James Montgomery joined me to talk about a benefit fundraiser event for a local food pantry serving the Plymouth area and will be celebrating the birthdays that week of performers James Montgomery and Danny Klein. Loaded with high-energy, high-octane blues and rock, the Rock n’ Roll Circus is an explosive show that will be “Nothin’ but a House Party”. This great line-up features 3 Grammy nominees, 2 New England Music Hall of Fame inductees, 1 Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame inductee, a New York Blues Hall of Fame inductee, and more. The line-up features Jon Butcher, known for his days of Johanna Wild, Jon Butcher Axis, Barefoot Servants, and performing on Experience Hendrix tours. Jon is one of the most influential performers in Boston, having toured the country opening for the J. Geils Band, Def Leppard, Rush, and the Scorpions among others Former J. Geils Band bassist Danny Klein will also be on hand. Also joining the party is Johnny A., a Grammy nominee, Boston Music Award winner, and Boston Music Hall of Fame inductee, whose career spans acclaimed solo work, performances with Peter Wolf’s band, and his time in the Rock & Roll HoF band the Yardbirds. The show though would not be complete without the presence of New England Blues Legend, James Montgomery. A musician of many talents, James, is an iconic figure in blues music for over 40 years, is an accomplished blues harpist, singer, front man and bandleader, lending these talents to his own band, The James Montgomery Band, and to countless sessions and tours over the years with the likes of Gregg Allman, Johnny Winter, B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, Aerosmith, the Rolling Stones, Joe Cocker, James Brown and so many others it would take multiple pages to list them all. He’s also hosted his own syndicated blues radio show, interviewing and playing the music of numerous blues and blues-rock luminaries. James was inducted in 2018 into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame and into the New England Music Hall of Fame in September 2021.
