
Cathy Lemons and Johnny Ace: Close Up![]()
The Cathy Lemons Johnny Ace Blues Band has earned a premiere place in the flourishing Bay Area blues scene for the last ten years. They create magic onstage, drawing as much on a contrast of personalities as from their mutual dedication to authentic blues. With Lemons heart felt sometimes very serious individualistic approach , and Johnny Aces deep bass grooves and biting East Coast humor, this is team that can't be stopped! What sets this duo apart is taste: taste in songs, taste in presentation, and most importantly, taste in musicians --nothing but the best!
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Cathy Lemons and Johnny Ace are joined by guitarist Pierre Le Corre and drummer Artie "Stix"Chavez
Pierre Le Corre: Guitar
Pierre arrived on the San Francisco blues scene from a far away
and unlikely place--Marseilles, France. He studied music in
Geneva, Switzerland when he was younger, and later while in
europe became a professional musician, playing guitar in a
vartiety of styles. Though Pierre has only been in the Bay Area
for a few years, he has honed his blues chops with such formidable
blues mistresses as Lady Bianca and Tia Carroll (Tia also performs as
Jimmy McKracklin's back up singer). Pierre is a fabulous
addition to the Cathy Lemons Johnny Ace Blues Band ,and his
forte is great rhythm playing which is accented with searing, melodic leads
reminsicent ofAlbert King. Pierre Le Corre is a real developing blues talent
and one you will be hearig from
Rick Sank: Drums
Rick is a regular every Sunday afternoon at The Saloon with Chicago Blues Power and has played with all the San Francisco and Bay Area blues bands over te years, the most commedndable being Ron Thompson.
Now with Cathy Lemons heading up strong on vocals and Johnny Ace on the bass , Rick Sanke is really driving the beat with a first rate blues act. Ace and Rick as a rythm section will definitely turn some heads! They can lock it right in the pocket and groove. I doubt in time that this team can be improved upon when it comes to a low down rythm sound for blues.
To read about Cathy Lemons go to the "Cathy" link above or click HERE

To read about Johnny Ace who has played with many a blues giant go to the "Johnny" link above or click HERE


