The Nighthawks with Bob Margolin in Concert
Venue: Dogtown Roadhouse, Floyd
Organizations: Bob Margolin, The Nighthawks
Date: Saturday, April 14, 2018
Time: 8:30 - 11:30 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost:

Description:
Dogtown Roadhouse presents The Nighthawks with Bob Margolin in concert on Saturday, April 14, 2018.

The Nighthawks are a veteran band that fuses rock, blues, R&B, honky-tonk country, gospel and rockabilly into one delicious stew!

When Mark Stutso, master of the deep groove, joined The Nighthawks at the beginning of 2010, the 21st-century version of the legendary American roots band first formed in 1972 was complete. With Paul Bell and Johnny Castle in the band for nearly a decade, and founding father Mark Wenner the remaining original, this team outshines all previous incarnations. The current members bring decades of varied experience to the stage and studio.

After 40 years, The Nighthawks are still having a Damn Good Time. And so will you. Listen up!

Links:

• http://thenighthawks.info/
• https://www.facebook.com/The-Nighthawks-366038142091

Boston native Bob Margolin was born in 1949. Inspired by Chuck Berry, he started playing guitar at age 15 and immediately started performing in local rock and blues bands. Margolin was hired by Muddy Waters in 1973.

Muddy brought Margolin with him to special shows and recordings. In ‘76, Muddy brought Margolin with him to San Francisco to perform at The Band’s “Last Waltz” concert. Martin Scorcese filmed the concert for the classic film. Margolin also played on the four albums that Muddy recorded for Blue Sky Records, which were produced by Johnny Winter, and with Johnny on his Nothin’ But The Blues album. Three of those albums won Grammy Awards.

Margolin left Muddy’s band in 1980 and formed his own band. He relocated to Washington, DC then Blacksburg, VA — eventually winding up North Carolina in 1989. “All through the ‘80s I ran up and down the highways, mostly in Virginia and North Carolina. I was able to make a living without the pressures of the music business, and didn’t even feel any need to release an album.”

Periodically during those years, Margolin played a few high profile gigs — He appeared at the 1984 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, joining The Fabulous Thunderbirds for a tribute to Muddy Waters. His own band opened shows for Stevie Ray Vaughan, George Thorogood, Johnny Winter, and The T-Birds.

Bob Margolin has played on several Grammy-winning recordings, won numerous W.C. Handy/Blues Music Awards for his playing and is a KBA Award recipient for Journalism. He’s produced albums for numerous artists including Muddy’s son Big Bill Morganfield, Candye Kane, Pinetop Perkins, Mac Arnold, Ann Rabson and produced and consulted on reissues of Muddy Waters’ recordings for the Blue Sky Label for Sony/Legacy.

Links:

• http://bobmargolin.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/BobMargolinFanPage

Tickets are $10.00 in advance and $12.00 the day of the show.

To purchase tickets online, visit: https://www.townvu.com/dogtownroadhouse/ordering.

All ages are welcome.

For more information, visit: http://www.dogtownroadhouse.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/DogtownRoadhouse or call 540-745-6836.