Chicago Blues Angels: Lit Up! with Nick Curran, Kim Wilson

Chicago Blues Angels – Lit Up! (2006) CD

Featuring Kid Ramos (tracks: 1, 6, 12), Nick Curran (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 8, 11, 12), Harmonica – Kim Wilson (tracks: 3,8), Piano, Organ – Gene Taylor (2) (tracks: 2 to 6, 8)

Label:Not On Label – 1616

Format:CD, Album

Country:US

Released:2006

Genre:Blues, Chicago Blues

Tracklist

1Uncle Freddy3:32

2Meet Me Halfway3:48

3She's The Devil3:45

4Double-Eyed Whammy4:04

5This Should Go On Forever3:50

6What's It Gonna Take4:17

7Think2:51

8Crazy Woman Blues3:20

9Leave You Alone4:43

10Another Day, Another Dollar3:52

11Have Love, Will Travel3:20

12Hungover4:44

Credits

• Backing Vocals – Barb Clifford (tracks: 7), Rachel Decker (tracks: 7)
• Drums – Damien Llanes (tracks: 1 to 6, 8, 11, 12), Greg "Smokey" Campbell
• Electric Bass, Double Bass [Upright Bass] – Bradley Scott Ber
• Guitar – Dave Biller (tracks: 1, 4, 12), Kid Ramos (tracks: 1, 6, 12), Nick Curran (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 8, 11, 12)
• Guitar, Vocals, Producer – Armando Cortez*
• Harmonica – Kim Wilson (tracks: 3,8)
• Piano, Organ – Gene Taylor (2) (tracks: 2 to 6, 8)
• Saxophone – Jonathan Doyle (tracks: 2, 4 to 6, 11)
• Vocals – Herman Hines

Notes

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The Chicago Blues Angels

Mark Maddox of Buddy Guy Legends - The Chicago Blues Angels are high energy, high octane, always rocks the house at BGL no matter what type of Blues you are looking for CBA fits the bill, they are a headline act and when they are the openers they make it hard for the headliners that follow behind them.

Kim Wilson of the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Mondo Cortez is a Blues Man you cannot go wrong going to his show. He can light it up!

Hello and thanks for checking out our website. Its been a long time coming. My name is Mondo Cortez, I am the founder of the CHICAGO BLUES ANGELS band.  CBA has played American Roots Music, Rock n Roll, Blues, Rockabilly, and a whole lotta soul since 1999.

I have shared the stage with such performers as Otis Rush, Junior Wells,  Nick Curran, Kid Ramos, Kim Wilson, Lynwood Slim, Jimmie Vaughan, and Willie Smith. My influences were Johnny Guitar Watson, Muddy Waters, Albert Collins, Freddie King, Earl Hooker, and Robert Lockwood. 

Mondo Cortez

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So who are the Chicago Blues Angels?

?The best way to describe Chicago Blues Angels…

We play American Roots Music, Blues, Rockabilly & Rock n Roll with a whole lotta soul!!  

What sets us apart from other bands?  

We bring old school, traditional music to the forefront with a high-energy attitude!  You will experience a rocking’ guitar with the sophistication of a Jazz saxophone.  Together, these create a highly combustible mixture of danceable grooves.  We’re the perfect combo for festivals, private parties, corporate events & more!  

?Mondo Cortez, on guitar and vocals, has played with Nick Curran, Kim Wilson, and the Fabulous Thunderbirds. He has shared the stage with Buddy Guy, Jimmie Vaughan, Otis Rush, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Dave Meyers, Kid Ramos, and Eddie Taylor Jr. Mondo has also shared the stage with some of the famous rockabilly bands, such as The Paladins, Hillbilly Casino, Nick Curran, and the Nightlifes.

?When CBA is on the road they always connect with their local Rythm Sections wherever they might be playing from Downtown Chicago to Austin, Texas. 

?Licensing

Mondo Cortez holds a license with BMI 

?Contact information for Chicago Blues Angels

??Chicagobluesangels@gmail.com

?Direct Number (815) 351-4439

?What people are saying about CBA

?Mondo Cortez of the Chicago Blues Angels will always bring a party to every show he plays!  110% effort every time!  He plays the right songs, and all the right notes…not just a lot of notes.  Mondo is the REAL DEAL!!!   - Vinnie Valenza, Owner, Blues City Deli, St. Louis, MO

?Kid Ramos: Mondo Cortez is a seasoned guitar player that's a contender on the music scene today. He has been named by me as "The Brown Mound Of Sound" and that's because he brings it every time he steps on the stage playing with passion and fire! At times it makes my big toe shoot up through my boot!

?"Mondo Cortez and the Chicago Blues Angels played to a sellout crowd at the Museum's Outdoor Rooftop Concert and literally blew the crowd away with one of the best shows we've seen in years!"  An extremely talented and energetic band that had the crowd on its feet asking for more. Can't wait to have them back!" Mike Brick, Deputy Director - Joliet Area Historical Museum

?Dave  Gonzalez of The Paladins / Hacienda Brothers, "Mondo is The Real Deal. Rockin The Blues with Respect to the original Masters.  A Certified Killer Blues Rockin Guitar Slingin Soul Singin MoFo".

?Kim Wilson of the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Mondo Cortez is a Blues Man you cannot go wrong going to his show. he can light it up!

??Mark Maddox of Buddy Guy Legends - The Chicago Blues Angels are high energy, high octane, always rocks the house at BGL no matter what type of Blues you are looking for CBA fits the bill, they are a headline act and when they are the openers they make it hard for the headliners that follow behind them.

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