Steve Potter: Blues Band BioThe Steve Potter Blues Band plays Chicago/West Coast blues. With the irrepressible rhythm section of drummer Richie Spero and swinging bassist Matt McKinley, the band smokes. Guitarists Curry Werkheiser and Dave Griffith demand attention with their big toned phrasing and complimenting subtleties . Steve has fronted bands with his harmonica and vocals since 1982 in the Washington DC area and has played solo, in duos, trios and four piece bands since then in different venues on the east coast. In the mid 90's Steve started his own band and has gone through several lineups getting better for sure as time goes on. The Steve Potter Blues Band has proved to be an exciting and charismatic "new-age" blues band.
2007 see's the release of "Live The Truth" - a long awaited gospel blues with traditional and original material. Grotto Says! came on the scene in 2002 and has received rave reviews worldwide. The first, "Jump Back Baby" was released in 1998. He has original material on each CD and other songs include tributes to the masters of the past. They say that "the blues is a feeling and and it's got to come out" - with The Steve Potter Blues Band you will see and hear that's true!
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The Vibrato, the Chugs, the Enthusiasm, and his obvious passion for playing reach out and pull you into the musical world of Steve Potter. |
Raunchy wailing harmonica sounds which invoked a feeling of traveling in time to the late 40's in the south and stranded in a cheap motel in a small town...suddenly the heavenly sounds of a Juke Joint jumping to these weeps, screams, cries and cackles of a musician and artist true to his craft and his fans" |
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"The Washington , DC area is home to Steve Potter, a harmonica player who specializes in tone , vintage shuffles and swing . Potter's chromatic work on "Hang On Now" and "My Special Place" is impressive ; he gets low - down on "My Sweet Love" and jumps "Just Keep Lovin' Her". Guitarist Mike Dutton adds fat chords and skittering leads , upright bassist Jeff Sarli locks with Jeff Lodsun's well - tuned kit , and it's a shame Liz Lohr's piano is so far down in the mix . Harp fans will want to check out Grotto Says! "Steve Potter is a great blues musician. Both his vocals and masterful harmonica work are presented with big tone and great phrasing. Backed up by killer musicians, the Steve Potter Band is more than worth the price of admission!"
David Barrett
Harmonica Masterclass Company
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I don't know if anyone except another harp player knows just HOW good Steve Potter is. I don't think Steve himself realizes. This is top of the line stuff.
Mark Wenner - harp player for The Nighthawks I really enjoyed listening to it.(Grotto Says!) I know Bill ( William Clarke ) would enjoy it too if he was still with us. He would be flattered at the attention. I can tell from listening that you are really dedicated.
Charlie Musselwhite |
(Bluz/Boogie Woogie Harmonica) Steve Potter "Grotto Says!" |
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Steve Potter: Grotto Says! "Steve Potter is one of the rising stars of the new wave of younger blues artists and given the talent he displays it's safe to say we'll be
hearing much more from him"..............Real Blues Magazine
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