From Wiki – In 1992, Magic Dick re-united with his old friend and band mate Jay Geils and formed the band Bluestime. Bluestime featured Steve Ramsey on drums, Jerry Miller on guitar, and Roy McCloud on bass. McCloud was later replaced by Michael “Mudcat” Ward, who played with the band for several years before leaving to pursue other interests. Ward was subsequently replaced by bassist John Turner. The band was a fusion of Chicago blues and classic jazz. Bluestime toured heavily up to at least 2004, as both a solo act and as part of B.B. King’s Bluesfest.
Discography
- 1994 – Bluestime, Rounder Records CD (USA)
- 1994 – Bluestime, Rounder Records Tape Cassette (USA)
- 1994 – Bluestime, I Got To Find My Baby, Promo CD Single
- 1994 – Interview With Carter Allen, WBCN Promo CD (USA)
- 1996 – Little Car Blues, Rounder Records CD (Europe)
- 1996 – Little Car Blues, P-Vine Records CD (Japan)
Bluetime: Tour Dates 1992 – 2004 (Thanks to Gilles at 1000Dances)
October 1992
- 10/23/92 – Bluestime @ The Paradise – First Bluestime Concert (Seth Justman, Danny Klein and Stephen Jo Bladd watched the show from the bar)
November 1992
- 11/19/92 – Bluestime @ The Maximus Ballroom
December 1992
- 12/17/92 – Bluestime @ Bullwinkles Cafe, Pawcatuck, CT – Sound Waves Magazine Christmas Party co-sponsored by WBLQ 99.3FM (Magazine)
- 12/31/92 – Bluestime @ The Paradise
February 1993
- 02/13-14/93 – Bluestime @ The Annual Harpers Ferry Blues Festival
- 02/20/93 – The Sting, New Britain, CT (Ticket)
- 02/26/93 – Hadley, MA
April 1993
- 04/16/93 – Bluestime @ Groton’s Dunstable Performing Arts Center
May 1993
- 05/05/93 – Magic Dick & J. Geils, Bevrijdingsfestival, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
- 05/07/93 – Bluestime @ De Lantaarn, Hellendoorn, The Netherlands
- 05/08/93 – Bluestime @ Rhythm & Blues Night, De Oosterpoort, Groningen, The Netherlands (Poster)
- 05/14/93 – Bluestime @ Noorderlicht, The Netherlands – w/Omar & The Howlers (Poster)
- 05/16/93 – Bluestime @ Patronaat, Haarlem, The Netherlands
- 05/19/93 – Bluestime @ Drie in een Blues Festival, Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht, The Netherlands & Doornroosje, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (Performance at Utrecht was 30 minutes)
- 05/20/93 – Bluestime @ Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Poster)
July 1993
- 07/04/93 – Bluestime @Old Orchard Beach, Maine – w/ Southside Johnny And The Asbury Dukes and Clarence Clement. (Ticket)
- 07/09/93 – Bluestime @ The House Of Blues, Boston
September 1993
- 09/01/93 – Bluestime @ Provincetown II Cruise Ship – “Music On Board” show by the Bay State Harbor Cruise Company
- 09/05/93 – Southside Johnny/Magic Dick & Jay Geils (Bluestime) @ Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom in Hampton Beach, N.H
November 1993
- 11/02/93 – Bluestime @ the Orpheum w/ Robert Cray, John Hammond & Johnny Clyde Copeland.
