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Contact Information: mike@mikedollins.biz or 501-658-0385
Welcome to the Mike Dollins Blues Band web site.
Mike picked the guitar up in 1958 at 13 years old,
formed his first band in 1959, and has maintained
some sort of band his whole life. Check out the
Band History tab to visit the decades of bands,
with a primary focus on Blues, R&B, Soul, Funk &
some Jazz. Our Press Kit tab will provide you
extensive credits, and quotes from music industry
leaders & notables. Please visit the pages on the
Mike Dollins Blues Band site - a wealth of blues
information worldwide.
Thank you, and keep on jammin' them blues.
Mike picked the guitar up in 1958 at 13 years old,
formed his first band in 1959, and has maintained
some sort of band his whole life. Check out the
Band History tab to visit the decades of bands,
with a primary focus on Blues, R&B, Soul, Funk &
some Jazz. Our Press Kit tab will provide you
extensive credits, and quotes from music industry
leaders & notables. Please visit the pages on the
Mike Dollins Blues Band site - a wealth of blues
information worldwide.
Thank you, and keep on jammin' them blues.
Bring the Mike Dollins Blues Band to your town, Gigs,
Festivals, Events, Jam Sessions, Blues Societies,
Nite Club, Show, Bike Rally, Bass Tournement, BBQ,
Deer Campk, Fish Camp, Parties, Benefits or Fish Fries.
From the Arkansas Bayou & Delta, along the Arkansas
and Mississippi Rivers USA. Band for Hire - just contact
us for details and availability.
Thank you.
contact@mikedollins.biz
For references, click some of the tabs at top to see
comments on the Cruize Bros Music.
Find us on FaceBook & ReverbNation for our latest CD
Release
As seen on ABC TV, Ch 7 Little Rock,
Good Morning Arkansas
Festivals, Events, Jam Sessions, Blues Societies,
Nite Club, Show, Bike Rally, Bass Tournement, BBQ,
Deer Campk, Fish Camp, Parties, Benefits or Fish Fries.
From the Arkansas Bayou & Delta, along the Arkansas
and Mississippi Rivers USA. Band for Hire - just contact
us for details and availability.
Thank you.
contact@mikedollins.biz
For references, click some of the tabs at top to see
comments on the Cruize Bros Music.
Find us on FaceBook & ReverbNation for our latest CD
Release
As seen on ABC TV, Ch 7 Little Rock,
Good Morning Arkansas
Click onto the logos below to visit other Mike Dollins Band resources, and associate music
web sites. Join us on FaceBook or Twitter, and keep on jammin' them blues.
web sites. Join us on FaceBook or Twitter, and keep on jammin' them blues.
NEWS ARTICLE
MIKE DOLLINS, THE CRUIZE BROTHERS TO PERFORM AT KASU
BLUESDAY TUESDAY MAY 14
JONESBORO, Ark. — For the May 14 Bluesday Tuesday concert in
Newport, KASU Radio brings back Mike Dollins and the Cruize Brothers
for their first Newport appearance in over four years. The concert begins
at 7 p.m. at Newport Country Club, 703 Walker Drive, and is free to the
public. KASU will pass the hat for the band.
Mike Dollins has earned the respect of blues musicians, record producers
and radio deejays from San Diego to Philadelphia to London. Born in
1945 in southern California, he got his first guitar at the age of 13 and
grew up listening to early rhythm and blues, rock and roll and jazz. He
played in his first band, The Esquires, in 1960.
As America’s musical tastes changed over the next 50 years, so did
Dollins’ clothing and hair styles. But his passion for the blues remained
constant while he perfected his guitar craftsmanship. Dollins became a
well-known band member and leader in the southern California club,
festival and studio scene playing styles that ranged from rhythm and
blues to gospel.
About 10 years ago, Dollins moved to Arkansas and found a musical
home in the Delta blues region. Mike Dollins and the Cruise Brothers
Band is based in Benton, Ark., and will release a new CD in June that
represents over a decade of their best work. The band has played at
nightspots and at blues events all over Arkansas including Hot Springs,
Helena, Fayetteville and Little Rock. They have played at one previous
KASU event in Newport.
KASU station manager Mike Doyle said, “Mike Dollins is a 68-year-old
guitar master and a musical treasure that has been playing for over half a
century. We’re glad to bring him back for Newport’s Bluesday Tuesday
audience. You can enjoy this night by dancing to a full tilt boogie band if
you like, or by just sitting back and appreciating their subtle styling and
musical craftsmanship.”
The monthly Bluesday Tuesday concerts at Newport Country Club are
presented without membership fee or cover charge by KASU, the
broadcasting service of Arkansas State University, underwritten by ASU-
Newport, C and C Distributors, and Harris Ford in Newport. The Newport
Country Club prepares a buffet supper available for a fee.
