Tampa Bay Blues Festival began singing at the college club Accountant. The guitarist used to annoy his father by playing his favorite record at all hours of the night. The drummer wanted to start a band since he was in middle school. Tampa Bay Blues Festival’s members met in college. Johnny Cash heavily influenced the early work of the group.
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Tampa Bay Blues Festival talked to a music director from Z90.9 and got their single on air. The girlfriend of a record executive heard the song and soon after Tampa Bay Blues Festival was signed. The members of the group all quit their other jobs to focus on their music.
Tampa Bay Blues Festival finally realized they made it in 1995, after Jennifer Brooks started the group’s first fan club. The club started out in Oklahoma City with a handful of members, but grew tremendously once their singles started getting national air time.
Tampa Bay Blues Festival's latest project took six months to create. The group has just completed their newest release, and they are already thinking of their next move. Members of Tampa Bay Blues Festival hope to team up with other artists while on this tour.
Often times critics will praise Tampa Bay Blues Festival for their ability to rile up the audience during live shows. Buffalo music critic Russ Reiner has always been enamored with band’s lead singer. Tampa Bay Blues Festival’s new project has received positive reviews from all the critics, including Noah Emerson, who first saw the group play in Champaign.
The band has a love affair with Buffalo so they are sure to stop by and play a show whenever they are touring. Tampa Bay Blues Festival’s tickets for their latest tour are available on Ticket Specialists, along with the complete concert schedule and seating charts.