Sunshine Blues Band
Based in Sunshine Coast · Travels Australia-wide
About this act
Rooted in Chicago and branching out towards Texas and LA, the Sunshine Blues Band play stripped-back, upbeat blues built for dancing rather than chin-stroking. Russ Babcock's harmonica and vocals sit over Chris Roberts on guitar and Marc Chadwick on keys, with Don Ross and Tony Vobr on drums and bass holding the engine room. The traditional rhythms get pushed into jazz and rock territory. The material runs from Little Walter, Muddy Waters and T-Bone Walker through to Taj Mahal, Albert Collins and The Fabulous Thunderbirds. Between them there are decades of gigs behind it, in venues from Perth to Brisbane, New Zealand, the US and London. Sunshine Coast based, own PA, fully insured.
Repertoire
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My Babe F(b flat) 3
She Caught the Katy B♭(e♭)/A(d) 4
I Got A Woman E(a) 5
Early in the Morning B(e) 7
Lie No Better A(d) 8
T-Bone Shuffle B(e) 9
Darlin A/Bflat/B(g/aflat/a) 10
Blues ain’t Nothin G(c) 11
Crosscut saw G(c) 12
Trouble No More G (c harp) 13
Ah'w Baby G (c) 14
Neighbor tend to your business G(c harp) 15
Wait on Time B(e harp) 16
She's Tough E(a) 17
Automatic E(a) 18
I’m ready 19
No Fightin B (e) 20
She’s Dangerous 21
Somebody G(c) 22
I’m Sorry G(c) 23
Lonesome C(f) 24
Got My Mojo Working 25
I Don't Know Why D(g) 26
What goes on in the dark C (Low f) but use B♭harp 27
Born in Chicago 28
I'm checking on my baby 29
Certainly all C(f) 30
Honey, Hush! Aka You talk too much C(f harp) 31
Some Other Day, Some Other Time E(a) 32
Shame Shame Shame E (a) 33
I Don't Worry About a Thing (nothings gonna be alright) G (c) 34
Can’t get no grindin’ G (c harp) 35
Can’t call her sugar A (d harp) 36
Sweet Home Chicago E (a) 37
New Kid on the Block G(c harp) 38
Walking by myself A(d) 39
Chicago Bound 40
Too Late F (B♭) 41
Just a Little Bit G (c) try F harp 42
The Hustle Is On G(c) 43
Route 66 G(c) 44
Chevrolet G(c) 45
King Bee A(dharp) 46
Black Cat Bone A (d) 49
Dangerous Mood 50
Don’t Let My Baby Ride 51
You get that A(d) 52
Back Door Santa 53
Hound Dog G(c) 54
Killin Floor 55
If you love me like you say A(d) 56
Got You Out of My Blood E(a) 57