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THE BLUES BAND: THE BLUES BAND OFFICIAL BOOTLEG ALBUM [ESP 1980] LP THE BLUES BAND: THE BLUES BAND OFFICIAL BOOTLEG ALBUM [ESP 1980] LP The Blues Band   "The Blues Band Official Bootleg Album"  LP (Arista)  1980  made in Spain cat. num.  I-202021 #rock  #blues rock   Talk To Me Baby   Flatfoot Sam   Two Bones And A Pick   Someday Baby   Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights)   Come On In   Death Letter   Going Home   I Don't Know   Diddy Wah Diddy   England's  the Blues Band  is led by ex-Manfred Mann vocalist Paul Jones and guitarist/vocalist  Dave Kelly, who, before forming the group in 1979, had been a member of  the John Dummer Blues Band  and issued several solo recordings on his own (Kelly  had also received praise for his playing by such blues legends as  Howlin' Wolf  and  John Lee Hooker). After hooking up with friend/bassist  Gary Fletcher, the seeds for  the Blues Band  were sown, resulting in countless albums (including such titles as 1980's Official Bootleg Album and  Ready, 1981's  Itchy Feet, 1982's  Brand Loyalty  which featured new member ex-Family drummer Rob Townsend, 1983's  Bye Bye Blues, 1986's These Kind of Blues, 1989's  Back for More, 1991's Fat City, 1993's  Homage, and 1995's  Wire Less, among others). In addition,  Kelly  formed  the Dave Kelly Band in the mid-'80s (issuing four albums), penned music for commercials and such projects as BBC TV's King of the Ghetto and The Comic Strip Presents Strike!, has been voted Best Acoustic Artist by BBC polls throughout the '90s, and is an honorary patron of the London Guitar College with  Hank Marvin.