“Stephen El Rey’s voice channeled the vulnerability of Roy Orbison, the sex of Elvis Presley, the raw power of Howlin’ Wolf and the insanity of Jerry Lee Lewis. Like Lynch’s movies, Rey’s music can feel familiar, but always carries with it a more complex undertow waiting to pull you in.” - Clinton Ross Davis The Troubadour Rey’s love of the blues began with the jukebox in his grandmother’s El Centro Cantina. His affliction for the blues has expanded from jazz to murder ballads. He carries a torch and passion for those things that are slowly disappearing in our American culture. These changes are characterized in his composition, “The Old Fashioned Future.” His songs dangerously tight rope honky tonk, border town barrel house country blues and at times unpredictable rock & roll with a southern swamp. He comes to us fresh from his performance at the New Orleans Museum of Jazz.
