Dennis is one of the greatest Harmonica players working today.

Boz is one of the greats. Case Closed

Derrick D’MAR Martin epitomizes the essence of rhythm, seamlessly weaving his percussive mastery into the very fabric of the music industry. With a career spanning over three decades, Derrick has solidified his status as a virtuoso drummer, recording artist, producer, songwriter, educator, and captivating public speaker.

Chris joins Mark on the Blues Cruise to discuss life in the blues and playing drums for Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble. Chris is one of the founding members of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s band Double Trouble. Chris moved to Austin in 1975 and joined Double Trouble in 1978. After forming successful partnerships with bandmates Tommy Shannon and Reese Wynans, Double Trouble recorded and performed with Vaughan until his death in 1990. Layton and Shannon later formed supergroups such as the Arc Angels, Storyville, and Grady. Chris is now the drummer for the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band.

Walter has been a drummer for 40 years with some of the most influential artists ever! Including: The Dynatones, Linn County, Big Joe Turner,Lowell Fulson,Elvin Bishop, Charlie Musselwhite, Mary Wells,Luther Tucker, Tim Hardin, Sir Mack Rice of The Falcons, Lightning Hopkins, Mark Naftlin, Big Jack Reynolds, Bobo Jenkins, Featured drummer on over 25 LP’s and numerous singles. Warner Bros., RCA, Rhino, Rounder, Blue Suit, Red Lighting, Solid Smoke, Westside, Bad Daddy,…

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Mark sits down with guitar player and longtime bandleader Tommy Castro in Tommy’s cabin to discuss life, music and 40 years of knowing each other and playing blues.

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While cruising and performing on the Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise, Mark sits down with Fillmore Slim the legendary bluesman, and grandfather of HIP HOP. He has toured the greatest blues, soul, R&B, and jazz artists including Sly and the Family Stone, BB.King, Dinah Washington, Ike and Tina Turner, T-Bone Walker, Holly Maxwell, Sista Monica, Guitar Shorty, Etta James, Frankie Lee, J.J. Malone, Johnny Guitar Watson, Joe Louis Walker, Rick Estrin, Bonnie Rait, the Allman Brothers Band, and Chris Cain. Rappers such as Snoop Dogg, Too Short, Ice Cube, Ice-T, and Frank Stickemz pay homage to him in the lyrics their songs. He has influenced an entire generation of young artists with his music & lyrics, and trend setting fashionable style. In 2017 he was crowned the Godfather of Hip Hop at the West Coast Hip Hop Awards, Oakland, CA. and inducted into the Black Music Hall of Fame as a music icon.

Bassist, singer and songwriter Richard “RW” Grigsby, has logged several lifetimes on the road, and his early rock and roll roots (Rome, GA near the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains) burst out like another famous Richard from Georgia on “Road Scholar,” his story of a musician who has spent too much time on the road, working for too little pay. It’s sung by Red’s Blues drummer Tim Wilbur, a pro’s pro (2017 Sacramento Music Awards and Sacramento Blues Society Hall of Fame member), who brought creative percussion ideas — maracas AND the entire group thigh-slapping percussion. “We sat in chairs in a circle and slapped our thighs at certain points in the song to add accent,” laughs Beth.

“Jackknifed” (co-authored with fellow road warrior Mark Hummel) continues the road theme with bio notes from their Golden State-Lone Star Blues Revue adventures.

RW played with Carlene Carter, Gary Primich, Mike Morgan & The Crawl, Finger Taylor, Mark Hummel’s Golden State Lone Star Revue w/Anson Funderburgh & Little Charlie, JamesCotton & all the Harmonica Blowouts since 2008-2019( Magic, Lee Oskar, Kim Wilson, Billy Boy, Jason Ricci, Carey Bell, Lazy Lester, Estrin, John Primer, Duke, Billy Flynn, Elvin, Gravenities, Ron Thompson, Harman, Rod Piazza & many others)

2014 Grammy-nominated and Blues Music Award (BMA) winner bassist RW Grigsby has been playing since he was 14 years old and began his professional career when still a teenager. He’s toured the U.S., Canada and Europe since the ’80s, and currently juggles playing with Red’s Blues, Mark Hummel & the Blues Survivors and The Golden State/Lone Star Blues Revue. He played and recorded with Texas blues stars Gary Primich and Black Top Records’ Mike Morgan and the Crawl in the 1990s. RW is the bassist on the 2014 Grammy-nominated and BMA-winning CD, Remembering Little Walter. He was nominated for a BMA “Best Bassist” Award in 2017 and was inducted into the Sacramento Blues Society Hall of Fame in 2018.