James Buddy Rogers
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Music
Press
It’s hard not to hear Rogers and think of Albert King. They have a similar liquid funkiness to their playing. - Tom Harrison - Vancouver Province
If you mixed Robert Cray, Buddy Guy and JW Jones into a blender and took the result down to Antones in Austin , Texas, the result would sound like James “Buddy” Rogers. - Richard Amery, L.A. Beat Editor
... the guitar playing is top notch modern blues. The whole band is strong, but this is Rogers’ album and he is the star musically. - Charlie DuMez
Blame It On The Blues, another swing style blues has a real nice groove and Rogers demonstrates his abilities as a singer and player to be reckoned with. - Bman’s Blues Report
it shouldn't be much longer than that before we'll be hearing about the 2013 Blues Music Award Nominations and it wouldn't shock me in the least if I saw "My Guitar's My Only Friend" by James "Buddy' Rogers as a nominee in the Best New Artist Debut Category - Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro
Rogers is a very good singer and guitar player with an excellent group of musicians behind him, something more people are beginning to realize as this disc is climbing well on the Roots Music Report charts. - John Valenteyn
One of the first things that will catch your attention on "My Guitar's My Only Friend", is James "Buddy" Rogers extraordinary Guitar playing, which comes from over 25 years of playing ... - John Vermilyea
Tone to the bone and phrasing from Blues heaven, James “Buddy” Rogers delivers with a sweet voice and a big bounce! - BillieBoy Lucas (CHLY 101.7FM)
This is some high caliber Canadian blues ! Johnny Zee co host of Rollin & Tumblin with the blues on www.cfcr.ca Sakatoon's community radio station! - Johnny Zee
Discography
Still working on that hot first release.
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