There’s no question why they gave Joe Kubek the nickname “Smokin’.” He’s one of the hottest electric guitar players on the blues scene today. Kubek has the technique and the chops to burn up any stage and has been doing so since the 1970’s when he began frequenting the Dallas bar scene, playing with Stevie Ray Vaughan and people like the three Kings, B. B., Albert and Freddie. He settled into playing rhythm guitar behind Freddie King for a while, until King’s death in December 1976.
<()> Smokin Joe Kubek Bnois King – Close to the Bone 2012 – Get out there and Get it: http://youtu.be/dOxAj_vv_Jc
<()> Smokin’ Joe Kubek & Bnois King
HAVE BLUES WILL TRAVEL (2010) Shadows In The Dark: http://youtu.be/BTj5IYILRM4
<()> Smokin’ Joe Kubek & Bnois King – Blood Brothers (2008)Cold Folks Boogie: http://youtu.be/h8e7o1U7dRg
<()> Smokin’ Joe Kubek & Bnois King -My Heart’s In Texas (2006) Burning To The Ground: http://youtu.be/0SMv3QRo57s
Kubek didn’t hit his stride, however, until he teamed up with jazz guitarist and singer Bnois King (no relation to Freddie) of Monroe, Louisiana, in 1989. This union began during a regular Monday-night gig in Dallas when Kubek invited King to sit in and found that King’s softer, jazz-based guitar and vocals perfectly complemented Kubek’s headier rock-inspired guitar work. The combination just clicked, resulting in a tasteful blending of differing styles with satisfying, fiery results.
There’s no question why they gave Joe Kubek the nickname “Smokin’.” He’s one of the hottest electric guitar players on the blues scene today. Kubek has the technique and the chops to burn up any stage and has been doing so since the 1970’s when he began frequenting the Dallas bar scene, playing with Stevie Ray Vaughan and people like the three Kings, B. B., Albert and Freddie. He settled into playing rhythm guitar behind Freddie King for a while, until King’s death in December 1976.
<()> Smokin Joe Kubek Bnois King – Close to the Bone 2012 – Get out there and Get it: http://youtu.be/dOxAj_vv_Jc
<()> Smokin’ Joe Kubek & Bnois King
HAVE BLUES WILL TRAVEL (2010) Shadows In The Dark: http://youtu.be/BTj5IYILRM4
<()> Smokin’ Joe Kubek & Bnois King – Blood Brothers (2008)Cold Folks Boogie: http://youtu.be/h8e7o1U7dRg
<()> Smokin’ Joe Kubek & Bnois King -My Heart’s In Texas (2006) Burning To The Ground: http://youtu.be/0SMv3QRo57s
Kubek didn’t hit his stride, however, until he teamed up with jazz guitarist and singer Bnois King (no relation to Freddie) of Monroe, Louisiana, in 1989. This union began during a regular Monday-night gig in Dallas when Kubek invited King to sit in and found that King’s softer, jazz-based guitar and vocals perfectly complemented Kubek’s headier rock-inspired guitar work. The combination just clicked, resulting in a tasteful blending of differing styles with satisfying, fiery results.
