Blues singer Bill Dowey is the real deal. He's got the voice, the feel, the experience, the life. Bill Dowey has got the blues.

A powerful and heartfelt voice, a searing slide guitar tone, and a tour bus full of experience makes Bill Dowey one of the most convincing and dedicated blues artists in Canada.

From humble beginnings in the basement of a downtown Toronto church where he discovered an old out of tune piano to backing some of the greatest names in blues Dowey has developed a masterful touch and a well earned place in blues lineage.

In addition to fronting popular Calgary blues outfit The Hoodoo Sons for 5 years and now leading his band the Blues Devils, Dowey has practically made a career of backing great blues legends. Performing and touring with names as illustrious as Albert Collins, Fenton Robinson, Sonny Rhodes, Lowell Fulson, Roy Gaines, and Canada's own Dutch Mason, to name only a few, has provided Dowey with a straight up shot of blues school and an encyclopedic collection of road stories.

Bill Dowey has filled opening slots for a list including Jethro Tull, John Hammond, the Neville Brothers, Buddy Guy, Jeff Healey and Colin James. Dowey has performed at the Calgary Folk Music Festival, the Lethbridge Blues Festival and was recently included as part of the Calgary Centre for Performing Arts Acoustic Blues Series.

Living in Calgary Alberta Canada, Bill Dowey continues his now decade long tenure as leader of the King Edward Hotel house band, The Blues Devils (including Brad Carter,Curtis Cripps and Paul Finn) hosting jams and backing visiting artists. With legions of fans and supporters throughout western Canada Dowey recently released his long awaited first CD.

the Blues Devils: (l - r) Paul Finn, Brad Carter, Bill Dowey, Curtis Cripps

photo by Lawrence Chrismas