YOLANDA
2021
New single
Yolanda has been dusted off. Produced by the legendary Marco Giovino.
Marco brought some particular production ideas, based on his years of work with major Nashville artists such as Norah Jones, Emmy Lou Harris, and Robert Plant. We liked Marco’s approach and had never heard the band sound entirely like he made it sound, more present, grittier, and sonically very different from our other efforts.
Remastered from Blue Morning
Release Date 01/04/21
"Greatest swamp band you've probably never heard"
-Chicago Sun Times
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Cooltourist The band Duke And The Drivers had been on the Boston music scene since 1973, and in the years to come they earned a reputation as a crisp R&B party combo. For a long time the unmistakable frontman was Jo Lily, given the stage name Sam Deluxe. At the beginning of the second millennium AD he left the Drivers and founded The Mystix a little later, without making any significant stylistic changes. In the meantime the band can present […]
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Wolfgang Giese Today we are talking about a band that few people are familiar with although it was founded back in 2002 – The Mystix; singer Jo Lily and guitarist Bobby B. Keyes from Los Angeles, who is also active in jazz circles, were responsible for forming the group. Subsequently, the group grew and evolved thanks to musicians who hung around studios in Boston and other tour members who toured with bands and artists like Peter Wolf, Eric Clapton, Muddy Waters, […]
Can't Change It
Biography
Can’t Change It features twin lead guitars of Bobby B Keyes and Duke Levine, coupled with the unique vocals of Jo Lily. The rhythm section features Marco Giovino on drums and Marty Ballou on stand up bass, as well as an outstanding lineup of guest appearances, including the North Mississippi All-Stars, the legendary Charlie McCoy, famous British pedal steel player B.J. Cole (“Rocket Man”), and keyboardist extraordinaire Tom West.
Latest video
Can't Change It
"Jumper On The Line"
Produced by: Marco Giovino
Featuring: Luther Dickinson, Cody Dickinson, and the North Mississippi Allstars
The Mystix ® 2020