Congratulations to The Homemade Jamz Blues Band, The Blues Foundation has nominated them for a 2009 Blues Music Award in the category of “Best New Artist Debut” for the CD Pay Me No Mind.

Homemade Jamz Blues Band is one of the hottest blues bands out there today. You may have heard them on NPR radio, or seen them on NBC’s Today Show and CBS Sunday Morning News. Hear the man behind the band as well as music from their CD Pay Me No Mind. Interview with Homemade Jamz Blues Band song writer, harp player, and father, Renaud Perry.
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When Northernblues Music sent me Homemade Jamz Blues Band to check out I was apprehensive about it just being a gimmick. Three teen-age kids playing the blues? Yea, shure. Even with CD’s by JW-Jones, Moreland & Arbuckle, Watermelon Slim, and others on my shuffle list, the band that kept getting my attention as I worked was Homemade Jamz Blues Band. So finally I gave the whole CD a listening to. Wow!! They really sound like a good blues band. The thing that shocked me the most was the guitarist Ryan’s vocals. They are solid, full, deep in tone, and have a sound of authority on the subject matter he is singing about. The music I expected to be only ok because, hey, it’s the just blues. Even that was better than I thought it would be. That’s not to say the band doesn’t have room to grow, but for their first CD this is very good. Renaud Perry said they would have an even better second CD, because they held back on some of their better songs. He had heard so many horror stories about the music industry, so he had them keep some of their better songs just incase they got ripped off. I’m happy to say Renaud gave high praise to Northernblues Music, they did everything they said they would and more. For more about the CD and band listen to the show.

The band is:
Ryan – singer and guitarist
Kyle – bass
Taya – drums

On some of the songs:
Renaud (their father) – Harmonica and wrote all but one song
Miles Wilkinson – producer and rhythm guitar on 4 tracks

One thing I did not talk about in the show is they’re home made guitars. Renaud likes to build sports cars so he made a guitar out of a car muffler. I don’t know if this was a wise choice though. They look very cool and seem to sound good, but I worry people may look at this as a gimmick and not take the music seriously. As you listen to the show you will see that the Homemade Jamz Blues Band should be taken more seriously, and that this is a really good CD. Below is a link to where you can buy this CD.

Songs in show:
Voodoo Woman
Right Thang Wrong Woman
Penny Waiting on Change
Who Your Real Friends Are

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Buy the CD from Homemade Jamz Blues Band’s Website

Buy the CD from NorthernBlues Music

Thanks to Renaud Perry for taking the time to do the interview just before leaving to go on their tour of Europe.

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