Beijing Blues

Woodie Alan - Beijing's premier blues and jam band - releases debut CD, featuring 10 songs sung in both English and Chinese! "Best Chinese blues band I ever heard. Who knew?" states Billy F. Gibbons of ZZ Top. "The very essence of world music: stone cold American blues with subtle, interesting Chinese overtones and killer slide guitar," riffs Brad Tolinski of Guitar World. Guitar China adds, "Woodie Alan has really pushed forward the development and growth of blues in China by playing hundreds of well-received shows. And Woodie Wu is a new kind of guitar hero here - subtle and killer." Woodie Wu has been a fixture on the Beijing rock and blues scenes for over a decade, playing with The Handsome Blacks, The Fly (Cangying), Sand and Skyscraper (Motianlou). A gifted guitarist, Woodie has focused his talents in recent years on harmonica and lap steel guitar. These traditional American instruments enliven many country and blues classics and their rich, evocative tones are at the core of Woodie Alan's sound.