The Mighty Blue Kings

Another group in the ’90s retro resurrection of mid-century swing/jump-blues music spearheaded by Squirrel Nut Zippers and Royal Crown Revue, Mighty Blue Kings shaped in Chicago during 1994, a septet of fresh but skilled musicians who wished to give clubgoers a particular date 1940s-design. Vocalist Ross Bon, guitarist Gareth Greatest, saxophone players Jerry “Big J” DeVivo and Sam Burckhardt, bassist Jimmy Sutton, drummer Bob Carter, and pianist Donny Nichilo performed local night clubs for awhile, after that gained a desired residency in the Green Mill. After touring the Midwest and Western Coastline, Mighty Blue Kings had been assured enough to begin with recording. After developing their personal R-Jay Information, the group released Meet up with Me in Uptown for an Apr 1996 launch. Showcases at Austin’s South by Southwest meeting gained the music group national interest, and upon putting your signature on to Sony’s Function Information subsidiary they released their second recording Come One, Arrive All in past due 1997. A 12 months later on, the Mighty Blue Kings — right now comprising Bon, Greatest, DeVivo, bassist Clark Sommers, saxophonist John Sandfort, and organist Chris Foreman — came back with Live from Chicago. A seasonal work, A Mighty Blue Xmas, premiered in fall 2000.