MIKE DOLLINS, THE CRUIZE BROTHERS TO PERFORM AT KASU
BLUESDAY TUESDAY MAY 14
JONESBORO, Ark. — For the May 14 Bluesday Tuesday concert in
Newport, KASU Radio brings back Mike Dollins and the Cruize Brothers
for their first Newport appearance in over four years. The concert begins
at 7 p.m. at Newport Country Club, 703 Walker Drive, and is free to the
public. KASU will pass the hat for the band.
Mike Dollins has earned the respect of blues musicians, record producers
and radio deejays from San Diego to Philadelphia to London. Born in
1945 in southern California, he got his first guitar at the age of 13 and
grew up listening to early rhythm and blues, rock and roll and jazz. He
played in his first band, The Esquires, in 1960.
As America’s musical tastes changed over the next 50 years, so did
Dollins’ clothing and hair styles. But his passion for the blues remained
constant while he perfected his guitar craftsmanship. Dollins became a
well-known band member and leader in the southern California club,
festival and studio scene playing styles that ranged from rhythm and
blues to gospel.
About 10 years ago, Dollins moved to Arkansas and found a musical
home in the Delta blues region. Mike Dollins and the Cruise Brothers
Band is based in Benton, Ark., and will release a new CD in June that
represents over a decade of their best work. The band has played at
nightspots and at blues events all over Arkansas including Hot Springs,
Helena, Fayetteville and Little Rock. They have played at one previous
KASU event in Newport.
KASU station manager Mike Doyle said, “Mike Dollins is a 68-year-old
guitar master and a musical treasure that has been playing for over half a
century. We’re glad to bring him back for Newport’s Bluesday Tuesday
audience. You can enjoy this night by dancing to a full tilt boogie band if
you like, or by just sitting back and appreciating their subtle styling and
musical craftsmanship.”
The monthly Bluesday Tuesday concerts at Newport Country Club are
presented without membership fee or cover charge by KASU, the
broadcasting service of Arkansas State University, underwritten by ASU-
Newport, C and C Distributors, and Harris Ford in Newport. The Newport
Country Club prepares a buffet supper available for a fee.
| Check out Mike's favorite all time blues and R&B songs, by the orignial blues masters: www.mikedollins.biz/Blues |
| Mike Dollins Blues Band |
MDBB 2014 CD Release, Number one Song
Featuring Mike Fraz on vocals & keys.
Featuring Mike Fraz on vocals & keys.
| M D B B - E n d o r s e m e n t s & B u d d i e s |
Recording Session Details on new CD
Loving You Is Easy This was a Mike Fraz song he always did live. Is actually his
arrangement of Albert King's song, "Don't Throw Your Love On Me So Strong," but he has
gone so way over re-writtening it so much, this is not the same song anymoe.
Mike Fraz, Keyboards & Vocals. Brad Messer, Drums. Guido Ciardetti, Bass. Mike
Dollins, Guitar. Reorded at Lonesome Oak Studios, Whitehall, Arkansas 2008
Be Your Man Recorded in San Diego, CA, around 2003. Len Rainey, Bass &
Vocal. Victor Marquez, Guitar. Roy Enjambre, Drums. Dominic Enjambre,
Keyboard. Tony Matoian, Tenor Sax. Mike Dollins, Guitar.
Real Deal Recorded way back around 2003. All I can remember is I played Guitar,
Vocals & Bass on the song. The first Solo, is a rendetion of Billy Butler's solo from the
classic 50's, R&B long time hit record; Bill Dogget's, Honky Tonk.
Welcome Home Baby Victor Marquez, Vocals & Guitar. Roy Enjambre, Drums.
Dominic Enjambre, Keyboard. Tony Matoian, Sax. Len Rainey, Bass. Mike
Dollins, Guitar.
Take Care of Your Man Written by Brad Messer, and he played drums on this cut.
We also had Ed Bowman, Vocals. Guido Ciardetti, Bass. "Chicago" Bob
Lowther, Keyboards, Mike Dollins, Guitar. Reorded at Lonesome Oak Studios,
Whitehall, Arkansas 2008
Love My Baby Len Rainey, Bass & Vocal. Victor Marquez, Guitar. Roy
Enjambre, Drums. Dominic Enjambre, Keyboard. Tony Matoian, Tenor Sax. Mike
Dollins, Blues Harp & Guitar.
Looking For My Baby Victor Marquez, Vocals & Guitar. Roy Enjambre, Drums.
Dominic Enjambre, Keyboard. Tony Matoian, Sax. Len Rainey, Bass. Mike
Dollins, Guitar.
Freddy King Tunes Roy Enjambre, Drums. Dominic Enjambre, Keyboard. Mike
Dollins, Guitar & Bass.
Diamonds & Gold Brad Messer, drums. Guido Ciardetti, Bass. Mike Dollins,
Vocal & Guitar.
