PUBLIC ON-SALE: Friday, August 16, 2024 at 12:00 PM
After 19 albums, countless awards, and 55 years of spreading the blues around the world on tour, the time has come for The Legendary Downchild Blues Band to bid farewell to the road and their beloved fans.
It’s hard to believe that The Legendary Downchild Blues Band is celebrating their 55th anniversary this year. As they say, time flies when you’re having fun!
Downchild gained international prominence as the inspiration for Hollywood stars Dan Aykroyd’s and the late John Belushi’s hit film, The Blues Brothers. In fact, two Downchild songs, ‘Shotgun Blues’ and ‘I Got Everything I Need (Almost),’ were even covered on The Blues Brothers’ 1978 multi-platinum album, Briefcase Full of Blues.
Donnie ‘Mr. Downchild’ Walsh has seen it all throughout his 55 years as the leader and co-founder of the band (alongside his late brother, Richard ‘Hock’ Walsh), from the early days of recording their debut album, Bootleg, in the parking garage at Rochdale College in Toronto, to sharing the stage with American blues legends such as B.B. King, Buddy Guy, James Cotton, and many more in some of the finest venues around the world. In 2019, Donnie was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame alongside some of the greatest songwriters of our time, such as Leonard Cohen, Neil Young, and Joni Mitchell.
Downchild continues to be led by Donnie Walsh on guitar and harmonica, singer Chuck Jackson (who also plays harmonica), tenor sax man Pat Carey, Gary Kendall on bass, drummer Jim Casson, and Tyler Yarema on keyboards.
With their infectious, signature jump-blues style, JUNO Award winners Downchild deliver a live performance that is second to none. This is your “Last Chance To Dance”, so come on down, have some fun, and celebrate one of the greatest blues bands of our time!
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