Kansas City Blues Band Two Years Of Torture

Members: Tom Bark, Mike ONeil, Larry van Loon, Rick Hendricks The Kansas City Blues Band was formed back in the 70 s in the City Of Fountains, the Paris Of The Plains, Possum Trot, you guessed it, Kansas City Missouri. The ensuing thirtyfive years saw these young men performing with a roster of heros and grandfathers of the blues. You know the names, John Lee Hooker, Son Seals, Bo Diddley, Albert Collins, Matt Guitar Murphy and more, not to mention sharing the bill with legends from B. B. King and Bobby Blue Bland to Willie Dixon and Muddy Waters. With such influences, at the time the intent was always to make a trueblue record, something respectful of the grandfathers, yet something that would address the dazzling emotional needs of the band members. Well, some dreams arent deferred. Separately and for individual reasons, Tom, Mike, Rick, and Larry found themselves relocated to Nashville. It started out innocently enough around 09, tuesday night jam sessions a