The
MONACO BLUES BAND started in –82 in the city of
Västerås, Sweden. The name came from the nightclub where the band was
formed after request from the owner who needed a little more action on
Sundays. This was in the time of jazz-rock with John McLaughlin, Al
DiMeola and other super exilibristic performers that the audiences by
that time got tired of. MBB began with strictly
John Mayall and
Paul
Butterfield covers, with their versions of blues material and it was an
absolute success. People got crazy, dancing on the tables, flipped out
totally when they heard MBB..s boogie-jump-shuffle versions of those old
songs. It did..nt last long till the first tours started, first in
Scandinavia and then Holland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland and
USA.(Germany was like a second home for the band with 54 tours from –84
till now,) with many TV and radio performances. The first two records
came on CBS: –84 “THE MONACO BLUES BAND,” then –86: “MUD, BLOOD N’
BEER,” The third was “BLACKOUT”, a live recording for Line records, made
at the “LOGO” in Hamburg -89: Then came: “SNEAKIN’ OUT THE BACKDOOR” on
Eagle records –97.The last one came in June- 01:”PRESS REPEAT” on Havic
Records from Austin Texas. There was one record that didn’t come out
recorded –94. (Problems with the company.) CBS made a record –86:
“ECHOES OF RHYTHM & BLUES,” together with
Stevie Ray Vaughan.,
Fab. Thunderbirds,
Mason
Ruffner and the MONACO BLUES BAND. The list of artists that MBB played
as support act and together with is long: Joe
Cocker,Jonny Winter,
Duke Robillard,
Stevie Ray Vaughan., Eddie
Harris, Champion Jack Dupree,
Louisiana Red,
Ten Years Afteretc.,.etc. The music is
blues-rock-boogie-uptempo-shuffles and 90% original material nowadays
and is performed in a happy, intense humorous way with lots of competent
and breathtaking instrumental efforts with irony and a twinkle behind
the sunglasses, hats and blazers! MBB is: "Little Jenny” Bohman, harp
and vocal. Benny From, bass and vocal. Björn Werngren, guitar and vocal.
Kjell Gustavsson, drums. Contact: Björn Werngren Repslagargatan 7f.
S-724 60 Västerås Sweden. Phone: +46-70-372 31 80 E-mail:
monacobluesband@yahoo.com
The
MONACO BLUES BAND started in –82 in the city of
Västerås, Sweden. The name came from the nightclub where the band was
formed after request from the owner who needed a little more action on
Sundays. This was in the time of jazz-rock with John McLaughlin, Al
DiMeola and other super exilibristic performers that the audiences by
that time got tired of. MBB began with strictly