Album Notes

THE BIJOU STREET BLUES BAND'S RETROSPECTIVE CD
" THE FREDONIA SESSIONS"
The Bijou Street Blues Band is the premier blues band in Colorado Springs

The Players on this CD are
Tom "Gatemouth" Geiman............Bass, Vocals
Dan "The Finger" Heidenreich......Harmonica, Keys
Rick "Redline" Renner.............Vocals, Guitar
Larry "357" Mangan................Slide Guitar, Bass
Dave "Horse" Patriarche...........Lead Guitar
Bob "Plumb Bob" Braidwood.........Sax
Bob "Bad Bob" Ledford.............Drums

The recording was done November 1987 at Fredonia Studios
Deckers, Colorado. The Studios were owned by the FLASH
CADILLAC and the CONTINENTAL KIDS band. the studio
burned in the 2002 Haymen forest fire. The studio was located
in the Colorado high country at the base of a 1000ft granite
dome called Sheepsnose.
Flash Cadillac was a high energy 50s retro band. They did all
the music and appeared in the movie American Grafitti. They
also appeared in the TV show HAPPY DAYS as the band
Johnny Fish and the Fins. They also did the music for the movie
Apocolypse Now. They made many national radio commercials
and produced the syndicated radio show SOLID GOLD in the
70s and 80s.
Lynn "Spike" Phillips , Flash Cadillac lead guitar, was the
recording engineer for the sessions. Sammy "Flash" McFadden
was in charge of mixdowns. Sammy and Lynn have both passed
away.