The Legendary Downchild Blues Band - THE FAREWELL TOUR - London, ON

Fri Nov 29 2024 at 07:30 pm UTC-05:00

The Aeolian | London

The Aeolian
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The Legendary Downchild Blues Band - THE FAREWELL TOUR - London, ON
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The Legendary Downchild Blues Band
FAREWELL TOUR
With Special Guest Jeff Rogers
Doors: 7:00 pm
"There would be no Blues Brothers if it weren’t for Downchild” – Dan Aykroyd
After 19 albums, countless awards and 55 years of spreading the blues around the world on tour, the time has come for THE LEGENDARY DOWNCHILD BLUES BAND to say farewell to the road and their beloved fans.
It’s hard to believe THE LEGENDARY DOWNCHILD BLUES BAND are celebrating their 55th Anniversary this year. As they say, time flies when you’re having fun!
Downchild came to international prominence as the inspiration for Hollywood stars Dan Aykroyd and the late John Belushi’s hit film, The Blues Brothers. In fact, two Downchild songs, “Shotgun Blues” and “I Got Everything I Need (Almost)” were even covered on The Blues Brothers’ 1979 multi-platinum album Briefcase Full of Blues.
Donnie “Mr. Downchild” Walsh has seen it all through his fifty-five years as leader and co-founder of the band (with his since-passed brother, Richard “Hock” Walsh). From the early days of recording their debut album Bootleg in the parking garage at Rochdale College in Toronto, to sharing the stage with American blues legends, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, James Cotton and many more in some of the finest venues around the world. In 2019, Donnie was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, alongside some of the greatest songwriters of our time, including Leonard Cohen, Neil Young and Joni Mitchell.
Downchild continues to be led by Donnie Walsh on guitar and harmonica, singer Chuck Jackson, who also plays harmonica, tenor sax man Pat Carey, Gary Kendall on bass, drummer Jim Casson and Tyler Yarema on keyboards.
With their infectious signature jump-blues style sound, Juno Award winners Downchild deliver a live performance that is second to none. This is your Last Chance to Dance, so come on down, have some fun and celebrate one of the greatest blues bands of our time!
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The Aeolian, 437 Rectory St, London, ON N5W 3W4, Canada,London, Ontario

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