“The Blues Had a Baby…and they named it Rock and Roll”

The famous quote from Muddy Waters will be the main focus of this performance – referring to the time when Blues was going electric and Rock was in its nascent period.  With songs by Fats Domino, Little Milton Campbell, Ike Turner & the Kings of Rhythm, Little Willie John and others, along with some retro-inspired originals we hope to capture American music at the cusp of becoming something completely new and, ushering in one of the most creative periods in memory. Using both vintage instruments and modern technology, the Almost Acoustic Band hopes to inspire those who grew up listening to this music as well as to introduce others to a historically significant period in 20th Century music.

The Tom Rose Blues Band is:

• Tom Rose — guitars, vocals

• John Whitney — guitars, vocals

• Cindy Browne Rosefield — bass

• Kelly Fasman — drums

Tom Rose has performed across the United States and in over twenty countries around the world at events like the Montreux Jazz Festival, Glastonbury Music and Arts Fest, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fest, Australia’s East Coast Blues Festival and the Fourth of July Celebration at the National Mall. Over the years of touring he was fortunate enough to perform and/or record with Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Steve Cropper, Bo Diddley, Buddy Guy, Matt “Guitar” Murphy, Scotty Moore, Ike Turner and Joe Louis Walker. He has shared bills with B.B. King, Robert Cray, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Johnny Winter, George Thorogood and many more. He has recorded for BBC One Radio London, ZDF Television (Germany), Radio France, House of Blues Radio Network and CBC Radio Canada as well as Verve, Blue Thumb and House of Blues Records and the Smithsonian. He has over twenty years of private teaching experience, bringing the unique perspective of someone who has truly “done it all.”