Studebaker John: Old School Rockin’
9pm Showtime, seating opens at 7:30pm
$10 Pre-Sale or $15 Day Of Show.
Call 403-262-2666 to make Reservations. Or email us your number: [email protected]. Or just take a chance & come on down!
Taking his stage name from an automobile he once owned, Studebaker John Grimaldi was a product of the vibrant blues scene of Chicago’s West Side. Becoming a fixture at the open-air flea markets in the Maxwell Street area — a venue for countless blues buskers — he began focusing on harmonica after catching performances from the likes of Little Walter and Sonny Boy Williamson; after taking in a Hound Dog Taylor club date, Grimaldi also turned to guitar. He formed the blues-rock band the Hawks during the early ’70s as a showcase for his reedy vocals, primal harp sound, and blistering slide guitar skills, and in the years to follow also developed into a fine songwriter.