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The Bluestones recorded their
first CD, Live At Northside, in June of
1996. The CD picked up solid reviews by the local press and from
Northeast Ohio's "guru" of the Blues, "Fitz", DJ of WCPN
90.3FM Cleveland, where it received substantial airplay. Their second CD
was planned for the summer of 1998. In 2001, The Outskirts of Town
was released, showing incredible musical growth.
February 1997 found the Bluestones
playing the NBA All-Star basketball game party at Tower City in the Rock &
Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio in front of thousands of people.
The Bluestones, one of the area's hardest working bands play in
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Out of the decades of experience,
the Bluestones were born four years ago.
Beginning as one musician's dream,
the band's distinctive style, undeniable soul and authentic Blues music makes
the Bluestones exactly what it set out to be: a swinging, smooth, growling,
heartbroken, my-baby-left-me group. Pure
guts-pure blues.
The Bluestones characteristic
style comes from the band's eclectic patchwork of musical talent and diverse
influences. Ranging from gospel hymns to Hendrix, the Bluestones'
musicians have transformed the feeling and spirit from several music categories
into the band's traditional Blues sound.
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Ted Harris is saxophone player, flautist and vocalist for the
Bluestones. Harris has experience in many fields, including reggae, jazz and
rock. He has provided recording session work for numerous bands
including Colin DuSault's Blues Project and Macaw. Harris' sax style waives between in-your-face horn blowing to
soft and mellow melancholy Blues notes. |
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Rufus Edge, the Bluestones drummer, began playing music in church
while still in high school. Opening for such famous gospel acts as The Mighty
Clouds of Joy and the Five Blind Boys of Alabama, Edge uses his gospel roots
as a springboard into its hard-edged Blues cousin. Edge's talent for drumming the Blues has earned him
recognition as the best on the local scene. |
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Jim Fox, the band's rhythm guitarist and vocalist, also doubles
as the Bluestones' manager. A fan of great Blues for many years, Fox's
Chicago-style rhythms help add style to the band. |
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Ansel Weese, the original Bluestones bass player
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The Bluestones employ a number of
outstanding players, some who have opened for Otis Rush or Charlie Musselwhite
to name a few. They have all contributed to the bands success.
Together, these musicians give the Bluestones a uniquely
original sound. The band plays kicking west side