Mississippi Heat: Don’t Look Back

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Mississippi Heat

Led by harmonica master and songwriter Pierre Lacocque, Mississippi Heat is a world-class Chicago Blues Band. Their motto is “Traditional Blues With A Unique Sound” as they present fresh yet vintage-based musical ideas.

Mississippi Heat

Led by harmonica master and songwriter Pierre Lacocque, Mississippi Heat is a world-class Chicago Blues Band. Their motto is “Traditional Blues With A Unique Sound” as they present fresh yet vintage-based musical ideas.

MISSISSIPPI HEAT’s name is a reflection of Pierre’s reverence for Mississippi’s blues culture and music. The band’s conviction is that there is no deeper music than Delta-inspired blues to express what lies in everyone’s soul. They have received world-wide critical acclaim, including from Living Blues Magazine: “MISSISSIPPI HEAT delivers its traditional urban blues with a freshness, energy and competence that makes them a treasure on today’s Chicago scene.”

ENTRY GUIDELINES: Proof of vaccination (Photocopy of vaccination card, digital record or app is ok) OR a Negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours and a valid ID. Masks are recommended and optional but not required for entry.

Guaranteed Seating: Guests must arrive between 8 PM and 9 PM. Guests arriving after 9 PM are guaranteed entrance, but seating will be based on availability. Holding seats for late arrivals or no-shows is not allowed. Rosa’s Lounge reserves the right to seat people in unoccupied seats after 9 PM. ALL SALES ARE FINAL. NO REFUND

https://mississippiheat.net

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Mississippi Heat is proud to announce that singer Sheryl Youngblood has joined our band on a full-time basis. Details on Sheryl and the rest of the band will be available soon. In the meantime, enjoy Tom Holland’s bio and picture on our website.

Super Guests Inetta Visor and Daneshia Hamilton will still occasionally perform with Mississippi Heat. Both singers appear on the new release, Madeleine, available now on CD and streaming services.

“There are no weak moments on this consistently entertaining (release).”
–Living Blues Magazine (#278)
May 2022, pp. 41-42
Bill Kopp

“[Mississippi Heat] is proving once again why they’re at the forefront of the music in the Windy City. Madeleine should bring Mississippi Heat major awards when all’s said and done. It’s an outstanding collection of contemporary blues.”
–Marty Gunther
Blues Blast Magazine

“This is by far the best blues record I’ve heard this year to date.”
–Art Schuna
Host of Two for the Blues, WORT-FM, Madison, WI

“It’s the thirteenth time around for Mississippi Heat and we are all in luck with the special delivery of Madeleine, one of the band’s best and most personal efforts.”
–Greg Easterling
Chicago Blues Guide

“[Madeleine] is a rich, colorful and varied music, warm and full of passion. The formation as usual gives off a fabulous energy, it’s a real festival of intensity and feeling with luminous guitar solos, a flamboyant harmonica, fiery brass and vocals to match. Such a meeting of talents takes the listener to new heights.
There is a magic spark that occurs.”
–Gilles Blampain

Traditional Blues With A Unique Sound

Led by harmonica master and songwriter Pierre Lacocque, Mississippi Heat is a world-class Chicago Blues Band. Their motto is “Traditional Blues With A Unique Sound” as they present fresh yet vintage-based musical ideas.

MISSISSIPPI HEAT’s name is a reflection of Pierre’s reverence for Mississippi’s blues culture and music. The band’s conviction is that there is no deeper music than Delta-inspired blues to express what lies in everyone’s soul. They have received world-wide critical acclaim, including from Living Blues Magazine: “MISSISSIPPI HEAT delivers its traditional urban blues with a freshness, energy and competence that makes them a treasure on today’s Chicago scene.”

Mississippi Heat is known internationally for their passionate blues delivery. Overseas and national touring have been an integral part of their work for decades. The band has appeared at many world-famous festivals including many in the US (like the Pocono’s and the Chicago Blues Festivals), Scandinavia, Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Canada, Tunisia, Finland, Venezuela and in Mexico, among many others. 

Buddy Guy has gone on record saying that it’s “been a long time since I heard a good blues band like this.” And recently the band received this critical acclaim from Bonnie Tallman at the Billtown Blues Festival (Hughesville, PA): “Can’t find enough words to express how blown away everyone was with the Mississippi Heat performance! It was spectacular in every way.”

The band has made waves on the blues charts by regularly reaching the #1 spot on Living Blues Magazine’s radio charts.

Current Lineup

Pierre Lacocque

Bandleader

Sheryl Youngblood

Lead Vocals

Terrence Williams

Drums

Yoshimi Hirata

Bass

Giles Corey

Guitar + Vocals

Inetta Visor

Guest Star, Lead Vocals

Daneshia Hamilton

Guest Star, Lead Vocals

Zach Avery

Guest Star, Guitar + Vocals

Discography

• Straight From The Heart (Van der Linden Records, 1992)
• Learned The Hard Way (Van der Linden Records, 1994)
• Thunder In My Heart (Van der Linden Records, 1995)
• Handyman (Van der Linden Records, 1998)
• Footprints On The Ceiling (Crosscut Records, 2002)
• Glad You’re Mine (Crosscut Records, 2005)
• One Eye Open: Live At Rosa’s Lounge, Chicago (Delmark Records, 2005)
• Hattiesburg Blues (Delmark Records, 2008)
• Let’s Live It Up (Delmark Records, 2010)
• Delta Bound (Delmark Records, 2012)
• Warning Shot (Delmark Records, 2014)
• Cab Driving Man (Delmark Records, 2016)
• Madeleine (Van der Linden Recordings, 2022)
• Don’t Look Back (Delmark Recordings, 2025)