Red Beans & Rice Band Biography

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Red Beans & Rice is a Monterey Bay based blues band specializing in up-tempo danceable blues forms. Since the band's debut in 1993, their blend of Chicago, Texas swing, Louisiana, contemporary and original music has garnered them numerous awards. Performing throughout the West Coast at various Festivals and venues, Red Beans & Rice has shared the stage with some of the greats in blues and has released four self-produced albums containing their unique original compositions as well as some covers of lesser known classics. A hearty basic meal, Red Beans & Rice is served throughout the South in a variety of ways. The dish can be best described as a “spicy Southern staple”. So it is with the music of Red Beans & Rice. A Southern staple served in a variety of spicy ways.
ARTISTS PERFORMED WITH John Lee Hooker Koko Taylor Los Lobos The Fabulous Thunderbirds Charlie Musselwhite Elvin Bishop Little Charlie & the Nightcats Barbara Morrison Sista Monica The Iguanas Tommy Castro Coco Montoya Mitch Woods Lee Oskar Canned Heat Ms. Taylor P. Collins Clarence Clemmons Guitar Shorty Walter Trout Leo Nocentelli Sonny Landreth and many others	FESTIVALS PERFORMED Monterey Jazz Festival - Monterey Bite of Portland - Portland, Oregon Blues & Brews - Lake Tahoe BBQ, Brews and Blues Festival - Reno, Nevada Natural Foods Expo - Los Angeles New Orleans By the Bay Shoreline Amphitheater - Mountain View Big Sur Blues Festival - Big Sur Celebrate Saratoga - Saratoga California State Fair - Sacramento Blues & Art on Polk - San Francisco Fremont Art & Wine Festival - Fremont Monterey Bay Blues Festival - Monterey San Jose Blues Festival - San Jose Central Coast Blues Festival - Santa Barbara Monterey Squid Festival - Monterey Strawberry Festival - Watsonville Twilight Concert Series - Capitola Twilight Concert Series - Palo Alto Rocklin Jubilee - Rocklin Paso Robles Blues Festival - Paso Robles Gilroy Garlic Festival - Gilroy