The Cadillac Kings

Nominated two years running by the UK Independent Blues Broadcasters Association for best UK blues band in the 2024 & 2025 British Blues Awards, the Cadillac Kings have been on the road since 1999 & in that time have built a formidable reputation for entertaining audiences with their unique mix of self-penned rhythm & blues, Louisiana-style roots music and humour! In that time they have played at over a thousand different venues - from London’s Albert Hall to Manchester’s Band on the Wall, from the Canaries Isles to the Arctic circle. The band has appeared alongside or opened for acts such as John Mayall,The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Rod Piazza, Lazy Lester, Magic Slim, Louisiana Red, Larry Garner, Nappy Brown, L’il Ed & His Blues Imperials, Little Feat & Delbert McLinton to name but a few! During this time some of the UK’s most talented young players have been members of the band including guitarist Oliver Darling (currently in Imelda May’s band ), & USA boogie piano sensation Henri Herbert, both of whom recorded award winning albums with the CKs. In 2017 their cd “The Secret of My Success” reached the number one position in the USA’s Cashbox Blues & Boogie chart, and stayed there for four weeks above acts such as The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, Coco Montoya, John Primer and Samantha Fish. The bandʼs popularity on Youtube has resulted in videos currently scoring hits in the millions, with their song “Betty Lou” approaching five million and two more band originals “Left Handed Woman” and “Cadillac Shake” approaching a million apiece. Their latest album ‘Crash & Burn’ received unanimous praise and 5 star reviews from every UK blues & roots magazine and from blues publications across the world. It went straight in at #1 in the UK IBBA Blues charts, in at #5 on the Australian Roots music chart, & in at #1 on Amazon’s best selling Blues cds. The CD was recorded & mixed by veteran engineers Dave Williams and Richard Manwaring whose cvs include albums with Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Tina Turner, Eric Bibb and Fleetwood Mac. "“Think The Fabulous Thunderbirds crossed with the best West Coast USA blues acts, and you might begin to get an idea of just how accomplished and entertaining these guys are.” " - Darren Preston, Blues Matters magazine UK