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Cathy Lemons & Her Blues Xcentrics at Armando's

Courtesy of Eloise Cotton | Posted on May 22, 2014

Where

Armando's
707 Marina Vista Rd
Martinez, CA
Map
(925) 228-6985

When

Fri, July 25, 2014
8:00 pm

At Door

$10

Musicians

About

“Cathy Lemons-she got it! Now that’s the blues! Funky!” - John Lee Hooker

Vocalist, band leader, songwriter Cathy Lemons is one of the true, authentic interpreters of blues in our time. She has been a staple of the blues scene in the Bay Area for 25 years and has been described as “the finest light-skinned female blues vocalist in the U.S” (Real Blues 2010) with a “velvety and hypnotic voice—resonant of “a female Howlin’ Wolf” (Fulltimeblues 2010). Hailing from Dallas, TX she made a recording with the likes of Anson Funderburg and performed with Stevie Ray Vaughan. She has worked with some major players in blues including John Lee Hooker,Tommy Castro, Ron Thompson, Kid Andersen, Steve Freund, Volker Strifler, and many others....

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