A forum for the group Beau shelby& Flyy- Beau Shelby is the most authentic and entertaining Modern Blues/R&B/Funk Artist in the Midwest today!
Influenced greatly by the "hela-funky" and dynamic rythm guitar style of Tony Maiden of "Rufus featuring Chaka Khan" fame, Beau has maintained a presence and thereby gained a following of dedicated "newbies" who want to be in and near the vibe which is quickly becoming almost extinct as far as "real" guitarists are concerned.
Beau's 2nd CD release, "I Turn To A Place", coming up
this summer- will feature more of his original material,but , you can hear a very definite influence of Mr. Maiden's style mixed with Beau's own "particularly blistering"
flava on lead and rythm tracks that are nothing but AWESOME!
Vocally, the man is nothing less than Spine-chilling as he swoons his way through track after track of absolute R&B bliss.
Beau insists that "No, he is not 'like'
Luther or any other artist who merely has a similar appearance" but is completely original.
You can hear him Mondays on WGNU.NET from 10pm-Midnight on
"Curran Events" hosted by Jim Curran, one of st. Louis' most respected and listened -to radio talk show hosts
To his credit , Beau has also performed along side the late Johnnie Johnson "The Father Of Rock and Roll" http://www.johnnie.com/rockin.htm and others including the late Oliver Sain, Bobby McClure, Luther Ingram, Al Caldwell (currently touring as Bass guitarist with Vanessa Williams) http://www.tbhillbilly.com, Blues artist David Dee, Clayton Love