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Blues, Soul and South Louisiana Swamp pop comprise the rootsy sound of Beth McKee. The former MCA recording artist and member of the New Orleans based band Evangeline, sings and plays both piano and accordion. Beth has toured and or recorded with legendary artists Buckwheat Zydeco, the Zion Harmonizers, the Subdudes, Jimmy Buffett, Beausoleil, and many more and performed in renowned venues such as the Hollywood Bowl, Antones, Tipitina’s and both the Montreal and New Orleans Jazz Festivals.
-A Mississippi native, Beth was reared on her hometown’s Malaco records gospel and soul legends and became well known in the Chitlin’ circuit where she toured with many blues masters.
-After a stint in the Austin blues scene where she performed regularly with Antones artists, Beth moved to New Orleans to join the band Evangeline.
-Evangeline was signed with MCA records and Beth wrote, played and sang on national releases that received critical acclaim and commercial success.
-After her stint in Evangeline Beth re-located to Central Florida and formed the band Catahoula Blue with her husband drummer Juan Perez, formerly of the Bellamy brothers and Lester Chambers Band. Catahoula Blue became an established act and in 2001 released a CD entitled Louisiana Roots.
-Current members of Catahoula Blue include saxophonist Charlie DeChant (also a member of the Hall and Oates band), saxophonist Jerry Embree who has recorded with, among others, Fats Domino and Bobby Charles, bassist Gery Wilhelm who partnered with Juan in the Bellamys and on guitar Tommy Calton who has performed and recorded with the likes of George Porter, Jr.
-A Mississippi native, Beth was reared on her hometown’s Malaco records gospel and soul legends and became well known in the Chitlin’ circuit where she toured with many blues masters.
-After a stint in the Austin blues scene where she performed regularly with Antones artists, Beth moved to New Orleans to join the band Evangeline.
-Evangeline was signed with MCA records and Beth wrote, played and sang on national releases that received critical acclaim and commercial success.
-After her stint in Evangeline Beth re-located to Central Florida and formed the band Catahoula Blue with her husband drummer Juan Perez, formerly of the Bellamy brothers and Lester Chambers Band. Catahoula Blue became an established act and in 2001 released a CD entitled Louisiana Roots.
-Current members of Catahoula Blue include saxophonist Charlie DeChant (also a member of the Hall and Oates band), saxophonist Jerry Embree who has recorded with, among others, Fats Domino and Bobby Charles, bassist Gery Wilhelm who partnered with Juan in the Bellamys and on guitar Tommy Calton who has performed and recorded with the likes of George Porter, Jr.
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17 Sep 2009 | from bethsmcblog.blogspot.com/
PAN FRIED SUCCESS
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Saturday night was a big success. The standing room only crowd was
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