Biography
Jim “Cat Daddy” Richmond and Eddy Ray formed a power trio in 1996 called Insidious. In 2000, they changed the band's name to Cat Daddy to better reflect the catalog of music being played which was more retro rock, blues and R & B. In about 2010, the band became very involved in the Blues Society of Northwest Florida in Pensacola which hosted live blues music and jams every Monday night. Shortly thereafter, the band transitioned into a full-on blues band called the Cat Daddy Blues Band. The current lineup of the Cat Daddy Blues Band is: Jim "Cat Daddy" Richmond on guitar and vocals; Howie "Low End" Erskine on bass AND VOCALS, Ronnie “Ronnie T” Taylor On piano, Keyboard and Vocals and Jim “jimmy g” george on percussion and vocals. the Cat Daddy Blues Band is a top-rated, successful, energetic blues band playing at numerous venues and festivals in northwest Florida, south Alabama and south Mississippi. Musical influences include many old blues masters such as BB, Albert and Freddie King, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Reed, Bobby Blue Bland and Albert Collins; as well as more recent players such as Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eric Clapton, Boz Skaggs, Coco Montoya, and the Cash Box Kings. Early in 2018, the band released its first CD (Can’t Catch A Break) with 10 original songs.
Jim “Cat Daddy” Richmond
Venues
- Broussards Navarre Beach and Pensacola
- Elks Lodge Pensacola Beach
- El Paso Restaurant
- Emerald Coast Beer Brewers Festival - Seville Quarter/Pensacola Bch
- Five Sisters Blues Cafe
- Foley AL BBQ & Blues Festival
- Hot Glass Cold Brew - First City Art Center
- Hub Stacey's - Downtown and The Point
- KCs Sand Bar - Fort Walton Beach
- Naval Air Station Pensacola
- Olive Drop
- Paradise Bar & Grill - Pensacola Beach
- Private Parties
- Red Fish Blue Fish - Pensacola Beach
- Rocky Ds Blues & BBQ
- Seville Quarter - Lilly Marlene's & End O the Alley
- The New Malibu Lounge
- The Oar House Restaurant
-THE SHED BBQ & Blues Joint - Ocean Springs MS
-Gallery Night - Downtown Pensacola October 2018