Sweet Baby James & Rob Eyers were a blues duo from
Adelaide,
Australia
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, made up of
James Meston
James Meston (born 1975) is an Australian, Adelaide-based radio producer, announcer and podcaster. He has produced and co-announced the 'Arch D Radio' show on 1079 Life FM since 2011, and produced a number of series of podcasts related to Cath ...
(guitar/vocals) and Rob Eyers (drums/percussion). ''Rhythms'' magazine described them as "fantastic, their two-piece guitar/drum combo outshoots
The White Stripes,
The Black Keys,
The Mess Hall
The Mess Hall were a two-piece drums and guitar combo based in Sydney, Australia, specialising in "raw, edgy bluesy rock." The band consisted of Jed Kurzel (lead vocals/guitar) and Cec Condon (drums/backing vocals) for most of its tenure. The b ...
, the Fumes, anyone you care to mention".
Their first album, ''Rhythm n Blues'', released by the
Black Market Music record label in 2005, is a cornucopia of assorted blues styles played with an electric energy. There is delicate fingerpicking, growling slide guitar and sparse country blues. Their raw sound evokes wild nights at the traditional
juke joints of America's south.
Sweet Baby James & Rob Eyers
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They are no longer performing or recording. Their last live performance was at a benefit concert in Adelaide for Chris Wilson (Australian musician)
Christopher John Wilson (2 December 1956 – 16 January 2019) was an Australian blues musician who sang and played harmonica, saxophone and guitar. He performed as part of the Sole Twisters, Harem Scarem and Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls, ...
in September 2018.
References
Australian blues musical groups