Although the Blues Orchestra has been performing under its' current name for only four years, the heart and soul of this band goes back two decades. That's when John "Honeyboy" Turner (harmonica & vocals) and Harvey Brindell (guitar & vocals) began playing blues together.
During the past twenty years they've played every major blues venue, current and past, in their part of the country. They've done multiple gigs at The Zoo Bar in LIncoln, at Blues On Grand in Des Moines, at BBs Lawnside BBQ in Kansas City, Nightmoves in Kansas City, Uptown Grill in Rapid City, Getaway Inn in Topeka, McKenna's Blues, Booze & BBQ, Howard Street Tavern, and Downtown Blues, all in Omaha, The Harmony and The Crystal Tavern in Madison, and hundreds of smaller, lesser known clubs throughout the region.
In addition to having played many major blues venues, these guys have also had the chance to play with many national blues artists. Most recently The Blues Orchestra opened a show for Davina & The Vagabonds and The Chicago Rhythm & Blues Kings. Either together or seperately Honeyboy and Harvey have opened for or played on the same show as Bernard Allison, Magic Slim, Mighty Joe Young, Jimmy Thackery, James Harman, John Hammond, Chubby Carrier, and Mike Zito. Honeyboy was also a featured artist on River City Folk, a nationally syndicated radio program out of Davenport, Iowa.
September / October Dates
Super Saver Tailgate Party, Lincoln, NE Saturday, September 3, 2011, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Fletcher-Higgins Wedding, Lincoln, NE Saturday, September 3, 2011, 6:30 p.m.
Super Saver Tailgate Party, Lincoln, NE Saturday, September 10, 2011, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Duggan's Pub, Lincoln, NE Friday, September 16, 2011, 5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Super Saver Tailgate Party, Lincoln, NE Saturday, September 17, 2011, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Heartland Cafe, Elkhorn, NE Saturday, September 17, 2011, 7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. With special guest: COLD IN HAND
Heartland Cafe, Elkhorn, NE Friday, September 30, 2011, 7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
Super Saver Tailgate Party, Lincoln, NE Saturday, October 8, 2011, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Duggan's Pub, Lincoln, NE Friday, October 14, 2011, 5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Micek Bar, Columbus, NE Saturday, October 15, 2011, 9:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.
Sun Valley Bar & Grill, Lincoln, NE Friday, October 21, 2011, 9:30p.m.-1:30 a.m.
Super Saver Tailgate Party, Lincoln, NE Saturday, October 29, 2011, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
It's plain and simple, The Blues Orchestra is the areas pre-eminent uptempo blues band. They seemlessly blend blues with rock-a-billy, and rhythm & blues to create their unique sound. Listening to The Blues Orchestra is like riding a train from Chicago to Texas with stops in Cincinnati and Memphis.
The Blues Orchestra songlist is heavy with Chicago blues standards with songs from Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, Junior Wells, Billy Boy Arnold, Magic Sam, Buddy Guy, Lurrie Bell, Fenton Robinson, Otis Rush, Paul Butterfield, and others. But their setlist also includes songs by artists as diverse as the Kings (BB, Freddie, and Albert), T-Bone Walker, The Paladins, The Blasters, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Robert Cray, Delbert McClinton, Chuck Berry, and Little Charlie & The Nightcats. Heck, on some nights there's even a Johnny Rivers song or two in the setlist. And on any given night you may also catch a set of The Blues Orchestra's original songs. Then throw in some Bo Diddly and of course the required Stevie Ray covers and ..... well, you get the picture. It's all there. The Blues Orchestra wants to get the crowd dancing. (songlist....)
Please note that over the next few months The Blues Orchestra featuring Honeyboy Turner will be shortening it's name to The Honeyboy Turner Band.
Please visit The Tablerockers webpage (The Honeyboy Turner Band website) and visit and LIKE The Tablerockers Facebook page. It's the same great blues with a couple of new faces!!!
We still have a few tee shirts available (Blue-L; White-XL & XXL) so get them before they sell out.
Below are a few songs from our upcoming Album, The Blue States. Visit our "Sounds" page for more music. Enjoy ! (more Sounds.....)
Billiard Playin' Mama
Blue Light
Georgia Rain
Mississippi Medicaid
