Guitarist Lloyd Jones: the best kept roots, blues and Americana secret on the contemporary scene.
Portland, Oregon roots artist Lloyd Jones has recorded six critically acclaimed albums, toured internationally, and racked up dozens of major awards and accolades. He’s a relentless road dog, hitting festival stages, Delbert’s annual Sandy Beaches Cruises (he’s been a regular on six winter cruises), and clubs all across the land to enthusiastic crowds who can’t get enough of his swampy blues, his backporch picking, his serious-as-anthrax funk, soul, roadhouse two-beats, and old-school rhythm and blues (back before the R&B tag was somehow appropriated for other musical purposes, apparently when we weren’t looking). Yet he may be the most invisible, best-kept roots/blues/Americana secret on the contemporary scene.
CBA Muddy Award!
"This award means a lot to me because this recording only came about as a result of a great outpouring of support from so many of you listeners! (Airfare benefit at Catfish Lou's got me to Nashville & Kickstarter contributors paid studio time/musicians)
Through producer Kevin McKendree's brilliance, a pure and natural joy prevails through this "Tennessee Run" and right back to you.
I thank you all from the bottom of my heart.
BTW -Our very first "live" performance of these new songs was a magical night under the stars at this year's Cathedral Park Jazz Festival - Blues Night. I will think of this as my "Carlton Jackson award due to his tragic passing just days before the concert. I'm truly honored to have such fantastic musicians in this band."
Lloyd Jones – Guitar/ Vocals
Louis Pain - Organ
Denny Bixby - Bass/vocals
Chris Mercer - Tenor saxophone
Joe McCarthy - Trumpet
Carlton Jackson/ Brian Foxworth - Drums/ vocals
New Releases
Tennessee Run
The new album by Lloyd Jones, available now on Vizztone Records. With singles Where’s My Phone? and Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool.
Jones and band bring unrelenting energy and contagious, infectious hooks and groves that make it impossible to sit still... A “must-have” for lovers of high powered, horn-fueled rowdy roadhouse fare. -Glide magazine
See the new video for Where’s My Phone, the first single from Tennessee Run
Join Lloyd every Monday for an exclusive performance on Facebook Live
And watch last Monday’s performance here.
