Downchild

Yesterday, I wandered into the kitchen for a snack....Tuffy P was in there, and she had the Downchild Blues Band blasting. I realized I can't remember a time when there was no Downchild Blues Band. It has undergone various incarnations, led by Donnie Walsh, who over the years has come to be Mr. Downchild.

Here's a great video featuring the late Jane Vasey and Peter Appleyard playing a delightful Boogie...


And here's the band featuring the late Hock Walsh, Donnie's brother, who co-founded the band and played with them at different times over the years. I've read that Donnie and The Hock were the inspiration for The Blues Brothers, and this may be true since The Blues Brothers recorded some Downchild material.


Here's today's incarnation of Downchild...


The band has had a number of vocalists over the years. I was hoping to find a video that featured the late Tony Flaim, another excellent addition to the band, who sang with the group for close to a decade.

The name Downchild comes from a song by harp great Sonny Boy Williamson, called Mr. Downchild (take this poor fool's advice, and don't let no one woman, man mistreat you twice).