Thursday August 20
Jake LaBotz's old-timey blues and rootsy originals are influenced by the pre-war era blues guys still living in Chicago when he was a kid: David "Honeyboy" Edwards, Homesick James, Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis. Jake has opened for Ray Charles, Etta James, Dr. John, Buddy Guy, Jr. Wells, Taj Mahal, Buckwheat Zydeco, Tony Joe White, John Hammond and Mavis Staples whose band he has recorded with.
Later in his musical life, LaBotz was fortunate to have learned from and played with his great influence, "Honeyboy" Edwards.
Jake sometimes sings his songs and acts in film and television. He recently starred in the Stephen King/John Mellencamp/T-Bone Burnett stage musical Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, did a guest spot on HBO drama True Detective (as Conway Twitty), and had a supporting role in an action movie called Close Range.
Jake is fresh off the road from a tour with JD McPherson.
View Jake as ConwayTwitty in HBO's TRUE DETECTIVE:
https://youtu.be/xg2jXDINve0
https://youtu.be/xg2jXDINve0
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