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Brad Vickers is Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, blues, blues rock, brad vickers, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, roots rock September 17, 2021

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Brad Vickers of Brad Vickers and his Vestapolitans Brad Vickers learned on the job playing, touring, and recording with America’s blues and roots masters: Jimmy Rogers, Hubert Sumlin, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Odetta, Sleepy LaBeef, Rosco Gordon, and Pinetop Perkins—with whom Brad had the good fortune to […]

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Brad Vickers and his Vestapolitans The Music Gets Us Thru

Jim Hynes americana, blues, blues rock, brad vickers, indie Blues, roots, roots rock September 11, 2021

Brad Vickers and his Vestapolitans The Music Gets Us Thru Man Hat Tone This is the seventh release for Brad Vickers and his Vestapolitans, a throwback sound as indicated by the 1950-ish red pickup truck on the CD cover. The core band includes Vickers on guitar, bottleneck guitar and vocals, bassist Margery Peters, drummer Bill […]

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Brad Vickers & His Vestapolitans Twice As Nice

Richard Ludmerer blues, brad vickers, cd review, indie Blues, making a Scene November 13, 2019

Brad Vickers & His Vestapolitans Twice As Nice Man Hat Tone Records Bassist Brad Vickers apprenticed with Jimmy Rogers, Hubert Sumlin and Pinetop Perkins. As the bass player in Little Mike & The Tornadoes he appears on 1988’s “Pinetop Perkins with Little Mike and The Tornadoes After Hours” and also on 1990’s “Heart Attack”. Sometime […]

CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Brad Vickers & His Vestapolitans That’s What They Say

Richard Ludmerer americana, blues, brad vickers, indie Blues, making a Scene May 30, 2016

Brad Vickers & His Vestapolitans That’s What They Say ManHat Tone Records Brad Vickers was the bass player in Little Mike & The Tornadoes. He appears on 1988’s “Pinetop Perkins with Little Mike (Markowitz) and The Tornadoes After Hours” and also on 1990’s “Heart Attack” featuring four tracks with Paul Butterfield (believed to be Butterfield’s […]