Band

Gary Potts: harmonica, vocals
Regularly voted one of the top UK harmonica players, Gary took up the harp in the mid ‘90s inspired & helped by his mentor Paul Lamb. Early days as a sideman in the Essex bluesband ‘Doghouse’ led to the formation of his own band ‘Third Degree,’ which subsequently evolved into The Cadillac Kings.
Winner of The Running Horse/ Wychwood Brewery award: Best harp-player 2003, 2004, 2005

‘A truly wonderful harp-player’
Lionel Ross, Blues in Britain
‘Gary Potts is a harmonica great in the making who has the all-too-rare sense not to play over everyone else!’
Tom Hyslop, Blues Revue USA
‘One of the best harmonica players on the planet’
Linda Mason, Blue Suede News

Mike Thomas: vocals, slide guitar
Lead vocalist and main songwriter for the band, just occasionally he gets the chance to show off his blistering Elmore James-ish slide playing. The ‘veteran’ member of the ‘Kings, Mike spent much of the ‘80s & early ‘90s fronting Camden’s ‘Poorboys’, which, together with Diz & the Doormen, & The Balham Alligators, made up London’s very own New Orleans musical mafia.
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‘An absolutely cracking vocalist’
Phil Wight, Blues & Rhythm
‘Sounds like he's having a natural ball on each and every tune’
Ken Smith, Red Lick Records Review
‘A gutsy, characterful singer & frontman’
Doug McPherson, Classic American Magazine

Mike Adcock: piano, accordion
A great New Orleans influenced pianist, Mike also happens to be one of the UK’s most versatile accordionists. Former member of the Poorboys, Mike’s C.V. Is’catholic’ to say the least, including live work & studio sessions with Flaco Jiminez, the Ray Charles orchestra(!!), African dance outfit Shikisha, composer Gavin Bryars, Accordions Go Crazy, The Last Dance Orchestra, & Natchez to name but a few. Little known facts: Mike has a degree in music composition & can speak Norwegian! Find out more at Mike’s own website.

‘A superb keyboard & accordion player!’
Ashwyn Smyth, Blues Matters
‘The kind of piano playing that shortens the gap between Los Angeles & New Orleans’
Red Lick Review
‘A demonic accordionist’
Dave Kingsbury, Blues in Britain

Mal Barclay: guitar
Mal moved back to London, the city of his birth, in 2002, after playing in various Edinburgh bands. The Monday night jam at the ‘Ain't Nothin' But’ in Kingly Street reignited a life-long passion for blues and roots music, and heralded the start of a long hard climb up the ranks of London’s blues guitar league. He’s now right up there having played with a whole mess of people, including appearances with Jeremiah Marques’ Blue Aces, Steve Weston’s Bluesonics, Pete G & the MagniTones, et al.
Mal’s style & attack reflects the influence of artists such as T-Bone Walker, Charlie Christian, the 3 Kings, Johnny Gtr Watson, Magic Sam, Muddy Waters and Hollywood Fats. He is also a great fan of Scotty Moore & Cliff Gallup. Contemporary influences include Ronnie Earl, Jimmie Vaughan, and Junior Watson.
As well as holding down the CKs’ guitar spot across the UK & abroad, Mal can also be regularly seen around London playing with his other bands - Jules & the Gamblers and Big Mamma's Door.
Checkout his sound here: myspace.com/malbarclay

T.C. Copp: double bass
T.C. is our very latest recruit, stepping into the spot vacated by Orly Shearer. T.C. needs rather more room - he’s one tall bassman! He comes to the CKs from a rockabilly, rock & roll & bluegrass background. In his own words he was “born into a house of Elvis”, & after teenage years singing in bands, he took up the double bass aged 20. Since then he’s played in UK r&r bands such as Ivor & The Engines & Big Boy Bloater’s Southside Stompers. T.C. depped a couple of times for the CKs in 2002 & it was clear rightaway that he had a great feel for R&B, blues & swing as well as good old r&r. Recent stints have included Little George Sueref’s band and the Brick Lane Boogie Boys.

‘Solid backbeats from drummer Roy Webber & T.C. Copp on double bass
soon had the dance-floor packed, & it stayed that way all night!’
Swamprock Club review, May 05, Blues in Britain

Roy ‘Uncle’ Webber: drums, vocals
One of the best blues, shuffle, swing (you name it) drummers around. Roy has occupied the drum stool in some of the very best UK bands including Big Joe Louis’ Blues Kings, Little George’s band, Steve ‘West’ Weston’s Bluesonics & The Marques Bros. Together with TC’s double bass & Mike’s piano, Roy completes one of the finest rhythm sections on the blues & swing scenes either side of the pond.

‘Dangerously accurate drumming!’
Ken Smith, Red Lick Records
‘Drums up a storm- what a great rhythm section’
Chester Chronicle
‘Keeps things throbbing like a V8 engine’
Blues Matters