New England guitarist-vocalist Peter Ward brings his special brand of blues and swing guitar for his first solo performance at Chan’s.
Special guest Sugar Ray, a Rhode Island native, is known worldwide for his blues singing and harmonica-playing.
Peter has performed or toured with great bluesmen such as Sunnyland Slim, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, Lowell Fulsom, Eddie “Cleanhead” VInson, Left Hand Frank Craig, Ted Harvey, Jimmy Rogers, Joe Beard, Eddie Taylor Jr., and Lurrie Bell.
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New England guitarist-vocalist Peter Ward brings his special brand of blues and swing guitar for his first solo performance at Chan’s.
Special guest Sugar Ray, a Rhode Island native, is known worldwide for his blues singing and harmonica-playing.
Peter has performed or toured with great bluesmen such as Sunnyland Slim, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, Lowell Fulsom, Eddie “Cleanhead” VInson, Left Hand Frank Craig, Ted Harvey, Jimmy Rogers, Joe Beard, Eddie Taylor Jr., and Lurrie Bell.
For several years he crisscroseed the U.S. and Canada with the Legendary Blues Band which had backed the great Muddy Waters. It considetd of Joe “Pinetop” Perkins, Willie “Big Eyes” Smith, Calvin “Fuzz” Jnes and Jerry Portnoy.
In October, Peter erleased his first solo CD, “Blues on My Shoulders,” which has hit the national blues charts and garnared excellent reviews.
A sampling of reviews:
• “With an unhurried, improvisational style he picked up from his heroes in The Muddy Waters Blues Band, Ward has fashioned a casual masterpiece” — John Kereiff, The Rock Doctor.
• “Just played ‘On the Ropes.’ Killer disk” — Greg Sarni, WBRS-FM 100.1.
• “An avid, often humorous, songwriter and stylish guitarist … ” — Marty Gunther, Blues Blast Magazine.
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