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About
Us
The "Blues Deluxe"
Band is a dedicated Five-piece band that formed in September of 1999. We all
have a long musical backgrounds in blues, classic rock, and rock music. We play for
major charities where they are needed. We also performed for major cancer
foundations such as, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, American Cancer
Society, American Diabetes Foundation, and Cerebral Palsy benefits. With
some help from the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center and the Hartford Wolfpack, we performed at the Hartford Civic Center 2002 Casino night and
helped raise hundreds of thousand of dollars for the children. And also
raised thousands of dollars from our local benefits. We are proud of our
heritage and plan to keep The Blues Alive!
We have
performed at Foxwoods, Hartford Civic Center, Peaquot Ballroom, State fairs, Blues festivals,
private events, benefits, and clubs. We have also opened up shows for
recording artist such as the Lovin' Spoonful's John Sebastion, and Jeff
Pitchell and Texas Flood ,Ronnie Earl, Canned Heat, Debbie Davies,and others in Connecticut and Rhode Island.
John F.
Regina Sr. started
the band in 1999 I was born in Hartford CT in 1955 and picked up
the Guitar at nine years old. Rock and Blues were my biggest influences.
Freddie King, Johnny Winter, Muddy Waters, Albert King were my mentors.
Blues music took me over at a early age, because every song and note has
some meaning in life's role. I currently front the band with lead vocals
and lead guitar. I'm often seen playing with my close friends Jeff Pitchell of Texas Flood and Steve Kubecca of the
Derek James band.
The Band's Equipment |
Dale
Quesnel
is a pro at his trade. He's From Enfield C.t. He started playing at age
10. Had many influences, and played various styles of music such as
Rock, Blues and Jazz. His inspiration's were Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, and
others. His Drum Tones are one of a kind, as to his very customized Drum
sets.
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Our Bassist
Steve Amara
was born in Elmwood, CT. His influences are Johnny
Winter, Muddy Waters, and other blues greats. His career has taken him
40 years in the business and played with a lot of great bands.
 Chris Miller
from Vernon, CT has been playing Electric
piano and various keyboards for 35 years. He graduated from Hartford
Conservatory of music in 1988. His trade took him from rock, country,
jazz and Chicago Blues. He also freelanced as a jazz pianist. His
influences include Bill Evans, Billy Joel, Vince Gauraldi & Dr. John
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Scott Lewis
is our Harp player has a very long history of blues music. Scott
Lewis aka "Louie" of Dayville Ct. has been playing Harp for 15 years.
Louie has sharded the stage with Mark hummel and backed up Pine Top
perkinsSome of his influences are William clarke, Mark Hummel, and Big
Walter Horton just to name a few. |
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