Chicago Blues Champs Howard & The White Boys Return to Dekalb!

BLUES CHAMPS HOWARD AND THE WHITE BOYS, RESPECTED VETERANS OF CHICAGO'S BLUES SCENE & BUDDY GUY FAVORITES, RETURN TO DEKALB WHERE THEY FIRST FORMED

Blues Champs Howard And The White Boys return to the town where they first formed, Dekalb, for a show at LaCalle Bar and Music Venue, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, Saturday, October 1. Show: 9pm. Tickets: $10. Info: (815) 901-0670 or visit https://www.facebook.com/lacallebarandmusicvenue.

Howard and the White Boys formed in 1988 at NIU (Northern Illinois University) in Dekalb.

For a complete schedule of upcoming Howard and the White Boys shows, click here.

“These guys deserve whatever they get and more. And I tell these guys, ‘If you ain’t gonna do it, you know I will, so don’t let me down now.’ And they haven’t!”                                   Buddy Guy/Legends
“(Howard and the White Boys’ album Rosas’ Lounge) is not only a high-water mark achievement for the band, but a spot-on example of Modern Chicago Blues.”                                NO DEPRESSION

                More About…Howard And The White Boys 

Howard and the White Boys  (Howard McCullum, bass and vocals, Rocco Calipari, guitar, Pete Galanis, guitar; Jim Christopulos drums), were once referred to as “Chicago’s Hardest-Working Blues Band,” with a long-established reputation as one of the Windy City’s favorite blues bands. They’ve been on several major tours with blues great Buddy Guy (the latter who made a rare guest appearance on their third release The Big $core), making regular appearances at his Buddy Guy’s Legends club as well. H&TWB have performed with some of the biggest names in Blues, including Koko Taylor, Otis Rush, Albert King, Junior Wells, Lonnie Brooks, Luther Allison, Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry,  to name but a few.

Rosa’s Lounge, their most recent release, was named after the legendary Chicago club where the band’s CD was recorded. Captured live on one of those magical nights where the crowd and band feed off of each other’s exuberance and energy, Rosa’s Lounge reveals a group at the top of its game and offers insight into why many consider Howard & The White Boys one of the best live contemporary blues acts to emerge from Chicago’s respected blues scene.

Howard and the White Boys formed in 1988 at NIU (Northern Illinois University) in DeKalb, IL, and began jamming together just for fun. Their fast-growing popularity soon convinced them they could make a career of it. After only a few months, the quartet got their first big break, opening for B.B. King. Their reputation quickly grew in Chicago and they began performing with the biggest names in blues: Koko Taylor, Otis Rush, Albert King, Junior Wells, Lonnie Brooks, Luther Allison, Bo Diddley, and Chuck Berry.

Between 1994 and 1997, the group made two highly-acclaimed recordings, Strung Out On The Blues and Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner?, for (then) Los Angeles-based Mighty Tiger Records. While traveling extensively across the United States, their growing popularity captured the attention of Philadelphia-based Evidence Records. The Big $core was the first of three successful discs released by Evidence. In 2007, Evidence released the critically-acclaimed Made in Chicago, which showcased the group’s versatility and encompassed the Funk, R&B, and Rock styles that have become Howard and the White Boys trademarks.

They continue to be an in-demand act both nationally and internationally, utilizing the same band lineup now for several decades.

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 (DEKALB IL) – dougdeutschPR

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