With a passion for entertaining audiences all over the San Francisco Bay Area, Herb Toor Blues is a group of seasoned blues musicians. If their music were compared to barbecue, the secret sauce would be a simmering mixture of downhome Texas, Louisiana, Chicago, and West Coast spices. If the music were compared to an IPA, it would be high octane and hoppy!
In addition to playing at wineries, bars and breweries, Herb has played at the Monterey Blues Festival and Weber Street Blues Festival. Additionally, he has shared the stage with blues greats including Mark Hummel, Luther Tucker, Johnny Nitro, Stu Blank, Kenny Blue Ray, Steve Kimock, Richie Blue, Andy Santana, Aki Kumar, Mighty Mike Schermer, June Core, Kedar Roy, Jim Dewrance, Jeff Bordes, Danny Sandoval, Chip Rolland, Tommy Burke, and Tower of Power’s Roger Smith, to name a few.
The Herb Toor Blues band plays both original and cover tunes. Influences include Albert King, B.B. King, Freddie King, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Albert Collins, Buddy Guy, Howlin' Wolf, T Bone Walker, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Jimmy Vaughn, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Robert Johnson, Magic Sam, Elmore James, Ronnie Earl, and more.