{"id":238,"date":"2016-11-07T22:32:13","date_gmt":"2016-11-07T22:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rickcua.com\/?page_id=238"},"modified":"2023-01-28T05:47:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T05:47:34","slug":"blues-counsel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/rickcua.com\/index.php\/blues-counsel\/","title":{"rendered":"Blues Counsel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Blues Counsel<\/strong> started in 1987 as the unnamed Jam Band for the Kingdom Bound Christian Music Festival outside of Buffalo, NY. Some members have played together since the mid-seventies and even the newest members of BC have been with the band for over 20 years. Each member has a rich musical history with Blues Counsel as their touch point, playing together as often as they can. Like close friends whose conversation always picks up where it left off, no matter how much time has past, Blues Counsel&#8217;s eclectic blend of Blues, Rock &amp; a touch of Latin continues to deliver therapy for your soul with their 6th recording, Best of The Decade, available now.<\/p>\n<p><em>Blues Counsel are:<\/em> Tom Lane, Guitar &amp; Vocals, Will McFarlane, Guitar &amp; Vocals,Tony Hooper, Guitar, Vocals &amp; Keys, Anthony Morra, Drums, Emedin Rivera, Percussion, Rick Cua, Bass &amp; Vocals<\/p>\n<div class=\"threecol-one\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rickcua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Tom_2_-4452.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-114\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" src=\"http:\/\/rickcua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/tombio.jpg\" alt=\"koo-ah\" width=\"260\" height=\"260\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><center><strong>Tom Lane<\/strong><\/center><center><em>Orleans, Vinnie Colaiuta, Michael W. Smith, Michael English, Matt Redman \/ Gold Record, Tim Hughes, Chris Tomlin, Phil Keaggy, Don Moen \/ Gold &amp; Platinum Records, Paul Baloche<\/em><\/center><\/div>\n<div class=\"threecol-one\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rickcua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Will_2_-4386.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-114\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" src=\"http:\/\/rickcua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/willbio.jpg\" alt=\"No Mystery\" width=\"260\" height=\"260\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><center><strong>Will McFarlane<\/strong><\/center><center><em>Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section \/ Musician\u2019s Hall Of Fame, Bonnie Raitt \/ Gold Record, Wilson Pickett, Etta James, \u201cBobby Blue\u201d Bland, Toby Keith, Waylon Jennings, Tammy Wynette, Johnny Taylor \/ Gold Record, 7 CCM records<\/em><\/center><\/div>\n<div class=\"threecol-one last\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rickcua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Tony_Hooper_1_-4168.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-114\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" src=\"http:\/\/rickcua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/tonybio.jpg\" alt=\"You're My Road\" width=\"260\" height=\"260\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><center><strong>Tony Hooper<\/strong><\/center><center><em>Michael W. Smith, Heather Headley, Bryan Duncan, Ceili Rain, Lindell Cooley, Rick Cua, I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever compilation \/ Gold Record<\/em><\/center><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"threecol-one\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rickcua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Anthony_2_-4418.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-114\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" src=\"http:\/\/rickcua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/anthonybio.jpg\" alt=\"koo-ah\" width=\"260\" height=\"260\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><center><strong>Anthony Morra<\/strong><\/center><center><em>Steve Vai, Taylor swift, Steve Lukather, Toby Mac, Diane Warren, Amy Grant, Kip Winger, Songs From The Neighborhood \/ Grammy<\/em><\/center><\/div>\n<div class=\"threecol-one\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rickcua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Emedin_2_-4493.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-114\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" src=\"http:\/\/rickcua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/emedinbio.jpg\" alt=\"No Mystery\" width=\"260\" height=\"260\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><center><strong>Emedin Rivera<\/strong><\/center><center><em>Bob James, Chuck Mangione, Larry Coryell, Gato Barbieri, La Toya Jackson, Harry Belafonte, Maxwell, Paquito De Rivera, John Lucien, 5 PBS Emmys<\/em><\/center><\/div>\n<div class=\"threecol-one last\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rickcua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Rick_1_-4439.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-114\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" src=\"http:\/\/rickcua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/rickbio.jpg\" alt=\"You're My Road\" width=\"260\" height=\"260\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><center><strong>Rick Cua<\/strong><\/center><center><em>The Outlaws \/ 2 Gold Records, Phil Keaggy, Randy Stonehill, Ceili Rain,12 CCM records, 6 #1 singles<\/em><\/center><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p><center>www.bluescounsel.com ~ po box 682443, franklin, tn 37068 ~ (615) 414-7930<\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blues Counsel started in 1987 as the unnamed Jam Band for the Kingdom Bound Christian Music Festival outside of Buffalo, NY. 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