MIKE GRIFFIN & THE UNKNOWN BLUES BAND
''...BACK ON THE STREETS AGAIN''
1992
35:57
1 - Workin' Is The Curse/4:39
2 - Blue Looks Good On You/3:05
3 - Drivin' Wheel/3:02
4 - I'd Rather Go Blind/5:06
5 - Delta Moon/3:03
6 - Make Up Your Mind/4:41
7 - I'm A Blues Man/4:08
8 - You Put The Hurt On Me/4:09
9 - Back On The Streets Again/3:40
Mike Griffin/Guitar, Vocals
Larry Emmons/Bass
Gregg Hoffman/Drums
Moe Denham/Hammond B3 Piano
Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson/Harp
Carson Whitsett/Piano
Harrison Calloway/Trumpet, Horns Arrangements
Charles Rose/Trombone
Harvey Thompson/Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax
Dorothy Moore/Backing Vocals
Thomasine Anderson/Backing Vocals
REVIEW
By Russell Linemann
"The word is out! Americas's best kept blues secret has emerged from the shadows as Mike Griffin and the Unknown Blues Band make their debut at Waldoxy Records. With a foot stomping beat and gut wrenching vocals, Mike & The UBB hereby serve notice that the bues is alive and well. This is a band that has paid its dues, playing night after night in juke joints and roadhouses throughout the South to ever-growing crowds of appreciative listeners. With their raucous slide guitar and uninhibitied rhythm section, this band's firey brand of blues burns with fierce passion that would excite a group of retired librarians.
After performing with such blues luminaries as Ray Charles, Roy Buchanan, and Albert King, and playing to thousands at the W.C. Festival, The King Biscuit Blues Festival and many others, Mike Griffin and The Unknown Blues Band's reputation is as solid as a California redwood growing like weeds in a Mississippi cotton field. The band features the gentle giant himself on guitar and vocals. A killer slide player and consummate showman, Big Mike Griffin can use a Bud longneck or a pretty lady's high heeled shoe to crank out some of the most authentic delta sounds you could ever want to hear. Master Moe Denham, the king of the Hammond B-3, showcases his artistry with rare skill and taste. The powerful rhythm section is made up of Larry Emmons with his in-your-face all-over-the-place bass guitar, and the incredibly talented Greg Hoffman on drums. Rounding out the session personnel are veterans Jelly Roll Johnson on harp, Carson Whitsett at piano, The Muscle Shoals Horns led by Harrison Calloway, and the sweet background vocals by Dorothy Moore. So kick off your shoes, howl at the moon, and get ready for some of the best butt-rocking blues your've heard in a long, long time!"
ABOUT BIG MIKE GRIFFIN
Big Mike Griffin grew up in southern Oklahoma, where he was introduced to music at an early age. " My Dad played so there was always a guitar or fiddle laying around the house. It seems like I've been playing as long as I've been alive." Later, he began listening to blues artists like T-Bone Walker, Paul Butterfield, and Mike Bloomfield. His blues education was further enhanced by late night highway trips to Texas to catch legends like Freddie King, Albert King, and Albert Collins.
When the economy faltered in Oklahoma, Griffin set out for Nashville where he began playing wherever he could while finding players along the way who would make up the nucleus of the Unknown Blues Band. As their popularity grew, the band began to appear in front of larger audiences and to perform at such prestigious festivals as the King Biscuit Blues Festival and the W.C. Handy Festival. They also expanded their regular touring schedule, travelled to the East Coast and then out West.
''...BACK ON THE STREETS AGAIN''
1992
35:57
1 - Workin' Is The Curse/4:39
2 - Blue Looks Good On You/3:05
3 - Drivin' Wheel/3:02
4 - I'd Rather Go Blind/5:06
5 - Delta Moon/3:03
6 - Make Up Your Mind/4:41
7 - I'm A Blues Man/4:08
8 - You Put The Hurt On Me/4:09
9 - Back On The Streets Again/3:40
Mike Griffin/Guitar, Vocals
Larry Emmons/Bass
Gregg Hoffman/Drums
Moe Denham/Hammond B3 Piano
Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson/Harp
Carson Whitsett/Piano
Harrison Calloway/Trumpet, Horns Arrangements
Charles Rose/Trombone
Harvey Thompson/Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax
Dorothy Moore/Backing Vocals
Thomasine Anderson/Backing Vocals
REVIEW
By Russell Linemann
"The word is out! Americas's best kept blues secret has emerged from the shadows as Mike Griffin and the Unknown Blues Band make their debut at Waldoxy Records. With a foot stomping beat and gut wrenching vocals, Mike & The UBB hereby serve notice that the bues is alive and well. This is a band that has paid its dues, playing night after night in juke joints and roadhouses throughout the South to ever-growing crowds of appreciative listeners. With their raucous slide guitar and uninhibitied rhythm section, this band's firey brand of blues burns with fierce passion that would excite a group of retired librarians.
After performing with such blues luminaries as Ray Charles, Roy Buchanan, and Albert King, and playing to thousands at the W.C. Festival, The King Biscuit Blues Festival and many others, Mike Griffin and The Unknown Blues Band's reputation is as solid as a California redwood growing like weeds in a Mississippi cotton field. The band features the gentle giant himself on guitar and vocals. A killer slide player and consummate showman, Big Mike Griffin can use a Bud longneck or a pretty lady's high heeled shoe to crank out some of the most authentic delta sounds you could ever want to hear. Master Moe Denham, the king of the Hammond B-3, showcases his artistry with rare skill and taste. The powerful rhythm section is made up of Larry Emmons with his in-your-face all-over-the-place bass guitar, and the incredibly talented Greg Hoffman on drums. Rounding out the session personnel are veterans Jelly Roll Johnson on harp, Carson Whitsett at piano, The Muscle Shoals Horns led by Harrison Calloway, and the sweet background vocals by Dorothy Moore. So kick off your shoes, howl at the moon, and get ready for some of the best butt-rocking blues your've heard in a long, long time!"
ABOUT BIG MIKE GRIFFIN
Big Mike Griffin grew up in southern Oklahoma, where he was introduced to music at an early age. " My Dad played so there was always a guitar or fiddle laying around the house. It seems like I've been playing as long as I've been alive." Later, he began listening to blues artists like T-Bone Walker, Paul Butterfield, and Mike Bloomfield. His blues education was further enhanced by late night highway trips to Texas to catch legends like Freddie King, Albert King, and Albert Collins.
When the economy faltered in Oklahoma, Griffin set out for Nashville where he began playing wherever he could while finding players along the way who would make up the nucleus of the Unknown Blues Band. As their popularity grew, the band began to appear in front of larger audiences and to perform at such prestigious festivals as the King Biscuit Blues Festival and the W.C. Handy Festival. They also expanded their regular touring schedule, travelled to the East Coast and then out West.
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