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Charlie and the Fez Kings

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"Play Me Some Blues"

Charlie Glasgow - Vocals, guitar, keys and blues harp

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Tersh Keppler/ Richard Crowder - Bass

Jeff Tegtmeir/ Joe Carda- Drums.

Hot blues and classic rock from a trio with years of experience. Charlie Glasgow is a road veteran who plays guitar, keys, harp and vocals with resonator guitar on studio tracks. Bob Massara is a funky and tasteful bass player and has been a staple on the Omaha music scene. Ben Johnson is behind the Gretch kit and lays down a solid groove with explosive power when called upon.

Charlie heard a great band called Bluebird at an early age and was stricken by this sound. Leaving the hometown of Quincy, Illinois after high school and hitting bigger venues in Peoria and Kansas City. Charlie traveled and worked across the nation before settling in Omaha, NE where a small but thriving music scene has helped to pay the bills. Charlie worked in a group called "High Heel" and met Bob Massara on bass guitar in the same group. After leaving the band, Charlie and Bob met up with drummer Ben Johnson. Meanwhile a local VFW club that supported blues music got wind of this group and they now perform there several times a month. Other shows have come along and other players have come and gone. but the sound has stayed true to their blues roots.

Influences:

Willie Dixon, Savoy Brown, Robben Ford, Freddy King, Johnny Winter and Eric Clapton.

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