2020 BANDS 
Heavy Kid Returns,
A local favorite this thing, Heavy Kid, emerged from many bands over many years. Good friends united around songwriting and performing as an opportunity for beer drinking, talking shit and vintage amp stacking. Nandina is the second album …
http://Thecatdaddybluesband.com
Jim “Cat Daddy” Richmond and Eddy Ray formed a power trio in
1996 called Insidious. In 2000, they changed the band’s name to Cat
Daddy to better reflect the catalog of music being played which was
more retro rock, blues and R & B. In about 2010, the band became
very involved in the Blues Society of Northwest Florida in Pensacola
which hosted live blues music and jams every Monday night. Shortly
thereafter, the band transitioned into a full-on blues band called the
Cat Daddy Blues Band. The current lineup of the Cat Daddy Blues
Band is: Jim “Cat Daddy” Richmond on guitar and vocals; Eddy Ray
“Drummer Dude” on percussion and vocals; John “Johnny
B” Barksdale on the harp and flute; and Howie “Low End” Erskine on
bass. Today the Cat Daddy Blues Band is a top-rated, successful,
energetic blues band playing at numerous venues and festivals in
northwest Florida, south Alabama and south Mississippi. Musical
influences include many old blues masters such as BB, Albert and
Freddie King, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Reed,
Bobby Blue Bland and Albert Collins; as well as more recent players
such as Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eric Clapton, Boz Skaggs, Coco
Montoya, and the Cash Box Kings. Early in 2018, the band released
its first CD (Can’t Catch A Break) with 10 original songs.
The Blues is a lifestyle. It’s our business, and business is good!
Jim “Cat Daddy” Richmond