by Honeyboy | Apr 1, 2014 | Blues Shows, Videos
One of my favorite venues to see a live band is The Palladium’s Sidedoor in St. Petersburg, Florida. It’s a small, intimate venue with great sound and only holds about 100 people. When I heard one of my favorite blues bands, Doug Deming and the Jewel Tones...
by Honeyboy | Aug 28, 2013 | Blues Jams, Videos
Great jam at StingRay’s Bar and Grill on 8-27-13. What made this one special is not just the great players, including Joe Renda, Rich Smith, Richie Newport, and of course Jimmy Griswold, but the wonderful camaraderie all of us jammers feel at these special...
by Honeyboy | Jul 19, 2013 | Blues Shows, Videos
T.C. Carr is a Tampa Bay treasure. He’s probably the best harp player in the area if not all of Florida. He stopped playing regularly back in the early 2000’s when his great band The Catch broke up. So anytime you get to see him perform is a real treat. It...
by Honeyboy | Jul 5, 2012 | Videos
This is the Jimmy Griswold Band doing a gig at Joli Mons in Dunedin Florida. He’s usually 3-piece but Rick Honeyboy Hart is sitting in on this one on the left guitar. This is one of my favorite types of shuffles. This is sometimes called an...
by Honeyboy | Jul 5, 2012 | Videos
This is the Jimmy Griswold Band doing a gig at Joli Mons in Dunedin Florida. He’s usually 3-piece but Rick Honeyboy Hart is sitting in on this one on the left guitar. This “skip shuffle” tune is a great example of not a well-known style of shuffle....
by Honeyboy | Jul 3, 2012 | Videos
Saw a great Florida band at the Suncoast Blues Society Birthday Bash on June 2. 2012. Billy Seward and his band play that sweet soulful rhythm and blues in the old Stax style. Lots of soul and lots of emotion with Bill and his great 6 piece band here. Great to hear a...