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“Peaches is a ball of energy.
Her gospel tinged vocals are powerful and full of emotion.”
Chicago Tribune

“Between the vocals and the washboard she can do no wrong. Peaches is having so much fun on stage it effects the crowd and pretty soon everybody is jamming.”
Daily Southtown - Cleveland

“This woman is a class act. She doesn’t rely on the big mama belting stuff, Peaches sings from the heart. Her warmth and charisma spreads throughout the room and her voice is like a heavy spring rain, powerfully refreshing.”
Pioneer Press - NY

“Chicago’s best and only legittimate rub-board player.”
New City - Chicago

Peaches Staten is a product of the Mississippi Delta. Though she was born in Doddsville, she grew up in the mix of the thriving Chicago Blues scene. Her stepfather was a disc jockey for several of Chicago’s swank westside clubs and her mother was a member of social club that threw parties where all the well known blues musicians hung out.

This petite blues dynamo started her musical career unexpectedly while working as a waitress at Mama Rosa’s blues club in Chicago.

Peaches has shared the stage and recorded with some of the best in the music business, such as Buddy Guy, Robert Plant, Junior Wells, Lonnie and Ronnie Brooks, Koko Taylor, Keanu Reaves (Matrix), Katie Webster, C.J. Chenier, Chubby Carrier, Buddy Scott, Dr. John, Melvin Taylor, Sugar Blue, Lurrie and Carey Bell, Bob Stroger, Willie Big Eye Smith, Huey Lewis, Homesick James, Valery Wellington, Sandra Hall, Billy Branch, Carl Weathersby, Johnny B. Moore, Willie Kent, Eddie Fingers Taylor, Pinetop Perkins, Eddie Shaw and a host of others.

She regularly lights up the stage at B.L.U.E.S. in Chicago with her versatile singing style and her powerful wash-board technique. Early in her career she was featured on many all Ladies Blues Reviews with Chicago Veterans Bonnie Lee and Karen Carroll. Backed by Willie Kent and the Gents. They regularly packed the house at the popular Chicago Clubs Wise Fools Pub and Blue Chicago. She sang to a sold out room at their recent show with daughter of the blues Shirley King and the popular Big Time Sarah.

PERSONALE: Peaches sings at various blues clubs in Chicago and surrounding clubs on the East Coast. She has worked with several bands of different styles of music, including the Tex-Mex/Cajun/blues group Guy Lawrence and Chideco Zydeco, the Brizilian-Aftican group Maluko Samba and Phil Baron and Jump City. She’s been touring Europe since 1996 with one of the best Italian Blues guitar player, Nick Becattini.

INFLUENCES: Bessie Smith, Lavern Baker, Cassandra Wilson, Tina Turner, Billie Holiday, Howling Wolf, KoKo Taylor, Janis Joplin and Bonnie Raitt just to name a few.

SONGWRITING: She has written many originals but only recorded five of them: “La Ye Yo”, “Save Me”, “I’ll Be There For You”, “You’re So Good To Me”, “Lets Do It Tonite”.

On her upcoming CD there will be some interesting originals to be heard.

NAMESAKE: Peaches has been the singers nickname ever since she was a baby in the Delta and believe it or not, Peaches is her favorite fruit.

MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES:
Without hesitation Peaches recalls: “It would have to be my first time up on stage. I was working part-time as a waitress at Rosa’s, and I met a woman who has since become a friend of mine-asked me, “Do you ever sing?”I said “Yeah, when no one’s around.”
She stated that because of the sound of my voice, I could probably sing blues. We continued talking and shooting pool since it was my off day. After a couple rounds of pool and Tequila, I found myself on stage ad-libbing with Buddy Scott and The Rib-tips (Nick Becattini was in that band).
They were the regular monday nite jam session. It was hilarious. I had no idea what I was doing, making up words as I went along, but the crowd loved it. They were shouting “More, more! After that night I never had stage fright again. And now whenever my friend attends one of my shows , she teases me and demands credit for launching my career.”

VIEWPOINT: Peace, Unity and Respect!

PRESENT PERFORMANCES: She’s currently touring with Nick Becattini, they’ve been knowing each other for over 12 years. She says: “Nick and I met in Chicago during the period when I wasn’t singing. We have a lot of history together. He has seen the Before and the After. Of my singing career Nick and I had our first performance together back in 1992 In Chicago . We entered the Benson and Hedges Blues competition at the legendary Buddy Guy’s Blues Club. We have been touring together since1996 and have made great progress in both our friendship and in our music.”

Official Website: www.peachesblues.com

Line-up:
Peaches STATEN (USA) - Lead vocal
Nick BECATTINI (IT) - guitar, vocal
Janco GIOVANNINI (IT) - bass, vocals
Mario MARMUGI (IT) - drums
Mimmo MOLLICA (IT) - harp, vocals