John 'Scooch' Cugno - Too Blue For You (2022)

John "Scooch" Cugno was recently nominated for a BB Award from the Washington Blues Society in Seattle for "Best Traditional Blues Act 2011".John is a native New Englander born in Boston and lived much of his life in New Hampshire,Maine and Vermont. In 1993 John, his wife Kelly, and their four beautiful daughters moved to Twin Falls, Idaho where he lived for 12 years. John and his family have relocated to the Olympia Washington area. He now lives in the the shadow of beautiful Mount Ranier.An accomplished drummer,guitarist and singer songwriter,John played for years in Boston, Chicago, New Orleans, Denver and Nashville clubs. He has performed with John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf, Jumpin John Sansone, EC Scott, Cookie McGee, Phil Guy ,Henry Cooper, Rockin' Jake, Jimmy Lloyd Rea , Howlin Wolf Jr, John Nemeth, Joe Kelley and many other well known blues and country artists. John's powerful vocals are a feature of his bands,Delta 88 Revival, The Blues Survivors and John Cugno and the Aces. He performs as a solo,duo, trio or full band. John is an endorsed artist by Regal Tip Drumsticks. He taught guitar and drums privately in the Twin Falls area for ten years. John is still accepting students in the Olympia area. In the 80's, John lived in Nashville and toured with Gene Breeden and the Nashville Music Machine. He also worked as a studio drummer for Gene Breeden and recorded an album with Charlie Daniels members and Joel Jacobs. He toured with Stella Parton,Tommy Overstreet. Nat Stuckey, Marty Haggard, Michael Twitty and many others.