There’s the entire New Orleans musical tradition, and then there’s Mem Shannon. Clean, simple but transcending genres, he channels the spirits that inspired Fats Domino, Prof. Longhair, the Funky Meters and The Neville Brothers...
...USA Today credited Spend Some Time with Me (1999) with "expanding the definition of blues by carving funk grooves, jazzy flourishes and even country…into 11 originals stamped by his usual sassy lead guitar and crack rhythm section...”
...In the decade since Mem Shannon broke onto the scene, he’s expanded the definition of blues. He’s toured the world, performing at prestigious festivals such as King Biscuit Blues Festival and the Montreal Jazz Festival. He’s shared the Kennedy Center stage with Gregg Allman, Buddy Guy, Koko Taylor and John Hiatt in a Muddy Waters tribute.
   He was also been asked to perform at the prestigious New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival for 12 years straight. At the height of his talents, this Crescent City original is still educating the rest of the world on what New Orleans musicians already know. Good music cannot be constrained by form. It’s a function of heart and funk, grit and groin, truth and humor, pathos and beauty.   northernblues.com