John Boutell - Vocals & Guitar

John Boutell recently relocated from Ventura, CA to San Francisco. He has recorded, produced and engineered several critically acclaimed CD's over his musical life and can now can be found performing up and down the coast playing his personal style of blues developed over the years and conjured up from the feelings and experiences of traveling the road of life. John brings a great sense of swing and jump to the South City Blues Band and can cover a wide variety of blues styles, as well as his own original musical voice. www.johnboutell.com

John Lull - Saxophone

Born and raised in Oakland, CA, John Lull's tenor saxophone has been a mainstay of the Bay Area rhythm & blues scene for many years. He has played in a whos who of Bay Area bands, including Drivin' Wheel, Good Life Rhythm & Blues Review, Third Street Blues Band, and Souled Out. John has been influenced by all the great jazz, jump blues, and burning sax players including Red Prysock, Louis Jordan, King Curtis, Jr. Walker, and many more. John adds the essential soulful sound of the sax to South City Blues Band. He lives on the coast near Half Moon Bay where he can be found surfing his kayak and getting trashed in the waves, when he's not blowin' his horn.

Ray Figueroa - Bass/vocals

Ray has been playing his bass for 40 years and has performed with many of the Top Blues and Rock musicians in the San Francisco Bay Area. In addition to playing with the South City Blues Band, he currently works with blues guitarist Kenny "Blue" Ray and the Sonny Rhodes West Coast Blues Band (performing in California, Arizona, and Reno, Nevada). For many years he has been the manager and bass player of the classic rock & blues band, Sweet & Sticky, based in Fremont, CA. Ray brings a wealth of knowledge and musical styles to the South City Blues Band, as well as being the sharpest dresser in the band, even beating out our drummer.

Luke Piro - Drums/vocals

Luke has been drumming since 1965. He comes from the "it's not how good you sound, its how sharp you're dressed School of Drumming". His biggest influences are The Three Stooges and Ronnie Wood. When he's not playing his drums, he can usually be found shopping for cool stuff or hangin' out by a swimming pool. In spite of all those dubious qualifications, he indeed sounds great, with a fantastic groove and sense of swing. Luke also plays drums for the Amy Lou Blues Band, and occasionally gigs with his own band, Luke Piro and Low-Income Socialites. www.lukepiro.com.