Live recordings from GERRY JOE WEISE's concert Tours. A mix of shuffles & boogies, country & cajun, rock 'n' roll, make up this guitar extravaganza special.

Gerry Joe Weise live

GERRY JOE WEISE was born in 1959 in Sydney, Australia, he learned to play guitar at the age of 4. During the 1970s when he was 16 and 17, he guest supported bands AC/DC, Rose Tattoo, Angels City and Midnight Oil at venues like the Bondi Lifesaver and Chequers with rock bands The Class and Siren in Sydney. At 18 he joined the progressive Corroboree that had drummer Craig Collinge (ex Manfred Mann) and keyboardist Cezary Skubiszewski (ex Alexis Korner, film score composer "Two Hands"). In 1980 Gerry Joe Weise took a big step forward and moved to Europe, living in France, Germany and Switzerland until 1999, before moving back to Australia. He has released the albums : 1994 "Live In Paris", 1996 "A Letter To Jimi", 1999 "Bushman Boogie", 2005 "Sydney-Paris Blues". In 2000 he wrote two songs for Nabarlek (Indigenous Live Band Of The Year Award 2005) for their 2nd album "Bininj Manborlh". Throughout his many Tours he has jammed with B.B.King, John Lee Hooker, Albert Collins, Noel Redding and Eric Clapton. His trios have had musicians from Mick Taylor, Roy Buchanan, Savoy Brown, Tower Of Power, Ravi Shankar, Big Ed Sullivan and Otis Grand. Gerry Joe Weise has guest supported Ray Charles, B.B.King, Buddy Guy, The Yardibrds, John Lee Hooker, The Scorpions, Iggy Pop & The Stooges, Eric Clapton, John McLaughlin, Albert Collins, Pat Metheny, Noel Redding, Canned Heat, Luther Allison, Joe Louis Walker, Matt 'Guitar' Murphy, Deborah Coleman, Bob Brozman, Dave Hole, Billy Branch, Luther 'Houserocker' Johnson, Jerry McCain, Maurice McKinnies, Nine Below Zero, Eddie & The Hot Rods, Van Wilks, Mark Hummel, the Chicago Blues Festival tour and the San Francisco Blues Festival tour in Europe........ www.myspace.com/gerryjoeweiseblues