Mississippi Bluesman Davey Jones In Concert at Ground Zero Blues Club

Mississippi blues guitarist Davey Jones, whose recent album release Ball Cap Blues received great critical acclaim, makes his performing debut at Ground Zero Blues Club, 387 Delta Ave., Friday, September 4. Show: 8:00p.m. Tickets: $15. Info: (662) 621-9009 or visit groundzerobluesclub.com/.

   Jones is known for playing all the instrumentation on his songs; Ball Cap Blues is no different. The nine-song disc features Jones’ unique style of Blues music incorporating Southern and Contemporary influences while still staying true to the Mississippi Blues roots that he is known for. From driving piano and guitar rhythms on songs like “Six Feet In The Ground” to liad-back grooves like “Walking Easy,” to upbeat funk influences heard on “New Groove” to modern blues beats like “Woman I Love,” Jones finds a way to weave multiple genres into a distinctive sound that’s true to his Southern vibe. 

    Davey Jones cut his teeth playing music around the Gulf Coast, blending a unique style of Delta Blues, Southern Rock, and Country into his playing. True to his roots, Jones opens Ball Cap Blues with “Banks of the Blues,” his tribute to what life is like growing up in South Mississippi alongside the greats that came before. “When you grow up in this area, you’re shaped by the music that surrounds you,” explains Jones. “I was born where the first rock n’ roll lick was recorded (Hattiesburg, MS in 1936 by the Mississippi Jook Band). I try my best to stay true to myself, but to also honor those great legends that paved the way for artists like myself. Ball Cap Blues is just that. My version of the Blues.”

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“Davey Jones has thoroughly captured the essence of the history of the music he loves and layered his own true Blues talent throughout each track…driving piano and guitar rhythms weave multiple genres into his own distinctive style – it’s all his own.”

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“From Chet Atkins, Keb Mo,’ the band America, and Albert Lee, Davey Jones takes all of them in and creates his own music that is fresh, entertaining, and relaxing. Quite simply, I LOVED Ball Cap Blues.”

                                BLUE MONDAY MONTHLY

“Davey Jones’s Ball Cap Blues has him writing all the songs, singing with occasionally providing backing vocal, playing guitar, bass, drums and keys with very pleasing results. Well worth seeking out!

                                  SOUTHLAND BLUES