Not Fade Away - Jerome Godboo

The Jerome Godboo Band performs at Chicago's Diner, Toronto

Jerome Godboo - harmonica & vocals, Alec Fraser - bass, Al Cross - drums, Pat Rush - guitar

Blues Rock Canada

Jerome is a singer, songwriter and harp player extraordinaire. He has released twelve albums over twenty years. He's recorded and toured with the Phantoms, Alannah Myles, Dutch Mason, Jeff Healey, Ronnie Hawkins, Jack de Keyzer, and Suzie McNeil. He headlined at the Montreal Jazz Festival (2005) and performed on stages across Canada, the U.S., France, Finland, Portugal, Ukraine, Israel and beyond. He's played with Prince, Pinetop Perkins, James Cotton, the Tragically Hip, Levon Helm, Billy Ray Cyrus and many more. Jerome has electrified audiences of all sizes. He's opened for the Yardbirds and performed at the Toronto Air Canada Centre with Ronnie Hawkins as well as to record-breaking crowds at the Montreal Jazz Festival and another 30,000 at Canada Day festivities as the show stopper harmonica player in The Jimmy Bowskill Band.

Jerome's network television appearances include CTV's Open Mike and Canada A.M., Much Music, City TV's Toronto Rocks and Breakfast Television, Global's News at Noon, CBC's Zed, TVO's Planet Parent, and In Session. He's also been showcased at Moses Znaimer's Idea City and on numerous radio shows.

Jerome's current band includes Shawn Kellerman and Pat Rush, alternating on guitar, Alec Fraser on bass and Al Cross on drums. Shawn has toured with Mel Brown, Deborah Coleman, Bobby Rush, Carlos Del Junco and Paul Reddick. Pat has recorded and toured with Jeff Healey and Johnny Winter and toured with James Cotton. Alec played bass with David Wilcox, Bo Diddley, the Drifters, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, and has been working internationally for the past seven years in The Jeff Healey Band.
Al drummed on tour and in the studio with Jane Siberry, Bob Snider and Big Sugar. This rhythm sections session history is too long to list here.

MAPLEBLUES MAGAZINE REVIEW - about the new CD Humdinger..."There is a lovely, intimate ambience here with the feeling that these are four friends who just set up in your rec room to play some new songs for you... The songs are a well-sequenced selection of modern electric blues. Jerome is in excellent voice and this is one fine band with Kellerman being especially inventive." - John Valenteyn (2007) www.torontobluessociety.com/0709johnspic ks.htm

Here is a link to the full CD review from Mapleblues Magazine (scroll down 3 reviews)
http://www.torontobluessociety.com/07...

Canada has a huge collection of world class harmonica players. Carlos del Junco, Michael Pickett, Donny" Mr Downchild" Walsh, Roly Platt to name a few that are worth checking out.

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• Stones
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• Ronnie
• Hawkins
• Prince
• Freddie
• King
• Eaglesmith
• Johnny
• Winter
• Alannah
• Myles

[chrismichalek]

Very nice harp playing! Thank you for sharing.

[eddiegrey]

Excellent rendition, great harping and singing, tight rhythm...not fade away!

[romeolily1]

yesiree!!

[garcemac]

I love you Jerome! The best blues harp player in the history of the world. I - personally rank Jerome above King Biscuit Boy and Sonny Terry (this is no small admission...)

I had the pleasure of "hanging out" with Jerome and Joe (as well as playing with The Phantomns) on numerous occasions - and these men did NOT get their due.

Sheer brilliance.

[Deathsquad49]

I wish you could teach me. :( You've inspired me

[4fulsealteam]

Hi I'm BOOM! I like your belt. I posted a vid, check out my harp vest.

[jonesinn905]

Kinda sad that you would bad mouth the great Jerome Godboo. I have done gigs with him many times and never had any problems...your comments are quite lame.

[thecontinental100]

Kinda sad that the great Pat Rush is playing with that douchebag. Oh well, I guess it puts beer on the table.

[bogartroach]

Oh, ain't Jeromeo so supremo?

Nice band, too bad he's such a self centered little bitch.

[Karcsubey]

Very interesting variant.... this song was my first Rolling Stones record on tape in 1963 !!!! Good memories......!!!!!

[onegoodwoman]

Yea Baby!!!!! My personal Fav!!!! Just gotta shake it up!!! Bring it on!!