About Band
Blue Eyed Soul Revue is an 8 piece cover/show band complete with crazy costume changes and music from almost every genre ready to rock the audience! The band started in the '70's and has been evolving with the changing times with one goal in mind, to keep the audience moving!
BESRe has been around for over 40 years making music with some of the best musicians in the area.
The names of the R & B greats who have chosen Blue Eyed Soul Revue as their band reads like a Top 10 radio play list of the era:
Percy Sledge, Jean Knight, Ernie K-Doe, Jessie Hill, Sam Moore, The Platters, Frankie Ford, Tommy Ridgley, Jimmy Clanton, King Floyd, Oliver Morgan, Dixie Cups, Roy Head, Tommy McClain
The list of greats that the band has the pleasure to open for has been just as impressive
Blood Sweat and Tears, Fats Domino, Bobby Blue Bland, Chubby Checker and Louise Mandrell
In the spring of 1988 an album featuring Ernie K-Doe and the Blue Eyed Soul Revue was released on the Syla Record label. This album was produced by Milton Batiste of the world famous Olympia Brass Band. The album entitled "Burn K-Doe Burn" includes powerful remakes of K-Doe's biggest hits like "Mother In Law", "'Taint it the Truth", "A Certain Girl", and others. The album also includes original songs by the Blue Eyed Soul Revue. This album received much critical acclaim for the "power" that comes off the tracks- directly attributable to BESR.
Blue Eyed Soul Revue has performed at "Jazz Fest" since 1987! They were the "band of choice" at Jazz Fest for Percy Sledge, Jean Knight, Ernie K-Doe, King Floyd, and Eddie Bo!
We believe the band's staying power is directly related to their willingness to change with the times.
