Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames

The Venue is pleased to present Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames on Saturday, July 20 at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m.

Advance Admission: Premium Reserved Seating - $20 | General Admission Seats - $15

+ $5 at the Door

DAVE WELD

⭐ Veteran blues musician Dave Weld grew up in Chicago, and he returned to play the blues after a brief detour out west after high school. Back in Chicago in the 1970s, he played with Hound Dog Taylor bandmates Brewer Philips and Ted Harvey. He then played with Eddie Shaw and the Wolf Gang which featured Chico Chism, Lafayette Gilbert, Hubert Sumlin, Detroit Junior. But it was meeting J. B. Hutto that changed his life. He then met Little Ed and James Young, and they started the band "Little Ed and the Blues Imperials."

In 1988, Weld started his own band "Dave Weld and the Imperial Flames" which featured the most authenic seasoned blues veterans in Chicago such as Bernard Reed, Leo Davis, Daryl Mahon, Donny Nichilo, Mike Scharf, Vernon Rogers and Ted Harvey.

Presently, Weld is one of the few real innovators in the blues realm of today.

THE IMPERIAL FLAMES

⭐ Dave Weld and the Imperial Flames, an authentic blues band, high energy with versatile talent, variety, and a cohesive show that includes original driving blues, rock blues, boogie, R&B and Soul. The originals are classic in nature, the standards are revitalized with striking three part vocal harmony, three vocal stylists, Passionate slide guitarist, Dave Weld schooled from Grammy Winning Master J.B. Hutto, along with blues diva and two time Rami winner Mona Rose (Monica Myhre) on Lead Vocals, Powerhouse on Keys, Harry YaSeen, Red Hot, Rogers Randle on Sax, a Rock Tight Rhythm Section Jeff Taylor on Drums with a Creamy Vocals and Blazing on Bass, Kenny Pickens.

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