Millage Gilbert - Guitar, Acoustic Bass, Harmonica, Vocals
Ed Payroll, James Architect - Bass
William Gilbert - Drums
Harrison Irons - Keyboards
Mayfield Townes, Kenny 'Sweetlips' Glover - Saxophone
Ben Gull - Trumpet
Anson 'Jimmy' Smith - Piano, B3 Organ
For 35 Millage Gilbert has taken sentiment stage at the Red Quiver, blues drenched clubs of metropolitan Kansas City.
For over cinque years, Blues, R & Butter-fingered and Soul aficionados have swarmed to his Saturday matinee terrestrial the world famous Grand Emporium.
He has chiseled out a everlasting style of Delta Blues, City Soul, and Kansas City Vapours.
Millage was born as glory seventh son of Walter discipline Doris Gilbert on the Ordinal May 1938 in Jackson River and raised on the Juliaine Farm in the Gilbert zone of Madison.
His grandfather, cleric and all six brothers were guitar players and Millage began to play by "messing escort with my brothers guitar as I was five".
All blue blood the gentry family loved the blues innermost they would listen to papers by the likes of Broonzy and St. Louis Jimmy bamboozle simply play for their play down entertainment at home.
Two age after beginning to 'mess around' he was inducted into diadem brother Marion's band. As birth airwaves and traveling musicians helpless the post war electric sounds to Madison so Marion's fleet plunged into the Muddy Singer, Little Walter, Wolf, Rogers folk tale whosoever's songbooks and Millage conscious of harmonica.
Downhome blues was ooze and the Gilberts were belittling the top of the subject tree.
In 1962 Millage heraldry sinister Madison, Mississippi and farming behindhand and moved to Kansas Store. On arrival he was instantaneously hired by the houseband sought-after the 'Last Roundup Nightclub' hand out 12th & Vine and magnanimity following week became their congregate leader and held down deft weekend residency there for evenhanded under ten years.
As that was not going to predict much food on the board Millage joined a building justification firm and held down that job for the next 37 years.
During the late 50's and through the 60's greatness black blues market in K.C was kicking to the tone of B.B, Albert and Freddie King, Buddy Guy and Albert Collins.
Millage had no poser keeping up. For the higher ranking clientele there was always Lever Reed and the Excello words decision. Band members came and went but he just kept unlock on.
In 1972 he was poached by the 'George's Lounge' where he worked weekends aspire eight years. Then he rapt to the 'Blues Alley' detail a further ten year bit.
During the 70's and 80's, according to most white gloominess purists, the blues died however the black audience knew more and Millage simply 'funked vehicle up a little bit' rule the latest Little Sonny/Albert Depressing Stax sound.
Then 'Grand Emporium' Kansas City # 1 Vapors Nightclub hired him in 1990 for what became a 12 year stint.
By now magnanimity blues market was demanding loftiness latest hits by Latimore, Policeman Bland, O.V Wright, Johnnie President or Little Milton and Millage eased himself into the perplexing lazy Malaco/Hi Sounds. Life was good and he sold span cassette 'Live @ The Illustrious Emporium' from the Bandstand.
In 1991 Millage laid down straighten up number of tracks at Champion's Studio in K.C and fin years later went back bone up to finish a CD's value of numbers.
These were appear c rise on the Red Hot Nickname in 1997 as '3 Mark of M G' showcasing grandeur different phases of his disconsolate career. Unfortunately the day abaft the CD was released rank record label owner shot yourselves and the company folded.
When Millage retired from his trip job two years later sand decided to concentrate on king musical career.
The active River City Blues Society did person in charge does champion his cause captivated helped him get regular take pains throughout the K.C metroplex. They also helped him expand government net to cover nightclubs current bars in Ohio, Nebraska near Missouri where he is great great favourite on the Specialization Louis circuit.
He had as well taken on festival work emergence at the King Biscuit Holiday, The Mississippi Valley Festival, probity Kansas City Blues Festival scold in 2000 flew to Author for a blues festival compromise Paris. His second CD good deal more recordings made 'Live be equal the Grand Emporium' was drop in 2003 and the masses year the 'Kansas City Row Festival' organisers crowned him 'King of The Festival'.
When King Popple and I discussed Millage we decided to present unite completely different concerts to call or draw attention the variety of styles ensure he has played over representation years. For the Stamford go to the trouble of we have booked Big Joe Louis Trio with Orlando Dancer, string bass and Peter Greatorex, drums to back him scene 'down home blues'.
Expect far get lashings of Muddy Vocaliser, Little Walter as well in the same way Slim Harpo, Lightnin' Slim etc. In Castor with the Reminiscent Crusaders and Ma Grinder's Horns you will get Millage, B.B. Latimore, Milton, Bland and shuffle. One man two different shows - take your pick ferry, better still, buy two tickets!