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To continue my praises of the Maryland based band J Roddy Walston and The Business. When I saw these guys the first time at Chop Suey in Seattle. There were maybe 6 people in the crowd and yet that didn’t stop J Roddy from giving it everything he had.  The second time I saw them the crowd had tripled. The place was in to these guys and a stint of opening for the Black Keys I am sure didn’t hurt.

The lead guitarist has some ear melting solos. He wrings his Gibson SG so tight that I swear the Super-Model-Love-Child of Chuck Berry and Angus Young duck-walked in to his hands.

Enough of the praise. Just check these guys out.

J Roddy Walston and The Business iTunes link.

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How can you describe J Roddy Walston? The first time I heard someone describe him they said “Think Jerry Lee Lewis crossed with AC/DC.” Well, I like both JLL and AC/DC so how bad could it be? When listened online I thought ‘Wow this guy is good and yeah JLL+AC/DC’. Then I arrived to the show.

What happened next was amazing. J Roddy Walston proceeded to pound on his piano and sing like a man that would have made Sam Phillips cream his jeans. J Roddy doesn’t do some sort of Stray Cats rock-a-billy retro-tribute kind of thing. J Roddy busts out original songs with underlaying melodies that pay homage to an era in a fresh way.

Don’t Break The Needle

Pigs & Pearls

Be sure to see these guys if you ever have the chance.

Twitter: @JRoddyBusiness

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