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The Big Blues Tribe come to Dudley
Mar 21 2008 Submitted by a BirminghamMail.net reader
BLUES Festival favourites The Big Blues Tribe bring their own brand of big band blues back to The Lamp Tavern in Dudley on April 12.
The nine-piece Tribe, playing music in the style of BB King, Ray Charles and more recently Jools Holland's R&B Orchestra, combine a full brass section, loads of vocal harmonies and a driving rhythm section with fine soloing and a real sense of humour.
Led by ex-Halesowen resident Oliver Carpenter, recently described in Blues in Britain magazine "one of the greatest singers we've produced," The Big Blues Tribe also features Stourbridge-based piano player Tony Bayliss.
The Dudley gig will be there second return to the venue. Tickets are priced at £5 and are available in advance direct from the band at www.bigbluestribe.com. Any remaining tickets will be available on the door.
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