Sonny is an accomplished blues harmonica player, whose tone and style are reminiscent of Little Walter and Paul Butterfield. Sonny Charles and Little Johnny formed the band in 1980 and have played together for over 35 years.
The band members are serious students of blues music and bring a lot of authenticity and talent to the group. The group has also been recognized by the Tampa Bay community as a leader in the blues music arena by garnering three Tampa Bay Music Awards as the area’s “Best Blues Band.” King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Buddy Guy, Gregg Allman, Robert Cray, Johnny Winter, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and others. Backtrack has appeared as an opening act in concert with many legendary blues artists including B.B. The quintet consists of Sonny Charles on harmonica and vocals, Kid Royal on lead guitar and vocals, Little Johnny Walter on rhythm guitar and vocals, Stick Davis on bass, and Joe Bencomo on drums. In the words of Art Tipaldi, Editor of Blues Music Magazine, “On its fifth CD, ‘Way Back Home’, the first class band has recorded one of its strongest traditional blues recordings to date and is now poised to carry its musical message to a larger audience.” The record is receiving international radio play and has positioned the band to gain a much wider following. The band released its newest CD, “Way Back Home,” in 2016, and it represents Backtrack’s best recording to date. The group has established a strong reputation for creative songwriting and has released five CDs and a DVD of original music, all of which charted on the U.S. Backtrack’s high energy Chicago-style blues with exceptional guitar, harp, and vocals, has made the band a constant on the Florida blues concert, club, and festival scene for over three decades. Founded in 1980, the group has performed continuously for over 30 years. The concert was captured live and was filmed in real time, all pure blues- no overdubs or edits.It's a performance of honest music, recorded just as it was played, without any technological gimmicks.The Backtrack Blues Band is one of Florida’s longest running and most accomplished blues bands. On Saturday, November 19, 2011, the Backtrack Blues Band performed a show of its original blues at the historic Palladium Theatre in St. The band is grateful for these opportunities and hopes that this live recording demonstrates a mature blues band at the top of it's game!
King, Gregg Allman, Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, Johnny Winter, John Lee Hooker, Koko Taylor, George Thorogood, and many other blues masters. Backtrack has opened shows for Stevie Ray Vaughan, B.B. The group's devotion to writing original music has distinguished it from many other blues bands and has landed it opportunities to appear in concert with some of the best in the business. This Florida-based band was formed in 1980 and has been performing continuously thereafter, making Backtrack one of the longest- running blues bands around. While the project contains all original songs, the band has lived and studied the blues for years, and the phrasings of Little Walter, Paul Butterfield, Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy, and Duane Allman are evident throughout. The state of the art recording still retains the authentic, raw edge so essential to the best blues sounds of the past. The strong, amplified harmonica, and blistering slide guitar solos, together with great vocals, make this two disc package a "must buy" for blues and blues rock fans. The Backtrack Blues Band has been performing for decades, and this live CD and concert DVD captures the band at it's very best.
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