It took one band member's love of The Beatles and the rest of the bands' love of the Blues to formulate one of the most entertaining Blues Outfits in the world today...Blues Beatles. Their sound is intimately appealing but at the same time powerful and infectious. They always become an "instant sensation" wherever they go and perform: New York City, Las Vegas, Chicago, Memphis, Orlando, Charlotte, Montgomery, Chattanooga, Petit-Rocher, Aarhus, Randers, Trandal, Esbjerg, Brasilia, Goiânia, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Belo Horizonte among others ... it's a long list!
The first version of the Beatles songs that caught people’s attention was Ticket To Ride. The video now has more than two million views on Facebook. The band has worked and reworked many different songs since it was formed, but only the ones that sound natural to their ears stay in the repertoire. Most of the vocal melodies are kept in their original form, but interpreted with Marcos Viana’s unique voice, in an unpretentious and heart-felt way. The arrangements combine blues and soul grooves that suit the vocals of the songs while adding a different feel to them. Instrumental solos and improvisation, typical elements of the blues, are an integral part of the Blues Beatles style.
The band has more than 300,000 fan page followers (Facebook), more than 20 million views of their videos, and has appeared on Brazil's biggest TV shows (Altas Horas, Ronnie Von, Rede Vida.) They have recorded two CDs, have thousands of CD downloads, 16 tours since 2017 (including 11 in the USA and 5 in Scandinavia and Europe) performing in the largest and most expressive festivals of the genre.
After the release of their acclaimed debut CD, Get Back to The Blues, the band released and promoted their second CD, Let It Blues, recorded in 2019 at AS Studios, Brazil. For this CD the band brought explosive and intense new renditions on classics like Drive my Car, Come Together, Let it Be, Yer Blues, Chains, Can ́t Buy Me Love, One After 909 and Love Me Do; their takes on Something and Oh Darling bring that calm yet intense vibe that Blues Beatles are known for.
Their fiery live performances showcase their individual and collective skills as soloists, so they decided to register the full energy of the performances and released a digital CD, Live in Texas, recorded at The Woodlands, TX on their 2019 USA tour, with guitarist Igor Prado.
NOTABLE APPEARANCES
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Riverbend Festival, Chattanooga, TN
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Blues on the Hill Series, Harlingen, TX
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Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts Festival, Winter Park, FL
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Blues Heaven Festival, Frederikshavn, Denmark
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Trandal Blues Festival, Trandal, Norway
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Smale Riverfront Park Festival, Cincinnati, OH
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Festival Blues d'la Baie Festival, Petit-Rocher, NB, Canada
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In the Market for Blues Festival, Omaha, NE
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Beneficial Blues Festival Festival, Howells, NE
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Little Bear Ribfest Festival Century Park, Vernon Hills, IL
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Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino Festival, Las Vegas, NV
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ITP Park Prizen Festival, Prizren, Kosovo
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Iridium Jazz Club, New York, NY
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Bayfront Blues Festival Festival, Duluth, MN
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Big Blues Bender, Las Vegas, NV
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Heartwood Soundstage Festival, Gainesville, FL
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Cincy Blues Fest, Cincinnati, OH
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Fundinho Festival, Uberlândia, Brazil