Tommy Allen has worked for over 15 years in the blues scene with bands like Marcus Malone, Nicky Moore, The Producers, and his own band Trafficker. Tommy has also been guitarist for top touring American bluesmen Mojo Buford, Big Joe Turner and Otis Taylor. In 2001 he was a guitarist for girl band The Sugababes playing national TV shows and Radio One which became a single for London Records. Trafficker has supported artists like Walter Trout and performed on ‘The Paul Jones Show’ on BBC Radio 2. Trafficker has three albums, the latest 'Fade To Black' can be found on Napster, CDbaby, Apple iTunes and Amazon. In 2010 Tommy joined Johnny Hewitt to form 'Tommy Allen and Johnny Hewitt - the Chicago Street Style Blues Duo' which is based on a real raw harmonica and guitar setup. Also in 2010 Tommy put together the 'Tommy Allen Band' which is a purer kind of blues than the style that trafficker produce.
Johnny Hewitt is from the Northwest of England and is best known as the Harmonica player/Vocalist for Smokehouse, a Chicago style Blues band soaked in the sounds of the 1950's Chess records label. Johnny has worked the British blues scene for more than 10 years and has been playing harmonica for over 20 years, his tone and passion is evident in his live performances. His love for blues music and for the lives and personalities of the musicians, started in the late 1980s at age 16 when he heard harmonica players such as Little Walter, Sonny boy Williamson II & Big Walter Horton on the radio. Later on he found the modern greats like William Clarke and Kim Wilson. He continues to perform at blues festivals and clubs across England & Wales, as frontman for Smokehouse and has recently teamed up with top guitarist/singer Tommy Allen in their popular Chicago style Blues Duo, along with his role as Harp player in the Tommy Allen Band. Johnny also plays sideman to various acoustic blues artists from around Europe & the USA.

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