Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King

Another Texas axeman from the old school, Smokin' Joe Kubek was already playing his smokin' guitar on the Lone Star State chitlin circuit at age 14, supporting such musicians as Freddie King. He soon formed his own band and began playing a number of bars across Dallas. In the '80s he met guitarist/vocalist Bnois King, a native of Monroe, Louisiana, and the duo formed the first edition of the Smokin' Joe Kubek Band, which began playing the rest of the Southwest in the late '80s. In 1991 they signed to Bullseye Blues, releasing their debut, Steppin' Out Texas Style, the same yea...