After more than two thousand shows with well-known and legendary Second City Comedy Troupe, comedian and actor Chris Bad News Barnes has decided to take leap into live music and blues shows He was booked at Legendary Rhythm And Blues Cruise, where he played with Gary Hoey and Steve Guyger in three incredible shows Producer Tony Braunagel and sound engineer Johnny Lee Schell recorded them, capturing and communicating all the magic and energy of those three amazing performances Besides the just mentioned Steve Guyger on harmonica, Gary Hoey on guitar and, of course, Chris on vocals, the rest of the musicians include Sandy Mac Donald on piano, AJ Pappas on bass, Matt Scurfield on drums, Mark Early on sax Doug Woolverton on trumpet and Gracie Curran on backing vocals Barnes shows a good sense of humor that immediately catches the audience with a fine natural delivery, thanks to his wide experience and stage presence in theater Chris Barnes proves he is an accomplished singer with good doses of sympathy and communication with the audience The album sounds cool, robust, with a more than interesting quality and feeling, bright and vibrant enough to immediately get a copy