BIG MIKE GRIFFIN
"TWO LANE ROAD"
2004
51:46
1 - Two Lane Road/5:30
2 - She's Fine/5:35
3 - To Meet The Blues/4:27
4 - High Heeled Sneakers/5:08
5 - Back Door Man/6:03
6 - Red Headed Woman/5:01
7 - It Hurts Me Too/4:42
8 - The 62/3:47
9 - King Bee/7:21
10 - Pack It Up/3:48
Big Mike Griffin / Vocals, Guitars
Bob Babbitt / Bass
Jim "Fish" Michie / Piano, Hammond B3 Organ
Johnny Bird / Drums, Percussion
Dennis Taylor / Tenor & Baritone Saxophone
This CD started out as a collection of songs you might hear on any jukebox in a real blues bar or roadhouse anywhere you might be able to find cold beer and killer barbeque. Of course, only the best beer joints are found out in the country, where only a few people know the exact location and the bar clientele are happy to see a new face. These are the selections I would make if I found myself standing in front of an old Rock-ola or Wurlitzer jukebox on any Saturday night far away from the strip malls and theme restaurants.
I hope this collection of songs takes you to your favorite bar, roadhouse, beer joint or Rib shack, where the music is good and the joint is jumpin and a new adventure waits for you down that two lane road.
Big Mike Griffin
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.
"TWO LANE ROAD"
2004
51:46
1 - Two Lane Road/5:30
2 - She's Fine/5:35
3 - To Meet The Blues/4:27
4 - High Heeled Sneakers/5:08
5 - Back Door Man/6:03
6 - Red Headed Woman/5:01
7 - It Hurts Me Too/4:42
8 - The 62/3:47
9 - King Bee/7:21
10 - Pack It Up/3:48
Big Mike Griffin / Vocals, Guitars
Bob Babbitt / Bass
Jim "Fish" Michie / Piano, Hammond B3 Organ
Johnny Bird / Drums, Percussion
Dennis Taylor / Tenor & Baritone Saxophone
This CD started out as a collection of songs you might hear on any jukebox in a real blues bar or roadhouse anywhere you might be able to find cold beer and killer barbeque. Of course, only the best beer joints are found out in the country, where only a few people know the exact location and the bar clientele are happy to see a new face. These are the selections I would make if I found myself standing in front of an old Rock-ola or Wurlitzer jukebox on any Saturday night far away from the strip malls and theme restaurants.
I hope this collection of songs takes you to your favorite bar, roadhouse, beer joint or Rib shack, where the music is good and the joint is jumpin and a new adventure waits for you down that two lane road.
Big Mike Griffin
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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