It’s time to get ready for a blues Christmas.
Uncle Wiggly’s Hot Shoes Blues Band is coming to town with its Tribute to the Blues Songs of Christmas. The band is taking to the stage at the Columbia Theatre on Friday, Dec. 2.
The show is a collection of traditional blues, swing and R&B Christmas tunes from the 1920s through the 1960s, as performed by the likes of Louis Jordan, Big Joe Turner, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Charles Brown, Etta James and many more.
“This is not the usual Christmas show of standard Christmas carols you know, but a tribute that gives you a look into the souls of these fabulous blues legends by sharing the Christmas blues songs written by them,” says a press release from the band. “You will find it a very refreshing take on a Christmas music show.”
Uncle Wiggly’s Hot Shoes Blues Band has decades of experience to its credit, having been around since 1978. It includes Hank “Uncle Wiggly” Lionhart with vocals, Mark Comerford on guitar, Andy Graffiti on drums, Lonnie Glass on bass, Wynn Gogol on keyboards, Dave Rowse on sax, Wayne Kozak on sax and Bryn Badel on trumpet.
They’re former RCA recording artists and members of the Victoria Music Hall of Fame, and they have toured as the opening act for such legends as Muddy Waters, Joe Cocker, James Cotton and Paul Butterfield, to name a few.
The band also had a chance to represent B.C. at the 2015 International Blues Challenge in Memphis.
This is the third year for their Christmas tour, and their first visit to New Westminster.
Doors open at 7:30 p.m., with show at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $24.95 plus tax, available through www.thecolumbia.ca or by calling 604-522-4500.
For more about the show, see www.unclewigglyshotshoesbluesband.com.
