Fatback Deluxe | Atlanta, Georgia | Classic American Blues

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January.2015.all.sundays
fat Matts Rib Shack
Atlanta, georgia
7:00 p.m.
An intimate venue with great food and atmosphere. Bring the family.

December.23.2014
Blind willies blues club
Atlanta, georgia
9:30 p.m.
A holiday season performance. come by and bring your out of town guests.

www.blindwillies.com

www.fatmattsribshack.com

www.fatmattsribshack.com

April.2015.all.sundays
fat Matts Rib Shack
Atlanta, georgia
7:00 p.m.
An intimate venue with great food and atmosphere. Bring the family.

www.darwinsburgers.com

february.27.2014
darwins burgers & BLUES
MARIETTA, georgia
9:30 p.m.
'The' hip Cobb County music and food venue. Join us for burgers and blues!

Ira has an incredibly soulful voice and delivery. When you can listen to a CD, close your eyes and feel like the singer is in the same blues room as you’re in, singing directly to you, now that’s real. His voice is seasoned, rich and strong and I bet he can really cut lose like a Little Richard or James Brown whenever he takes a hankering to do so. And his harp playing is true blues--musically and emotionally moving.
And the muti-talent doesn’t stop there, Chris Kramer provides the perfect match of talent on electric guitar, with his song writing talent, guitar licks and Ira’s voice and harp talent, these two are a great match up.
Had I randomly stumbled on this act one night in a blues club, not knowing who they were, I would think it’s my lucky night. I would stick around until last call and lights on. Thank goodness now we don’t have to hope for random ‘good band’ luck to strike—support this group and take in one of their shows as I plan to do. Minimally, go on-line and buy their CD. It’ll make a great blues addition to your collection.
-- Belinda Foster, Illinois Blues - 2008

#1 on the Music Radar list of "25 new Blues Artists You Need To Hear"
-- Ed Mitchell, Music Radar, 2010
"Their music releases that down home vibe that makes you feel like you are sitting on a porch drinking lemonade on a hot summer day or dancing the night away at a ‘juke joint.’ Fatback Deluxe has successfully brought that original blues sound back."
-- Kimberly Elliott, Best Of Atlanta Concerts Blog, 2009
Fatback Deluxe puts a personal stamp on the blues of the Fifties and Sixties. On Rat Now, the Atlanta band gives new life to covers from Fats Domino, BB King, Johnny Guitar Watson, Buddy Guy and Magic Sam...You can't resist Ira Malkin's party-he's confident and fun. Chris Kramer plays right-on rhythms and concise, edgy leads with punchy tone...A doomy march, a mutated, lounge-lizard bossa nova, and the careening "Gawjook Boogie" are among five strong Kramer originals.
-- Tom Hyslop, Blues Revue - 2009

fatback deluxe plays a blend of original and classic american blues music from the 1940's, 1950's, and early 1960's with great respect for the history and tradition of the music.
The band formed in 2005 in atlanta as the georgia jooks and changed the name to fatback deluxe in 2007.
come see a show or purchase our music!

A New Jersey native, Ira developed an interest in blues in his 20’s while living in the Baltimore area. As the vocalist and harmonica (harp) player in Fatback Deluxe, his influences are wide ranging including all the great Chicago blues singers and harp players to all the great artists from Texas and elsewhere. Ira was also a founding member and frontman for popular Atlanta band Tonohoney in the 90’s. You can see Ira perform occasionally at Tonohoney one-off performances around Atlanta.
A talented talker and all-around music lover, you should definitely listen in on Ira’s very popular podcast, Two Faces Radio, for entertaining music discussion and live-in-the-studio performances from local and national bands.

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 Turtles Records on Ponce when he was 20. Chris counts all the great blues musicians from the 40's, 50's and early 60's as influences. His favorite '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".
He is also a fanatic about traditional recordings and spends a lot of time listening to both old and new music recorded "that way".

A native of the midwestern United States, 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, bluesgrass, americana, blues, folk, and alternative rock.

As a performer Chris has toured all over the United States, and parts of Alabama. He counts a wide variety of bass players as influences with a particular ear for good tone and being in the pocket.

Chris is a bonafide Little Walter fanatic. Through the years he has played on, produced, and engineered a variety of American roots music oriented recordings.

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 musician gained any notoriety in Atlanta over the past 20 years, chances are good that Bob played with them.

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This exciting release from fatback deluxe includes five original songs and eight covers of some of our favorite artists.
You Belong to Me 3:10
Mercy 3:45
Sittin' On the Boatdock 2:47
She Belongs to Me 3:06
Country Boy (Running Wild) 2:19
The Sun Shines Down 5:25
Jump With You 2:50
She Suits Me to a Tee 3:33
Rat Now 4:02
Looking Back 2:22
Darkness Falls 4:50
Steel Blade Fan 3:34
Gawjook Boogie 2:52

live performance video recordings from various locations

Fatback Deluxe Live Promotional Video

Fatback Deluxe performing "Mercy"

Fatback Deluxe performing "How Many More Years"

Fatback Deluxe performing "Sit Down Baby"

Fatback Deluxe performing "All Your Love"

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