Biography
Mike Crandall grew up in the North Stonington, Connecticu area, home to such greats as Roomful of Blues, High Times, Sugar Ray Norcia and many others. Mike began playing harmonica around age 14 often playing as he walked to and from school. He started first band in the late 1980′s called Joe Vic and the Blues Inhalers and in the mid 90's The Mike Crandall Band. This band has racked up several awards in this decade including three time Best Blues Band for the Connecticut Blues Society, 2000, 2002, 2008, Boston Blues Society Best Blues Band winner for 2010. Two time finalists in the prestigious International Blues Challenge in Memphis TN.
Mike Crandall Band churns out a strong offering of traditional blues and swing music driven by Crandall’s rich, chromatic harp and authentic vocals and supported by a strong cast of the area’s best blues musicians. The band’s debut effort, 2004’s “Black Rain”, received strong reviews for its great tone and vintage guitar work. A second trip to the studio recently produced the band’s sophomore effort, “Just Livin’ The Blues”. The disc is filled with hard driving blues numbers and rhythmic swing delivered in style, bringing the band to the next stage of their blues development. “I feel real good about this one,” said Crandall of the band’s latest effort.
While the band has continued a busy schedule of New England travels in addition to their February 2008 stop on Beale Street (where they earned finalist honors), the recording aspect is understood to be another necessary step in the musical process.
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