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It's hard to believe that's such an artist as Javier Vargas, who's recorded & performed with some of the world's heavy weights such as Santana, Double Trouble, Jack Bruce, Devon Allman, Larry Graham, Carmine Appice, Tim Bogert, Junior Wells, Glen Hughes and Chris Rea to name a few, is still expanding his Blues n Swamp rock spectrum with outstanding results. The Jams and the collaborations will never end as far as Javier is concerned & Heavy City Blues, which featured Carmine Appice, Paul Shortino and Bobby Alexander, is just another stepping stone forward for this Blues Rock phenomenon - namely the Vargas Blues Band.

Latin-jazz-rock-blues band formed by Javier Vargas. After playing with Miguel Ríos, Orquesta Mondragón and leading some bands as "RH+", "Entrega Inmediata" or "Blues Express" he founded Vargas Blues Band in 1991…

In March 2007, Lost & Found is released including twelve new songs in a CD, three of which are sung by Devon Allman, and a DVD with two hours’ worth of videoclips and live material from the European and Canadian tours. Some of the most important songs are “Get Funky”, “Man on the Run”, “Open your Eyes”, “Lost & Found” (the album title song) and a version of Derek and the Dominos’ ‘Layla’, sung by Devon.

Excellent studio disc by this superb blues/rock axeslinger from Spain featuring 11 tracks - 57 minutes. Of outstanding, killer, dynamic, retro-70's heavy guitar mojo that includes Special Guest Guitar God Frank Marino rockin' the bloooooze. Javier Vargas is an awesome, blues-based axe ripper whose phat & sassy six string riffage is Highly recommended to fans of Hendrix, Trower, SRV, Santana & Clapton. Javier Vargas is a Spanish blues guitarist. Born in Madrid to Argentine parents who had emigrated to Spain from Buenos Aires, he founded the Vargas Blues Band in 1991, the year they released their first recording, All Around Blues. Since 1992, he has recorded on the Dro-Atlantic (Warner Music Group, Spain) label. He regularly tours Europe and Spain with his band and appeared at the 30th Anniversary Montreux Jazz Festival.

The new album, which has been recorded in Madrid and Las Vegas, is expected to be released in March 2016. It includes 14 new songs which fuse Latin rhythms, blues and rock with the unmistakable guitar sound of Javier Vargas and feature exceptional vocal contributions by Paul Shortino, Gaz Pearson, Devon Allman and Tim Mitchell. Indispensable performances by Luis Mayo on bass/vocals and Peter Kunst on drums/vocals give superb shape to this album.

Awesome fourth studio disc by killer blues/rock axeslinger Xavier Vargas and his outstanding Vargas Blues Band, features 15 songs (79 minutes) of phenomenal, top-shelf, world-class, dynamic, powerful blues/rock riffage of the highest order. Texas Tango is a classic modern day bluesy heavy guitar masterpiece. Re-Mastered Re-issue disc with two unreleased Bonus Tracks. Xavier Vargas is an amazing gifted blues/rock axemaster and is Spain's #1 guitar hero and answer to S.R.V. (that is meant as no disrespect to the late, great man). Believe it or not, he is legitimately that good. Xavier's playing is rite up there with the best of them. When you hear the Texas Tango disc you'll wonder why you've never heard of him until now.

Javier Vargas is a Spanish blues guitarist. Born in Madrid to Argentine parents who had emigrated to Spain from Buenos Aires, he founded the Vargas Blues Band in 1991, the year they released their first recording, All Around Blues. In 1992, “Madrid-Memphis”, Javier’s second album, was released in collaboration with bluesmen “Carey Bell” and “Lousiana Red”, flamenco guitarist “Rafael Riqueni” and the vocalists “Philip Guttman” and “Jeff Espinoza”.