Legendary Joe Beard with Gian Carlo Cervone on keys - 7:30-10:30pm

“Joe’s smokey guitar riffs were developed in Ashland, a small town located in the Delta region of Mississippi, where one of the earliest styles of blues music originated.

There was always a guitar in Beard’s childhood home and oftentimes someone would be playing it. He grew up watching B.B. King, Matt “Guitar” Murphy and many other iconic blues musicians practice before gigs in the living room where he lived.

“Those musicians influenced me to a point where I was able to learn how to play the guitar, just by listening and watching them play,” Beard said. “When I picked up the guitar for the first time at 15 years old, I could play all my favorite blues songs.”

His music career has taken him around the world to places like Paris, India, Belgium and Sweden.” – Rodney Brown / Rochester D&C

Joe was inducted to the Rochester Music Hall of Fame in 2017.
Photo Credit: Aaron Winters