Called by legendary drummer Uncle John "Red" Turner one of "the last of the original Texas/Louisiana border bandits," Benny Valerio has been heating up the stage with his own hot brand of hard core blues since the 60's when he was a mere 14 years old. No lone wolf, Benny has played with the best in the business, including Jimmy Reed, Lightnin' Hopkins, Mance Lipscomb, John Mayall, Albert Collins and Uncle John Turner in his post Johnny Winter band Rattlesnake, replacing a not-yet-fullgrown Stevie Ray Vaughan on guitar. Using all of his many R&B, soul and rock influences, Benny Valerio has created a vision of the blues which is solely his own, one that grows out of the experience of a lifetime Surrounded by the Blues.  Benny Valerio lost his battle with liver cancer on January 11, 2006.

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