Big Shoulders was a Chicago-based
blues
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influenced
rock and roll band, known for their bawdy renditions of popular folk tunes. They were active in the 1980s and 1990s.
Their two albums were
produced
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by
Ken Saydak
Ken Saydak (born Chicago, Illinois, United States) is an American Chicago blues pianist and singer-songwriter. In a long career, he has played as a sideman with Lonnie Brooks, Mighty Joe Young, Johnny Winter and Dave Specter. Saydak has releas ...
, the band's singer and keyboardist, and Larry Clyman, the band's guitarist, both former members of
Lonnie Brooks's band. Other members were
Ron Sorin from
Skid City on harmonica, and ex-
Vanessa Davis Band founding members
Gary Krolak and
Greg Bigger on
bass
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and drums respectively.
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Discography
* ''Big Shoulders'' (Rounder Records
Rounder Records is an independent record label founded in 1970 in Somerville, Massachusetts by Marian Leighton Levy, Ken Irwin, and Bill Nowlin. Focused on American roots music, Rounder's catalogue of more than 3000 titles includes records by Al ...
, 1989)
* ''Nickel History'' (Rounder Records, 1991)
References
External links
Big Shoulders on Amazon.com
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Musical groups from Chicago
Blues musical groups