Artist description Blue Funk fuses styles from Texas and Delta blues to jazz to somewhere in the rock realm.

Music Style Blues-rock

Musical Influences Stevie Ray Vaughan, G. Love, Ben Harper, Hendrix

Similar Artists Somewhere between Stevie and Ben Harper

Artist History Blue Funk is actually the creative vision of one man, with a little help from his friends. I guess the history started in Hartford, CT with Jeff Pitchell and Texas Flood. Jeff is one of the nations premier blues guitarists who performed as a Stevie Ray Vaughan tribute called Texas Flood for years, receiving national recognition. Jeff has released two CD's through Premier records (Fat Cigars and One Day Away) under the name Jeff Pitchell and Texas Flood. Meanwhile in New Orleans, two fellas named Steve Mendoza and Richard Newcombe III started creating some music of their own, also heavily influenced by Stevie, Hendrix, Page, Ben Harper, among others. Long story short, the three met up in Hartford, CT at a classic 2-inch analog studio with a room full of vintage gear and a genius of an engineer named Mike Deming who put this thang together. All sounds are authentic, analog, and in the spirit of the continous "song". I (meaning Steve) have just relocated to San Diego and currently I'm putting together an electric band to promote the record.

Group Members Steve Mendoza - Songwriter, Vocals, Guitar Richard Newcombe III - Drums, Bass, 1st Guitar on "Psychadelic Guitars" and 2nd guitar on "Life's Dirty Trash"Jeff Pitchell - 2nd guitar on "Texas Caviar" and "Sugar City"

Instruments Drums, Bass, Vocals, Vibraslap, Guitars, guitars, guitars

Press Reviews Check the upcoming issues of SLAMM Magazine and the Reader for reviews of Blue Funk's first record, "Shut Up and Drive".

Location San Diego, CA - USA

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