The Legendary Jack de Keyzer “A Living Blues Legend”
Joe Ruicci The Legendary Guitarist, Singer, Song Writer, Band Leader and Producer, Jack de Keyzer rarely sits still.
For over 5 decades or a few million miles, the Legendary Jack de Keyzer has been hitting the road, air and studio to bring his brand of guitar driven blues around the globe. With 12 records, 1 DVD , 2 Junos and 7 Maple Blues Awards, Jack de Keyzer delivers the goods wherever and whenever he performs.
Playing over 100 shows a year, de Keyzer’s music is steeped in Chicago blues, London England’s (de Keyzer’s birth place) blues rock, Detroit’s Motown, Muscle Shoals deep soul, Memphis’ rock and roll, and Philadelphia’s funky soul jazz .
Jack de Keyzer knows first hand as he has played with many first generation pioneers of these sounds and styles, Bo Diddley, Otis Rush, Etta James, King Biscuit Boy and Ronnie Hawkins to name a few.
His latest recording TRIBUTE (2020) features twelve rousing new original blues, rock and soul songs and pays tribute to the great blues and rock guitar masters, singers and song writers de Keyzer has been influenced and inspired by through the years.
A tour de force by an artist at his peak powers. See and hear Jack de Keyzer with his incredible band on the TRIBUTE tour.
Jack de Keyzer Discography
- 2020 TRIBUTE
- 2017 Checkmate
- 2016 The Best of Jack de Keyzer Volume One
- 2013 Voodoo Boogie
- 2012 Electric Love
- 2009 The Corktown Sessions
- 2007 Blues Thing
- 2006 Silver Blues DVD
- 2005 Silver Blues
- 2003 6 String Lover
- 1999 Down in the Groove
- 1994 Wild at Heart
- 1991 Hard Working Man
Joe’s Place Loves Jack de Keyzer. A living Blues legend.
The following is quoted from a post by Jack on Facebook Feb 9th
Today I received my lifetime membership from the Hamilton Musicians Guild! The Rolling Stones are celebrating 60, Today I am celebrating 50 years as a professional musician. So here on a weirdly rainy day in Feb, (with not much to do, for a change) I thought I’d make a list of all the musicians I’ve worked for and with through the years. And of course huge gratitude to all the promoters, agents, managers, record producers and music fans who have kept me in business for the past 50 years! I could not have done it with out you all.
1973 F.L. KING BLUES BAND
- Mike Oddi RIP
- Doug Carter
- Ronnie Copple RIP
- Mike Short
- Pat Finochio
1973 THUNDER AND LIGHTNING
- Micheal O’Brien RIP
- Mike Short
- Ray Buddy Fennel RIP
- Doug Carter
- Steve Bannon RIP
1974 KING BISCUIT BOY
- Richard Newell RIP
- Greg Zark
- Kelly J RIP
- Steven Sadoff
- Stan Szelest RIP
- Danny McBride
1974-1978 – RONNIE HAWKINS & THE HAWKS
- Ronnie Hawkins RIP
- Cocaine Carl Mathers RIP
- Stan Szelest RIP
- Richard Newell RIP
- Mike Short
- Gary Oatridge
- Sandy Konikoff
- Greg Brown RIP
- Jeff Jones
- Rob Johnston
- Wayne King
- John Lewis
- John Till RIP
- Bert Hermiston
- Gary Lucas
- Bruce Doc Fingers Gallagher
1979 PLUM LOCO
- BW Pawley
- John Till RIP
- Mike Short
- Kenny Kalmuskey RIP
- Billy Hilton RIP
1979 ROBERT GORDON
- Robert Gordon RIP
- Duke Robillard
