Gordon Bonham brings together a mix of styles from the Mississippi Delta to the back alleys of Chicago, from big Texas shuffles to jumpin’ West Coast swing. After several years of tearing up the road, Bonham brings it all together in Indiana, the Crossroads of America.

Bonham has performed several times with the legendary Pinetop Perkins, most notably in Cleveland along with Robert Lockwood, Jr. as part of the grand opening of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He played off and on for ten years with the late Indianapolis blues mandolin man, “Yank” Rachell, as well as Chicago piano man Jimmy Walker. Gordon has worked three times with Bo Diddley as band leader and rang in the 2000 new year at the Slippery Noodle playing with Blues Brother Matt “Guitar” Murphy. Other notable gigs include a mini tour with “Ice Cream Man” John Brimm and sharing the Main Stage at the Chicago Blues Fest with Billy Boy Arnold and the late Sunny Land Slim. Bonham has also opened for such greats as Buddy Guy, Robert Cray, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Solomon Burke and B.B.King.

Locally, Bonham was a founding member of the critically acclaimed Cooler Kings, followed by the Gordon Bonham Blues Band. Their CD “Low Down and Blue” was chosen by David Lindquist of the Indianapolis Star as no.3 of the Top Ten Releases of 1999. He continues to be a host of the blues jam at the world famous Slippery Noodle Inn and appears every Monday with Indy’s favorite “all star band” Soul Bus.

With two European tours and a growing list of memorable gigs, the credentials continue to stack up, making Gordon Bonham’s music a must have for anyone who appreciates serious and soulful blues.

 

 

 

 

The Gordon Bonham Blues Band lays down a hard driving brand of blues in the Chicago style with a bit of Texas and Mississippi thrown in. Tom Harold’s harmonica mastery works with Bonham’s guitar and the crack rhythm section of David Murray (bass) and Jeff Chapin (drums) in a sound reminiscent of the early Fabulous Thunderbirds. High energy and danceable, but also “Low Down and Blue,” the GBBB continues to deliver as one of the midwest’s finest blues bands.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Something amazing happens every Monday night at Daddy Jack’s in Indianapolis…
We just call them Soul Bus.

With three bands leaders and the best rhythm section in town, it’s not hard to see that the talent is boundless.  In the summer of 2002, the brainchild named Soul Bus sprang from the mind of Jeff Hedback, bass player of the Alligator Brothers.  He called a meeting with some friends namely Tad Robinson, Jes Richmond, Gordon Bonham, Gordon Brooks and Henry Lee Summer and the fun began.  Only a couple of names have changed since then.  The very capable Jeff Chapin has replaced Henry Lee on drums and Dave Murray took over on bass.  No one complains about the changes.  Who would?  I don’t know of a bigger, happier crowd on a Monday night anywhere!

 

 

 

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