When Lightnin' Willie and the Poorboys talk about performing, their voices crackle with excitement. They love people. They love music. And when they fuse the two you have nothing but a great time. Some have said Willie is like Muddy Waters and Johnny Cash combined. Willie says, "Ourstage is our living room, that's where we live and I like to bring people in to it." They consider themselves Americana/electric bluesmen. They are not sad by any means nor are they poor. These four men choose this as a career not a hobby and in doing so they have graced stages all over the world with their own explosive and dynamic style. Like a freight train piling through your living room in the middle of the night and then being as soft and subtle as a feather falling to the ground all in the blink of an eye. The band consists of Willie on guitars/lead vocals; with harmonica, bass, drums and back up vocals as smooth as good whiskey. This is difinitely the 'greatest little band on earth'.
Currently they are cataloged with six CDs: Lightnin' Willie and the Poorboys; Buy American; Lucky as the Devil; Got It Live If You Need It;
Roadworks 'LIVE' (recorded in England) and their most recent, Tracks all available from CDBABY.COM.
Willie says, " We'll travel twenty hours to do a two hour show and a lot of energy gets stored up and our role as a band, he continues, is to make the audience feel good, enjoy themselves, meet new friends, clap, sing, dance, smile for an hour or two and if we can take the drudgery out of their lives for a little while that is what matters, it may sound funny but it can be a big stage, little stage, ten people or 10,000 we just want to have fun with our friends."
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Upcoming events
- Fri, March 12
- 9:00 pm
- Lightnin' Willie and the Poorboys 'NO BLACK NO WHITE JUST BLUES'
- THE BUCCANEER 626-355-9045
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70 W. SIERRA MADRE BLVD. SIERRA MADRE CALIFORNIA 91024 U.S.A.
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- COOLEST LITTLE BAR THIS SIDE OF EVERYWHERE. SMALL AN INTIMATE SURROUNDINGS WITH THE BAND IN YOUR FACE SO TO SPEAK.; TONY IS THE GREATEST BARTENDER TO LAND ON THE PLANET. HE ALWAYS HAS A LOVELY ASSISTANT ASSISTING HIM DURING THE EVENING AND THEY WILL MAKE YOUR EVENING ENJOYABLE.
LIGHTNIN' WILLIE
- Age Limit:
21+
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- Fri, April 2
- 8:00 pm
- Lightnin' Willie and the Poorboys
- Yolie's (Mex Grill and Cantina) 805-652-0338
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138 W. Main Street Ventura CALIFORNIA U.S.A.
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- Great little venue with a great Mexican Restaurant next door - great food! We ate there last time. This is becoming a great place to see good music in an intimate setting. Just so you know the band is incredible and tight as water is to wet!
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- Thu, April 15
- 8:00 pm
- Lightnin' Willie and the Poorboys
- Cafe 322 (626)-836-5414
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322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. Sierra Madre CA 91016 United States
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- We start at 8:00pm and we finish at 10:30ish. Come out and celebrate the "TAXMAN" day with us. The Cafe 322
serves great dinners at moderate prices...just a real nice place!
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- Thu, June 3
- 7:00 pm
- Lightnin' Wille and the Poorboys
- The Forum - University of Hertfordshire
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Hertfordshire Herts AL10 9AB UNITED KINGDOM
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- LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS EVENT AS HERTFORDHIRE IS A BEAUTIFUL TOWN AND PLAYING AT THE UNIVERSITY NO LESS!
- Tickets: Buy tickets
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- Fri, June 4
- 7:00 pm
- Lightnin' Willie and the Poorboys
- TBA
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Aberdeen Scotland United Kingdom
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- Check back for more information...
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- Sat, June 5
- 8:00 pm
- Lightnin' Willie and the Poorboys
- Ripley Blues Club-Ripley Town Hall
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Ripley Harrogate Yorkshire HG3 3AX United Kingdom
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- What a great gig and the support that you get here is incredible...don't miss this one!
- Tickets: Buy tickets
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- Mon, June 7
- 9:00 pm
- Lightnin' Willie and the Poorboys
- Famous Monday Blues - The Bullingdon
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162 Cowley Road Oxford OX1 4UK Oxon United Kingdom
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- Best monday night blues gig this side of the mississippi. This is my second home away from home!
- Tickets: Buy tickets
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- Tue, June 8
- 7:00 pm
- Lightnin' Willie and the Poorboys
- Milkwood Jam
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50 Plymouth Street Swansea Wales SA1 3QQ United Kingdom
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- Love playing in Wales... somebody call up Andy Fairweather Low and tell him to bring a guitar and an amp we'll leave his name at the door. I just love his playing he ripped when we played at the Abertillery Blues Festival last year...smokin!
- Tickets: Buy tickets
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- Thu, June 10
- 9:00 pm
- Lightnin' Willie and the Poorboys
- The Studio
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Tower Street Hartlepool Cleveland TS24 7HQ United Kingdom
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- Been playing here forever and we will keep coming back the crowd is great and it has a great staff!
- Tickets: Buy tickets
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- Fri, June 11
- 7:00 pm
- Lightnin' Willie and the Poorboys
- Sedgefield Parish Hall
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Front Street Sedgefield Stockton-on-Tees Cleveland TS21 3AT United Kingdom
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- We'll be ready for them!
- Tickets: Buy tickets
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- Sat, June 12
- 8:00 pm
- Lightnin' WIllie and the Poorboys
- Selby Town Hall
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York Street Selby N. Yorkshire YO8 4AJ United Kingdom
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- All of us are looking forward to this show it'll be a good one!
