Note that the bartenders of
the former Swigwam are opening their own place nearby: The Swigwam is reopening on Corey
Ave, across from the Beach Theatre the 10th of March, with a grand opening on St Patty's
day. Many thanks to the guys who ran this jam since 2005, namely Tom Weismann, Bob Paskowsky, and Jeff Martin (aka "the Tom Kats").
The songs below are listed by the date and order they were played and are free to all for downloading. Be sure to also check out Jeff's Musician's Portraits pages for photos and sound clips of local musicians. |
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| February 21 | ||
  Big Boss Man - Guitar/Vocal Tom W, Keys Jeff W, Bass
Bob P, Drums Jeff MCold Shot Sweet Little Angel Tequila - Sax Bob Mojo Workin Blow Wind - Guitar/Vocal Ric A, Blues harp John L, Bass Gary, Drums Dave B Bellbottom Blues - Vocals Ric & Karyn, Drums Blair Lay Down Sally Every Day I Have the Blues - Guitar/Vocal Lightning Jack, Guitar Russ (right chan), Blues harp Bennie C, Keys Tom, Bass Suitcase Bill, Drums Jeff W Tulsa Time - Guitar/Vocal Russ, Slide Guitar Tom W (left chan)  Key to the
Highway - Guitar/Vocal Tom W |
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February 14 |
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 Me & My Baby
- Guitar/Vocal Tom W, Keys Jeff W, Sax Bob, Bass Bob P, Drums Jeff MSweet Home Chicago Cold Shot Leave My Little Girl Alone Folsom Prison Blues - Bass/Vocal Bob P, Drums Scotty Cocaine - Drums/Vocal Mark G, Guitar Tom W, Keys Tom, Organ Jeff W, Bass Bob P Mustang Sally - Blues harp PJ Gimme Back my Wig - Blues harp/Vocal PJ, Guitar Billy R, Keys Jeff W, Drums Jeff M Shotgun Blues - Vocal PJ, Blues harp Bennie C, Guitar Billy R, Keys Jeff W, Drums Jeff M Back Door Man  |
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Life's a long song... On January 27 we lost a talented member of our blues community - Timmy Hamel. He was 61. There was a tremendous turnout for his memorial jam at Gulfport on the Rocks; the place was literally packed with musicians and friends. His guitar was played by the guitarists who knew him then it was retired, fittingly, after Colin Ward played it in the final set. Colin says that Tim's guitar will at some point be hung on the wall over the stage at Gulfport On The Rocks as a memorial. The songs listed below feature Tim from various jams in years past. |
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 Old Blue Jeans Jolene Texas Flood I'm Gonna Sell the Bitch's Car The Blues Have Got Me Big Legged Woman Talk to Your Daughter Crossroads Medley Tim on guitar backing other vocalists: Keep Your Hands to Yourself - the vocalist here and in Pride & Joy is Gena Lucas, whose song ended in 2007. Pride & Joy La Grange Song 12 The Blues Ain't So Bad |
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| What I thoroughly enjoyed about my sets with Tim was his willingness to get creative with a familiar tune to give it a fresh sound. One day we'd play the song as a rhumba, another day we'd play it funky, or as a shuffle or with a wild guitar effect. Check out the songs below left for some good examples. | ||
| Same song by Tim, but each version is very different: Damn Right I Got the Blues Damn Right I Got the Blues Damn Right I Got the Blues |
Tim on bass: When the Saints Come Marching In Help Me Let Me Love You |
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| And the tune ends too soon for us all.... | ||
February 7 The former Swigwam was totally deserted (not one patron) when we arrived but filled up quickly once the band began to play. Again, thanks again to the hardy folks who hung out with us. Nicer weather is coming. |
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 Sweet Little Angel - Guitar/Vocal Tom W, Keys Jeff W,
Blues harp John L, Bass Bob P, Drums Jeff MSweet Home Chicago - Sax Bob Cold Shot Tequila Blues in My Pocket - Guitar/Vocal Colin W, Drums ? Hear Me Callin' Song 7 Walkin' Blues - Guitar/Vocal Ric A, Bass Tom W, Drums Jeff W Back Door Man - Blues harp/Vocal PJ, Guitar Billy R, Keys Jeff W, Bass Chris G, Drums Pat H Mustang Sally - Drums/Vocal Pat H Goin Down - Blues harp/Vocal PJ Pride & Joy - Guitar/Vocal Jack (rt chan), Guitar Tall Paul (lft chan), Blues harp Bennie C, Drums Mark G Big Boss Man - Guitar/Vocal Tom W (rt chan), Bass Bob P, Drums Dave M |
