Mike Dollins Blues Band
We Play Both Kinds of Music, "Rhythm & Blues"
Press Release
Mike Dollins Band
Private Collection Sessions
I loved the Motown movie "Standing In The Shadows," as working musicians worldwide have stood in the shadows eternally. Not a bad thing, it is just the way it is when you gig for half a century. For me, I have been blessed with family, and ever since high school great musicians too. I picked the guitar up in 1958, when all we had were tweed amps. Always having some sort of band, I have met a wide variety of musicians from beginners, to masters of the trade. I love jamming, (Spontaneous Improvising), and this CD has it.
Groups of folks I've had, have opened for major named acts, and seen stages of all sorts from Honky Tonks, to Coliseums. Working musicians have seen their share of Juke Joints too. The fellows, and I have been on numerous radio stations worldwide, and a few television shows too.
Thanks to the Musicians contributing over time to this CD:
Victor Marquez, Len Rainey, Tony Matoian, Roy Enjambre,Dominique Enjambre, Brad Messer, Mike Fraz, Guido Ciardetti, "Chicago" Bob Lowther, Ed Bowman.
Join my family, friends and me on FaceBook: www.facebook.com/MikeDollinsGuitar
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The Big Daddy Rucker Blues Band
Back in the 60's, Mike states he was privileged to play guitar for the late blues legend, Big Daddy Rucker. Also commenting that it was the real deal blues band. What a blues lesson.
Check out the article.
https://www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/big-daddy-rucker-blues/#
Big Daddy Rucker
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http://southernrockuk.proboards.com/thread/806/mike-dollins
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From Ozark Blues Society 2013
https://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/email/newsletter/1411756807
Mike picked the guitar up at 13, in 1958 at the height of R&B music on radio. He formed his first band then, and has kept an active band going every since. The list of artists, musicians and talent that orbited into Mike’s music sphere are way too vast to list on this CD cover. Visit Mike’s main web site www.mikedollins.biz for a complete history, & CD details.
his CD represents decades of the Mike Dollins Band from California to the Arkansas Delta. This endeavor is merely a snap shot of the Mike Dollins Blues Band that has performed in clubs, stage, radio and television.
More Press at below link:
https://www.mikedollins.biz/Press
Mike Dollins Blues Band
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Blues Hall of Fame:
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https://www.guitar9.com/column/mike-dollins
KASU Radio NEWS ARTICLE
MIKE DOLLINS BLUES BAND
BLUESDAY TUESDAY MAY 14
JONESBORO, Ark. — For the May 14 Bluesday Tuesday concert in Newport, KASU Radio brings back Mike Dollins Blues Band for their first Newport appearance in over four years. The concert begins at 7 p.m. at Newport Country Club, 703 Walker Drive, and is free to the public. KASU will pass the hat for the band.
Mike Dollins has earned the respect of blues musicians, record producers and radio deejays from San Diego to Philadelphia to London. Born in 1945 in southern California, he got his first guitar at the age of 13 and grew up listening to early rhythm and blues, rock and roll and jazz. He played in his first band, The Esquires, in 1960.
As America’s musical tastes changed over the next 50 years, so did Dollins’ clothing and hair styles. But his passion for the blues remained constant while he perfected his guitar craftsmanship. Dollins became a well-known band member and leader in the southern California club, festival and studio scene playing styles that ranged from rhythm and blues to gospel.
About 10 years ago, Dollins moved to Arkansas and found a musical home in the Delta blues region. Mike Dollins and the Cruise Brothers Band is based in Benton, Ark., and will release a new CD in June that represents over a decade of their best work. The band has played at nightspots and at blues events all over Arkansas including Hot Springs, Helena, Fayetteville and Little Rock.
KASU station manager Mike Doyle said, “Mike Dollins is a 68-year-old guitar master and a musical treasure that has been playing for over half a century. We’re glad to bring him back for Newport’s Bluesday Tuesday audience. You can enjoy this night by dancing to a full tilt boogie band if you like, or by just sitting back and appreciating their subtle styling and musical craftsmanship.
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