Rich Layton & the Troublemakers
Waterfront Blues Festival
Portland, OR.
July 2, 2011

Again the WBF went off with some big names in the music world. The non-profit radio station, KBOO, here in Portland did the broadcasting again and there were lots of problems this year, as in other years. Many drops in reception which I attemted to "fix". Not all were broadcast, which was a bummer, and some were just to rife with problems to save. So there are some bumps in the road, if you will, but over all some nice tunes are here. Of note, the Preston Shannon set, James Harmon, Bobby Radcliff, Chris Cain Band, Ty Curtis Band and of course Lucinda Williams. So enjoy & spread the shows around, twofthrs.

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Since I'm not familiar with a lot of these bands there will be some "unknowns" in the set list's.
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Musical currents along the Texas Gulf Coast create a confluence of styles found nowhere else in the world, blending rock, blues, country, R&B, blue-eyed soul, Cajun, zydeco, Tejano and more. Growing up in Houston, Rich Layton learned to play them all in bands that worked a rough and tumble circuit of clubs, dance halls and roadhouses along Interstate 10. As a late-blooming songwriter, he populates this wide musical terrain with sharply drawn tales of good times and bad choices, big dreams and bad timing. For the characters that inhabit his songs, hope may hang by a thread, but it's never out of reach.

Singer/songwriter Rich Layton began his serious musical education after college, playing harmonica with then-girlfriend Lucinda Williams in Austin, Texas. After honing their chops on street corners and dives, the two moved to Houston to join the seminal music scene at Anderson Fair. Rich became house harp player at the inner city club that was home to Townes Van Zandt, Nanci Griffith, Lightning Hopkins, Lyle Lovett and many others.

Breaking out of the folk circuit, Rich became a founding member of Houston's premier rockin' blues revue, Dr. Rockit & The Sisters of Mercy, where he earned the moniker "The Duke of Juke" for his impeccable taste, tone and wardrobe. He went on to play, record and tour with many Texas talents including Alan Haynes, the late Rocky Hill (brother of ZZ Top's Dusty Hill) and Fort Worth sax maniac Johnny Reno. In 1985, the Lone Star State's leading music magazine honored Rich as one of six Texas Harmonica Tornados, a list that included such luminaries as Kim Wilson and Delbert McClinton.

In a special category Rich calls "Died-And-Gone-To-Heaven" are numerous performances with rock 'n roll legend Bo Diddley and with longtime friend Buckwheat Zydeco. Rich also takes the stage
with such musical pals as Lyle Lovett , Dave Alvin, Dale Watson, Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps and many more whenever their paths cross.

After 30 years in Texas, Rich moved to Portland in 1997 and entered the vibrant NW music scene. In 2003, he felt the tug of his Gulf Coast roots and set out to deliver the sound of an East Texas roadhouse, harmonica-fueled and swampified. The five-piece lineup emerged as Rich Layton & The Troublemakers, serving up original roots rock, blues, honky-tonk and more to a growing local and regional audience. In 2005, the band released its first album Chop Shop Pit Stop featuring a stark and intense version of Lucinda Williams' "Still I Long for Your Kiss."

The new album, Tough Town, was co-produced by Rich and LA based Terry Wilson, an ex-Texan, A-list bass player, producer and long-time music director for Eric Burdon. The recording captures Rich and his band at the crossroads of twang and tremolo, weaving a swampadelic soundtrack for the heart of a Gulf Coast Saturday night. Your table waits under the broken Lone Star beer sign.

Set List
01 Unknown
02 Unknown
03 Unknown
04 Tough Town
05 Maria & Ramone
06 Be That Way Sometime
07 Diamond Jim
08 Salvation Road
09 Still I Long for Your Kiss
10 Giant Step