Mudcat - Guitar, Vocals
“Danny ‘Mudcat’ Dudeck is an internationally known gospel and
bluesman. Mudcat continues the traditions of the early blues pioneers
while adding his own Mudcat edge, resulting in one of Atlanta’s greatest
treasures. He regularly performs his Bayou-baked chicken-party revues
at Atlanta’s premier blues club, Northside Tavern.”
– Atlanta History Center
Lil' Joe Burton - Trombone, Vocals
Joe began his career in 1964 with the late, great Junior Wells.
Later, he toured with other greats such as B.B. King, Bobby Womack, Joe
Tex, and Otis Clay. He has appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show, Midnight
Special, and Soul Train, and is well-known in Europe and the US for his
heart-wrenching solos and high-energy performances.
Eskil Wetterqvist - Drums, Washboard, Vocals
Playing drums and guitar by age 11, Eskil’s professional career began
the next year. In high school Eskil won ‘The Distinguished Musician’s
Award’ and ‘The John Phillip Sousa Award.’ In a career spanning more
than 30 years, Eskil has collaborated as musician, performer and
composer with the likes of Peter Case, Jerry Peek, Phil Ehart, David
Ragsdale, Sue Wilkinson, Orange Hat and What the...? He has appeared on
many distinguished stages, such as Little Steven's Underground
Garage-A-Go-Go, and toured the UK, including Liverpool’s renowned The
Cavern. Eskil has been drumming and vocalizing with Mudcat since 2001,
touring worldwide and performing on many CDs.
AND...
The Atlanta Horns
Mico Bowles - Trumpet
Daryl Dunn - Saxophone
Lil' Joe Burton - Trombone, Horn Arrangements
Chad Mason - keyboard, vocals
Born and raised in northern
California, Chad began taking piano lessons when he was ten years old. He
jammed in garage bands throughout high school and was awarded the Louis
Armstrong Award as a member of the high school jazz band. As a student at UC
Davis, Chad was part of a rock/blues band called Hot Leftovers. They played the
“Quad” quite a number of times, as well as festivals such as the Whole Earth
Festival celebrating Earth Day. Through a college buddy he befriended a band of
young talented players from the South Bay called Bottoms Up and the Chasers and
gigged with them quite a few times. Members of this band eventually migrated to
NYC where Chad hooked up with them again in the early 1990’s in a rock band
called Brothers By Choice. BBC played all over Manhattan and up and down the
East Coast. After BBC disbanded, Chad joined the folk rock band In Big Trouble
founded by a literature professor at Pace University, playing all over
Greenwich Village and beyond. After
moving to
Atlanta in 1994, Chad was introduced to the Northside Tavern, a
venerable blues club in town, and through that joint met most
of the players he
knows and plays with to this day. His past bands include The Mike Veal Band,
The Terry Flynn Band, the Little G Weevil Band, and the Mike Delaney Project.
He currently plays keyboards with Mudcat and a rocking little project with
members of the Black Top Rockets called Sweatin’ Bullets.