Troy Turner Blues Band
Thu, Dec 28
|Ground Zero Blues Club Biloxi
An emerging Louisiana blues guitarist and vocalist, Troy Turner's sound symbolizes the "contemporary" '90s artist. He includes soul, funk and rock elements in his playing, but can also sang powerhouse straight blues tunes.
Time & Location
Dec 28, 2023, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM CST
Ground Zero Blues Club Biloxi, 814 Howard Ave, Biloxi, MS 39530, USA
About the event
Some artists do their best to interpret the blues. Blues singer and guitarist Troy Turner has lived them. Born in Louisiana in 1970 and raised in Baton Rouge, Troy first started singing in the Starhill Baptist Church choir at the age of five. Already he was an orphan of sorts. His father died in a tragic car accident when Troy was three; his mother was clinically depressed and living in an institution during most of his childhood. His paternal grandparents Edna Mae, a respected gospel singer, and Henry, raised Troy. They were the first to recognize his musical talent. Edna Mae sent him to school to learn to play the several instruments, including the sousaphone and the guitar, but balked when she heard him play the blues, a genre she still thought of as “the devil’s music.” It wasn’t long before Troy was sneaking out of the house at night to hang…
Tickets
Main Floor Table Seating
Chair seating at a table on the main floor.
$20.00
+$1.20 Processing
+$0.53 ticket service fee
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