Artist description Blue Trick's music combines gritty folk, straight rock & shuffly blues. Soulful vocals & choice guitar licks complement the ever present lock-step rhythms. The songs are straightforward & approachable. But there's a cleverness that keeps you on your feet.

Music Style gritty american pop

Musical Influences Aretha Franklin, Lucinda Williams, Stevie Ray Vaughan

Similar Artists Lucinda Williams meets Sheryl Crow

Artist History Blue Trick was born in the fall of 1999 in Raleigh, North Carolina when Charlene Brinster, Susan Franklin, and Mike Brinster formed a rock trio to play a fundraiser for a Leukemia patient. Each member brought different interests and influences to the band, combining to create a rootsy blend of rock, blues, country, and folk. The band plays cover tunes that you don't often hear on commercial radio along with its growing list of original songs. Blue Trick's debut CD, The Way of the Traveler, was released in the summer of 2000. Their first single from that effort, "No One," spent a few weeks as the top download at Raleigh's indie music site www.duckonbike.com. The band relocated to Portland, Oregon in the winter of 2001 after a four-month tour across the US. They settled in Hood River, Oregon in the fall of 2001 where they share a home and two dogs, Romy and Roxy. They are currently working on their second CD, scheduled for a summer 2002 release.

Group Members Charlene Brinster - lead vocals, bass Mike Brinster - guitar, vocals Susan Franklin - drums, vocals

Albums The Way of the Traveler

Location Hood River, OR - USA

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