Chris "Tipsy" Kramer

(Vocals and Guitar)

A south Georgia native, Chris discovered blues after finding Buddy Guy's "I Was Walking Through the Woods" Chess singles compilation album on cassette tape in the cut-out bin at Turtle's Records on Ponce when he was 20. He immediately started going to Blind Willie's Blues Club in Atlanta all the time and Fat Matt's Rib Shack soon after it opened.

He counts all the great blues musicians from the 40's, 50's and early 60's as influences. His favourite "modern" guitar heroes are Junior Watson and Hollywood Fats. In general, he has always been drawn to non-commercial, traditional, American roots oriented music. He says, "that stuff is the best".  Chris is part of all band performances.

Brian "Sugarbowl" Gordon

(Vocals and Harmonica)

Brian grew up in Virginia and after a stint in Alabama, settled in Atlanta. He discovered his grandfathers harmonica after his passing and headed straight for the blues. Brian’s mentor on the instrument was a Hohner employee and endorsee who led him to the good stuff; harp masters like Little Walter, George “Harmonica” Smith, Big Walter, Snooky Pryor, Junior Wells and present day masters like Kim Wilson, Steve Guyger, Rick Estrin and Rod Piazza.

He loves all things blues including stories about all the great blues musicians. Brian loves that old sound, the raw and dirty sound of musicians playing on Maxwell Street in Chicago.  He loves all the grooves, from swing and jump to rhumbas, but says it’s always a great Chicago shuffle that gets the crowd moving.

Chris "TBD" Poma

(Upright Bass and Electric Bass)

A native of Iowa, Chris developed a passion for roots music in his 20's. Through the years he has played in bands that feature all sorts of American roots music including rock, bluegrass, americana, blues, folk and alternative rock.

As a performer Chris has toured all of the United States. He counts a wide variety of bass players as influences and has a particularly good ear for great tone and always being in the pocket.

Chris is a bonafide Little Walter fanatic. Through the years has has played on, produced, and engineered a variety of American roots music recordings including a project with well respected Texas jump blues guitarist Teddy Morgan.

Bob Rice aka

"Sexy Bob"

(Drums)

A long time Atlanta resident, originally from Wisconsin, Bob Rice is a veteran of the Atlanta blues scene. His professional resume in Atlanta begins as the original drummer for the house band at Blind Willie’s (the Shadows) to stints with practically all of Atlanta’s most loved and respected bands and musicians.

A few of these include the Shadows, Lotsa Poppa, Interstate Brickface, Mudcat, Grady Fats Jackson, Chicago Bob Nelson, the Love Handles, and too many more to name here.

If a blues band or blues musician gained any notoriety in Atlanta over the past 20 years, chances are good that Bob has played with them.