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New years Eve 1996. Lil' Davy Max vocals, harp-Gary Shaw guitar, Dave School bass, Russell Allen drums, John Imobersteg piano

Others on the bill that night were Reverend Raven & the Chain Smokin' Alter Boys (Lil' Davy is a former Alter Boy for the Rev) and The Lamont Cranston Band

Lil' Davy Max -- Livin' Drivin' & Playin' The Blues
Oshkosh Blue Note Records

A review of Lil' Davy's CD by Mick Rainsford of "Blues in Britain" states:

Lil' Davy Max plays vintage Chicago blues the way they should be played, steeped in the Windy City tradition replete with guitar, harp and piano melding as one in the ensemble style that was a feature of the town's blues in the 50s and 60s. Max plays all of the instruments on this set, members of his band sitting in on only four tracks, demonstrating his virtuosity on guitar, harp and piano, and if that is not enough, he is also blessed with a tough blues voice that is ideally suited to his chosen genre, whilst also writing all of the tracks on this set.

Max opens with "You Got Me Walkin' On All Three Legs", a classic Chi-Town shuffle replete with rolling
piano and some wonderful harp; his harp again well to the fore, laying down the infectious riff that drives
"Think Before You Jump", a "Wang-Wang Doodle styled Wolf blues permeated with tantalizing
Sumlinesque guitar. There is a dark "Hoochie Coochie" feel, fed by a pulsing bass line, to "If You Had To
Live My Life (You'd Be In Your Grave By Now)", Max's dramatic vocals mirrored by his harp and piano,
the Muddy feel extended to the intense "Little Girl", a churning harp fired shuffle replete with brooding
guitar.

There are shades of Piazza and William Clarke evident in the menacing "victim Of Passion"; George Smith
comes to mind on the moody "Tell Me Why"; Gary Shaw's slide guitar and Max's moaned vocals invest
"The Sweetest Little Apple" with a strong "Red Rooster" feel; whilst it is Guitar Slim who comes to mind
on the melancholy "Christmas In The Jailhouse", Max's wailing harp and the nod towards Wolf's rendition
of "Sitting On Top Of The World" adding the Windy city feel that permeates all of Max's blues. (Available at CD Baby)