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RAY STUBBS
Ray Stubbs: the greatest
one man-blues-band in the world. The heyday of the one-man band was
1890-1920, but a century on we still have this truly amazing musician
who surrounds himself with a set of instruments which he employs so
expertly it has to be seen to be believed. Ray’s hand-made set-up is
comprised of: bass drum, side drum, snare drum, garabakas, washboard,
cow-bell, hi-hat, sock cymbals, crash cymbals, bass pedals, kazoosaphone,
jug, Mississippi whistle, harmonica, 6-string guitar (x2!) 12-string
guitar and, of course vocals. In his spare time he also appears in
films.
In 1981 Ray won
the one
man-band competition in Utrecht, Holland. He was also presented with an
extra award for the largest one man-band in Europe (by incorporating the
most instruments into one song without stopping), a record that still
stands today.
"A great interpreter of
the language of the blues" ..... Blueprint Magazine.
"One of the best and
most influential blues performers to emerge in the North East in the
last 20 years" ..... Newcastle Journal.
"Tyneside's King of the
blues" ..... Newcastle Evening Chronicle.
"Geordie Groover" .....
"The brilliant Ray Stubbs" ..... Banbury Guardian.
"One of the North East's
best known and most respected musicians" ..... Hexham Courant.
"The word "Amazing" can
only be described as an understatement" ..... Something Different.
"Miss him at your peril,
because he is an invaluable link to a blues past that has all but
disappeared" ..... Blueprint Magazine.
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