The James Montgomery Blues Band with Chris Vitarello (Butch Trucks Band)

94 Main Street,Jackson NH 03846

27 May, 2021

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"Some of the strongest music being made today..the strength of Montgomery's reeling is incontestable and contagious"- Bill Adler, High Times Aspect Productions New England Presents The Garden Stage Dinner Concert Series at The Wildcat Inn & Tavern in Jackson, NH . In Association with The Cold River Radio Show, SagePro Graphics and InFocus Media. Hosted by and Opening Set Performed by Cold River Radio Show Host Jonathan Sarty. This is Considered a Dinner Music Concert - Your Ticket Purchase will Also Book a Dinner Reservation in Your Name at the Time of the Show for The Number of Tickets Purchased. Dinner Price Not Included in Show Ticket Price. Please visit Ticket Page for Further Details. The James Montgomery Blues Band: In 1970 Montgomery formed The James Montgomery Band. His harmonica playing, singing and energetic stage show led to his band gaining a reputation as one of the hottest bands on the New England music scene. James Montgomery was signed by Capricorn Records to a multi-album deal and released his first vinyl LP album titled The James Montgomery Band – First Time Out in 1973. The original LP recordings were remastered and released as a CD in October 20, 1998 by Capricorn / Umgd. Track 9 off his first album titled "Train" was a fan favorite and became the Number 1 song on WBCN, The Rock of Boston. They played it every day at noon-time for over a year. In 2011, Montgomery brought "Train" back as a surprise encore at shows. Montgomery has toured with many artists, including Aerosmith, The J. Geils Band, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen, The Allman Brothers, The Steve Miller Band, The Johnny Winter Band, The Blues Brothers with (Jim Belushi and Dan Aykroyd) and others. James Montgomery has performed on stage with a long list of musicians including B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, Junior Wells, James Cotton, Bonnie Raitt, Steven Tyler (Aerosmith Frontman and American Idol TV Show Judge), Brad Whitford (Aerosmith guitarist), Charlie Daniels, Gregg Allman, LaVern Baker, Patti LaBelle, Jonathan Edwards, Jerome Geils (The J. Geils Band), Peter Wolf (The J. Geils Band), Magic Dick (The J. Geils Band), Danny Klein (The J. Geils Band), Huey Lewis (Huey Lewis and the News), Kim Wilson (The Fabulous Thunderbirds), Elliot Easton (The Cars), Rick Derringer, Ricky Byrd (formerly with Joan Jett and the Black Hearts), Barry Goudreau (former guitarist for Boston), Fran Sheehan (former bassist for Boston), Sib Hashian (former drummer for Boston), Chad Smith (The Red Hot Chili Peppers), Billy Squier, Michael Carabello (percussionist in Santana), Jon Butcher (Johanna Wild, The Jon Butcher Axis and today Farren Butcher Inc), Bruce Marshall (lead singer/guitarist for The Toy Caldwell Band and The Bruce Marshall Group), Dennis "Fly" Amero (Orleans), Duke Robillard, Jon Pousette-Dart (The Pousette-Dart Band), Jonathan Edwards, Kate Taylor, Christine Ohlman "The Beehive Queen", Mike Finnigan, Grace Kelly, The Uptown Horns, the famous Manhattan, New York-based horn section for B.B. King, James Brown, The Rolling Stones, Joe Cocker, The J. Geils Band and more). The Uptown Horns is composed of Larry Etkin (trumpet), Crispin Cioe(sax), Arno Hecht (sax), and Bob Funk (trombone). Their signature horn riffs can be heard on American chart busting songs including Grammy-award winning James Brown, the Godfather of Soul's "Living in America", The B-52's Love Shack LP, Buster Poindexter's (a.k.a. David Johansen) "Hot Hot Hot", Joe Cocker's Unchain My Heart LP, Tom Waits' Rain Dogs LP, and Billy Joel's River of Dreams LP, and the upcoming LP by James Montgomery titled From Detroit to the Delta. www.jamesmontgomerybluesband.com Chris Vitarello: "Vitarello's guitar solos display a lyricism and inventiveness that's reminiscent of the late Grant Green" - John Kleinman, Elmore Magazine 2018 Chris Vitarello is a gifted guitarist and a blues hall of famer.Inducted on November 14th 2013.Nominee and performer at the 32nd Blues Music Awards.(Chris O’Leary Band best new artist) and a Blues Blast winner. (Chris O’Leary Band 2013) In the last 20 years Chris has been a band member,recorded or shared the stage with The Legendary Jimmy McGriff,Bruce Katz,Butch Trucks,John Hammond,Jerry Jemmot,Tad Robinson,Jay Collins,Vanessa Collier,Diane Blue,Natalie Forteza,The Chris O’Leary Band,Dennis Gruenling,Roxy Perry,Diane Blue,Jeremy Baum,Bud Maltin,Jon Bates Band,Joel Frahm and Bernard Purdie to name a few.He has appeared on 30 plus albums and continues to perform nationally and internationally. www.chrisvitarello.com