lil red and big bad original song ace up my sleeve
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Lil Red and Big Bad performed the original song Ace Up My Sleeve for the Blues in da Parish Festival cd. bluesindaparish.comTRANSCRIPT
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Ace Up My Sleeve
LIL RED & BIG BAD
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The music of Lil’ Red and Big Bad is unique to New Orleans,
a mix of blues, R&B and rock’n roll delivered with a lot
of soul.
INTRODUCTION
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Lil Red & Big Bad includes singer Nancy
Gros, lead guitarist Jeff Ruello and Willie Panker
on drums.
Jack Carter and David Hyde play Upright Bass,
Jimmy Carpenter and Derek Huston are on
Sax,
while Greg Villafranco and Tom Worrell are on
Piano.
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Lil Red’s unique and
energetic way of delivering
her sultry vocal sound
has developed quite a
following.
LIL RED
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Inspired by the
music of Irma
Thomas, Etta James,
Ruth Brown, King
Floyd, Dr. John and
other great R&B
musicians, singer
Nancy Gros formed
“Lil’ Red and Big
Bad” in 2005.
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On October 8th,
2010, Lil’ Red won
the VBK (New
Orleans Blues
Society) Blues
Challenge, sending
her to represent
New Orleans in the
International Blues
Challenge (“IBC”),
in February 2011.
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“It’s never too
late to fulfill
your dreams”,
says Red.
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“I’m blessed to work with these guys. I’m really happy and proud.”
Lil Red…
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Lil Red & Big Bad
vocalist Nancy Gros
accepts a check
after her band won
the New Orleans
Voodoo Blues
Challenge at Rock
‘n’ Bowl.
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Local blues and
R&B ensemble Lil
Red & Big Bad won
the second annual
New Orleans
Voodoo Blues
Challenge at Rock
’n’ Bowl.
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The band
performs regularly
on Frenchmen
Street, has toured
Colorado, and
opened the 2012
French Quarter
Festival on the
main stage.
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“I’m trying to
get to the next
level.”
Lil Red…
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“There’s nothing
like singin’ the blues.”