The longtime backing unit behind
Luther Allison, the
James Solberg Band made their headlining debut in 1995 with See That My Grave Is Kept Clean;
One of These Days followed a year later, and in 1997 the group won the
W.C. Handy Award for Blues Band of the Year.
L.A. Blues, a tribute to
Allison recorded in the wake of the legendary bluesman's death, followed in 1998. ~ Jason Ankeny