WA BLUES SOCIETY - EL SID

Featuring CHRIS O'LEARY:

"Rollicking and riveting, profound and hard-driving…a defiant, first-class singer and full-throttle harmonica player." —Living Blues

"A soulful vocalist, powerhouse harmonica virtuoso and gifted songwriter." —Blues Matters (UK)

"Blistering originals…melding hard-core Chicago blues with soul. The results are raw and forceful." —No Depression

"I've lived the craziest life," says world-class blues star, harmonica, vocal and songwriting master Chris O'Leary. "Going to war, performing and touring with (The Band's) Levon Helm, befriending and learning from blues legend James Cotton, now recording for Alligator. It's something I'll never take for granted." On his new Alligator Records album, Blue Collar, the Marine combat veteran, ex-Federal police officer and former lead singer of Helm's legendary Barn Burners turns his myriad life experiences into timeless blues tales. His all-original songs are musically irresistible, often funny, and filled with honest truths and sage advice. They are a one-of-a-kind, energetic, deep-dish gumbo of Chicago blues, Memphis soul and New Orleans funk — intoxicatingly refreshing and pure Chris O'Leary.
O'Leary is bursting at the seams with talent. He has become one of the blues