Each of the musicians in this group have spent years playing blues, soul, jazz and rock music around the country. The band members have known each other forever and talked off-and-on about how much fun it would be working together – some day. Finally, the time was right and The Stevee Wellons Band (SWB) came to life. Working together has led the group in some unexpected directions. The Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania gave SWB the honor of representing the region for the 2016 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN. That experience provided encouragement and inspiration for the group to work on creating their own mix of blues and soul music. They released their first album, “Born to Blues,” on March 14 of this year.

The Stevee Wellons Band has performed with Shemekia Copeland, Ana Popovic, Samantha Fish, Taz Cruz, Miller & the Other Sinners, and many others. This marks their first appearance at our festival.