Basic Information
Members: Bob Gardner-Guitar and vocals, Gerard Dominick--bass, Doug Barber-keys, Mark Smallwood-drums,Jimmy Kormanik-harp
The Juke Hounds
Akron, OH
Blues / Rock and a Whole Lotta (Blue Eyed) Soul!
Bio
Imagine Elmore James backed by Booker T and the M.G.’s, and you’ve imagined something like the Juke Hounds: bluesy, funky, soulful—and just a touch modern. The Juke Hounds have played this brand of blues--their brand—in northeastern Ohio clubs, and on festival stages including the 2009 Canton Blues Festival, and the ’09 and ’10 Kent Blues Festivals. They have opened for national acts including Johnny Winter, Michael Burks, Junior Brown, and Shannon Curfman. In November 2010, they won the ba...
Press
“By Malcolm X Abram
Beacon Journal music writer
Regional blues winner
A quick and ashamedly belated congratulations to local blues band the Juke Hounds for winning the 2010 Cleveland Blues Society Blues Challenge back in November.
The sextet’s win garnered it a trip to Memphis to compete last week in the 2011 International Blues Challenge, which meant a stuffed week of gigs around the River City.
The band made the bold choice to play original songs from its album Hey Dude Play Some Skynyrd instead of whipping out the familiar old blues war horses on which most blues bands rely.
It didn’t advance to the finals but it got a bunch of festival gigs that should have it traveling around the country throughout 2011.
Before the Juke Hounds begin jaunting around the country spreading their brand of up-tempo blues, the band will play a free show Friday night at downtown Akron nightclub the Lounge.
Again, congrats, guys.”
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Friday, Feb 10th . . . we make our first appearance at Blue Rock Cafe' in Hudson, 5827 Darrow Road, Hudson, OH (between Zeppe's
Blog
International Blues Challenge in Memphis
Feb 10, 2011 at 09:52 PM
BB King launched himself from Beale Street, as did many other artists, and we got to play there.
The street is much different now than when BB played there, of course, although BB is still a presence since he owns his own club on the street. The entertainment portion of Beale is three blocks long, and is lined with clubs, restaurants and shops li...
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