Pat Travers by Nelson Onofre
Welcome back Blues fans! This week I am featuring photos of guitarist Pat Travers, another in a long line of rockers who have been heavily influenced by the Blues.
I first got into Pat's music back in the late 70s and saw him during the Black Pearl tour. I kind of lost track of Pat for a while but when I saw he was going to be playing BB King's on a bill with Rick Derringer I knew I had to be there. I'm a fan of what I consider to be the classic Travers lineup of Travers, Pat Thrall on guitar, Mars Cowling on bass and the amazing Tommy Aldridge on drums.
Pat's new band consists of Kirk McKim on guitar, Rodney O'Quinn on bass and Sean Shannon on drums. Pat and the band rocked BB's for almost 90 minutes, playing songs from his new CD, Fidelis, along with some of the Travers classics like Heat in The Street, Snortin' Whiskey, Crash and Burn and he had legendary drummer Carmine Appice join him on Boom Boom, Out Go The Lights.
We know Travers can rock but I suggest checking out some of his Blues releases such as Travelin' Blues, Blues Tracks, Blues Tracks, Vol. 2, Best of the Blues Plus Live, Whiskey Blues, and Blues Magnet. It took a while but I finally caught up with Pat again and as expected, he put on a great show.
Until the next go-round, keep supporting the Blues. As you can see these cats are working hard to lay it down for you.
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BB King Blues Club, NY, April 2010
http://www.pat-travers-band.com/index.html
photo: Nelson G. Onofre © 2010 Copyright
BB King Blues Club, NY, April 2010
http://www.pat-travers-band.com/index.html
photo: Nelson G. Onofre © 2010 Copyright
BB King Blues Club, NY, April 2010
http://www.pat-travers-band.com/index.html
photo: Nelson G. Onofre © 2010 Copyright
BB King Blues Club, NY, April 2010
http://www.pat-travers-band.com/index.html
photo: Nelson G. Onofre © 2010 Copyright
BB King Blues Club, NY, April 2010
http://www.pat-travers-band.com/index.html
photo: Nelson G. Onofre © 2010 Copyright
BB King Blues Club, NY, April 2010
http://www.pat-travers-band.com/index.html
photo: Nelson G. Onofre © 2010 Copyright
BB King Blues Club, NY, April 2010
http://www.pat-travers-band.com/index.html
photo: Nelson G. Onofre © 2010 Copyright
BB King Blues Club, NY, April 2010
http://www.pat-travers-band.com/index.html
photo: Nelson G. Onofre © 2010 Copyright
BB King Blues Club, NY, April 2010
http://www.pat-travers-band.com/index.html
photo: Nelson G. Onofre © 2010 Copyright
BB King Blues Club, NY, April 2010
http://www.pat-travers-band.com/index.html
photo: Nelson G. Onofre © 2010 Copyright
BB King Blues Club, NY, April 2010
http://www.pat-travers-band.com/index.html
photo: Nelson G. Onofre © 2010 Copyright
BB King Blues Club, NY, April 2010
http://www.pat-travers-band.com/index.html
photo: Nelson G. Onofre © 2010 Copyright
BB King Blues Club, NY, April 2010
http://www.pat-travers-band.com/index.html
photo: Nelson G. Onofre © 2010 Copyright
BB King Blues Club, NY, April 2010
http://www.pat-travers-band.com/index.html
photo: Nelson G. Onofre © 2010 Copyright
BB King Blues Club, NY, April 2010
http://www.pat-travers-band.com/index.html
photo: Nelson G. Onofre © 2010 Copyright
BB King Blues Club, NY, April 2010
http://www.pat-travers-band.com/index.html
photo: Nelson G. Onofre © 2010 Copyright
BB King Blues Club, NY, April 2010
http://www.pat-travers-band.com/index.html
photo: Nelson G. Onofre © 2010 Copyright
BB King Blues Club, NY, April 2010
http://www.pat-travers-band.com/index.html
photo: Nelson G. Onofre © 2010 Copyright
BB King Blues Club, NY, April 2010
http://www.pat-travers-band.com/index.html
photo: Nelson G. Onofre © 2010 Copyright
BB King Blues Club, NY, April 2010
http://www.pat-travers-band.com/index.html
photo: Nelson G. Onofre © 2010 Copyright
BB King Blues Club, NY, April 2010
http://www.pat-travers-band.com/index.html
photo: Nelson G. Onofre © 2010 Copyright
BB King Blues Club, NY, April 2010
http://www.pat-travers-band.com/index.html
photo: Nelson G. Onofre © 2010 Copyright
BB King Blues Club, NY, April 2010
http://www.pat-travers-band.com/index.html
photo: Nelson G. Onofre © 2010 Copyright
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