the nitro blues band was started years ago by don louderback. he played rock music for years but the blues was what he wanted to play. along with his wife gayle and sammy davis the hammond b3 player they started playing the blues. they have been a crowd favorite everywhere they have played. they played in the 2003"chicago blues festival" along with many other blues festivals. they are working on a new cd that will be out this fall/winter to coincide with the 2006"chicago blues festival.