The Mississippi Valley Blues Society announces that Doug Deming & the Jewel Tones with Dennis Gruenling will be playing at The Muddy Waters, 1708 State Street, Bettendorf, IA on Tuesday, June 16 starting at 6:30 p.m. The cost to see this performance is $8 for Mississippi Valley Blues Society members, or $10 for non-members (applications will be available at the door).
Those who heard the band at the 2014 BluesFest know that Music News Nashville is right: "Like World Champions, blues musicians Dennis Gruenling and Doug Deming are individually great talents who are even better when they come together as one of the most prolific duos on today's contemporary American Blues scene." Sunday Night Blues Project notes: "Doug Deming & The Jewel Tones are making a new thing out of the old-skool blues, and the results are highly addictive...Dennis rips the roof off with a chromatic harp workout. The whole band just swings with loads of energy and style."
Eastside Detroit native Doug Deming, now hailing from Florida's Gulf Coast, has garnered widespread attention for his deft guitar work and memorable songwriting. With a nod to the likes of T-Bone Walker and Charlie Christian, as well as Luther Tucker and Robert Jr. Lockwood, he leaves a mark on your memory every time he plays?whether he's swingin' on the big jazz box or playing straight up blues on the solid body Fender guitar. Doug starting his music career in the early '90s while playing the local Detroit scene. Major players began to take notice, and Doug spent many years backing the day's top touring blues artists, including Fabulous Thunderbirds frontman Kim Wilson, legendary Louisiana swamp bluesman Lazy Lester, Gary Primich, Chicago greats Johnny "Yard Dog" Jones, and A.C. Reed, as well as Detroit's own Queen of the Blues, Alberta Adams.
On the road, Doug teams up the Jewel Tones lineup (Andrew Gohman on upright and Fender bass and Devin Neel on drums) with award-winning harp man and VizzTone label mate Dennis Gruenling, one of the most innovative harp blowers on the planet. For the past fifteen years, Dennis has played with many top-notch traditional blues acts such as Snooky Pryor, Pinetop Perkins, A.C. Reed, Nappy Brown, and Homesick James, as well as his own original jump blues outfit "Jump Time". For years critics and musicians worldwide have been praising how he blends both the blues harmonica and swing saxophone traditions, as he pioneers a whole new sound and direction for the harp. Dennis is also in demand as a harmonica teacher and lecturer worldwide, in addition to the blues history knowledge he airs on his weekly "Blues & the Beat" radio program (WFDU-FM). Equally adept at performing, composing, arranging, and teaching, what fans remember most is the fun, energy, and emotional intensity of each and every show he is a part of.
This event is being presented by The Mississippi Valley Blues Society. The objective of the Society is to educate the general public about the native art form of blues-related music through performance, interpretation and preservation, thus enhancing appreciation and understanding.
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