Papa King Cole who comes by his name legitimately has been a frontman since his debut at 6 in front of all the relatives and family friends on the stage his Dad built back in 1955. After years of honing his craft, he began playing and producing shows including the first official Blues Festival in Lethbridge Alberta (1998) which had sold-out shows for 5 years running. With six children under his belt, his music has played 2nd fiddle to the family for many years, but now the Boogieman has been released. Papa King & the Boogiemen range in size from a duo to a 5 piece and the energy that fills the room when this band turns on can be compared to a hot 1950’s night on Westside Chicago or a stroll down Beale Street in the ’30s. His band these days consists of Harpdog Brown (harpdogbrown.com) burning down the house on harmonica and vocals with Doug Freeman holding down the bottom end, while King’s two feet of trouble keep the meter tight. Both Harpdog and Freeman are bonafide road warriors with 8 decades of experience between them. We invite you all to come out and experience this triple threat in action.