The Blues Blasters

The Blues Blasters

The Blues Blasters are a United States blues group associated with harmonica blues, blues, blues rock, Jamaica and contemporary blues. The group is active in an unspecified period that ends at some point in the record, and its line-up includes Sylvester Hayes, Fiddlin’ Joe Martin and Bross Townsend.

Background

The name The Blues Blasters is used in the input for a blues band formed from the remnants of Caledonia Blues Band. The project is described as being created in 1996 and initially taking the name Blues Machine before later changing to Blues Blasters after a change in line-up.

Formation and early line-up

According to the available information, the group forms in June 1996, two months after the dissolution of Caledonia Blues Band. The first version of the project brings together Mingo Balaguer on harmonica and Quique Bonal on guitar, joined by vocalist J.M. Morueta, Alberto Miras on piano and organ, Fernando Torres on bass, and drummer José Mena.

Style and context

The band is presented as part of the Andalusian blues and rhythm and blues scene, and as a continuation of material and personnel from one of the area’s major blues groups. The available tags also place the act within blues rock and contemporary blues.