May 1994
- 05/21/94 – Pearl Street – Northampton, MA (Flyer)
July 1994
- 07/10/94 – The North Atlantic Blues Festival (Cutting)
October 1994
- 10/08/94 – Pearl Street – Northampton, MA (Flyer)
- 10/30/94 – Solano Beach, CA, USA
December 1994
- 12/23/94 – Sit N Bull, Maynard, MA
- 12/03/94 – The TLA – Philadelphia, PA
February 1995
- 02/21/95 – Blues Music Festival’95, Keswick Theatre. Philly with BB King, Jimmie Vaughan, Etta James, Elvin Bishop. (Tee-Shirt)
March 1995
- 03/11/95 – Bottom Line New York, NY
May 1995
- 05/02/95 – Fleetwood’s – Alexandria, VA
- 05/04/95 – W.C. Handy Awards – Memphis, TN
- 05/05/95 – Beal St. Blues Fest – Memphis, TN
- 05/06/95 – Rounder Riverboat Cruise – Memphis, TN
- 05/10/95 – House Of Blues – New Orleans, LA
- 05/11/95 – Florida Theatre – Jacksonville, FL
- 05/12/95 – The Backroom – Delray, FL
- 05/13/95 – Club Detroit – St. Petersburg, FL
- 05/19/95 – Johnny D’s – Somerville, MA
- 05/20/95 – Jay Geils @ The 20th Century Guitar Show – Long Island, NY
July 1995
- 07/01/95 – Sit N Bull, Maynard, MA
August 1995
- 08/11/95 – Shoreline Amphitheatre with B. B. King, Jimmie Vaughan, Etta James, Elvin Bishop, Blues Time Jam, the Legendary SY Klopps Blue Band. (Backstage Pass)
- 08/15/95 – Fiddlers Green, Boulder, CO with B.B. King’s Blues Festival
- 08/20/95 – B. B. King, Jimmie Vaughan, Etta James, Elvin Bishop, Bluestime @ Great Woods
- 08/23/95 – Fox Theatre, Blues Music Festival ’95 – B. B. King, Jimmie Vaughan, Etta James, Elvin Bishop, Bluestime. (Cutting)
- 08/27/95 – E-Centre – Camden, NJ with B.B. King’s Blues Festival
October 1995
- 10/07/95 – Bluestime @ Sit ‘n’ Bull, Maynard
December 1995
- 12/02/95 – Old Vienna, Westboro, MA
- 12/16/95 – Stanhope House, Stanhope, NJ
January 1996
- 01/07-14/96 – Rhythm and Blues Cruise
February 1996
- 02/24/96 – Bluestime @ Aero-Center, East Hartford – 105.9 HCN Present Mardi-Gras 96 (Ticket)
June 1996
- 06/30/96 – Bluestime @ The City of Presidents Blues Festival in Quincy
July 1996
- 07/17/96 – Bluestime @ The House Of Blues, Boston
- 07/07/96 – The RBC Azen Bluesfest, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (Photos)
August 1996
- 08/08/96 – Rockefeller’s Club, Houston (Press Photo + Clipping)
- 08/25/96 – Bayou Bluesfest at Groton Point Park, West Chester, NY
September 1996
- 09/07/96 – Bluesfest, Framingham, MA
- 09/13/96 – Bluestime @ Johnny D’s
- 09/17/96 – Slippery Noodle – Indianapolis, IN
- 09/28/96 – San Francisco Bluesfest at Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA
February 1997
- 02/13/97 – Gunstock, Route 11A, Gilford, NH – ‘J. Geils and Magic Dick Band’ (Ticket)
May 1997
- 05/10/97 – Bluestime @ The Sixth Annual Boston Brewers Festival at the Bayside Expo w/Matt “Guitar” Murphy and the Shaboo Allstars.
June 1997
- 06/06/97 – New Haven, CT – w/Toad’s Place.
