01 Studebaker John's Maxwell Street Kings- When They Played The Real Blues

Studebaker John’s Maxwell Street Kings
When They Played The Real Blues 3:55 (John Grimaldi, GT Hawk Publ., BMI)

Studebaker John, vocal, guitar, harmonica; Rick Kreher, guitar; Bob Halaj, bass; Steve Cushing, drums January, 2013 from Kingsville Jukin’ (830)

Guitarist/harpist/vocalist John Grimaldi has been performing and recording as Studebaker John since the late ‘70s. In 2010 he joined Delmark, assembled a roots-rich crew proficient in the postwar style, and dubbed them the Maxwell Street Kings in honor of his initial blues inspiration at the hands of slide guitarist Hound Dog Taylor many years ago in the city’s legendary open-air Maxwell Street Market. Here, he and the Kings give us a hard-grinding, nostalgic testimonial to the blues tradition they revere – it’s from their 2013 Delmark release, Kingsville Jukin’.