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Led by former Big Jack port Johnson guitarist/vocalist Christopher Dean, the Christopher Dean Strap has taken the seems of Chicago, Tx, and Delta blues towards the central NJ region. Released in 2001, debut recording Dogged ‘n Powered showcases the band’s varied method of the blues. Created in Edison, NJ, Dean …

Modern Mississippi blues didn’t get any kind of nastier than in Big Jack port Johnson’s able hands. The ex-oil pickup truck driver’s axe cut just like a rusty machete, his rough-hewn vocals a siren contact to Delta enthusiasm. But he was a remarkably flexible songwriter; Daddy, When Is usually Mama …