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A Feel-good Mix of Blues, Jump, Rags, and American Roots 'n' Roll

BRAD VICKERS & HIS VESTAPOLITANS

Brad learned on the job playing, touring, and recording with America’s blues and roots masters: Pinetop Perkins, Hubert Sumlin, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, and Odetta—to name just a few. They taught him well. Besides learning the ropes of playing, survival on the road...and life, he even picked up a few of their recipes along the way!

Now his own group, The Vestapolitans, offers a good-time mix of originals and covers spanning blues, jump, ragtime, and more great American roots ’n’ roll. A new CD, Twice As Nice, joins their 5 other recordings.

All have met with terrific reviews and radio play. Best of all, audiences love them!

The band has toured North America performing at venues and festivals.

The band can perform for you as a 4 piece or in a Duo setting.

MORE THAN A PERFORMANCE

"Sideman to the Sidemen"

  • Road stories and survival tips from Brad's travels with sidemen Humbert Sumlin, Pinetop Perkins & others.

  •  "Bottleneck Guitar and Vestapol Tuning"

  • Vestapol's origins, and practitioners; such as Bo Diddley and Derek Trucks.)

MORE THAN A PERFORMANCE

WHAT THEY HAVE SAID

LIVING BLUES - Melanie Young

Brimming with carefree Cool

BLUES MATTERS - Iain Patience 

This is an absolute winner.

 

BIG CITY RHYTHM & BLUES - Mark E. Gallo

There is so much to recommend this brilliant collection... 

WHAT THE HAVE SAID

NOTEWORTHY

NOTEWORTHY

2015 - Cover Story In Blues Blast Magazine

2015 - That's What They Say named to FOUR Year-end Best Blues Album Lists - 

Blues Music Magazine - Soundguardian - Friday Blues Fix - Down At The Crossroads

2016 - Don't You Love Your Daddy No More - named coolest Blues Song by Big City Rhythm & Blues Magazine

2017 - Headlined Thouars, France Blues Festival

MUSIC

MUSIC

VIDEO

VIDEO
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