Jim Brown (Vocals, guitar and mandolin)

A former member of Blues’n’Trouble, in fact together with John and Tim Elliot, he was a co-founder and the only man, to date, to have left and rejoined their ranks on three occasions. (Partly due to him being “unhinged.”) Jim was also in Lights Out, Loose Ends and Wild Willie’s Sensational Elastic Band with John and, after B’n’T, he formed a band called Breadline for around two months, then he left. Heavily influenced by The Stones, The Faces, Little Feat, Ry Cooder and Dylan, Jim is a prolific songwriter and has recently resumed his writing partnership with John. Jim, John and Andrew go back to the 70s when they practiced in Andrew’s front room at the Zoo. (They only got out at weekends.) Be warned, don’t offer to buy Jim a drink…he’ll take it.
 

John Bruce - Lead Guitar

John has come a long way for one of the boys who jammed on the school theatre steps at lunch time. He has always been happiest with a guitar in his hand and has tried his best to stick to a real bluesman lifestyle

Capable of lifting the proceedings to a new high John always entertains. (He has more tricks than Paul Daniels). Over the years he has supported BB King , Bo Diddley, Robert Cray, John Mayall, Jack Bruce, Junior Wells, Van Morrison, Albert King, Otis Rush and many others, and has recorded with Ian Stewart ( The Stones fifth member) and Lou Martin (Rory Gallagher).

Touring Europe with Blues and Trouble for festivals and to support their many CD launches became a way of life for John along with the occasional jaunt to the States, (his guitar still hangs on the wall in the Rum Boogie Bar in Memphis) . Then came the children, the wife and a period of settled home life and an end to the B and T lifestyle. Don’t worry folks, you can’t keep a good man down and John can still hold a note, play great slide and go on a bender with the best of them, and the best news of all is that he is back writing again ,Europe here we come …..

Alex Bruce (Drums and percussion)

Jivin’ Johnny Bruce’s big brother, Alex is a veteran of bands from as far back as the 60s. (He has the bus pass to prove it.) He’s played in bands with Jim and John in the past and knows only too well what they’re like…and they him. Nobody knows their way round a kit better than Alex and he’s your man for an unbeatable beat. His musical tastes are what you might call rich and varied and his influences too numerous to mention - although the influence of alcohol plays a small part. He styles himself as Alex Gretsch and was previously known as Alex Premier and Alex Ludwig… wonder why?) The Beatles had Ringo, The Stones have Charlie and we have Alex. We’re lucky guys.
 

Andrew Stirling - Bass Guitar

Andrews raunchy bass guitar anchors the bands performances and his drive and enthusiasm ensures Mr Crow continue to become more widely appreciated.

Rodger - Lead Guitar

Rodger. the most enigmatic member of the band,  no one is quite sure where he lives or what his real name is. Some say he emerged from the stygian depths of the Disco Funk scene of the 70's others say, that's bollocks,  he's really a NASCAR driver who lives in Bristol. We may never know the truth. The great bluesman Blind Lips Lemon once said of Rodger,  'Who he ?'