June 11, 2016: The Connecticut Blues Society presented the Annual Band Challenge – featuring the winners of 4 preliminaries plus a wild card. The competition was in the afternoon, so the bands can get paying gigs at night. Every seat was filled. The talented bands covered a diverse range of Blues styles. The judges were made up of musicians, media personalities, and experienced Blues fans. The scores were based on the Blues Foundation Criterion – Blues Content, Instrumental T

EasyBaby has been one of the most popular bands at Connecticut Blues Society events. Rocking blues and soul fronted by the dynamic vocals of Kelly Rago. Kelly can sound tough, sexy or sultry – depending on the song. Rich Badowski’s harp is the heart of the group. Rich has been in many premier blues bands and has competed in the International Blues Challenge, in Memphis. Dennis Cotton (drums) and Max Samsone (bass) are a powerful rhythm section. Trevor West can “get down in th