ANTHONY GERACI
MARSHFIELD WICKED LOCAL.com – South Shore Conservatory recently congratulated piano instructor Anthony Geraci, of Marshfield, for four Blues Music Awards nominations by the Blues Foundation in Memphis, Tennessee. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on May 5.
CaptureGeraci’s “Fifty Shades of Blue” album, which was released in October, has been nominated Best Album, Best Traditional Album and Best Song for the Title Cut, while Geraci himself is nominated for the coveted Pinetop Perkins Piano Players Award. In addition, Sugar Ray and the Bluetones, a band in which he is the pianist, was nominated Best Band.
Having toured extensively in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South America, Lebanon and the United States, Geraci was an original member of the first House of Blues in Cambridge, Blue Monday All-Star Band and occasional Blues Brother member with Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman and James Belushi.
He has backed up musicians such as Jimmy Rodgers, Big Walter Horton, Hubert Sumlin, Big Joe Turner, Wilson Pickett, Bo Diddley, Billy Boy Arnold, Eddie Taylor, Jimmy “T 99” Nelson, Snooky Pryor, Lazy Lester, J.B. Hutto, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, Carey Bell, Brownie McGhee, Memphis Slim, Dickie Betts, Van Morrison, Jeff Healey, Matt “Guitar” Murphy, Luther “Guitar Jr.” Johnson, Bob Margolin, Mark Naftalin, Willie “Big Eyes” Smith, Eddie Shaw and many more. Geraci performs regularly with his fellow faculty members, and has taught at South Shore Conservatory since 2012.
“I started this project about a year ago. I had some original songs that I wanted to record,” said Geraci, describing the evolution of his award-nominated CD. “At that time I was writing and arranging, and sending MP3’s that I recorded on Garage Band to musicians that I wanted to play and sing them. Eventually those songs became ‘Fifty Shades Of Blue.’
“Sugar Ray Norcia and Michelle Willson sing the title track ‘Fifty Shades Of Blue’ which has been nominated for Song of the Year. This song is a playful duet between Sugar Ray and Michelle with shades of the popular Grey novels thrown in throughout.”
For information: sscmusic.org/fac_geraci.html.
Delta Groove Music proudly presents Anthony Geraci and the Boston Blues All-Stars "Fifty Shades of Blue."
Available October 16, 2015 online and at finer record stores everywhere.
Songs featured in trailer:
1. Fifty Shades of Blue (feat. Sugar Ray Norcia and Michelle "Evil Gal" Willson)
2. Everything I Do Is Wrong (feat. Darrell Nulisch)
3. Blues for David Maxwell (instrumental)
Studio photos courtesy of Monster Mike Welch.
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A blistering piano solo by Anthony Geraci playing with Sugar Ray & the Bluetones.
Sugar Ray Norcia - vocals, harmonica
Michael "Mudcat" Ward - bass
"Monster" Mike Welch - guitar
Anthony Geraci - piano
Neil Gouvin - drums
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Recorded on July 28, 2013 at the 25th Beaches International Jazz Festival in Toronto.
video: Stephen Smith
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Anthony Geraci and the Boston Blues All-Stars Live @ The Bull Run
10/2/15
"Blues for David Maxwell" with Anthony Geraci, "Monster" Mike Welch, Michael Mudcat Ward and Marty Richards
Fantastic Night of Blues at The Bull Run Restaurant for Anthony Geraci's CD Release Party : )!
"Fifty Shades of Blue" on Delta Groove Music
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