tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229536209845752449.post4049410096690489170..comments2023-07-23T09:18:25.960-04:00Comments on DEEP BLUES: CUBAN HEELS - GritbagRiCK SAUNDERShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10157789471880620453noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229536209845752449.post-71384404110316562682011-09-06T08:52:04.768-04:002011-09-06T08:52:04.768-04:00These guys cook! I bought everything they have ava...These guys cook! I bought everything they have available on emusic and have been telling all my friends to check them out.Berninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229536209845752449.post-63409072796969296662011-08-23T11:31:38.961-04:002011-08-23T11:31:38.961-04:00Here some info on Cuban Heels;
Holland based Cuba...Here some info on Cuban Heels;<br /><br />Holland based Cuban Heels.<br />Influences range from blues greats such as Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf and Little Walter, through soul legends as Otis Redding and Ray Charles to garage rockers as The Stooges and The Sonics. The latter two mainly to give an impression about the raw energy of the band. Although all three Cuban Heels albums have been receiving raving reviews, third album “Gutbucket Music” can be seen as their ultimate so far.A dazzling album full of blues grooves, pre-war gospel and funky swamprock that shows that the band can easily compete with the best in blues, or garage blues, as some tend to call it.<br /><br />A Cuban Heels gig is a lot more than the average blues show. Appealing to an audience ranging from youngsters to the older, more traditional bluesfan, the band gives all they got and has left audiences breathless at renowned festivals as the North Sea Jazz, Moulin Blues and Belgian Rhythm & Blues Festival. Heartfelt soulful vocals, ferocious guitar, killer harp and a rhythm section as tight as possible, that’s Cuban Heels. Definitely one of the best European blues bands around and an act not to be missed.<br /><br />Band members<br />Jan Hidding – vocals<br />Rico Gerfen – guitars<br />Richard Koster – harmonica<br />Arnoud van den Berg – upright bass / bass guitar<br />Chiel ten Vaarwerk – drums<br /><br />Albums<br />Gutbucketmusic (Cool Buzz, 2006, CLBZ 19)<br />Morphine Mama (Cool Buzz, 2002, CLBZ 13)<br />Sweet and Lowdown (Cool Buzz, 2001, CLBZ 8)tjaptjaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784359335722685252noreply@blogger.com