"Bobby, I heard your band and you guys sound really good."

- Steady Rollin' Bob Margolin

Muddy Waters Blues Band Guitarist and 2005 Handy Award winner

"Bobby, we really appreciate your creativity here at Maryland. Thanks! Go Terps! "

- Debbie Yow

University of Maryland Athletic Director

"Ed, I just got your CD. I had no idea you were such a bad mofo. "Fishin' On Chesapeake Bay" smokes!"

- Dominic Greco

Producer, Plastic The Movie

"Great seeing Bobby Perry again! Blues Unchained was rockin' last night at DuClaw in Belair. A great, great band! I managed to pop over for a set and his band was rockin', sorry to miss Rich if he made it, but BP is the man! (LOL), great job and see you soon."

- Keith Cavanaugh

Terrapin Times Magazine

"You guys sound great man! Some great blues there."

- Waverly Milor

   The Acme Blues Company

"This isn't your mommy's wedding band. What a great band and a great time!"

- Jake Britt

Manager, The Living Classrooms Foundation; Baltimore, Md.

"I just got done writing about Blues Unchained at Journey's Roadhouse, a great show. That band is made up of musicians who seemingly sweat the blues ."

- Dickson Mercer

The Frederick News-Post

"Hey bro, you sound good and I hope all is well in your world and hope we get to do some playing together again some time soon."

- Benjie Porecki

Keys, Hammond B-3 (Stevie Wonder, The Blues Brothers, Hubert Sumlin, Chaka Khan, Darrell Nulisch, Dennis Chambers, Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers, Pieces Of A Dream, Angela Bofill, Regina Belle, Keter Betts, Ruth Pointer, Mary Wilson, Kim Waters, Victor Wooten, Carl Filipiak) Who HASN'T this guy played with!

"Blues Unchained made our wedding. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine the music being so good. It was special having Bobby's group, Blues Unchained, play our wedding. People are still talking about the concert band we had."

- Gary and Annie Bruno

The Living Classrooms Foundation; Baltimore, Md.

"Thanks for a great performance at Homecoming! Turns out that Blues Unchained was our good luck charm as the only home game we won was when you guys played."

- Brett Tillett

University of Maryland Sports Marketing

"Jan and I had a truly fun and memorable evening at Michael's thanks to Blues Unchained. There's no question that you are all, besides being consumate musicians, steeped in and enamored of the real, rockin' blues. Wailin' harp; blues-filled, substantive and tasty guitar licks inside every line; growlin', heartfelt singing; and a rhythm section that's true tune after tune. We came to Michael's expecting great seafood but left after midnight filled with tasty soulfood."

- Elia Kekevian

Keyboardist (David Johanson, NY Dolls)

"You guys sound f'in' great, man! I get bombed with alot of demos all the time and this was a big surprise."

- Ken Appel

Promoter, East Coast Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

"Your Blues sound is great! I visited your blues site on Soundclick and it sounds great!"

- P.E. Martens

President, American Cinema Agency Productions. Inc.

"Blues Unchained is a very tight band, and they'll be back next year for sure."

- Garrett Tache

Director, Columbia, Md. Lakefront Concert Series

"I caught this band, Blues Unchained, at the Cats Eye last Thursday night. I have to give Bobby 'Blue' Perry and Ed Crowe their props for assembling this very talented group. They played some great stuff. Folks need to hear this band. Blues Unchained is a winner."

- 'Ballbuster' Steve Keirn

Baltimore Blues Society

"I got a chance to listen to you guys' CD Bobby gave me and it sounds good to me. Keep it up!"

- Johnny Castle

Bassist, The Nighthawks

"You guys put on a great show and you sound far more superior than most, and I've seen and heard alot of music. It was riveting. I was able to relax. The emotional communication you guys have is second to none, plus I'd pay to see you perform."

- John Hurt

Nephew of 'Mississippi' John Hurt

"Blues Unchained really sounds good and did a great job at the taping of the TV show."

- Steve Rouse

TV Show Host (Baltimore Saturday Night) and Number 1 Radio DJ

"Man, I loved your music and wanted to send you solid greetings from the Walla Walla (WA) Blues Society. I think our members, and the readers of our newsletter, Blues News, would like your stuff also. Keep on keepin' on man!"

- Ray Hansen

President, Walla Walla (WA) Blues Society and Blues News Editor

"Blues Unchained made the Terrapin Times Tailgate Party a great event!"

