2000 LBS OF BLUES FORMED BY MICHAEL ARGUELLO AKA “PINK” (DON’T ASK WHERE THE PINK CAME FROM) PLAYING EARLY 40’S STYLE PIANO DRIVEN JUMP BLUES IN THE SPIRIT OF BIG JOE TURNER, WYNONIE HARRIS, AMOS MILBURN & LOUIS JORDAN ARE AMONG THE MAJOR INFLUENCES OF THIS BAND, BEING TRUE TO THE MUSIC AND AT THE SAME TIME CREATING NEW AND INTERESTING WAYS TO PRESENT IT TO AUDIENCES, IN HOPES OF KEEPING THIS GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC AROUND FOR YEARS TO COME. WITH A LARGE AND LOYAL FOLLOWING, 2000 LBS . . . HAS PERFORMED AT COUNTLESS MAJOR EVENTS & FESTIVALS, BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE WHEREVER THEY PERFORM . . . 1999, 2001 & 2003 DOHENY BLUES FESTIVALS, 2002 DOHENY DAYS MUSIC FESTIVAL, LONG BEACH BLUES FESTIVAL/BEACH FEST., BREA JAZZ FESTIVAL, IRVINE LAKE BLUES FESTIVAL, THE VINTAGE FESTIVAL & MANY MORE. . . THE GROUP RECENTLY APPEARED ON AN EPISODE OF HIT TV SHOW ” BLIND DATE” WITH THE BANDS ORIGINAL MUSIC USED FOR THE SOUNDTRACK. DEDICATED TO HELPING AND SPONSORING MANY LARGE CHARITY FUND RAISING EVENTS, SUCH AS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF ORANGE COUNTIES “ CHOC RIDE & BLUES FESTIVAL”, MAKE A WISH’S “ CALIFORNIA CLASSIC/THUNDER RUN” & OLIVE CREST’S FOUNDATION FOR ABUSED CHILDREN “ CRUISE FOR KIDS”.

OVER THE YEARS, FROM SHOW TO SHOW THE CAST OF CHARACTERS OF 2000 LBS OF BLUES CHANGES SLIGHTLY, ALWAYS KEEPING THE ACT FRESH & COOL, REGULAR BAND MEMBERS INCLUDE… VOCALS BY: MICHAEL ARGUELLO, PERFORMING FOR OVER 25 YEARS, THIS CHARISMATIC BLUES SHOUTER FONDLY KNOWN TO FRIENDS AS PINK, HAS PLAYED MANY DIFFERENT STYLES OF MUSIC FROM JAZZ TO BLUES TO EARLY ROCKABILLY TO FUNK AND EVEN SOME PUNK, THE FOUNDING MEMBER OF 70’S/80’S OFF BEAT GROUP THE DADDYO’S, MR. PINK IS ALWAYS ON HIS GAME, BEING THE CONSUMMATE PERFORMER HE HAS ENTERTAINED MANY THOUSANDS OF HAPPY PEOPLE THROUGH OUT HIS CAREER, POWERFUL VOCALS COMBINED WITH A HUGE STAGE PRESENCES SETS THIS SINGER APART FROM THE PACK . . . LONG TIME RHYTHM SECTION MATES RON FELTON ON DRUMS & TYLER PETERSEN ON UPRIGHT BASS, TOGETHER THEY HAVE BACKED UP MANY OF THE TOP BLUES ARTIST OF OUR TIME AND ARE CONSIDERED AMONGST THEIR PEERS TO BE ONE OF THE PREMIER RHYTHM SECTIONS ON THE WEST COAST. THESE TWO HAVE PLAYED & RECORDED WITH SUCH ACTS AS THE LATE GREAT WILLIAM CLARK, JOHNNY DYER, LYNWOOD SLIM, KID RAMOS AND MANY MORE . . . ON PIANO: TARYN DONATH, SHE HAS PLAYED WITH THE BAND SINCE SHE WAS ONLY 15 YEARS OLD, A TRUE CHILD PRODIGY, NOW 22 AND WISE BEYOND HER YEARS, THIS YOUNG LADY HAS IT ALL, A POWERFUL VOICE, ALONG WITH HER MIGHTY POWERFUL BOOGIE WOOGIE PIANO CHOPS AND A UNBELIEVABLY POWERFUL ATTITUDE, SOMETIMES RESULTING IN AN ALL OUT SCARY VERBAL JOUSTING MATCH BETWEEN SINGER PINK AND THE YOUNG BOOGIE PRINCESS, AS THE VERBAL BANTERING AND THE HAIR FLIES THE CROWD IS PULLED EVEN CLOSER TO THE EXCITEMENT. WHETHER IT’S A PRANK ONSTAGE VIA A VALENTINE’S DAY MARRIAGE PROPOSAL (RING INCLUDED) OR JUST THE EVERY GIG CAT FIGHT PINK & TARYN KEEP EVEN THE TOUGHEST CROWDS ON THERE TOES ! ! ! .

THE FUN NEVER STOPS WITH A SPECIAL CAST OF CHARACTERS COMING DOWN AND PLAYING EVERY WEEK, A REAL WHO’S WHO OF GREAT PLAYERS, GUITAR HERO’S KID RAMOS (FORMALLY OF THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS), HENRY CARJHAL FROM (ROD PIAZZA & MIGHTY FLYERS), KIRK FLETCHER FROM (THE CHARLIE MUSSLEWHITE BAND), JUNIOR WATSON (GUITAR GOD) AND HARMONICA GREATS, JAMES HARMAN, JOHNNY DYER, LYNWOOD SLIM, & ROBERT LUCAS (FORMALLY OF CANNED HEAT) ALL HAVE COME OUT TO PLAY WITH 2000 LBS . . . THIS ALWAYS ADDS EXCITEMENT AND SPONTANEITY TO EVERY PERFORMANCE. THERE’S NEVER A DULL MOMENT! ! !

1999-"LIVIN’ LARGE'', THE BANDS DEBUT CD, RECEIVED EXTENSIVE AIRPLAY, LANDING RECENTLY ON THE EUROPEAN SALES CHARTS. TRACTS FROM THE CD WERE PICKED UP BY VIRGIN RECORD EUROPE AND RELEASED ON THEIR BOOGIE-WOOGIE COMPILATION CD.

2001- GIVES BIRTH TO A NEW CD, "KING SIZE", FEATURING GUITAR WIZARDS JUNIOR WATSON AND KIRK FLETCHER, WITH APPEARANCES BY JANIVA MAGNESS, SUE PALMER AND A HOST OF BOOGIE-WOOGIE PIANO PLAYIN’ MONSTERS. AVAILABLE AT 2000LBSOFBLUES.COM, VIRGIN MEGA STORES, TOWER RECORDS AND DISTRIBUTED WORLDWIDE BY HEPCAT RECORDS.

2003- THE CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN ONE MORE TIME WITH 2000 LBS OF BLUES LATEST DISC ENTITLED “ALMOST THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH!” FEATURING RED HOT TRACKS FROM KID RAMOS & KIRK FLETCHER ON GUITARS WITH ENGLISH BORN BOOGIE WOOGIE VIRTUOSO CARL “SONNY” LEYLAND ON PIANO, CO- PRODUCER LYNWOOD SLIM PLAYS SOME VERY COOL CHROMATIC HARP, COMPLETE WITH HORNS SECTION JOHNNY VIAU & TROY JENNINGS REALLY BLOWIN’ DOWN THE TENT! ! ! COME ONE ! ! ! COME ALL ! ! ! CHECK OUT. . . “ALMOST THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH !”