Rick Estrin & the Nightcats
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Rick Estrin in San Diego 2007
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Rick Estrin |
| Born |
5 October 1949 San Francisco, California |
| Genres | Blues, |
| Occupation(s) | Harmonicist, Singer |
| Instruments | Harmonica, Vocals |
| Years active | 1967-present |
| Labels | Alligator Records |
| Website | www |
Rick Estrin & the Nightcats are an American four-piece electric blues band (formed in 2008 after the dissolution of Little Charlie & The Nightcats, of which three of the band were members), and consisting of harmonicist/lead vocalist and songwriter Rick Estrin, guitarist Kid Andersen, bassist Lorenzo Farrell and drummer and songwriter J. Hansen. Blues Revue magazine said, “The ‘Cats are one of modern blues’ most versatile bands.”Living Blues said, “Estrin’s harp work is masterful” and their music is “intelligently conceived and executed and hugely entertaining.”
The band’s newest album, You Asked For It—Live!, was released on the Chicago-based independent blues record label Alligator Records on July 8, 2014. The album featured original Estrin songs dating back to his days as lead singer, songwriter and harmonica player of Little Charlie & The Nightcats (featuring Little Charlie Baty on guitar). Rick Estrin & The Nightcats released their debut recording Twisted in 2009 and One Wrong Turn in 2012, both on Alligator Records.
Rick Estrin won the 2013 Blues Music Award for Best Instrumentalist–Harmonica in 2013. He won the 1994 Blues Music Award for Song Of The Year for his composition "My Next Ex-Wife". He has written songs for other musicians. Three of his songs appear on Grammy-nominated albums: “Don’t Put Your Hands On Me” (on Koko Taylor’s Force Of Nature), “I’m Just Lucky That Way” (on Robert Cray’s Shame + A Sin), and “Homely Girl” (on John Hammond’s Trouble No More).The Philadelphia Inquirer said, “He’s one of the great characters in blues – a sharp-dressing, smooth talking harmonica-playing hep-cat. He’s also a deceptively subtle writer who can cloak pointed or sobering messages within the band’s good-time vibe.”
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