- Mark Clem

Terrapin Times Magazine

Dick Metcalf wrote: From: "Dick Metcalf"
To:
Subject: (p)REVIEW of BLUES UNCHAINED
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 11:09:38 -0700

Hi, Eddie,

As you can see, got th’ CD Jessica sent… following review will be in issue # 67, due up ‘round 1st or 2nd week of November, 2004; as always, check me for typos or address corrections, plz:

Eddie Crowe's Blues Unchained - BLUES UNCHAINED: One thing that's so cool about th' internet is that if I hear somethin' I dig on, all I have to do is let th' player(s) know I'm interested, & unless they think I'm some kinda' wannabe hypester, somethin' will come thru th' PO box in (just) a few days. That's th' way this superb lil' blues CD came to us! Actually, Eddie had his daughter snail it to us, & if (like me), you just gotta' have yer' dose o' blues ev'ry once in a while, you'll find his blues are red-hot! Eddie is th' singer for th' group, along with lead guitarist Bobby "Blue" Perry, reedist Gene Meros, Dave Jensen doin' keyboards, Nelson Jervis on drums & Chris Sellman with great bass. These guys jam out like they been down there (ya' know, where those blues come from)... my favorite cut on th' CD they sent was their live performance of "Shakey Ground" - Sellman's bass leads in just drippin' phunky lines, & "Blue's" leads be bringin' th' fire on! Meros' sax sounds jus' like downtown, where them blues live, ya' know? "Too Tall To Mambo" is another great cut, & features Eddie's b-b-q greasy vocals in classic style... brings that long-necked woman he's singin' about right inro yer' livin' room. If you dig on blues energy that crosses (lots of) musical boundaries, you'll agree with me when I declare this album as HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. We'll be (anxiously) waitin' for th' full-blown CD release when it comes out!   Download tracks at www.soundclick.com/bands/6/eddiecrowesbluesunchainedmusic.htm or on th' pages at www.bluesunchained.com/blues_unchained.htm    Rotcod Zzaj

& THANKS for letting us review your cracker-jack blues, man!

Dick Metcalf, aka Rotcod Zzaj
Prime perpetrator & Incipient Instigator
Zzaj Productions & Improvijazzation Nation
www.homemademusic.com/~zzaj
http://home.comcast.net/~rotcod

I visited your blues sound on SoundClick and it sounds great. I would like to invite you to download our "Entry Form Application" on our website, fill it out, and mail to me with a CD. I will in turn send all info to Nashville for their critique for the television show.

Thank you for your interest !

P.E. Martens, President

Executive Producer / Director
Battle of the Bands / TV Talent Hour
PO Box 7158
Kansas City, MO   64113

Dear Eddie- Man I loved your music and wanted to send you solid
greetings
from the Walla Walla (WA) Blues Society. I think our members, and the
readers of our newsletter, Blues News, would like your stuff also. If
you
ever need advertising our would like us to review, and publish, a CD
let me
know. Keep on keepin' on man!
Ray Hansen
WWBS President
Blues NEws Editor

travelin_shoes Posted: Mar 28 2004, 03:14 AM

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Good stuff, Eddie. I really like "Too Tall To Mambo". You play some nice blues, man.

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Jack of Diamonds Posted: Mar 28 2004, 05:36 AM

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Good stuff Eddie. Nice to have you back here, by the way.

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Tom 1960 Posted: Mar 28 2004, 08:07 AM

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Sounding good Eddie. Hey, did you ever get on the Devil's Music Forum cd complilation?

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Julian Myrick Posted: Mar 28 2004, 06:34 PM

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"Good jod Eddie"!!!! I really liked too tall to mombo Tight sound but retains the loosness Blues got to have

THUMBS UP dude

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john4y Posted: Mar 28 2004, 07:38 PM

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Hi, Eddie. You put on a great show and you sound far more superior than most. It was riveting. I was able to relax. The emotional communication that you guys have is second to none, plus I'd pay to see you perform.

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JohnnyRoy Posted: Mar 28 2004, 08:04 PM

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QUOTE (john4y @ Mar 28 2004, 07:38 PM)
Hi, Eddie. You put on a great show and you sound far more superior than most. It was riveting. I was able to relax. The emotional communication that you guys have is second to none, plus I'd pay to see you perform.

How about that for an endorsement Eddie??!!

Your website looks alot nicer. I haven't heard all of your stuff yet but I like the one about "Fishin On Chesapeake Bay"!! I too hope you got on the Compilation CD in time. I noticed you've been away for awhile. Good luck! ...Johnny Roy

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sassie Posted: Mar 28 2004, 09:23 PM

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I listened to a few selections on your site also, enjoyed it very much! Sounds like it would be great to see, live.

Good to have you back at DMF.
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