EARL GILLIAM

 

 

 

 

 

You only have to hear 78 yr old Texas Blues piano man Earl Gilliam once to know how special he is. He and 74 yr old Houston Blues guitar master I.J. Gosey take the Blues on long jazz-like riffs while always bringin' it back home. Earl loose and masterful on his Hammond B2 and I.J. with his clean signature sound stretching out the notes are supported by wild man Jackie Gray on drums and the soulful Fred Arceneaux on bass. A "musician's band", professional players always stop in for a listen. From Blues classics to Texas Swing to Gulf Coast shuffles, the band plays original music written by Earl Gilliam along with a few classic R&B tunes and, when the mood hits, a Country Western ditty or Zydeco shuffle.