Chris O'Leary ~ The Hard Line~ Alligator Records CD release!

Alligator Records is pleased to announce the signing of soulful vocalist dynamic harmonica master and gifted songwriter Chris O’Leary. His label debut "The Hard Line" released on Friday January 12 2024.

Chris O'Leary and his band will be performing at the Waterfront Blues Festival and the Winthrop Blues festival this year while BDE and Swallowtail are happy to announce that we will be up close and personal with Chris at Springfields newest and upcoming Live Music Venue!

Join us as we introduce to you one of the hottest award-winning touring bands around today. Chris is rarely on tour of the West Coast so now is your chance to see him live in a very intimate setting.

“Chris was the lead singer and front man for Levon Helm’s Barnburners for six years as well as fronting his own band. He has also taken the stage with such luminaries as Bobby Keys the Fabulous Thunderbirds Jeff Healy Albert Lee James Cotton and more…making him a Bonafide seasoned professional. We live in an age when every hotshot guitarist harp player vocalist and so on is touted as the “real deal” and the greatest thing since sliced bread. In O’Leary’s case the roadwork and all that goes with it bears witness to his love for the music and his determination to pursue a career doing what he loves. Chris burns his way through a dozen tunes totaling over 70 minutes. Often in albums of this length there are a couple tunes thrown in just as filler. That is not the case with this one. There is not a single weak tune on the disc. O’Leary’s songwriting is stronger than ever his harp playing is off the charts and his vocals are passionate and powerful. While this may not be strictly a blues album in the traditional sense it is every bit a blues album. Chris draws from deep wells of experience in various blues and blues-related styles. This is the music that has filled roadhouses for ages…thought-provoking danceable and incredibly entertaining from houserockin’ tunes to soulful ballads Chris & company deliver a set that is sure to be listed among the all-time greats.” — Bill Wilson Reflections in Blue

check out more reviews below:

https://thechrisolearyband.net/news/reviews/

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