Little Roger & The Houserockers
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Roger Wade, the English harp player and singer now based in Germany, has been a stalwart on German and European stages for many years and is currently to be seen with the Houserockers, Jan Mohr and The Backscratchers (Jan Mohr, Andreas Bock, Niels von der Leyen, Dirk Vollbrecht), as well as various duos and trios.
The band Little Roger and the Houserockers formed over 20 years ago and they have since produced 4 CDs and 1 x Vinyl of classic blues, boogie, and RnB. Various guests have included the Belgian guitarist and producer Tee, Thomas Feldmann, Andreas Bock, with Sax Gordon responsible for the horn arrangements.
Line-up:
Roger C. Wade (harp/vocals) – Seydel Endorser
Marion Wade (piano)
T-man Michalke (guitar)
Stephan Roffmann (bass)
Chris Seidel/Björn Puls (drums)
Video and audio clips pictures and additional information can be found at
http://www.rogerwade.de
The following is an interview with Roger on the renowned site bluesharp.org
Should you wish to know more about Roger, the Houserockers or his other formations, feel free to email us at the following address: littleroger@me.com
Write-up from Blues Matters:
LITTLE ROGER AND THE HOUSE ROCKERS JUMPING AT JACK’S JOINT
One of the joys of doing reviews for Blues Matters is that every so often I receive a CD from a European blues band who I have never heard of. The downside is that it is not always easy to find any information on them!! Today was no exception when I received the latest offering from Little Roger and the Houserockers, a Germany-based band, whose style is a throwback to the 40s and 50s, covering Chicago, Memphis, and West Coast blues as well as piano boogies and swinging jump blues. The band, founded in 1994, is a mixture of German and English performers, led by 47 year old Roger Wade harp/vocals along with Marion Wade piano, Tilmann (T-Man) Michalke guitar, Rockin Roman Lieutenant bass, plus two drummers – Andreas Bock (2015 drummer of the year in Germany) and Andre Werkmeister –complemented by guest performances from Thomas Feldmann sax and Marc T vocals. The band credits their influences as Howlin Wolf, Little Walter, Muddy Waters, Otis Spann, B.B. King, to Sonny Boy Williamson 2. Their latest 17 track fourth CD, Jumping At Jack’s Joint, is everything you’d expect and I really enjoyed listening to it. I just put it on in the car and was in heaven! Their cover of Mona was particularly noteworthy. Whilst they are recognised as one of the leading blues bands in Germany, their songs are performed in English and they regularly perform gigs in Holland and Belgium; every type of venue from club gigs to large European festivals. Based on this CD, it would be great to see them in the UK and I hope that can be achieved in the near future since they have a reputation of being dynamic live blues show performers.
