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The Tony Holiday Band: Memphis Soul & Blues. With Special Guests: One Dime Band There’s something about Tony Holiday that draws people together. In fact, community has been at the core of Holiday’s young career from the beginning. Since relocating from Salt Lake City to Memphis in 2017, Holiday has been at the center of a soul blues revival in Memphis, anchored by a contingent of young, savvy well-schooled musicians with a “family-like” attitude and a strong belief in one another. Mentored by past legends, Holiday and this loose Memphis collective are building on the city’s rich traditions and carrying them forward. “Motel Mississippi,” Holiday’s 2nd solo album, was recorded about an hour outside Memphis in Coldwater, Mississippi, at Zebra Ranch, the studio of the late great Memphis legend Jim Dickinson (The Rolling Stones, Big Star) . Combining the sounds of North Mississippi Hill Country, Delta Blues, and Memphis soul, Motel Mississippi is equal parts hypnotic blues, driving soul, and juke joint stomper. The album consists of six originals and two covers, “Rob & Steal” by Paul Wine Jones and “Nobody But You” by Asie Payton. This album followed two volumes of Tony Holiday’s Porch Sessions, which saw Holiday traveling across the United States and throughout Europe recording blues musicians on their very own front porches, in front of juke joints, in the countryside, and even on the front stoops of raucous night spots in bustling cities, resulting in two critically acclaimed albums. The guestlist struck a balance between older legends like Grammy winners Charlie Musselwhite and Bobby Rush, former Muddy Waters guitarist John Primer and the iconic Lurie Bell, alongside some of Holiday’s peers Southern Avenue, Victor Wainwright, and John Németh. The latter two have served as important mentors for Holiday since his move to Memphis. Tony’s new CD, “Keep Your Head Up” with special guests Eddie 9V, Albert Castiglia & Kevin Burt is set to be released on April 18. Get your signed copy at this show. SPECIAL GUESTS: One Dime Band acoustic blues trio w/ Jeff Majeau on double bass - Winners of the 2022 Boston Blues Society Challenge and the 2023 Granite State Blues Society Blues Challenge, One Dime Band made the semifinals at the 2024 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN. They are a dynamic and talented acoustic duo who have crafted their unique sound and songwriting approach by blending influential styles of Blues, R&B and Soul. They now play as a 4, 5 or 6 piece electric band as well and have released 3 all original albums. Their latest album titled “Side Hustle” was released February 9th 2024 to excellent reviews!
