Johnny Beaudine and Deep Blue - House of Jazz -Watermelon Man

Here's the link to a video of ours, Herbie Handcock's "Watermelon Man"

Johnny Beaudine - Paul Butterfield

Paul Butterfield was one of my heroes.  He was a great harp player and led some of the greatest bands of the era.
For a time we were both living in the Hyde Park area of Chicago's south side. I'd see Paul at the corner of 55th and Cornell. Paul was a mythic figure in Chicago. "Butter's" harp playing has heavily influenced my own harp playing over the years. "Butter" was such a hero to us that my friends and I went to the locations where the "East West" album cover photos were taken and did our own versions of the photos.

Fifty Years Of 'Chicago Blues'

Here's the link to an interesting article on some of the guys who blazed the trail that I later followed.     Barry Goldberg Fifty Years of "Chicago Blues"

Johnny Beaudine and Deep Blue - House of Jazz - Nov. 29

The Deep Blue Band played at the House of Jazz stage, Friday Nov. 29. 9:30 PM

"We'll be introducing a singer new to the Montreal scene. Her name is Elia Soul. She's a great singer with a repertoire that fits perfectly into our Chicago style. She'll sing jazz standards and blues. This is a show not to be missed."

That was what I wrote. On that Friday, we did on of our best shows ever. Eilia did a great job and the crowd loved it.

Two weeks ago, a guy from Chicago came in for the weekend and naturally he visited the House of Jazz. He frequents Chicago's famous Green Mill Jazz Club (so did Al Capone). He saw our band and joked, "I come from Chicago to Montreal, go to a club and what do I see, another Chicago band." When we say the "Real Deal" we mean it!

Jazz influenced Chicago blues is not the most well known of Chicago styles of music but it's great fun to play and hear. We're the only group in Montreal that presents this style and we've become very good at it. We keep adding new material and refining our show. Last week we added a swingin' version of "What Is This Thing Called Love" and a very bluesy version of "Stormy Weather". That's why we call it the "real deal". Our sound reflects the energy and intensity Chicago musicians are famous for. Our Monday night shows reflect Chicago's famous Blue Monday sessions. Clubs that featured this music dotted the south side of Chicago. Among them were the "Tropical Hut",  and the "Burning Spear" & currently, the Green Mill Lounge.

Deep Blue (Johnny Beaudine, Peter Mika, Gary McKenzie, Snooky Alston)
Come down and join us. 7:30 to 11PM. 

House of Jazz - 2060 Alymer   514-842-8856

You can find our video of "Work Song" on the House of Jazz website as well as a complete listing of our shows there. (House of Jazz.Ca)
Here's the link for Deep Blues " Work Song".

Johnny Beaudine and Deep Blue - House of Jazz - CKUT

Here's the link to my recent radio interview on CKUT radio. There's a few cuts from the Chi-Town Hustlers and I tell some stories about the legendary blues artists I had the great pleasure to both work with and know such as James Cotton, Otis Rush and Junior Wells. I'm looking forward to another interview.

Johnny Beaudine interview on CKUT

Johnny Beaudine and Deep Blue - House of Jazz - CKUT-

I had a great time being interviewed on CKUT(FM 90.3) radio's Cha Cha Cha in Blues show.

I really enjoyed the evening. We talked about the blues in Chicago, some of the legendary blues artists I've known and worked with. We played a few Chi-Town Hustler cuts and other some great music and swapped stories about the blues.

The interview is fun and you can hear it by going to the CKUT website show archives.

Johnny Beaudine and Deep Blue - House of Jazz - Little Red Rooster

We're warming up to go back to the House of Jazz on Monday (27).
We've some new tunes to try and as always we love to have our friends
come down to sit in with us.

Sylvia Harris sent me this video. Deep Blue and Sylvia, "Little Red Rooster"
I remember sitting at Big Duke's Blue Flame Lounge on West Roosevelt Road
in Chicago and listening to the great Howlin' Wolf sing this live.

"Little Red Rooster" Johnny Beaudine and Deep Blue with Sylvia Harris