hereide-the-bluesgangsters
This band is comprised of a group of young guys from NORWAY. The band is named after their singing drummer, Bård Henrik Hereide. They met at a music college in Norway, which promptly ended up in a concert tour of Norway. The group won a talent prize at Skånevik Bluesfestival, the prize money was then used in a recording studio to produce their first CD. in 2006, they played at the biggest Blues Festival in Norway, at Notodden. There they played on the same stage as Johnny Winter and The Fabulous Thunderbirds. Hereide and the Bluesgangster have also played support band for,PAUL RODGERS Pretty Things, Tommy Kristiansen and Hungry John.
Their music is a mix of Funk and Blues/Jazz; you can hear influences from great artists like, Gary Moore, The Real Thing, Buddy Guy , Booker T and the MG’s, and B.B King