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January 17 A great turnout |
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| You Don't Love Me - Vocal John L, Guitar Tom W, Sax
Bob, Organ Jeff W, Piano Tom, Bass Bob P, Drums Jeff M Sweet Home Chicago - Guitar/Vocal Tom W  Have You Ever
Loved a Woman Cold Shot Love the One You're With - Guitar/Vocal John (rt chan), Guitar Tall Paul (left chan), Bass/backing Vocal Gary B, Drums Jeff W Shakey Ground/Superstition Pride & Joy Little Wing - Guitar/Vocal Tall Paul Born Under a Bad Sign - Bass/Vocal Gary B Some Kind of Wonderful Mustang Sally - Guitar/Vocal John, Blues harp PJ Must Have Done Somebody Wrong - Guitar/Vocal Bernie (lft chan), Guitar Barry (rt chan), Bass Tom W, Drums BamBam Too Hot to Handle - Drums/Vocal Paul G, Bass Jeff C Sweet Home Chicago Tore Down - Bass/Vocal Gary B, Guitar Ric A (left chan), Guitar Billy R (rt chan), Blues harp Bennie C, Piano Jeff W, Drums Dave M Further on Up the Road - Guitar/Vocal Ric A Play That Funky Music White Boy - Drums/Vocal Mark G, Guitar Barry Standing on Shakey Ground - Guitar Sonny N, Guitar Tom W, Bass Bob P, Drums Surfer Dave |
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January 3 Thanks to the musicians and all the other crazy people who came out on such a cold day. |
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| Baby What You Want Me to Do - Guitar/Vocal Tom W (lft
chan), John (rt chan), Keys Jeff W, Bass Bob P, Drums Jeff M You Don't Love Me Mystery Train Why I Sing the Blues Sweet Home Chicago Big Bad Leroy Brown - Bass/Vocal Chris G, Keys/Vocal Victoria, Drums Steve Further on Up the Road Gimme 3 Steps Empty Arms Walking Blues - Drums Scott Keep Yo Mitts to Yoself - Guitar/Vocal Steve M, Keys Jeff W, Drums Mark G Honky Tonk Women - Drums/Vocal Mark G, Bass Steve |
Further On Up
the Road - Guitar/Vocal Steve M One Way Out Gimme Back My Wig - Vocal PJ, Guitar Steve M (lft chan), Guitar Tom W (rt chan) Roadhouse Blues Mary Jane's Last Dance - Guitar/Vocal Jack M, Blues harp PJ, Drums Jeff W Pride & Joy/Sweet Home Chicago - Bass Bob P You Can't Always Get What You Want - Guitar/Vocal Jack M The Thrill is Gone - Guitar/Vocal Jack M Hit the Road Jack Shake Rattle & Roll - Bass/Vocal Bob P Every Day I Have the Blues Back Door Man - Blues harp/Vocal PJ, Guitar Tom W, Drums Jeff M Lil Red Rooster Little Wing - Guitar/Vocal Tom W |
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Musician Contacts: Want to add your contact info to the list? Call or e-mail Jeff Williams (see below). Barry Higgins (Suncoast Blues Society) - 727-410-9989 - e-mail Barry - website: www.suncoastblues.org Billy Roberts (guitar) - e-mail Billy Blind Willie James (keyboard, vocals) - myspacev Brian Kloby (electric blues guitar, vocals, guitar lessons) - 727-577-5928 - e-mail Brian - myspace Cannon Quinn (guitar, vocals) - 727-895-0422 - e-mail Cannon website: www.CannonQuinn.com Captain Bob Thompson (guitar, vocals) - e-mail Capt Bob website: www.CaptBobThompson.com Chris Gomez (bass, vocals) - 727-320-8077 - e-mail Chris Colin Ward (guitar, vocals) - 727-742-0844 - e-mail Colin David Lee Maxwell (drums, vocals) - 727-565-6524 - e-mail David Dave 'Cool Bastid' Valliere (guitar, vocals, guitar lessons) - 727-688-4202 - e-mail Dave - website:
Gary Bush (bass, guitar, vocals) - 727-565-2017 - e-mail Gary Gene 'Sarasota Slim' Hardage (guitar, vocals) - website: www.sarasotaslim.com Jeff Williams (drums, keyboard) - 813-960-3412 - e-mail Jeff John 'BamBam' Porth (drums) - 727-362-8544 - e-mail John - website: www.ravenmist.com/bambamstudios/ Jody Young (guitar, drums, vocals) - 727-667-8113 - e-mail Jody Mark 'Thunderfoot' Gault (drums, vocals) - 727-289-8262 - myspace - e-mail Mark Paul 'Tall Paul' Hubley (guitar) - 727-480-2174 - e-mail Paul PJ Scopes (blues harp, vocals) - e-mail PJ Ralph Benincasa (drums) - e-mail Ralph Sonny Neuman (drums, vocals) - 727-418-2917 - e-mail Sonny Stephen Douglas (guitar, vocals) - 727-466-8945 - e-mail Stephen Steve 'Red' Lasner (guitar, vocals) - 727-492-5743 - e-mail Red - myspace |
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The PCI management has left the blues jam out in the
cold - literally. Watch for a new location and time in the near future. 
Sessions are digitally recorded live, gratis, and mixed by Jeff
Williams of BluEarthArts. Need a demo or other live audio recording? - go