BLUES deluxe is a Columbia South Carolina based 4 piece blues band offering a rich mix of creative original songs, hidden blues gems and interesting takes on blues classics.  With a mission to keep your foot tapping and ensure that you don’t hear the same 15 songs you heard from the last bar band you saw, you are sure to be entertained.  And although you may not hear Mojo Working trust me it is and it will work on you.

John Hartness: Guitars and Vocals Blythewood, South Carolina

Introduced to music at a young age, John embraced blues and roots music.With early inspirations from Robert Johnson, Big Bill Broonzy and John Lee Hooker, he blended his finger style guitar playing with the likes of Doc Watson and Chet Atkins into a unique acoustic style all his own. Later on, John also embraced the `Electric` blues and studied the works of the masters, Muddy Waters, Albert King, Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan. John attributes his resurgence into music from the inspiration and encouragement of Mac Arnold and all the members of Plate Full O`Blues.


DJ May: Harmonica and Vocals Ontario, Canada

David `DJ` grew up in northern Canada and is new to the Columbia music scene. He is a self taught harp player and draws inspiration from many of the greats Sonny Boy, Little Walter, George Smith, Jason Ricci as well as some little known personal influences like Charlie Moore, Dave Thompson and the incomparable Nate Myers. He lives by the belief that if there is blues your heart, there is heart in your blues


Rick Ramsey: Bass Guitar Irmo, South Carolina

Ricky Ramsey has been a musician for over 40 years, a bass guitar player for at least 35 years. Prior to playing bass guitar he played the drums until attending a Larry Graham concert where he fell in love with the bass guitar. As an experienced musician, he has played with several local groups. Over the past 30 years he`s been playing for his church.


Neil “The Real Deal” Sanders: New York, NY

NEIL “The Real Deal” Sanders was born in NY and has been playing percussions all his life. It started at his father’s church when his elder brother who was the drummer enlisted in the military and he had to fill in.

Throughout his younger year’s he learned to appreciate all genre’s of music from gospel, classical, hip hop, R&B, jazz, & blues to name a few. He had experienced a wonderful musical career while living up north, so when he moved south he figured he would enjoy music from the other side of the fence. That didn’t last long as the gate to that fence swung wide open with many opportunities here in Columbia where he now resides.
He has recorded musical tracks for solo artist as well as played for multiple bands here. He locked in with BDBSC in 2022 and has enjoyed every minute. The style and flair that he brings with his playing has caused his band mates to grant him the name “THE REAL DEAL” and encourages him on his view of what BLUES means to him and play it “JUST LIKE THAT”!