Elias Zaikos (Guitars / Vocals) Sotiris Zisis (Bass Guitar) Niki Gourz (Drums)
In the words of blues prodigy Katie Webster, "Blues Wire are the best blues band in Europe and deserve to be heard by a wider audience". According to many who have ever witnessed a Blues Wire gig this band is one of Europe's best kept blues secrets and they should finally get the chance to be known to blues lovers around the world. The Blues Wire formed in 1983.
A year later, they recorded the first blues album ever to be made by Greek musicians. Thousands of gigs in every kind of venue imaginable, scores of TV and radio show appearances in Greece as well as abroad and an enviable recording expertise have helped define their tight and recognizable?sound, a mixture of passion and maturity that only comes with experience.?
Playing at festivals and clubs in countries like France, Italy, Austria and Hungary (among others) consolidated as well as increased their reputation which was even more amplified by numerous enthusiastic press reviews all around Europe.
Through the years Blues Wire have often backed up top blues artists such as Katie Webster, John Hammond, Larry Garner, Big Time Sarah, Carey and Lurrie Bell, Angela Brown, Louisiana Red & Al Copley, to mention a few, proving they can keep up with the best of them. They have also opened for legendary musicians like Buddy Guy, John Mayall, Albert King, Otis?Rush and The Fabulous Thunderbirds. Their skill and musicianship led them to memorable jam sessions with blues?pioneers like Champion Jack Dupree, rising stars like Sherman Robertson and well-known British blues players like Dave Kelly & Doctor Feelgood .
?Blues Wire have provided the foundation of the Greek blues scene and the main inspiration for many younger musicians, while their leader Elias Zaikos (guitar, vocals) is considered the most important blues artist in the country.
1 Junior Grade
2 Foolish Pride
3 Swag
4 Stella
5 Holmes Too
6 That Green Guitar
7 Weirdo Fank
8 False Alarm
9 King 'O Planet Earth
10 Ode To The Obscure
11 Done Got Tired
12 TX Fuel Stomp
13 Awh Baby Blues
14 The Minter Torch
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