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Welcome to the official site of The Michael Packer Blues Band and Windmill Music Feel free to browse and enjoy. Please sign the guest book. Your comments are appeciated! The Michael Packer Blues Band is available for clubs, tours, festivals, weddings and private and corporate events. They have worked with some of the biggest names in the music industry opening for Pete Best (The Beatles), Levon Helm (The Band), Paul Butterfield,Son Seals, Richie Havens, John Hammond, George Thorogood. Commander Cody, Prof. Louie and the Crowmatix.Gary U.S Bonds. To book Michael Packer for your event call WINDMILL MUSIC - TEL. - 718-273-1095

"DISCOVERED AND LAUNCHED IN THE 70'S BY AHMET ERTEGUN OF ATLANTIC RECORDS.THIS NYC BLUESMAN DISAPPEARED FOR 20 YEARS DUE TO TROUBLE WITH THE LAW AND ALCOHOL.NOW HE'S RETURNED WITH AN EXCELLENT NEW AND RENEWED VERSION OF THE MICHAEL PACKER BLUES BAND "- INTERNATIONAL RECORDS DISTRIBUTOR (ITALY)

" A LIFE WORTH LISTENING TO " - ALAN LORBER (LEGENDARY RECORD PRODUCER)

" MICHAEL PACKER IS THE BLUES " - JIMMY VIVINO (GUITARIST)

" HIS LYRICS ARE EXPRESSIVE IN A DEEPLY CREATIVE WAY AND JUST AS POETIC AS DYLAN " - BLOOMINGTON ALTERNATIVE

" FOUR ACES " - BLUES REVUE MAGAZINE

" GIGGING SINCE THE AGE OF 15, HE FORMED THE LEGENDARY PAPA NEBO (ATLANTIC RECORDS) AT 19 YEARS OLD AND NOW AT 58 YEARS PACKER IS STILL MAKING GREAT,NO NONSENSE MUSIC WITH THE MICHAEL PACKER BLUES BAND " - RAWRIP

" THE MUSICIANSHIP IS EXCITING! " - ELMORE MAGAZINE

" SWEET RHYTHM IS WHAT A LIVE CD SHOULD BE BUT RARELY IS " - BLUESMATTERS MAGAZINE (UK)

" IMPASSIONED " - LIVING BLUES MAGAZINE"

" NYC BLUES AT IT'S BEST " - BLUESWAX MAGAZINE

" MICHAEL PACKER HAS LIVED THE BLUES AND NOW HE PLAYS THEM WITH STYLE " - VILLAGE VOICE

' THEY DO WHAT THEY DO REALLY WELL. GOOD RHYTHM & BLUES BAND AND GREAT TO WORK WITH ". - PETE BEST (THE BEATLES)