- Tickets: Buy tickets
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- Sun, June 13
- 3:00 pm
- Lightnin' Willie and the Poorboys
- The Hope Tavern
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(Near Market Rasen) Holton-Le-Moor Lincolnshire LN7 6AH United KIngdom
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- Great Sunday Carving...mmm and the nicest people and the coolest landlord our good friend Graham. Get early for great food (before 3:00pm) and if you get sleepy will wake you up with some in your face Blues!
- Tickets: Buy tickets
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- Fri, June 18
- 8:00 pm
- Lightnin' Willie and the Poorboys
- The Wheatsheaf
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283 Old Bath Road Cheltenham GL53 9AJ Gloucestershire United Kingdom
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- Woh! We blew the roof off last year and they just kept on going late into the night! Our opening acts were great and I really enjoyed Splash For Cash. See you again and we'll continue the party...
- Tickets: Buy tickets
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Previous events
- Wed, February 24
- 8:00 pm
- GUITAROLOGY - PETE ANDERSON & GUEST LIGHTNIN' WILLIE
- MELODY BAR AND GRILL
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9132 S. SEPULVEDA BLVD. LOS ANGELES CA 90045 USA
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- THIS IS A GREAT EVENING OF GUITAR PLAYING FROM PETE ANDERSON GUITARIST/PRODUCER. WELL KNOWN FOR HIS ASSOCIATION WITH DWIGHT YOAKUM, K.D. LANG, LUCINDA WILLIAMS, MICHELLE SHOCKED, THE MAVERICKS, BUCK OWENS, ROY ORBISON AND ... GREAT EVENING TO SEE PETE IN AN INTIMATE VENUE ALONG WITH SPECIAL GUEST LIGHTNIN' WILLIE. IF YOU LIKE GUITAR THIS IS THE RIGHT PLACE FOR YOU TO BE!
- Wed, February 17
- 8:00 pm
- Blues Jam-Lightnin' Willie and the Poorboys
- The Other Place (714)-323-2120
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316 S. Euclid St. Anaheim CALIFORNIA 92802 U.S.A.
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- We'll be here for the Jam Nite as a band sitting in doing a set of material. This is a new place for Blues/Americana and we want to help out by being there as a band to show our support. Doug is putting out the effort so it is only right we do the same. See you all there!
- Age Limit:
21+
- Sat, January 9
- 8:30 pm
- BLUES ON A SATURDAY NIGHT
- LANGHAM HOTEL SPA AND RESORT
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1401 S. OAK KNOLL AVENUE PASADENA CALIFORNIA U.S.A.
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THIS IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THE NICEST GIGS IN LOS ANGELES. THE LANGHAM HOSTS BLUES ON SATURDAY NIGHT PRESENTED BY CHEF DENIS DUPOT IN THE "BAR" WITH IT'S LUSH SURROUINDINGS AND EXQUISITE BAR. THIS IS A WONDERFUL PLACE TO BRING YOUR WIFE, GIRLFIREND, FIRST DATE AS IT IS ALWAYS A PLACE THAT SETS THE RIGHT MOOD AND MAY I MENTION THE MARTINIS (AS ALL THE DRINKS) ARE INCREDIBLE! WE ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO THIS SHOW. SEE YOU THERE AND REMEMBER THERE IS NO COVER CHARGE.
HAPPY NEW YEAR! LIGHTNIN' WILLIE
- Age Limit:
21+
- Fri, January 8
- 8:00 pm
- Elvis Birthday Party
- The ECHOPLEX (213) 413-8200
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1154 Glendale Blvd. Los Angeles California U.S.A.
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- Annual Elvis Bithday Party featuring some of L.A.'s finest bands all performing Elvis tunes in their own original way (no tribute bands). All the monies go to help charities inthe Los Angeles are for those less fortunate. We look forward to seeing you all there it is truly a great evening of entertainment. See you there! Lightnin' Willie
- Fri, December 11, 2009
- 9:00 pm
- THE BUCCANEER (HUNTING PIRATES)
- the world famous BUCCANEER aka the BUC
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70 WEST SIERRA MADRE BLVD. SIERRA MADRE CALIFORNIA 91024 U.S.A.
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- GREATEST LITTLE BAR IN THE WEST...JACK SPARROW HAS BEEN SIGHTED HOLDIN' ONTO THE FLOOR...
LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS ONE IT HAS BEEN A WHILE...YES IT'S NICE TO GO TRAVELING IN A TRUCK TO LONDON, PARIS AND ROME BUT IT'S SO MUCH NICER YES IT'S SO MUCH NICER PLAYING AT THE BUC!
- Age Limit:
21+
- Fri, November 20, 2009
- 8:00 pm
- FRIDAY NIGHT EXTRAVAGANZA BLUES STYLE
- SAGEBRUSH CANTINA (818) 222-6062
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23527 CALABASAS ROAD CALABASAS (OFF 101 FREEWAY GOING NORTH) CALIFORNIA 91302 U.S.A.
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- Tickets: Buy tickets
- Sat, October 24, 2009
- 5:45 am
- WORKING ON NEW MATERIAL FOR NEW CD
- ANYWHERE I CAN...
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YOU NAME IT YOUR HOMETOWN NORTH AMERICA EARTH
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- FOR SOME REASON IT JUST KEEPS MOVING FORWARD... I'M TRULY BLESSED AND GRATEFUL FOR THE LITTLE THINGS THAT HAVE COME MY WAY...AND REGRETFUL OF MY MISTAKES (WELL SOME OF THEM). L.W.
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