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Brother 2 Brother
Brother 2 Brother follows in the footsteps of great Texas Bluesmen such as T-Bone Walker, Albert Collins, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. In addition to their faithful Rock, Blues, and R&B covers, their new original CD entitled "Lookin' for Texas" is a part of the evolution of Texas Blues, incorporating a wide variety of influences from the world of Rock, Country, Jazz, and Blues. Their new CD is getting quite a bit of airplay in their home base of Houston, Texas on KPFT 90.1 FM and they were the cover story of the Sept issue of "North of the Border" entertainment guide with CD review. Also, the CD has received glowing reviews in "Music News" and "The Scene", two more Houston area mags. On Oct. 9, 2005, they were interviewed on KPFT 90.1 FM, Houston, by Mr. V on his program "Blues on the Move". B2B is also getting airplay on Blues Programs in Canada, Argentina, Belgium, France and on several internet radio programs such as, "Midnight Special Blues Radio", "NewOrleansRadio.com", "Midnight Blues-Online Blues Radio", and many more.

Two of the founding members of the band, bass player Mike "Lowboy" Leubner and keyboard player Norm Uhl, formed Brother 2 Brother in Jan 2003 after honing their chops backing up Texas recording artist Gene Kelton (Mean Gene Kelton and the Diehards). Vocalist Mike Vohsen, guitarist extraordinaire Robert Baker, and rock steady drummer Dan Jones make up the rest of the musical team.

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HISD official, band in the running for Grammy nomination
Posted on 10/27/06 23:27:08 by Lowboy
http://feeds.chron.com/r/houstonchronicle/entmus/3/41098267/4284502.html Oct. 24, 2006, 5:16PM By RASHA MADKOUR Associated Press The Grammy Awards ballot bears the name of an unlikely contender this year: Houston schools spokesman Norm Uhl and his unsigned band, Brother 2 Brother. All but one of the group's five members have day jobs, but they're in the running for Best Blues Album for their debut CD and Best Rock Performance for a song Uhl wrote. When Uhl heard the news Monday night, he spent the evening calling and e-mailing friends. "THE Grammys?" some replied. Their surprise is understandable. Uhl, 52, is a former television reporter and works in the press office of the Houston Independent School District. Brother 2 Brother only plays in the Houston/Galveston area and has heavily depended on the Internet to promote itself. "I was speechless," Uhl said on Tuesday. "It's hard to believe." This time last year, the band approached Al Gomes, a Rhode Island promoter of independent artists, who also has worked for Christina Aguilera, and extracted a promise he'd listen to their work. Uhl said Gomes was impressed. Gomes did not return calls and an email seeking comment. Gomes is a member National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, which votes for the Grammy Awards, and told Uhl and his bandmates he'd get their band on the ballot, Uhl said. They didn't quite believe it, Uhl added - until Monday. Their album, "Lookin' for Texas," is in the running to be named Best Contemporary Blues Album for 2006. Their song "The Power to Drive the Blues," about music's therapeutic effect, is up for Best Rock Performance By A Duo or Group with Vocal. Brother 2 Brother tops the chart on The Ultimate Band List website, whose members people in the music industry as well as fans rank emerging artists. The band is also No. 1 on the site's rock and blues lists. Listeners of a radio station in Paris gave the top five slots of their chart to Brother 2 Brother songs, an unprecedented move, Uhl said. Now the group has to wait until Dec. 7 to see if they garnered enough votes to be named among the five nominees to be featured at the Grammy's, which will be on Feb. 11. While Uhl, who plays keyboard and harmonica and does backup vocals, isn't quite giving his employers notice just yet, publicity from the award show could give the band the chance to focus on their music full time. The band's website gets hits from all over the world: Britain to Burkina Faso, Malaysia to the Dominican Republic. "Some places I had to look up, and I'm pretty good at geography," Uhl said. "Seychelles - where's that?" Besides the grass roots support, the band has also gotten rave reviews from critics. "We knew we had something special," Uhl said. "We just had to wait for other people to validate it for us." Other school district employees had a part in the CD. Three music teachers served as session musicians during the album's recording and the district's graphic artist did the CD's cover art. Grammy Awards: www.grammy.com

Brother 2 Brother Placed on Grammy Ballot!!!
Posted on 10/27/06 23:25:51 by Lowboy
The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences Committee has placed Brother 2 Brother on the Official Ballot for the 2007 Grammy Awards in the following categories: Category 16 - Best Rock Performance By A Duo or Group with Vocal Brother 2 Brother - The Power to Drive the Blues Away Award goes to Artist: Brother 2 Brother Ballot Entry # 027 Category 66 - Best Contemporary Blues Album Brother 2 Brother - Lookin' For Texas Award goes to Artist: Brother 2 Brother Ballot Entry # 003 Please let everyone you know in the Music Business, anyone who might potentially be a voting member of the Grammys (or knows potential voters), local press, TV and radio stations, family, friends - Everyone! Please note that each category includes an Official Ballot Entry Number needed for Grammy Academy members to vote for B2B in each category. The Grammy ballots will arrive to all voting members this week and must be returned to the Academy by November 4, so please begin contacting people as soon as possible!! THANK YOU for YOUR HELP and SUPPORT!!!

Brother 2 Brother rated #1 Indie Blues/Rock Band in the World
Posted on 10/27/06 23:24:42 by Lowboy
Thanks to our fans for voting for us on www.ubl.com. Brother 2 Brother is #1 on the Ultimate Band List Ultimate Top 100 Chart this week! www.ubl.com/charts/ We also are #1 on UBL's Rock Chart!www.ubl.com/charts/rock and #2 on the UBL Blues Chart! www.ubl.com/charts/blues We have been on the UBL charts for 39 weeks, much of that at the top of the list. We've been voted #1 on the Blues Chart for 19 of those weeks. Right now we are in the semi finals of voting for THE Ultimate Band to be named in November or December. Here's how YOU can help. Visit our UBL site often and rate our music. In order to count as a vote for the band, please register as a fan. It's simple and it's FREE. Our UBL site is http://www.ubl.com/artists/brother2brother. A bunch of really cool prizes will go to the top ten bands, and it's all based on your visits to our UBL webpage.

 

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