- Tony Garnier
1979 – 1983 THE BOP CATS
- Sonny Baker
- Teddy Fury
- Cam Marshman
- Zeke Rivers
1984-1986
- Etta James RIP
- Otis Rush RIP
- Bo Diddley RIP
- John Hammond Jr
- Scott Professor Piano Cushney RIP
- Rocking Sidney RIP
1984 THE ROCK ANGELS
- Zeke Rivers
- Teddy Fury
DOWNCHILD BLUES BAND
Donnie Walsh
HOCK WALSH BLUES BAND
1985 – 2023 THE JACK DE KEYZER BAND
- Mean Steve Piano RIP
- Teddy Fury
- Zeke Rivers
- Martin Aucoin
- Randall Coryell
- Glenn Olive
- Leo Valvassori
- Shane Adams
- Gary Justice
- Cory Shvetz
- Paul Armstrong
- Perry White
- Terry Wilkins
- Henry DiClemente
- Jonny Katz
- Alec Fraser
- Mark French
- Tony Ajo
- Shane Scott
- David Rotundo
- Alan Duffy
- Dave Colter
- Michael Fonfara RIP
- Chris Murphy
- Dave Dunlop
- Richard Thornton
- Dave Groove Dr Mc Morrow
- Sherie Marshall
- Lorraine Scott
- Danny Lockwood
- Rick Donaldson
- Joey Pocket Dimarco
- Joel Visentin
- Eric Lambier
- Nick Succi Sr
- Nick Succi Jr
- ROAD BANDS
- East Coast Band
- Greg Fish Fancy
- Barry Cooke
- Doug Dog MacKay
- Ross Billard
- Manitoba Band
- Ken McMahon
- Ryan Menard
- Leonard Shaw
- Marc Arnould
- Alberta Band
- Dave Babcock
- Scott Anderson
- Doug Organ
- Kit Johnson
- Mike Little
- Bill Hobson
- Harry Gregg
- Bruce Mohacsy
- David Rooster Davis Aide
- BC Band
- Andy Grafitti
- Mike Van Nuyes
- Herald Nix
- Chris Nordquist
- Chip Hart
- Bert Hamer
- Owen X3
- Mike Kalanj
- Brian Scott
- Dave Webb
- NWT
- Pat Braden
- Norm Glowatch
- Mexico Band
- Paul Lye
- Michall Facen
SESSION WORK 1991 -2023
- Blue Rodeo
- Prairie Oyster
- Rita Chiarelli
- Art Bergman
- Chris Houston
- Gary Kendall
- The Maple Blues Band
- Willie “Big Eyes” Smith RIP
- Big Daddy G RIP
- John Mars
- David Rotundo
- Jerome Godboo
- Glendon James
- Al Lerman
- Larry Goodhand
- Matt O’Rourke
- Shane Scott/Pete Schmidt
- Mark Bird Stafford
- Sam Myers RIP
- Mel Brown RIP
- Kevin Mark
- Chris Murphy
- Doran Katz Enci Mao
- Jimmy Bowskill
- Carlos del Junco
- Al Cross
- Bob Walsh RIP
- Jack Scott RIP
- Diana Braithwaite
- Harmonica Shah
- Tracy K and the Right Hand Band
- Cheryl Lescom
- The Shaftmen
- The Blazers
- Tim Bastmeyer
- Erin McCallum
- Peter SAB Sabourin RIP
- Tommy Fyfe
- Howard Ross
- Paul Hessey
- Brant Parker
- Steve Grisbrook
- James Boraski
- Greg Godovitz
- Frank Consentino
- Brandon Saunders
- Dan McKinnon
- Harrison Kennedy
- Steve Marriner
- Jesse O’Brien
- Mike Daley
- Tony Wild T Springer
- Danny Marks
- Paul James
- Paul DesLauriers
- Dawn Tyler Watson
- Layla Zoe
- Shakura S’Aida
- Chuck Jackson
- Fruteland Jackson
- Jack Semple
- Myles Goodwyn
- Dutch Mason
- Pat Finochio
- Hornby Island Blues Workshops
- Harpdog Brown RIP
- Steve Strongman
- Spencer MacKenzie
- Justin Saladino
- Rene’ Huard
- Wally Palmar (The Romantics)
* If I’ve left anyone out which is highly likely, it has been 50 years after all, let me know and I will add you to the list!
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Love Jack a huge talent
I’ve seen Jack live a couple times. What a great artist. I really like his music. A definite must see!!