Artist description Six-piece band led by New Orleans born Vocalist Bev Conklin, fondly called "BC" with Band Leader, Wayne Smith on keyboards, rhythm guitar, drums, and vocals. Mike Brandt (guitar) schooled at Berklee. Dave Small on harmonica. Billy Wear, John SanFilippo or Craig Coyle on drums. This band has a sound all their own with the feel of jazz, R&B, soul, rock, and zydeco.

Music Style Blues

Musical Influences Koko Taylor, Etta James, Denise LaSalle, Trudy Lynn, E. C. Scott, Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Guy, Albert King, Freddie King, Albert Collins, Willie Dixon, Jr. Wells

Similar Artists BC and The Blues Crew

Artist History Formed in 1992, the band started out as a 7-piece with 2 guitars. Then one guitarist dropped and we added a sax player. Since 1995, we have remained a six-piece band with an award winning history.

Group Members Bev Conklin ("BC")- VocalsWayne Smith - Keyboards, Rhythm Guitar, DrumsMike Brandt - GuitarDave Small - HarmonicaMitch Shelly - BassBilly Wear - DrumsJohn SanFilippo - Drums (back-up)Craig Coyle - Drums (back-up)

Instruments Guitar, Keyboards, Hammond B-3 Organ, Harmonica, Rhythm Guitar, Bass, and Drums

Albums Unfinished Business - 1997

Press Reviews BC & The Blues Crew get adventurous, with hints of influences from Stax to Santana, on their fat-sounding Creole Etouffee. To Whom It May Concern, like much of the album, bears a mid-60's R&B-groover feel, but Wayne Smith's organ veneer suggests a countryish, Band-like influence. The heart of the batting order? Baby She's Your Crime, with cool changes and Mike Brandt's torrid guitar; the Steely Dan-ish Taking Out the Garbage; Bev Conklin's roaring, funky Searched So Long. Smith cracks that toughtest of nuts, the midtempo ballad, with Many Miles on the strength of BC's delivery... (Blues Revue, Nov. 2000)If the main factor was chops, BC & The Blues Crew's thick groove-making might have won the day, exe,plified by guitarist Mike Brandt's scintillating lead work, and the deep, funky, bottom provided by bassist Mitch Shelly and drummer Billy Wear... (The Morning Call, Sept. 2000)We appreciate the contribution you made to our program and the impact you had on attracting a culturally-diverse, multi-generationl audience. Your dynamic performance created a great deal of enthusiasm and helped us with our mission to bring blues to Prince George's County. You are to be commended... (Bluebird Blues Festival 1999)Hailing from the Lehigh Valley... their performance at the auditions made the reason for this meteoric ascent clear. Delivering the goods in styles similar to those of Etta James and Big Mama Thornton, BC & The Blues Crew are sure to become a formidable force on a much larger scale... (Billtown Blues Association)

Location Easton, PA - USA

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