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Eric Spaulding

I primarily play old timey jump blues with gobs of honking sax workouts thrown in for good measure. I studied jazz under several Pittsburgh jazz masters, including Don Aliquo Jr. and Don Aliquo Sr., Nick Dialoiso, Eric DeFade and Eric Kloss.

I've played with Roomful of Blues, Duke Robillard, the Love Dogs, Michelle Willson and her Evil Gal Orchestra, Billy Price, B3 legend Gene Ludwig, No Bad JuJu, Roger Humphries, and Ruth Pointer of the Pointer Sisters.

Sean McDonald: Have Mercy!

by Ron Kalb
June 15, 2026

Have Mercy!--Sean McDonald's 2025 debut album on the Little Village Foundation label--introduces a young artist whose greatest strength may be his ability to absorb blues, soul and early rock 'n' roll traditions without sounding bound by them. The 24-year-old singer, guitarist and songwriter understands these forms deeply enough to make them his own. The album's influences are often easy to spot. “My Soul" carries the buoyant feel of Elvis Presley's “All Shook Up," complete with “uh-ah-huh" harmony ...