The Jelly Roll Men
The Jelly Roll Men will return to the Notodden Blues Festival. This time, this popular band will provide stylish Chicago backing for the American singer and guitarist Johnny Burgin
It will be an exciting composition and gives the audience the opportunity to experience The Jelly Roll Men in a different context than they usually experience them. Notodden Blues Festival sets up collaborative projects between Norwegian and international artists every year.
Johnny Burgin with The Jelly Roll Men is one of these projects in 2024. The Jelly Roll Men cultivate the traditional Chicago blues. Audiences love them for just this. In addition to being very skilled performers of their style, they perform the songs with a twinkle in their eye and with a great sense of entertainment. Therefore, we see the band from Toten as a perfect match for Johnny Burgin in this context. The Jelly Roll Men play old school, low down blues the way a lot of people like to get it. Their live performances are a complete package. Everything from the sound, the dress code and the right feeling. The Jelly Roll Men states sources of inspiration such as Son House, Big Walter Horton, Lightnin' Hopkins, Little Walter, Otis Spann, Muddy Waters, Jerry McCain, T-Bone Walker and Willie Dixon. The Jelly Roll Men are the real deal.