Dead Guy Blues - Bad Luck Boogie

Dead Guy Blues
Bad Luck Boogie
Cold Wind In Cleveland
Copyright 2009 Whiskey Island Records
All Songs Copyright Lyrics/Music Jeff Powers
Producer: Jeff Powers
Engineer: Steve Zavesky, Jeff Powers
Recorded At: Whiskey Island Records
Mix: Jeff Powers
Mastering: JBlues Vanity Records

The Story Of Jeff Powers and Dead Guy Blues

Living as an illegal alien and partying like a rock star in Mexico City for 7 years guitarist/singer/songwriter Jeff Powers cut his teeth in various blues bands. Though Jeff moved to Mexico City to perform and teach classical guitar he soon dropped out of the cozy and well paid classical world to live and play in the down and dirty clubs, jails and places at the end of dirt roads.

Barely eking out a living Jeff would cross the entire city with guitar and amp in hand by bus and subway to get to a gig or rehearsal but during his years there he wrote over 200 songs and developed his own standout style of blues guitar based around his virtuoso classical technique.




It took a lot of gigs, tequila, beer and mota (a staple of the Mexican bluesman) to make the change but Jeff left Cleveland as a classical artist and returned a full fledged bluesman. He traded in his tux for a bad ass hat.




Soon after returning to the Cuyahoga Delta Jeff put together Dead Guy Blues to showcase his guitar, vocal and songwriting skills. Even though Jeff loves traditional blues of all kinds his mission is to take the blues somewhere elselaying down songs with twists and turns in the lyric, rhythm and chord changes, hence songs like: "Aztec Trot" (something you might encounter after drinking the Mexican water, "Roadkill", "Cold Wind in Cleveland", "I Miss My Ball and Chain" (a not so tender love song), "Bad Voodoo", "Beer and Whiskey, Coffee and Cigarettes", "Throw This Dog a Bone" and "Drunk as a Skunk".




Their recordings show case only original songs but live theyll tear it up on anything blues or anything that can be made into blues. From Link Rays classic Rumble to garage rock of the 60s even an electric version of Stephen Stills Treetop Flyer or a delta finger picked version of Hendrixs classic Voodoo Chile (it will blow your mind), hell! theyll turn a polka into bluesnothings sacred! They even turn surf instrumentals into something they can crank on some roaring blues riffs.




Dead Guy Blues will play classic blues from Muddy Waters to SRV but they are going to put it through some changestheyve got to rock

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[dleggfromohio]

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[dleggfromohio]

847 views, almost to 1k

[dleggfromohio]

please share this vid to all your friends and lets aim for over 1k views!!!

[dleggfromohio]

I agree, i wish would get more recognition, Jeff and his band are freaking amazing.

[CosmoTrouble90]

Great

[AllNewQ]

very good song by a very good band!!!

[CosmoTrouble90]

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[dleggfromohio]

yes it is.

[ledsabbath165]

Ain't this that dude from Westgate music?

[ClaziGuitarist]

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