The Lucky Losers announce a Pre-Album Release Party for their new album, Standin’ Pat on Vizztone. Eleven original tracks that take on America, from Rich Strike, a song about the nobody horse who won the Kentucky Derby, to a cry for American unity & sanity in Somewhere in the Middle, to road songs such as Pack Up The Bags, Down in Memphis Town, & Try New Orleans, to the beautifully rendered love song about standing your ground in your own home town, Standin’ Pat.
The Lucky Losers band are:Cathy Lemons, vocals, Phil Berkowitz, harmonica & vocals, Ian Lamson, guitar, Jon Otis (the son of the legendary Johnny Otis), Chris Burns, keys, Joe Kyle on upright bass.
Nominated for ROAD WARRIOR in 2022 & winners of FIVE Independent Blues Awards in 2021 (including “Artist of the Year” - Cathy Lemons, “Song of the Year” Godless Land“), The Lucky Losers are San Francisco’s finest male/female duet fronted 5-piece band — a throwback to the hybrid of soul, blues, rock, gospel, and country that emerged in the late 1960’s with impassioned vocal performances, electrifying musical interplay, and powerful harmonica.
The Lucky Losers prove to be one of the fast rising and best duo ensembles on the national scene....Within her vocals, Lemons possesses a supremely talented and developed instrument, as she can coo, tease, belt ballad, and bellow with supreme confidence and to great effect. She simply owns the songs she sings. Two terrific & important songwriters, vocalists, & musicians. In fact “Godless Land” proves their artistic arrival.
— Blues Music Magazine, October 2020
Fiery Dallas-born entertainer Cathy Lemons has a velvet voice with a gritty edge and the rebel conviction of a woman risen from the ashes. New Jersey native Phil Berkowitz "has earned renown as one of the West Coast’s most distinctive harp players, as well as for his sharp, resonant tenor" [Living Blues - 2018]. The stark contrast between incandescent Lemons and elegant Berkowitz makes for a captivating musical union, breathing new life into American songwriting tradition and the vanishing art of duet vocals.
Since 2015, The Lucky Losers have completed numerous national tours, performing on stages in over 42 states. Their artistic achievements have garnered 6 national awards, 20 award nominations, & two International Songwriting Competition prizes as Finalists in 2018 & 2020. They are Winners of 5 Independent Blues Awards in 2021.
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