Blues Society of Western PA - Newsletter

- By Nancy Longo

These guys open up for many well-known national acts that come to the Toledo/Detroit area. They have played with Larry McCray. They have performed in Memphis, The Mohican Blues Festival, and have been part of the Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise numerous times. I love Bernard Allison, Shemekia Copeland and Indigenous. Their CD’s are great, but do they really give the listener the true sense of what they are like when you see them live? NO! This is the same. Josh is a little bluesier in person than what is on the CD. It is a good CD but his is a must see band. They are mesmerizing! The rhythm section is so hot and the band is just so in sync with each other. Josh’s vocals are a perfect fit.

“My Guitar Gently Weeps,” is a well-known song they have taken and made their own. It is heavy, soulful and bluesy all at t he same time. The last four songs on the CD are my personal favorites. I love to listen to this CD on my feet. It makes me want to move. I love this band.
Do not take my word for it…pack your toothbrush, make a road trip. Toledo, Ohio is not out of reach. Go to this website at http://www.superboyd.com/. Get their schedule…go see for yourself. Thank me later.

(This band was an entry in last year’s IBC in Memphis. He created a lot of buzz in the “street.”)
(Amazon: Josh Boyd and the V.I.P. Band)