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SUMMARY:Blues Wire @ Creta
DESCRIPTION:In the words of blues prodigy Katie Webster, \"Blues Wire 
 are the best blues band in Europe and deserve to be heard by a wider a
 udience\".\nAccording to everybody who has ever witnessed a Blues Wire
  gig this band is one of Europe 's best kept blues secrets and they sh
 ould finally get the chance to be known to blues lovers around the wor
 ld.\n\nThe Blues Wire story began in 1983 when Sotiris Zisis (bass) an
 d Elias Zaikos formed Blues Gang (who renamed themselves as Blues Wire
  in 1985), the very first blues band in Greece that tried to capture t
 he original sounds of blues legends like Muddy Waters, Howling Wolf an
 d T-Bone Walker. They recorded the first blues album ever to be made b
 y Greek musicians, at a time when it was really difficult to play musi
 c without obvious roots in Greek culture, let alone get a record deal 
 for it. Back then, playing the blues not only could make someone almos
 t an outcast, but it also meant dealing with shady characters and goin
 g through hard times. The only ways for a blues band to go through the
 se times was to be tough, determined and stay true to the spirit that 
 moved them in the first place.\nIt was these qualities that saw Blues 
 Wire rise from a struggling blues band to full-grown, seasoned artists
  with their own distinctive sound.\nThousands of gigs in every kind of
  venue imaginable, scores of TV and radio show appearances in Greece a
 s well as abroad and an enviable recording expertise have helped defin
 e their tight and recognizable sound, a mix of passion and maturity th
 at only comes with experience. Playing festivals and clubs in countrie
 s like France , Italy , Austria and Hungary (among others) not only co
 nsolidated their reputation but also proved that they are long past th
 e novelty aspect of being a blues band coming from Greece . Their infe
 ctious live act has captured the minds and the hearts of audiences eve
 rywhere and has earned them many an enthusiastic press reviews all aro
 und Europe .\nThrough the years Blues Wire have often backed up top bl
 ues artists such as Louisiana Red, Katie Webster, John Hammond, Larry 
 Garner, Big Time Sarah, Carey and Lurrie Bell, Angela Brown, Big Jay M
 cNeely, Al Copley and Jeanne Carroll, to mention a few, proving they c
 an keep up with the best of them. They have also opened for legendary 
 musicians like Buddy Guy, James Cotton, Albert King, Otis Rush, the Ya
 rdbirds and The Fabulous Thunderbirds.\nTheir skill and musicianship l
 ed to memorable jam sessions with blues pioneers like Champion Jack Du
 pree, rising stars like Sherman Robertson and well-known British blues
  players like Dave Kelly. The band's versatility and open hearted atti
 tude brought up spontaneous performances together with many musicians 
 of different styles, ranging from Brit-jazzer Dick Heckstall-Smith to 
 Australian songwriter Louis Tillett and from Canvey Island R&B masters
  Doctor Feelgood to members of Osibisa.\nBlues Wire has provided the f
 oundation of the Greek blues scene and the main inspiration for many y
 ounger musicians. For five years they were the house band at Pararlama
 , the first and most famous blues club in Greece .\n\n\nFor more infor
 mation visit https://blues.gr/events/blues-wire-creta
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Athens:20110822T220000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Athens:20110823T010000
CATEGORIES:live
LOCATION:Avant Garde
WEBSITE:http://www.blueswire.gr
URL:http://www.blueswire.gr
CONTACT:2810 336346 - 6945 500476
ORGANIZER:Avant Garde
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