artist has received), the Billboard magazine Century Award for distinguished artistic achievement, and the Presidential National Medal of Arts. Rolling Stone ranked him in the top 25 of its « 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. »
ROSIE FLORES: (Performing with James Intveld) The Rockabilly Filly, Rosie Flores, took flight in SoCal and has been a major figure in the Los Angeles, Austin and Nashville music scenes. She blends rockabilly, honky tonk, jazz, and Western swing along with traditional influences from her Tex-Mex heritage. Rosie’s solo recordings have found homes on both the Billboard and Gavin charts and are featured in seven motion pictures.
JAMES INTVELD: (Performing with Rosie Flores) A native of Los Angeles, James Intveld is a multi-instrumentalist singer, songwriter and actor. He’s in high demand for his skills as a player; as adept at the slap bass, slide, steel, and drums as on guitar. Continuously cast in movies, TV and videos, James was the singing voice of Johnny Depp’s character in the John Waters film Cry Baby. Intveld plays his own brand of rockabilly and his live performances will have you rockin’ out at the beach!
THE MANNISH BOYS REVUE: Few blues acts have perfected the tricky maneuver of honoring the storied history of the Blues, while at the same time keeping the music up-to-date, as well as The Mannish Boys. It’s a balancing act that they’ve honed over the course of six highly-acclaimed CD releases and countless nights gigging on concert stages around the world. Conceived as an all-star showcase for the cream of the west coast blues crop, The Mannish Boys have stayed true to that vision.
KID RAMOS: (Performing with The Mannish Boys) If David « Kid » Ramos had gone into the family business with his mother and step-father, he might be a professional opera singer today; to the eternal thanks of blues fans around the world, Kid Ramos decided to march to a different drummer. From his time with The Fabulous Thunderbirds to his solo career, Ramos has become one of the most exciting, powerful blues guitarists in the business. Kid Ramos will be honored this Saturday at the Orange County Music Awards – click here for more details.
SUGARAY RAYFORD: (Performing with The Mannish Boys) Texas born Caron « Sugaray » Rayford began his musical career at the age of 7 singing & playing drums in church, and his gospel influence can be heard and felt in his music. In 2011, Sugaray became one of the lead vocalists for the Mannish Boys and sang lead vocals on Double Dynamite, the Mannish Boys CD that won Best Traditional Blues Album in May 2013 at the Blues Music Awards. When Sugaray belts out a song, you not only hear it, you feel it. The excitement is palpable when he takes the stage; he is a superb vocalist and entertainer.
17th ANNUAL DOHENY BLUES FESTIVAL
MAY 17 & 18, 2014 ✦ DOHENY STATE BEACH
GREGG ALLMAN ✦ BUDDY GUY ✦ THE DOOBIE BROTHERS
GOV’T MULE ✦ KEB’ MO’ ✦ JAMES COTTON & FRIENDS ✦ VINTAGE TROUBLE
CHARLES BRADLEY & THE EXTRAORDINAIRES ✦ RUTHIE FOSTER
JOHN NEMETH & THE BO-KEYS ✦ ROSIE FLORES & JAMES INTVELD
THE MANNISH BOYS REVUE ft. KID RAMOS & SUGARAY RAYFORD
SMOKIN’ JOE KUBEK & BNOIS KING ✦ NIKKI HILL
… and more artists to be announced!