Biography
The Caledonia Blues Band was a group of blues and rhythm founded in Seville , Spain , in 1986 . During his 11 years of life recorded 5 albums and was the first band that traveled to Spanish America to play in the Legends Club of Chicago.
Origins
Read full biography ↓
In November of 1986 , bassist Juan Arias , the guitarist Lolo Ortega and drummer Juan Ramón Borreguero " Rama "formed the nucleus of what would Caledonia Blues Band. They were soon joined Domingo "Mingo" Balaguer an already battered harmonica. In the following months, the group undergoes its first change, Juan Arias leaving the band and be replaced by Paco Martinez . As a quartet, they record a demo and licensed in Hospitalet Blues Festival .
In 1988 , during a performance on the bar Pilate, in Seville, takes the stage to sing, in the jam session after the concert, an American student, who soon returned to EE. UU. , but he sent his brother, George Michael Lindner , who, since September of that year, he became the vocalist of the band.
MUSICIANS:
Mike Lindner - Vocal
Lolo Ortega - guitar
Mingo Balaguer - harmonica
Paco Martinez - bass
Rama - drum
FORMER MEMBERS:
Quique Bonal - guitar
Juan Arias - bass and guitar
Read more about the band here: Caledonia Blues Band (Wikipedia)
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.