The BOTTLENECK BLUES BAND

BIOGRAPHY:

The Bottleneck Blues Band was formed by Davie Hair (saxophone / harmonica, ex-Nothin' But The Blues) during 1999 to play Chicago style electric blues. The original band line-up included Bob Laidlaw (bass, ex Nothin’ But the Blues), Mark Lyon (guitar, ex-Smokehouse Blues Band), Ali Gibb (vocals / sax, ex-Breakfast Boyz), Stuart Winton (guitar) and Alex Bruce (drums, ex-Bluejays). Bruce left and joined Itchy Feet, and was replaced by Rich Davidson (ex-Pegusus) in early-2000. Later that year Lyon and Laidlaw left the band, which necessitated a re-shuffle, with Gibb playing guitar (in addition to saxophone & vocals), and ex-Scaramanga bass player Dougie Crichton standing in until a permanent bass player was found (at which point Crichton joined Midlife Crisis). The bass slot was filled by Karl Altendorf in early 2001, and the band continued to play local gigs with that line up until 2002, when Davie Hair left to move to Aberdeen, where he joined Souled Asylum, a 15 piece soul band. The Bottleneck Blues Band continued as a four piece until 2004 when it was decided to call it a day.