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England's the Blues Band is led by ex-Manfred Mann vocalist Paul Jones and guitarist/vocalist Dave Kelly, who, before forming the group in 1979, had been a member of the John Dummer Blues Band and issued several solo recordings on his own (Kelly had also received praise for his playing by such blues legends as Howlin' Wolf and John Lee Hooker). After hooking up with friend/bassist Gary Fletcher, the seeds for the Blues Band were sown, resulting in countless albums (including such titles as 1980's Official Bootleg Album and Ready, 1981's Itchy Feet, 1982's Brand Loyalty which featured new member ex-Family drummer Rob Townsend, 1983's Bye Bye Blues, 1986's These Kind of Blues…

Recorded live at the Rawa Blues Festival, Poland, 1996, and the Downtown Blues Club, Hamburg, Germany, 2000' - PAUL JONES - hca/voc, DAVE KELLY - gtr/voc, TOM McGUINESS - gtr, GARY FLETCHER - bass, ROB TOWNSEND - drums. Die Liveaufnahmen werden ergänzt um ein Interview, das im Landhaus Walter in Hamburg stattgefunden hat. Unterhaltsame zwei Stunden / One of the UK's most popular musical exports. They still have fun playing all that sh.., and it shows.

The new studio album of the blues band'The Rooster Crowed' confirms that the musicians Paul Jones, Dave Kelly, Tom McGuinness, Gary Fletcher and Rob Townsend haven't lost anything of the passion that has made them a successful band in the blues genre even after 40 years of band history.

England's the Blues Band is led by ex-Manfred Mann vocalist Paul Jones and guitarist/vocalist Dave Kelly, who, before forming the group in 1979, had been a member of the John Dummer Blues Band and issued several solo recordings on his own (Kelly had also received praise for his playing by such blues legends as Howlin' Wolf and John Lee Hooker).

The Blues Band is a British blues band formed in 1979 by Paul Jones, former lead vocalist and harmonica player with Manfred Mann, and vocalist/slide guitarist Dave Kelly, who had previously played with the John Dummer Blues Band, Howlin' Wolf and John Lee Hooker.