What the press is saying about Debbie Bond..."In a world sadly short of good blues women, Debbie is a real find! She's a star... I can't wait to see her again." - David Freeman, host of BBC Radio's - Oxford Blues, 95.2 FM, Oxford, England
"I've worked with Debbie - She reminds me a lot of Bonnie Raitt - and I've told her she's star material, she just needs exposure." Johnny Shines
"Debbie Bond sings with taste and emotion and... She has a feeling for the music, a voice which can cover the sweet to the sinful." British Blues magazine, BLUEPRINT
"She's an original, not a copiest. Debbie can do other people's material and make it her own. Her soaring, powerful voice, which is very musical, makes her a blues singer in the tradition of the best blues women" Barry Neville, host of Saturday Night Blues, WUAL Public radio, Tuscaloosa and WQPR, Muscle Shoals
"If you like your blues with a little feminine sass, Janis Joplin sound-alike Debbie Bond and the Kokomo Blues band fit the bill." Shawn Ryan, Music Reviewer, Birmingham News, Birmingham, Alabama
"Not only is she one of the nation's top blues talents, but it is sure to be a memorable show in the intimate confines of of the 1048."
Rick Harmon, Montgomery Advertiser, Montgomery, Alabama
"One of the hottest blues acts in the country"
Shoals Magazine, Muscle Shoals, Alabama
"Charismatic singer and songwriter Debbie Bond carried the spirit of the conference as Debbie added a woman's perspective to the blues."
Peggy Jones, Talkin' The Blues Conference - Athens College, Athens, Al.
"If there is a festival in town, rest assured that this talented group will be there...as they serve up some of the best Chicago blues you care to hear."
Review in Crimson White newspaper, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
"Debbie Bond was the catalysts that sparked the Kokomo Blues band in 1981... it joined forces with Johnny Shines and revived his career. His collaboration with Kokomo provided a powerful blues experience.
Spotlight, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
"With no PA available there was some concern that the audience wouldn't be able to hear. Debbie Bond encouraged the large audience to move a little closer before starting the acoustic set...Debbie's vocals were excellent and their songs warmly received.
" Target, Yorkshire, England
"Debbie Bond has truely caught the essence of Southern Blues... an international personality who got her feet wet in an Alabama swamp...a true Baptism into the blues!"
Jerry W. Henry, Publisher, THE ALABAMA MUSICIAN MAGAZINE January, 1996
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