The Contagious Blues Band Is....
Joey Recchio- slide guitar, vocals
Hank Shell- lead guitar, vocals
Junior Howell- drums, vocals
Jim Bolt III- bass, vocals
This four piece alternative
blues-rock band takes you from traditional blues slide
guitar to their original modern aggressive blues sound
that has been capturing audiences since 1999.
Contagious Blues, a 2008 Charlotte Music Award Recipient
was named the 2008 Beale Street Blues Kings in Memphis
Tn. Also their new cd “RIDE” was nominated for best
self produced cd in the 2008 International Blues
Challenge.
Contagious Blues Band has
appeared on many stages around the United States From
the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater(Charlotte, NC),
Charlotte Coliseum and Ovens Auditorium, to many
festivals and special events including: the 2003
Winston Tribute Concert at Lowes Motorspeedway in
Concord, NC and the Lake Austin Blues Festival in
Austin, TX. The Indian Summer Festival in Panama City
Beach FL. to The New Daisey Theater in Memphis, TN .
National Performers Contagious has shared the stage with
: ZZ Top-- Kenny Wayne Sheppard--Foghat-- Ted Nugent--
Buddy Guy-- Bonnie Raitt-- John Michael Montgomery--
Trent Tomlinson-- Nantucket-- Hank Williams Jr.--George
Jones-- Wayne Newton-- Trace Adkins--Classic Rock
Allstars (Rare Earth- Iron Butterfly, Sugarloaf)-- Joe
Bonamassa-- Jimmy Vaughn-- Chris Layton and Tommy
Shannon (Double Trouble)-- Omar Dykes (Omar and the
Howlers)-- Lou Ann Barton--Rick Derringer--Monty
Montgomery--WC Clark, Tab Benoit-- Roy Rogers and the
Delta Rythm Kings-- Dave Hole-- Tommy Castro-- Ronnie
Baker Brooks--and the list keeps growing!!!
