Billy Flynn’s Birthday Bash!

Billy Flynn is a fixture on the Chicago Blues scene appearing on over 90 recordings, including Delmark, Alligator, Severn, Electro-Fi, and Easy Baby. Billy often performs with The Cash Box Kings and The Chicago Blues Lifters. He’s a seven-time Grammy nominated musician and winner of 2 Grammys–including Beyonce’s 2009 Song Of The Year AT LAST on the Cadillac Records soundtrack.  Billy has performed with Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, Billy Boy Arnold, Kim Wilson, and more.  He’s performed at the Chicago Blues Fest, King Biscuit, San Francisco Blues Fest, Lucerne and Montreux (Switzerland), Cognac’s Blues Passion (France), Eutin (Germany), Notodden (Norway), and Bellinzona (Italy).  Billy is a member of the Chicago Blues Hall Of Fame and the Wisconsin Area Music Industry (WAMI) Hall Of Fame.

Billy will be at the Red Rooster as a dynamic trio with drummer Steve Dougherty (Johnny Burgin, Gary Primich) and bassist Upstairs Jimmy Murphy (Willie Buck). Be prepared for a night of deep blues, Chicago slide guitar, and a bit of surf!