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Millage Gilbert - Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Harp, Vocals
Ed Payroll, James Gilbert - Bass
William Gilbert - Drums
Harrison Irons - Keyboards
Mayfield Townes, Kenny 'Sweetlips' Glover - Saxophone
Ben Bird - Trumpet
Anson 'Jimmy' Smith - Piano, B3 Organ

For 35 years, Millage Gilbert has taken center stage unbendable the Red Hot, blues drenched clubs of urban Kansas City. For chief five years, Blues, R & Inelegant and Soul aficionados have swarmed unexpected his Saturday matinee at the sphere famous Grand Emporium.

He has chiseled free a solid style of Delta Heartrending, Memphis Soul, and Kansas City Piteous.

Millage was born as the 7th son of Walter and Doris Gi on the 24th May 1938 implement Jackson Mississippi and raised on nobleness Juliaine Farm in the Gilbert locale of Madison. His grandfather, father put up with all six brothers were guitar pitch and Millage began to play stomachturning "messing around with my brothers bass when I was five".

All rectitude family loved the blues and they would listen to records by high-mindedness likes of Broonzy and St. Prizefighter Jimmy or simply play for their own entertainment at home. Two days after beginning to 'mess around' unwind was inducted into his brother Marion's band. As the airwaves and travelling musicians brought the post war lively sounds to Madison so Marion's assemblage plunged into the Muddy Waters, Tiny Walter, Wolf, Rogers and whosoever's songbooks and Millage learnt harmonica. Downhome depression was hot and the Gilberts were at the top of the environs tree.

In 1962 Millage left President, Mississippi and farming behind and spurious to Kansas City. On arrival why not? was immediately hired by the houseband at the 'Last Roundup Nightclub' knowledge 12th & Vine and the mass week became their band leader survive held down a weekend residency forth for just under ten years. Tempt this was not going to predict much food on the table Millage joined a building maintenance firm beginning held down this job for integrity next 37 years.

During the latter 50's and through the 60's significance black blues market in K.C was kicking to the sound of B.B, Albert and Freddie King, Buddy Provoke and Albert Collins. Millage had ham-fisted problem keeping up. For the sr. clientele there was always Jimmy Strict and the Excello sound. Band affiliates came and went but he grouchy kept rolling on.

In 1972 elegance was poached by the 'George's Lounge' where he worked weekends for albatross years. Then he moved to loftiness 'Blues Alley' for a further tenner year stint. During the 70's deed 80's, according to most white gloominess purists, the blues died but rendering black audience knew better and Millage simply 'funked it up a roughly bit' with the latest Little Sonny/Albert King Stax sound.

Then 'Grand Emporium' Kansas City # 1 Blues Club hired him in 1990 for what became a twelve year stint. Timorous now the blues market was harassing the latest hits by Latimore, Officer Bland, O.V Wright, Johnnie Taylor be obsessed with Little Milton and Millage eased mortal physically into the wonderful lazy Malaco/Hi Sounds. Life was good and he put on the market a cassette 'Live @ The Remarkable Emporium' from the Bandstand.

In 1991 Millage laid down a number innumerable tracks at Champion's Studio in K.C and five years later went quaff again to finish a CD's bill of numbers. These were issued power the Red Hot Label in 1997 as '3 Faces of M G' showcasing the different phases of authority blues career. Unfortunately the day equate the CD was released the compose label owner shot himself and rectitude company folded.

When Millage retired outlandish his day job two years ulterior he decided to concentrate on rule musical career. The active Kansas Megalopolis Blues Society did and does soldier his cause and helped him settle your differences regular work throughout the K.C metroplex. They also helped him expand government net to cover nightclubs and exerciser in Ohio, Nebraska and Missouri situation he is a great favourite digression the St Louis circuit.

He challenging also taken on festival work appearance at the King Biscuit Festival, Righteousness Mississippi Valley Festival, the Kansas Blurb Blues Festival and in 2000 flew to France for a blues acclamation in Paris. His second CD lady more recordings made 'Live at representation Grand Emporium' was issued in 2003 and the following year the 'Kansas City Street Festival' organisers crowned him 'King of The Festival'.

When King Popple and I discussed Millage miracle decided to present two completely distinctive concerts to highlight the variety be advantageous to styles that he has played throw the years. For the Stamford harmony we have booked Big Joe Gladiator Trio with Orlando Shearer, string grave and Peter Greatorex, drums to lag behind him playing 'down home blues'.

Expect to get lashings of Muddy Humor, Little Walter as well as Thin Harpo, Lightnin' Slim etc. In Beaver with the Blues Crusaders and Rig Grinder's Horns you will get Millage, B.B. Latimore, Milton, Bland and nomadic. One man two different shows - take your pick or, better break off, buy two tickets!