Ray Beadle
The impressive multi-award-winning singer/guitarist Ray Beadle is one of Australia’s foremost Blues & Americana artists! A precocious talent Ray spent 20+ years working with and learning from the best, including many years with the Foreday Riders (known as the ‘University of the Blues’ in Australia).
Now an established solo artist he is widely respected on the International Blues scene as an exhilarating guitarist, an enthralling singer-songwriter and a consummate performer. A three-month residency with the house band in BB King’s Club in Memphis, as well as several Southern Blues festivals, have been defining moments during Ray’s three tours of the USA. With 15 albums to his name he has, unsurprisingly, been recognized with multiple Australian Blues awards. He won his first Award, “New Male Artist”, in 1997 and has since gone on to win Best Artist, Best Album, Best Guitarist & Best Vocalist, recently being inducted into the Australian Blues Hall of Fame.
Tonight, in a rare appearance in the UK (and his first appearance ever in London) he will be bringing his unique and powerful Blues/Americana set to the Club with his trio featuring old friend of the Club, the great Enrico “Mick” Morena-drums along with top bassist Nick Cohen (Eurythmics, Roy Ayers, Massive Attack). If you’re into Blues you will definitely want to catch this!
"Ray Beadle is the real deal. He’s got the blues in his heart, the chops in his fingers and the soul in his voice" Blues Blast Magazine (USA); "One of the finest blues guitarists Australia has ever produced – world-class in every sense" Rhythms Magazine (Australia)
Photo by Sean Clohesy