Ray Stubbs - Everybody's in the Mood.

This one man tour-de-force has won plaudits from Germany to Holland. Ray Stubbs "the Godfather" of the Blues just gets better and better. Also filmed for the upcoming series of documentaries covering the blues namely "Gettin' the Blues"

Here Ray is Performing one of the Great Howlin' Wolf's tunes.

Singing and playing a mixture of: Boogie, Jug-band, Ragtime, Delta-Country and Chicago Blues, in a unique style, performed upon Europe's largest one man band kit. Comprising of: Foot-operated snare drum, crash-cymbal, sock cymbals, foot-operated washboard, hi-hat, kazoosaphone, base-pedal board, jug, foot-operated cowbell, bass-drum, six and twelve string guitars, harmonicas and vocals. No backing tapes....no sampled sounds....just good live music.

This is Ray at his best, blistering bottleneck guitar, gravelly vocals and a harp that angels, let alone Sonny Boy, would have been proud of! This Geordie One Man Blues Band covers blues music by many of the greats.

Some of Ray's influences.
Leadbelly, Howlin' Wolf, Robert Johnson, Tampa Red, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Memphis Jug Band, Doctor Isaiah Ross, Jesse Fuller, Johnie Lewis, Lightnin' Hopkins, Muddy Waters and Big Bill Broonzy.

Ray has a great new cd out "Lift him up" which you get at his gigs or from his brand new Myspace site;

www.myspace.com/raystubbsonemanband

for more info or to book Ray Stubbs and his Amazing One man Band or Ray Stubbs Allstars
contact
Tel No: 0191 4820170

MOB no: 0790 3987997

out side the UK:
+44(0)191 482 0170

or email him at:
Raystubbsone@tiscali.co.uk

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[robbryn]

I think the music and video are awesome but doesn't anybody think that it's funny that "the godfather" of the blues has won plaudits, (what are plaudits?) from Germany to Holland? Those places aren't very far apart and are no where near Mississippi.

[echofilms]

Actually it should be "Godfather of the North Easts Blues scene",I dont think Ray's been to Mississippi, he has however been to Gernany and Holland.

[abrudtkuhl]

This is awesome. We are going to add Ray to thebluesdaily dot com

[echofilms]

Hi, What is thebluesdaily dot com???

[clevblue]

Good to see Ray Stubbs on the tube at last. A very under-rated bluesman.

[BettyBooDoinDo]

He's really talented to play with a harmonica and a guitar at the same time

[apowell65]

I was lucky enough to be in his band 1988 - 89. Great guy, great times.

[CounsellingQld]

who cares where he's been but Ive seen Ray around 40 times from the legendery Ray Stubbs Rhythm and Bles All Stars at the magix gigs at the Ivy House Sunderland to lots of his solo gigs the mans a legend

Hi Ray from Ian and Steve

[Mr5watt]

Bloody hell! I'm struggling to play one instrument!

[llcooljohn2k1]

Went to See Eric Brudon at the o2 in Newcastle last night and Ray Stubbs was supporting. He was amazing! really F'in quality!

Its a shame there isn't more of him online. Definitely worth a watch if he's playing in a pub near you. Have a drink and tap along.

I'm sure no one cares he hasn't been to Mississippi by the way Robbryn. Keep you pointless comments to yourself, eh?

[petervenkmann]

@leaningoak

I agree but Mississippi is a state as well as the name of a river.

[chefreamund]

hey im ray stubbs too!

[RosalindBuck]

I worked for the private record label Folkland that produced (I think) Ray's first album in 1976. Saw him play quite a bit then. Nice guy.

[alexpress48]

May be a bit late now but I saw Ray in The Rescuers pub in Lofthouse Wakefield in

Yorkshire in the early 90s a few times. It was in a room about 20ft x 20ft. Just magic. I think he was earning his bus fare home.

He had a walk-on part in one of the Catherine Cookson tv things.Good musician. Thanks for the entertainment, Ray.  I've seen some of the Mississippi guys- Fred McDowell Willie Dixon Sonny Terry Brownie McGee Lightning Hopkins. At least Ray keeps it going for us blues freaks.