Lee Bates & Billy Newton
"Good time Blues and Boogie!"
"...had the whole audience clapping along creating an electric atmosphere..."- Bob Tilling, Blues In Britain
"Well worth seeking out..."- Blues Matters
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Lee Bates- Guitar/Slide Guitar/ Vocal Billy Newton- Harmonica/Spoons/ Vocal/ Dancing
A classic guitar/harmonica duo, in the tradition of the great Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Lee and Billy have a wealth of experience behind them, playing festivals and venues all over the U.K and Europe.
Lee Bates and Billy Newton are two of the finest performers to emerge from the Northeast of England, an area long synonymous with authentic Blues players.
Billy Newton is one of the hottest harp players around, equally at home with the down-home wail of Sonny Terry and Noah Lewis or the big city sounds of Little Walter and Snooky Pryor.
Lee is a fine guitarist and singer, playing Delta and ragtime blues as well as being a formidable slide player; hammering out Son House and Bukka White songs on an old National or playing dirty electric-style riffs.
Together they deliver a hugely entertaining set of tunes taken from the Delta, Lee Bates and Billy Newton are guaranteed to get you up dancing and having a good time! Lee Bates and Billy Newton are quickly building a reputation as the most authentic and entertaining duo on the British Blues scene. |
For Bookings and further information please contact:
Lee Bates: 0776 563 4041
Billy Newton: 0771 4158 193
william.newton43@ntl.world.com
Lee and Billy's CD; "All Talk And No Action" is available now!!
Tunes from our soon to be released CD, 'Dynamite!', can now be heard exclusively on our MySpace page, link at the bottom of the page!
Lee and Billy with the legendary Honeyboy Edwards after their performance at the Cluny, Newcastle upon Tyne 16.08.07
Also check us out at http://www.myspace.com/leebatesbillynewton for more music and other good stuff!
