Johnny Duke: guitar and vocals | Chelsea ViaCava: vocals | Jason Dewitt: drums | Mike Waddell: bass | Nate Grower: fiddle
Influences
B.B. King, David Bromberg, Ry Cooder, Robben Ford, Larry Carlton, Albert King, Sam Cooke, Lightnin' Hopkins, Johnny Neel, SRV, Hendrix, Tuck Andress, Blind Blake, Kenny Burrell, Albert Lee, Chris Cain, The Funky Meters, Ray Charles, Eric Johnson, Blind Willie McTell, John Lee Hooker....
Johnny Duke and the Aces is a young, high-energy blues band that takes much inspiration from Jazz, Rock, and Funk, and even Country. While having many original tunes to fill their sets, they also enjoy covering original versions of legendary tunes. From the Funky Meters to Ray Charles, these boys cover a lot of inspirational ground. JDA finished the album “Taillights” in the summer of 2006. This album features Johnny Neel, the former keyboardist for the Allman Brothers, and David Bromberg, an internationally recognized musician of many styles.
"Johnny Duke" Lippincott is an inspiration to guitarists all around the Delaware area. Having Mississippi roots, the Delta-blues style of music is frequently evident in his guitar playing. David Bromberg, Johnny's mentor, said in the international magazine Dirty Linen (2004), "If you stick around tonight, there's a 16-year old guitar player who is as good a blues guitar player as any I've ever played with, and I've played with some really good guitar players. That's John Lippincott… He's a killer!" Just recently, Bromberg said in an article of the Philadelphia Inquirer that Johnny is "the best electric blues player in town". With Johnny Duke and the Aces, John continues to impress people with his showmanship, his talent for songwriting, and his guitar skills that are graceful, moving, and "professional", as recently stated by the King of the Blues himself, B.B. King (after sitting in with him at a clinic in the summer of 2005 in Mississippi). Johnny has also had experience playing with other well known musicians as Willie King and The Liberators, Southside Johnny, Jorma, and John Payne. He is currently studying music at Berklee College of Music in Boson, MA.
The line up of the “Aces” often changes, however, Johnny always seems to find the right players that successfully support his style and original material. The band has wow'ed crowds all around Northern Delaware, the Delaware Beaches, Philadelphia, New York City, and even in Beverly Hills, California! The band has opened for the King of the Blues himself, B.B. King, Wind-Up recording artist Omnisoul, and blues legend Johnny Winter. They have also been nominated for the 2006 New Music Weekly Awards under the category “AC/Hot AC Breakthrough Artist of the Year”. Johnny Duke and the Aces is truly a sight to see and hear because of their professional-caliber sound and feel.
hi Johnny Duke and the Aces , Just wanted to say Cheers for being our friend and supporting our music! All the very best to you, from McDave and the boys of Pegasus in Bonnie Scotland.
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Hi guys,nice to meet you!The music is awesome.If you'd ever be interested in airtime on 'Helsinki's Blues Cafe' then please get in touch. Have a great week end Geoff
Hey man,how are you??Everyone liked you and you have to know that right the next day you left Apollon said to George :"Hey malaka,I miss the shitty!!!" :) Happy to know that you had a good time here!You are welcome anytime!take care Cam,c u at myspace
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Cam, what up bro. Hey man I just landed a gig with a group out of Amsterdam called Eveni. Check out the tunes at myspace.com/eveni. Maybe we can set up a show either here or in Bostonia. get back to me let me know what you think. I hope your well. take care Love, Ohlsen
Congrats on the O&A; award fellas. Well deserved. Can't wait to hear the live stuff. Right now, we are planning on hittin the states again at the begining of Sep. Lets get some shows lined up. Stay up, B
am straight onto you after my friends from rime tipped me off.
i'm that bearded old fart who breast-fed on t-bone walker, buddy guy, albert, freddy and bb king. am amazed that blues is alive with young kids like you - just like me some 40 years ago. there must be something about it. and i'm bloody happy to have people like you around. look at my top friends!!!!!
You guys are simply awesome. What a guitar player and what a bad ass drummer. I told a good friend of mine about you straight away so expect a visit from a bearded man! You guys play the blues with a freshness and edge that I haven't heard for a long time. I take my hats off to you all.
yeah no problems, sir. I'm from hockessin too. I actually shared the stage with you guys a couple times at kahunaville back when i played and arranged for cipher 9. You guys definetly can riff up a dominant seventh jam!
Rock and roll had a baby and called it "Blues". May the blues live on forever. May your favorite music live on forever as well Johnny Duke and the Aces