HIGHWAY KEY IS PROUD TO ANNOUCE THE
LASTEST ADDITION TO OUR ROSTER
HOWARD AND THE WHITE BOYS
The members of Howard & the White Boys first met at Northern Illinois University in Dekalb in 1988 and began jamming together just for fun, but their fast-growing popularity soon convinced them they could
make a career of it. After only a few months, they got their first big break by opening for B.B. King. The band soon made the move to Chicago and began performing with the biggest names in blues: Koko Taylor,
Albert King, Junior Wells, Lonnie Brooks, Luther Allison, Bo Diddley, and Chuck Berry.
Howard & the White Boys have established a reputation as one of Chicago's favorite attractions and regular appearances at Buddy Guy’s Legends has afforded them an opportunity to display their wares before locals and out-of-towners who come to Legends to hear the best the city has to offer in blues entertainment. Indeed, Buddy Guy has been their unofficial mentor.
ALBERT CASTIGLIA
Albert Castiglia was born on August 12, 1969 in New York during the weekend of the famous (infamous) Woodstock music festival. At the age of 5, his family moved to Miami. With a Cuban mother and an Italian father, he is an example of the melting pot of culture that is Miami. He learned to play guitar at the age of 12 and soon realized that the passions in his heart were expressed best by his music. He realized too that he could sing as well as he played. Upon completion of his high school and college education, he worked for four years as a social service investigator for the State of Florida. During that time Albert continued to hone his musical skills playing nights and weekends with local bands around South Florida. In 1990 he joined The Miami Blues Authority.
WHAT'S THE SPIN
Spring, 2008 - Here’s some of our favorite new music in rotation at the Highway Key Touring Offices … See you at the shows!
Albert Castiglia – These Are the Days, 2008
The Legendary Rhythm and Blues Revue - Command Performance, 2008
Zac Harmon – Boogie Down in Paris, 2008
Drive by Truckers – Brighter than Creation’s Dark, 2008
Eddie Clearwater – West Side Strut, 2008
Galactic – From the Corner to the Block, 2008
Jason Ricci – Rocket Number 9, 2007
Backyard Tire Fire - Vagabonds and Hooligans, 2007
Spam Allstars – Electrodomesticos, 2007
Waters, Winter and Cotton – Breakin’ It Up, Breakin’s It Down, 2007