Rough, tough and always rocking, the legendary King Pleasure and The Biscuit Boys’ zany stage show sometimes belies the fact that here is the finest, most authentic rhythm & blues band ever to come from outside the USA.
As who has followed their astonishing career knows, the band carries a guarantee of great swinging music and high entertainment value.
This year the high-octane jump and jive band have, as always, been spreading their message throughout Europe promoting their 11th Big Bear CD Live at Last!
With more than 6500 performances in 21 countries under their belt in their 30 years on the road, King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys are more than just the world’s greatest jump, jive and swing band – they’re an institution!
In that time they have opened shows for B.B. King, Cab Calloway and His Orchestra, Ray Charles, and toured with the real Blues Brothers Band - the one from the movie.
They’ve played on 36 radio shows and made 73 television appearances, including several on Blue Peter and The Teletubbies, and continue to tour worldwide.
Opening for them at Sutton Coldfield Town Hall will be local legends Ricky Cool and The In Crowd.
Combining one of the most exciting front men in the business with a band of top musicians who have served their time with the likes of Fine Young Cannibals, Robert Plant, Ruby Turn and Alexis Korner, expect a mix of blues, ska, bluebeat and soul guaranteed to get you up and out of your seat.
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‘Superb, a stunning range of instrumental ability…classy stuff in the style of Louis Jordan and Eddie Cleanhead Vinson, with nowt taken out.’ – Dave Clarke, Now Dig This
Atomic Magazine from New York wrote “To those who say that swing is a musical form best left to Americans, prepare to be proven wrong. This British combo is bullet-proof!”
The Guardian said “Behind the fun and rollicking good times lies an outfit skilled enough for the horns to come on with the bite and precision of the Basie Band”
Paul Jones on BBC Radio 2 called them “the hardest act to follow since the parting of The Red Sea”,
