James Leg/Bonnevilles

Snakerattlers

Presented by: 1970 COMPANY

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0	ARDEN ROAD: Social Club
P	Friday 12th May, 2017
N	8:00pm

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Worshipping at the alter of rock'n'roll, punk rock bluesman James Leg has delivered his finest work in 'Blood On The Keys"- Vive Le Rock Magazine

"Blood On The Keys" is a rare raw delight. All hail the Reverend. - CLASSIC ROCK 8/10

"There is nothing l ike a Leg record and there never will be, no one plays l ike him, no one growls l ike him, and certainly no one rocks like him". – NO DEPRESSION

Part Howling’ Wolf, part Iggy Pop, he’ s the new standard- bearer for the for the rebels, the new punk in a land of posers. – ELMORE MAGAZINE


James Leg (aka John Wesley Myers of the Black Diamond Heavies, Lee County Killers) has just released his third solo album, Blood On The Keys.

Back in his days with the Heavies, Leg laid the foundation for his solo work with his down- n- dirty keys, fervent l ive performances and trademark gruff black snake moan.
Following the success of his acclaimed 2015 solo album, Below The Belt, Leg recorded once again at the Masonic Sounds located in a Masonic Lodge in Dayton,
KY, and had the album mixed by renowned producer/engineer Jason Soda ( GospelbeacH, Everest) at SodaCuts in East LA.

Leg, the son of a Texas preacher, started playingpiano when he was just six. Raised on southern gospel music, he began preaching at the church his father pastored at the age of 14. Two years later he became infected with the lure of rock- n- roll and eventually alcohol and drugs. It was this contrast of good & evil, heaven & hell that would affect not only his music -solo and otherwise - but also his impassioned l ive performances evoking some sort of fervid snake-handling Pentecostal preacher in the middle of a lung- busting, jugular- popping sermon ( just replace the slippery vermin with a fifth of whiskey and Leg pounding on his signature Fender Rhodes and you get the picture).

Blood On The Keys is out now on Alive Records