Red Dress An inpromptu jam, we turned into a song. Recorded in 2007, in my music
room on a PreSonus 8-Track Computer interface, to Stienberg, Cubase program.
Brad Messer, drums. Guido Ciardetti, Bass. Mike Dollins, Vocal & Guitar.
All Blue Miles Mike Fraz, Keyboards. Brad Messer, Drums. Guido Ciardetti,
Bass. Mike Dollins, Guitar. Reorded at Lonesome Oak Studios, Whitehall, Arkansas
2008
Loving You Is Easy This was a Mike Fraz song he always did live. Is actually his
arrangement of Albert King's song, "Don't Throw Your Love On Me So Strong," but he has
gone so way over re-writtening it so much, this is not the same song anymoe.
Mike Fraz, Keyboards & Vocals. Brad Messer, Drums. Guido Ciardetti, Bass. Mike
Dollins, Guitar. Reorded at Lonesome Oak Studios, Whitehall, Arkansas 2008
Be Your Man Recorded in San Diego, CA, around 2003. Len Rainey, Bass &
Vocal. Victor Marquez, Guitar. Roy Enjambre, Drums. Dominic Enjambre,
Keyboard. Tony Matoian, Tenor Sax. Mike Dollins, Guitar.
Real Deal Recorded way back around 2003. All I can remember is I played Guitar,
Vocals & Bass on the song. The first Solo, is a rendetion of Billy Butler's solo from the
classic 50's, R&B long time hit record; Bill Dogget's, Honky Tonk.
Welcome Home Baby Victor Marquez, Vocals & Guitar. Roy Enjambre, Drums.
Dominic Enjambre, Keyboard. Tony Matoian, Sax. Len Rainey, Bass. Mike
Dollins, Guitar.
Take Care of Your Man Written by Brad Messer, and he played drums on this cut.
We also had Ed Bowman, Vocals. Guido Ciardetti, Bass. "Chicago" Bob
Lowther, Keyboards, Mike Dollins, Guitar. Reorded at Lonesome Oak Studios,
Whitehall, Arkansas 2008
Love My Baby Len Rainey, Bass & Vocal. Victor Marquez, Guitar. Roy
Enjambre, Drums. Dominic Enjambre, Keyboard. Tony Matoian, Tenor Sax. Mike
Dollins, Blues Harp & Guitar.
Looking For My Baby Victor Marquez, Vocals & Guitar. Roy Enjambre, Drums.
Dominic Enjambre, Keyboard. Tony Matoian, Sax. Len Rainey, Bass. Mike
Dollins, Guitar.
Freddy King Tunes Roy Enjambre, Drums. Dominic Enjambre, Keyboard. Mike
Dollins, Guitar & Bass.
Diamonds & Gold Brad Messer, drums. Guido Ciardetti, Bass. Mike Dollins,
Vocal & Guitar.
Red Dress An inpromptu jam, we turned into a song. Recorded in 2007, in my music
room on a PreSonus 8-Track Computer interface, to Stienberg, Cubase program.
Brad Messer, drums. Guido Ciardetti, Bass. Mike Dollins, Vocal & Guitar.
All Blue Miles Mike Fraz, Keyboards. Brad Messer, Drums. Guido Ciardetti,
Bass. Mike Dollins, Guitar. Reorded at Lonesome Oak Studios, Whitehall, Arkansas
2008
Voted Best Original CD for Little Rock, AR; International Blues Challenge 2009
New 2014-2015 CD Release. Hear the #1 Song,
above from the album.
Pre-Production CD's available now, handmade
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above from the album.
Pre-Production CD's available now, handmade
one by one, on sale now. $5.00 + $1.25 Shipping
Get this limited time exclusive offer now.
Click purchase button below. Thank you.
SONG TITLES
1) Loving You is Easy – Mike Fraz vocals
2) Be Your Man – Len Rainey vocals
3) Real Deal – Mike Dollins vocals
4) Welcome Home Baby – Victor Marquez vocals
5) Take Care of Your Man – Ed Bowman vocals
6) Love My Baby - Len Rainey vocals
7) Red Dress - Mike Dollins vocals
8) Looking For My Baby – Victor Marquez vocals
9) Freddy King Tunes
10) Diamonds & Gold – Mike Dollins vocals
11) Red Dress – Mike Dollins vocals
12) All Blue Miles
1) Loving You is Easy – Mike Fraz vocals
2) Be Your Man – Len Rainey vocals
3) Real Deal – Mike Dollins vocals
4) Welcome Home Baby – Victor Marquez vocals
5) Take Care of Your Man – Ed Bowman vocals
6) Love My Baby - Len Rainey vocals
7) Red Dress - Mike Dollins vocals
8) Looking For My Baby – Victor Marquez vocals
9) Freddy King Tunes
10) Diamonds & Gold – Mike Dollins vocals
11) Red Dress – Mike Dollins vocals
12) All Blue Miles
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