Band Reviews
Prescott Blues Notes
“These guys were smoking! If you haven’t seen Chicago Bob & The Blues Squad yet, and you dig old-style, traditional Chicago blues…You’ve got to see them. They are the real deal. I saw them Saturday at The Raven and the place started jumping when they did their sound check!”
Across the Street Prescott
“I started out on Friday night at the Founding Fathers Collective to see Chicago Bob and The Blues Squad, and I’m very glad I did. This is a very exciting new ensemble playing Chicago-style blues interspersed with some originals, Texas blues, and West Coast swing. I highly recommend you check them out; you don’t want to miss this band, trust me.” - Andrea Ramey, Columnist Across the Street
— Daily Courier, Prescott, AZ
Northern Arizona Blues Alliance
“Wow! Chicago Bob! What can I say other than in over 50 years of performing I have never encountered a more authentic and as highly an entertaining and dynamic traditional Chicago style blues entertainer. Aside from having "chops for days," his personality is such that everyone who sees and hears him instantly falls in love. Yeah, he's a charmer alright and his stories and banter with the audience sets him miles apart from his nearest competitors. He's the real deal and he's humble and down to Earth to boot. Whenever I am asked by a radio station, magazine or club, etc. who I recommend they listen to, my first response is always Chicago Bob! I have used him on occasion to cover for when my regular blues harp player can't make it and every single time, the next time that I play at that particular venue they always ask, "Hey, where's that Chicago Bob guy?” That's no easy feat when you consider that my regular blues harp player is Taul Paul Epoch who is considered one of the world's best. And now, Bob has been joined in his band by some of the best players in our area and maybe even the state. My good friend Garry Segal, for example, is a monster that could easily handle the entire show by himself! But like me, he knows who’s the boss when he sees them! These guys have definitely been at the head of their class in "Blues School" for quite awhile. What a pure joy and education to watch them at work! If you want to see the best there is, you need look no further than Chicago Bob and The Blues Squad. They bring it and you'll definitely know they did when you hear them!”
— Christian Michael Berry
NAZBA President