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Steel Union (Acoustic Blues Duo)
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sonnyboyuk99
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Steel Union are an acoustic blues duo based in the UK nestling between the borders of Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire and Leicestershire.

Playing authentic traditional acoustic blues; that being acoustic blues mostly from the period 1920 through to 1945 ish. We play the songs of the great Delta Blues and Country Blues players such as Son House, Robert Johnson, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Lightnin' Hopkins, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Bukka White and many more.

Steel Union comprises Richard Gibson on Vocals & Harmonica (Blues Harp) and Richard Turner on Vocals, National Bottleneck/Slide Guitar & Acoustic Guitar.
Steel Union are an acoustic blues duo based in the UK nestling between the borders of Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire and Leicestershire.

Playing authentic traditional acoustic blues; that being acoustic blues mostly from the period 1920 through to 1945 ish. We play the songs of the great Delta Blues and Country Blues players such as Son House, Robert Johnson, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Lightnin' Hopkins, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Bukka White and many more.

Steel Union comprises Richard Gibson on Vocals & Harmonica (Blues Harp) and Richard Turner on Vocals, National Bottleneck/Slide Guitar & Acoustic Guitar. Rich's main guitar is a National Reso-phonic ResoRocket.

Formation Date: December 01, 2006
Label Type: Unsigned
Band Members: Richard Gibson (Vocals/Blues Harp), Richard Turner (National Slide Guitar/Acoustic Guitar/Vocals)
Influences: So so many... some major, some minor, but all have reached out and touched us in some way: Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Robert Johnson, Son House, Bukka White, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Black Ace (Buck "Babe" Turner), Big Bill Broonzy, Blind Boy Fuller, Blind Blake, Sonny Boy Williamson I/II, Lightnin' Hopkins, Charlie Patton, Big Joe Williams, Oscar Buddy Woods, John Lee Hooker, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Kokomo Arnold and many many more...
Sounds Like: We hope we sound like two guys who love the music of Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Robert Johnson, Son House, Lightnin' Hopkins, Bukka White, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Black Ace (Buck "Babe" Turner), Big Bill Broonzy, Blind Boy Fuller, Blind Blake, Sonny Boy Williamson I/II, Charlie Patton, Big Joe Williams, John Lee Hooker, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Kokomo Arnold, Mississippi John Hurt, Furry Lewis, Willie Brown, Muddy Waters, Elmore James, Blind Willie Johnson, Barbeque Bob and the rest...
City: Kettering
Hometown: Kettering
Country: United Kingdom
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Steel Union - "Stranger Blues" (Sonny Terry/Brownie McGhee)
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[TRANSLATED] Steel Union - "Stranger Blues" (Sonny Terry/Brownie McGhee)
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Walkin' Blues - Robert Johnson
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Rollin and Tumblin Blues (National Resonator Slide Open A)
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Lightnin' Hopkins - Baby Please Don't Go
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