Early in 2000, the Canadian blues expert Johnny V recorded an album in Riga together with the Latvian Blues Band, and that was followed by a major concert tour of Canada that stretched from Toronto all the way to Calgary. This is seen as the beginning of the band’s career.

The Latvian Blues Band has appeared in Lithuania, Estonia, Poland, Croatia, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Spain, Greece, Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Russia, Belarus, the United States, Canada, Egypt and many places more. It has taken part in major European blues festivals such as Euro Jazz in Athens, Sierre Blues in Switzerland, Narcao Blues in Sardinia, and countless other ones.

Big Daddy Wilson was born more than 50 years ago in a small town called Edenton, North Carolina. The population of Edenton counts less than 6000, 55% African Americans, 25% below the poverty line. “We were very poor but I had a very beautiful childhood“, Wilson remembers. “Me and my sisters were raised by Mom and Grandma. We lived a simple life, we went to church every Sunday, school on weekdays. I also worked back then on the tobacco plantation and in the cotton fields, I was a real country boy.“ Wilson sang in church but he never thought about going on stage. “I was extremely shy.“

And then Wilson heard the blues for the first time. Back in Edenton he had listened to music only in church and from the local, country radio station. But now he went for the first time to a real blues concert. “I met the blues here in Germany. I didn’t know what the blues was before“ Big Daddy Wilson says. “It was here that I found a part of me that was missing for so long in my life.“ It did not take long and the shy guy who had written some poems started looking for melodies. He went on stage, jammed all over the German blues scene and made an impression with his warm and soulful voice...“

Bad Habits was founded in 2015. In March 2019, the debut album with same name, Bad Habits, was released. "Playing in an environment where people have a lot of different habits, including bad habits, we decided to call our group just in honor of it. Each time we play together, we enjoy it because we are happy to play music that is close to our heart and from which we have been inspired by great performers like Johnny Cash, Tom Waits, Bob Dylan and others," the group's press release said. "If someone asks what style of music we play, it can't be really answered, because a soloist can play country while a guitarist plays blues parties and the drummer skiffle."

Band members: Janis Lide - electric guitar, Normans Barbals - percussion, Martins Balodis - vocal / guitar / harmonica, Kristaps Grinbergs - bass.

That was long time ago when they were young and crazy, now just young. When Ilgvars Rišķis from the Dzeltenie Pastnieki band, together with Maris Krasmanis, decided that the blues were not enough in Latvia.
To create something truly great, was to bring together the best of the best in music industry.
And so, Maris Krasmanis - a guitar player well known to anyone who has ever heard anything about Latvian jazz, rock, or blues - drum maestro Vilnis Strods (Willie) has joined the band recently, as far back as 2010, and the sound has changed for better, more interesting ... And of course maestro Gints Žilinskis .. comments are redundant! Guntis Krivms - This voice is known to anyone who has ever turned on TV in Latvia. His voice is associated with Doctor Haus, James Bond and many other film heroes. He started to play in the blues band FORTRESS from the beginning and proved to be a worthy member of the Fortress Blues Band.
But it should be noted that it was a job for Fortresians back then, but now it is a thrill, because much has changed since 1993. They performed on the big stage, both in pubs and at festivals. Now pubs has become less, the big stages more - blues lovers invites, listens and loves Fortress BB.

The Smooth Gentlemen are three veteran musicians from the Polish music scene. Their music is a blend of Blues and Soul. Sometimes smooth, sometimes explosive, but always energetic! The band consists of Bartek Szopinski, (acclaimed pianist, organist and songwriter), Milosz Szulkowski - drums, and Piotr Bienkiewicz - guitar. This combination of musicians are an exciting new band with lots of depth and experience.
Their latest album were recorded at one of the best European recording studios "RecPublica", and produced by John Clifton - well experienced California soul/blues producer and performer. Album "NEW" was released by american record label - Rip Cat Records on June 2019.

"Eddie Dove Band" is a musicians' association, which for the third year successfully proves itself on the Latvian music scene. The band has a very extensive musical repertoire that covers a variety of genres, mainly focused on the styles of Rock'n Roll, BluesRock, Country and PopRock.

"Eddie Dove Band" is characterized by professional attitude, energy and genuine emotions!