Johnny Mastro & Mama's Boys (USA)

Discographie of Johnny Mastro & Mama's Boys (USA). 

They are origin from Long Beach/California, their residence since 2012 is New Orleans. The melting pot at the 'Ol Man River had some influence to their music but it is still that dirty, raw and true music that makes you shiver and goes through mark and bone. You can name them anything but not mainstream and they are no suit wearing blues daddys. 

A storm of extreme raw, elementary force of music is poured from the stage over the audience when they start playing. Smokehouse tickles some wonderful tunes out of his 6 strings and it is only a question of time when he plays himself into a intoxication, and that's the moment the fans are waiting for.  Smokehouse is a real time bomb that you can't stop. His slide guitar solo's are indescribable you got to hear it.  Meanwhile Johnny blows the complete content of his lungs into the harp, bends down on his knees to press the last drop of air out, people often say, he got a horse-lung. He is the Master on Blues-Harp and an excellent songwriter. 

The Rhythmus machine Dean and Rob (Christophe in Europe) deliver the thunder rolling, solid ground for Johnny and Smoke. Grooves, shuffles and hard beats, all in one person: Christophe. Brilliant, tight and melodic bass lines that’s Dean.

Detlev Hoegen (Crosscut Records) brought it to the point:”You can’t compare this Band with any other existing band, their sound is unique“. 

Line-up (2017): Johnny Mastro – Harp/voc, Smokehouse Brown – Guitar, Dean Zucchero – bass, Christophe Gaillot/Rob Lee – drums

2001

 Line-up: Johnny Mastro - harp/voc, Dave Melton - guitar, Adam Johnston - drums, Jeff Henry - bass, guests: Peter Malick, Michael D'Santi, Job Striles - guitar. 13 tracks, 51:29 min.

2002

 Line-up: Johnny Mastro - harp/voc, Dave Melton -guitar, Jeff Henry - bass,
 Adam Johnston - drums. Guest: Kirk Fletcher - guitar. 12 tracks, 57:54 min.

2004

 Line-up: Johnny Mastro - harp/voc, Dave Melton - guitar, Jimmy Goodall - drums, Jeff Henry - bass. Guest: Kirk Fletcher - guitar. 11 tracks, 46:06 min.

2007

 Line-up: Johnny Mastro - harp/voc, Dave Melton - guitar, Jeff Henry - bass, Jimmy Goodall - drums. Guests: Kirk Fletcher, Denny Freeman & Smokehouse Brown - guitar. 14 tracks, 44:03 min.

2009 (EP)

 Line-up: Johnny Mastro - harp/voc, Smokehouse Brown - guitar, Jimmy Goodall - drums, Mike Hightower - bass. 7 tracks, 26:13 min.

2010

 Line-up: Johnny Mastro - harp/voc, Smokehouse Brown - guitar, Jimmy Goodall - drums, Mike Hightower - bass. 11 tracks, 39:03 min.

2012

 Line-up: Johnny Mastro - harp/voc, Smokehouse Brown - guitar, Jimmy Goodall - drums, Mike Hightower - bass. Guest: Peter Atanasoff - guitar. 13 tracks, 51:02 min.

2015

 Line-up: Johnny Mastro - harp/voc, Smokehouse Brown - guitar, Dean Zucchero - bass, Rob Lee - drums. 11 tracks, 39:05 min.

2016 (EP, Live)

 Line-up: Johnny Mastro - harp/voc, Smokehouse Brown - guitar, Dean Zucchero - bass, hristophe Galliot - drums. Recorded at Meisenfrei Club in Bremen. 9 tracks, 51:05 min.

2017 (EP)

 Line-up: Johnny Mastro - harp/voc, Smokehouse Brown - guitar, Dean Zucchero - bass, Mike Barris - drums and Thomas Walker on guitar. 7 tracks, 23:05 min.

2017

Ruf Records, Ghalia & Mama's Boys. Recorded summer 2017, released October 2017. The Mama's Boys with Young blues Lady Ghalia from Brussels (Belgium). 
Line-up: Johnny Mastro - harp/voc, Ghalia Vauthier - voc/guitar, Smokehouse Brown - guitar, Dean Zucchero - bass, Rob Lee - drums. 12 tracks, 47:54 min.