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All photos by Chuck Hamilton
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The Band
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Mike Mettalia
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Mike Mettalia, on harmonica and vocals, played with Crosscut Saw for 13 years. He has opened up for Junior Wells, Robert Cray and The Nighthawks. Mike was also a part of Carey Bell’s band at the 2003 Lehigh Valley Blues Festival in Carey’s absence. He has played the River Blues Festival in Philadelphia, as well as the Lowcountry Blues Bash in Charleston, South Carolina. Mike was a headliner at the Lehigh Valley Blues Harmonica Festival in Allentown, Pennsylvania in October of 2004, and has received several nominations for Harmonica Player of the Year in the Lehigh Valley.
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Mike McMillan
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Mike McMillan, on guitar and vocals, was a member of Crosscut Saw and The Tall Guys. He also started the rockabilly band The Hi Rev Combo. It is Mike's versatility with rockabilly and blues that adds a cutting edge to Midnight Shift. He has also backed up Byther Smith and rockabilly legend Billy Lee Riley.
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Walter Jarrett
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Walter Jarrett, on bass and vocals, was a longtime member of Mad Dog and Blues Night Out. He has also played with Chicago Carl Snyder and just about everybody from the Lehigh Valley. Walter is also one of the few stand up bass players in the area. It is not uncommon when the joint starts rockin' for him to stand on the bass, play it and not miss a beat.
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Chad Edstrom
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Chad has been playing drums for over 40 years. In the early 70s he played professionally, touring the East Coast with several A level cover acts, and recording a series of experimental pieces with local avant garde composer and musician Ken Shuck. Around 1977 Chad retired from the business of music, but continued to play as a serious hobby. Since then he has played with many local and regional acts covering all types of music. In the early nineties Chad began working with Neil “Porkroll” Taylor in his regional Blues Band Mudboy, a relationship which carried over into The Porkroll Project, and resulted in two CD’s. Chad has focused primarily on Blues and Roots Rock over the last 15 years, and is very pleased to be a member of Midnight Shift.
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