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"POST-PANDEMIC" BLUES... 

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“New York Blues” can be described like the global phenomenon that it is: edgy, honest and one-of-a-kind.

From Lionel Hampton to Ruth Brown …from Michael Hill to King Solomon Hicks — New York can claim its own unique blues experience.

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BLUES PEOPLE is a NY/NJ blues band featuring...KELTON COOPER (vocals/guitar), MIKE GRIOT (bass), RON THOMPSON (keys) and GENE LAKE (drums). Early comparisons to the Meters, Luther Allison, Keb Mo' and Buddy Guy are starting to roll in!

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Having released two promotional singles in 2022 ("The Skin I'm In" and "Troubled Times"), the band has independently released its 2024 debut album "The Skin I'm In". 

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These seasoned veterans have certainly paid their dues; as individual side men, they have supported a who’s-who of touring “A-listers”, including Sue Foley, Josh Smith, Kool & the Gang, Ruf’s Blues Caravan Bo Diddley, Jr. and Michael Hill’s Blues Mob… just to name a few.

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Blues People musically explores the effects of the blues on modern American culture on many universal levels... and is a modern chronicle of four "real-life blues brothers" living in THIS time in America... while surviving the NY/NJ-Metro urban landscape. 

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BLUES PEOPLE WINS THE NJBS/INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE!!

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BLUES PEOPLE was born during the pandemic… but the band members have authentically lived their truths - as lifelong working musicians, producers and recording artists for over 30 years.

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After taking the NY-metro area by storm for 4 years with their incredible shows and musicianship, the band has won the 2023 & 2024 North Jersey Blues Society International Blues Challenge… and made the SEMIFINALS in the 2024 & 2025 Memphis International Blues Challenges!

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