' BIG APPLE POLISH AND A BIG CITY SOUND' ' - BIG CITY RHYTHM & BLUES

RADIO STATIONS THAT PLAY MICHAEL PACKER

KUNM-ALBUQUERQUE NM

WRHC-THREE OAKS-MI

KSDS-SAN DIEGO CA

WRLR - CHICAGO IL

KXJZ-SACRAMENTO CA

WBVR-ITHACA NY

KCHO-REDDING CA

WBOR- BRUNSWICK MAINE

WFCS NEW BRITAIN CT

WMNF- TAMPA FL

WRMN- PALATINE IL

KAFM- GRAND JUNCTION CO

WVKR-POUGHKEEPSKI NY

WCNI-NEW LONDON CT

KRTO-TAHOE CITY CA

WDPS-DAYTON OH

WYEP-PITTSBURG PA

WPSU-STATE COLLEGE PA

WBFO-BUFFALO NY

MNWV-CONWAY NH

WPCR-PLYMOUTH NH

WUML-LOWELL MA

WBOR-BRUNSWICK ME

WSVN-WHITEWATER-WISC

WVPE-ELKHART IND

WRTB-ROCKFORD IL

WDCS--GLENN ELLYN IL

WMNC-TRAVERSE CITY MI

WFOS-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA

WWCU-CULLOWEE NC

WNSI-ATMORE AL

KPFT-HOUSTON TX

WVOF- FAIRFIELD CT

WYCE-GRAND RAPIDS MI

CFFF- PETERBOROUGH ONTARIO CANADA

KTEP--EL PASO TX

KMFB-WILLETS CA

WDVX - KNOXVILLE TN

KXJZ-ANTELOPE CA

WPKN-BRIDGEPORT CT

WQLN-ERIE PA

KKUP- SANTA CLARA CA

WHFR-DEARBORN MI

ULTIMATE BLUES-BOSTON MA

KUOP-STOCKTON CA

WCMU-MT.PLEASANT MI

KHEN-SALIDA CO

WFDU-TEANECK NJ

KSJS-SAN JOSE CA

BLUES DELUXE-ARLINGTON TX-(SYNDICATED TO 106 STATIONS)

WPFW-WASHINGTON DC

KONC-QUINCY CA

WBGO-NEWARK NJ

WECS- WILLIMANTIC CT

KDVS- DAVIS CA

KVNF- WESTERN COLORADO

JPR-ASHLAND OR

KKIT-TAOS NM

CFBX-VANCOUVER CANADA

KIOS-OMAHA NE

WMHB- WATERVILLE ME

WUCF-ORLANO FL

WFCF-ST AUGUSTINE FL

KVRX AUSTIN TX

KUAF -FAYETTEVILLE,ARK

KZFR-CHICO CA

KXGO-EUREKA CA

KHUM-HUMBOLT COUNTY CA

KSTS-SUTTER CA

KCBX-SAN LOUIS OBISPO CA

KUNF-PAONIA CO

KFAI-MINNEAPOLOIS MN

KSPQ-WEST PLAINS MISSOURI

KRVM-EUGENE OR

KSKA-ANCHORAGE AK

WBAI-NYC NY

WHUS-STORRS CT

KMXT-KODIAC AK

KEGR-CONCORD CA

WRPI-TROY NY

KCCK- CEDAR RAPIDS IA

KSMU-MANIKOA MN

WCCK-CALVERT KY

FRESH FOLK-UTAH PUBLIC RADIO

N.E.A.R FM- DUBLIN IRELAND

HOT FM- VICTORIA AUSTRALIA

3WAY-FM- WARRNAMBOOL AUSTRALIA

BLUESBEAT - VICTOR HARBOR AUSTRALIA

CKIA-QUEBEC CITY CANADA

HIGHWAY 61-ITALY

LA HORA DEL BLUES- BARCELONA SPAIN

BFBS RADIO 2- UNITED KINGDOM

RADIO ZRO 106.2 FM- BELGIUM

BLUES CORNER- GERMANY

3WAY FM -ARGENTINA

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NEW YORK ROOTS RADIO AIRPLAY CHARTS - August 15, 2008

The Michael Packer - Sandy Allen Reunion CD is # 43 on the New York Roots Radio Charts with artists such as John Mayer and Billy Joel. The new Michael Packer single " Back in Albany" is also being promoted to radio stations in upstate New York! We will keep you posted....

SUMMERTIME BLUES 2008 - August 10, 2008

The blues was alive and well this past weekend @ the Warwick Valley Blues Festival in Warwick N.Y. We had a great time jamming with our friends " Breakaway" an excellent band from Long Island N.Y and we look forward to doing more shows with them. We also had a great night @ the Greenwich Village jazz club, The 55 Bar and let us not forget the 50th Aniversary of Washington Square Park in NYC where we played for over 700 people on the first day of the summer. It was incredible.
In September we will be back @ BB King's in NYC and will also be launching the Muddy Cup tour up the Hudson River starting in Poughkeepsie NY.Check the calendar for a list of venues..

GUITARIST HIRAM BULLOCK PASSES - July 30, 2008

I FIRST MET HIRAM @ SEVENTH AVENUE SOUTH A NOW DEFUNCT JAZZ CLUB OWNED BY THE BRECKER BROTHERS IN THE 80'S. HIRAM BEFRIENDED ME. AT THE TIME I WAS HOMELESS AND HE WOULD PUT ME UP ON HIS COUCH..THE GUITARIST FOR LETTERMAN'S MOST DANGEROUS BAND WAS ALWAYS THERE WITH A HELPING HAND FOR ME. REST IN PEACE, MAN, I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU......MICHAEL PACKER