The new band from BBB, a heady mix of self-penned material with great special guests - Swamp Soul, Dark Blues and Twang!

11 MP3 Songs in this album (31:43) !
Related styles: Blues: Soul-Blues, Blues: Guitar Blues, Mood: Upbeat

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âOne of the great Blues men of our timeâ
Jools Holland, BBC Radio 2

âI love this band! Bloater is a phenomenal guitarist!â
Mark Lamarr, BBC Radio 2

âI love this guy. He has a voice that sounds like itâs been soaked in turpentine for the last decade!â
Craig Charles, BBC 6 Music

âThe finest exponent of early rânâb this country has ever produced.â
Now Dig This Magazine

âBig Boy Bloater is a big man with a big talent â he is a great front man and knows how to work an audience.â
Bill Smith, Blues In Britain

âThe UK should be very proud to have six fine musicians of this standard â let alone in the same band.â
Manny Cummings, Blues & Roots USA

âThe legend gets bigger and bigger. Big Boy Bloater and his band have consistently built an international reputation to the point which they can claim to be the leading exponents of Chicago Blues, Boogie and Rock n Rollâ
Chris Woodford, Now Dig This Magazine

For 20 years Big Boy Bloater has been a legend on the blues and roots music scenes around the world â his unique and powerful style has thrilled audiences from London to Las Vegas. Big Boy Bloaterâs performances have built an unrivalled profile and following, not only from the roots crowds but from anyone that has ever witnessed his amazing charisma and talent on stage.

As well as touring all over Europe, the middle-east, the USA and Canada, Big Boy Bloater has made numerous TV and radio appearances. Most notably, on Radio 2 he has recently recorded a session for Jools Holland (broadcasting 9th May 2011), heâs recorded three sessions for Mark Lamarrâs late night Radio 2 show âGodâs Jukeboxâ (Nov 06, Dec 08 & Jan 10 â indeed when Mark heard Bloater was finishing his old band he made sure he fitted in one last session!) and two sessions for the Paul Jones R&B show. He spent a week as the house band on CH4âs Big Breakfast and has racked up many other TV and radio appearances both home and abroad. He has played in some of the most famous venues in the world and has appeared at many major festivals worldwide.

Bloater has played guitar for modern artists like Paloma Faith and Imelda May and continues to be a much sought after session player as well as being the guitarist of choice for many visiting 50â²s Blues, R&B and R&R legends (see Reviews and Collaborations below).

Bloater has it all, writing, performing, singing and playing and he comes with an amazing pedigree â he has a career that most guitarists would die for, but he wants to continue to push the barriers and is constantly striving to produce bigger and better shows. He is a consummate professional and also a very nice guy! Oh yes, all this and heâs still not even 40 years old!

The Limits

So with a big story and profile behind him, 2011 sees the launch of Big Boy Bloaterâs exciting new project â The Limits.

With a new album release in March 2011, featuring many impressive guest artists (Imelda May, Snowboy, Dean Beresford (Richard Hawley Band), Al Gare (Imelda May Band)), Big Boy Bloater is building on his rhythm and blues roots, inventing a new, fresh sound â delivered in his unique, mesmerising and powerful style. He brings you brand new sounds from his own songbook, a stunning mix of swamp soul, dark blues and twang.

Reviews and Collaborations (and just a little bit more history)

Big Boy Bloater has also played guitar for R&B/rockabilly legends: Lloyd Price, Dennis Binder, Wanda Jackson, Ray Sharpe, Earl âSpeedoâ Carrol, Harvey Fuqua, Eugene Pitt, Jimmy McCracklin, Rosco Gordon, Joe Houston, Big Jay McNeely, Hayden Thompson, Eddie Bo, Nappy Brown, Tommy Brown, Lazy Lester, Young Jessie, Big Al Downing, Billy Lee Riley, Frankie Ford, The Cleftones, The Teenagers, Jimmy Cavello, Hardrock Gunter, Roddy Jackson, Frankie Miller, Chuck Rio, Marvin & Johnny, The Eldorados, The Bobbettes, The Del Vikings, H-Bomb Ferguson, Hal Singer, The Medallions, Roy Gaines, Shirley Gunter, The Five Keys, Warren Storm, Barrence Whitfield, Eddy Clearwater, Bobby Brooks Hamilton (Jackie Wilsonâs son), Sonny Burgess

That Little Bit More History

Big Boy Bloater has been immortalised under the chapters âR&B Guitar Iconsâ in the following books â
âBillboard Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Musicâ
âRock & Pop â the Complete Storyâ
âBlues â the Complete Storyâ

A vinyl 7â single, (âWhammy!â b/w âDouble Whammy!â) was personally produced by Mark Lamarr in 2008, and has already become a collectorâs item. 100 copies were given away in a major BBC Radio 2 competition in November 2008 to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Mark Lamarrâs award-winning âShake Rattle & Rollâ show.

And a Little Bit of Fun

Big Boy Bloater was once asked by Sir Paul McCartney to record with him at Abbey Road.

Bloater once sat on a judging panel alongside Paul Gambaccini, Shakinâ Stevens, Zoot Money and the guy playing Buddy Holly in the west end show.