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Big Hank's Christmas Blues Show: Hank Lionhart (Vocals), Jack Lavin (Bass), Steve Cross (Guitar), steve ranta (Keys), Ross Hall (Drums), Paul Wainwright (Sax), Randy Oxford (Trombone)
Big Hank's Blues Songs of Christmas
Featuring The R&B Kingpins
The R&B Kingp...
Artists
Hank Lionhart (Vocals)
Jack Lavin (Bass)
from Victoria BC
Steve Cross (Guitar)
from Sooke BC
steve ranta (Keys)
Ross Hall (Drums)
Paul Wainwright "the Paul Wainwright Band" (Sax)
from Victoria BC
Randy Oxford (Trombone)
Event Description
Big Hank's Blues Songs of Christmas Featuring The R&B Kingpins The R&B Kingpins were born in the year 2000 when veteran bassist Jack Lavin, founding member of Powder Blues, approached his friend Hank Lionhart aka Uncle Wiggly to see if he wanted to form a band performing some classic but not overplayed R&B. Hank was enthusiastic about the project and before long this band had 2 CDs under their belt, many original songs penned in the '60s R&B style, and were performing in all the best Vancouver venues. This high powered group went into 'hibernation' when Hank was forced to move to Edmonton in 2007. In 2014 Lionhart relocated to Victoria where he'd lived in the '70s, to resurrect his Uncle Wiggly and the Hot Shoes Blues Band which had performed to great critical acclaim for many years. M... more...Venue
Hermann's Jazz Club
753 View Street Victoria BC