May20

Steady Rollin' Bob Margolin

Yukon Rock & Roll Bar & Grill, 525 S Circle Dr., Colorado springs, CO

Bob Margolin played guitar in Muddy Waters’ Band from 1973-’80. That alone earned him a forever spot in the “Who’s Who” of blues musicians. But it didn’t stop there. He won a W.C. Handy Award in 2005 for guitar and played guitar as a guest on two 2008 Grammy Award nominated albums in the Traditional Blues category: Koko Taylor's Old School and Kenny Wayne Shepherd's Ten Days Out. He can be seen with Muddy Waters and The Band in The Last Waltz, the classic music documentarySince the ‘90s, he has also recorded albums for the Powerhouse, Alligator, and Blind Pig labels. He writes a regular column for Blues Revue magazine and contributes to BluesWax.com online magazine. Bob’s recent accomplishments include: Nominated for two 2008 Blues Music Awards: Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year and Best instrumentalist - Guitar; Listed in Rolling Stone as one of the top 25 albums of 2007: Breakin' It Up, Breakin' It Down (Sony/BMG/Legacy) -Muddy Waters, Johnny Winter, and James Cotton. This album is also nominated for a Blues Music Award in the Best Historical Album category. Bob also has played on, produced or consulted on, and written liner notes for four reissues of Muddy Waters’ albums on the Sony/Legacy label. He appears on the Muddy Waters Classic Concerts DVD, playing in 1977 with Muddy and writing liner notes for the DVD. In today’s Blues music scene, Bob Margolin is carrying on the tradition with a full schedule of recordings, festivals, concerts, and club appearances. Joining Bob Margolin for this tour of Colorado is the Delta Sonics (featuring Al Chesis on Harmonica), one of Denver's finest blues bands. The Yukon Rock N Roll Bar & Grill will have SPECIAL FOOD & DRINK prices for the show. Under new ownership, Eddie Leon has made this a nice restaurant, bar and venue. Children are welcome as long as they are accompanied by their parent or guardian.  We look forward to having Steady Rollin’ back in Colorado Springs. See you Sunday!

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