John O'Leary Band
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40th Anniversary Gig

Influenced by Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, John Lee Hooker, Little Walter & Sonny Boy Williamson and later by Blues Inc’s harp player Cyril Davies, John became the founder member of the influential blues rock outfit Savoy brown. John met guitarist Kim Simmons in 1965 and by 1966 Savoy Brown played alongside the likes of Freddie King, Chicken Shack and Fleetwood Mac at Kilroys/The Nags Head in Battersea. 40 years on John remains at the core of the London blues scene and Savoy Brown still tour the US ad Europe.

John’s subsequent career takes in a ‘who’s who’ of the blues, with the John Dummer Blues band with Joanne and Dave Kelly, Tony McPhee, The Famous Blues Blasters with the likes of Bob Hall, Victor Brox, Dick Heckstall Smith, Pete Bardens etc. John also went on to be a key member of one of the hardest working UK all-star blues bands Mainsqueeze. The project also featured Dick and Victor as well as Keef Hartley, Keith Tillman, Eric Bell, and Diane Wood, and they recorded with Bo Diddley.

John’s solo career has seen him cut his debut solo album in Yugoslavia and appearing at several Euro festivals and re-establish himself with his best ever John O ‘Leary band who last year cut the well received “Sins” album.

With a cutting edge band that features Jules Fothergill on guitar, Roger Innes on bass and top German drummer Joachim Greve, the John O’Leary Band will deliver blues, boogie, wing and good time rocking to help celebrate John’s 40 years as the hardest working blues man in town!

John O’Leary - Vocals and Harmonica
Jules Fothergill - Guitar
Roger Inniss - Bass
Joachim Greve - Drums

Here are some clips from Sins:	Broadband (CD quality)	Dial-Up (AM radio)
Who's Been Talking
Waiting For You
Chiswick Roundabout

The John O'Leary Band were number 1 in the December 2004 playlist

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