- 06/20/97 – St. Petersburg, FL
July 1997
- 07/04/97 – Mississippi Valley Bluesfest – Davenport, Iowa
- 07/18/97 – Novi, Michigan
August 1997
- 08/22/97 – Universal Amphitheater – Universal City, CA with B.B. King’s Blues Festival
- 08/23/97 – Shoreline Amphitheater – Mountainview, CA with B.B. King’s Blues Festival
- 08/29/97 – Fox Theater – St. Louis, MO with B.B. King’s Blues Festival
September 1997
- 09/01/97 – Mill City Music Fest – Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 09/07/97 – Great Woods – Mansfield, MA with B.B. King’s Blues Festival
- 09/10/97 – Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA
- 09/18/97 – Arena Theater, Houston, TX with B.B. King’s Blues Festival
- 09/21/97 – Riverwest Festival Park – Tulsa, OK – with BB King’s Bluesfest
October 1997
- 10/18/97 – Mahar Regional High School, Orange MA
November 1997
- 11/12/97 – Newport Blues Cafe, New Port, RI
- 11/26/97 – Sit N Bull – Maynard, MA
January 1998
- 01/16/98 – Winter Bluesfest, Globe Theater – Norwalk, CT
May 1998
- 05/30/98 – Bluestime @ MusicFest ’98, Maynard’s Alumni Field
July 1998
- 07/02/98 – Waterfront Bluesfest, Tom McCall Waterfront Park – Portland, OR
November 1998
- 11/07/98 – Downtown Disney, FL
January 1999
- 01/23/99 – The Call – Providence, RI
August 1999
- 08/22/99 – Bluestime @ The Fourth Annual North River Blues Festival
November 1999
- 11/26/99 – Crowne Plaza – Pittsfield, MA
January 2000
- 01/25/00 – Company Theater- Norwell, MA
- 01/28/00 – Bluestime @ Sit ‘n’ Bull, Maynard
April 2000
- 04/06/00 – Tap Room – Buffalo, NY
- 04/08/00 – Rosebud Cafe – Pittsburgh, PA
June 2000
- 06/17/00 – Bodles Opera House – Chester, NY
- 06/18/00 – Stephen Talk House – East Hampton, NY
- 06/19/00 – The Bayou – Mount Vernon, NY
September 2000
- 09/22/00 – Blues In The Park – Veterans Memorial Park (Depot Square), Englewood – With Bluestime and Kim Wilson. (Poster)
January 2001
- 01/27/01 – Royal Oak Music Theater – Detroit, MI
May 2001
- 05/05/01 – Stephen Talk House – East Hampton, NY
July 2001
- 07/05/01 – Springfield, MA
- 07/06/01 – Bubba Mac’s – Somers Point, NJ
- 07/21/01 – NY State Bluesfest
August 2001
- 08/10/01 – Bodles Opera House – Chester, NY
- 08/31/01 – Sit N Bull – Maynard, MA (Gallery) Thanks to Geils fan Mark McCartney for sending in these rare photos of Bluestime from 2001.
November 2001
- 11/07/01 – Bluestime @ Vincent’s In Randolph
- 11/10/01 – Turning Point – Piermont, NY
December 2001
- 12/10/01 – The Cellar, Struthers, OH
January 2002
- 01/12/02 – Bluestime @ Johnny D’s
April 2002
- 04/27/02 – Daffodil Fest – Meriden, CT
May 2002
- 05/24/02 – Mayfair Festival – Allentown, PA
- 05/25/02 – Cole Muffler Court at State Fairgrounds – Syracuse, NY
June 2002
- 05/30/02 – Station Nightclub, 211 Cowesett Ave. West Warwick, RI (Flyer)
September 2002
- 09/14/02 – Suffolk Downs Racetrack – Boston, MA
October 2002
- 10/05/02 – Kimball’s Farm, Blues N Brews Fest – Westford, MA
December 2002
- 12/31/02 – The Bullrun – Shirley, MA, USA
April 2003
- 04/19/03 – Sit N Bull Maynard, MA
July 2003
- 07/26/03 – Earlville Opera House, Earlville, NY
August 2003
- 08/17/03 – Riverfront Bluesfest – Wilmington, DE
December 2003
- 12/05/03 – Sugarloaf, ME
- 12/31/03 – The Bullrun – Shirley, MA
December 2004
- 12/31/04 – The Bullrun – Shirley, MA, USA – It could be the last Bluestime show, as Jay wants to focus on jazz.
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