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Hills and Lemelin are a veteran Calgary acoustic blues duo.

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Bill Hills — A member of the first real blues band in Alberta, Bill has toured Canada and the US preaching the blues to thousands of acolytes in smoky bars, on concert stages, on television and radio.
Bill has worked with, or opened for, some of the blues greats including, Otis Rush, John Hammond, Pinetop Perkins, Paul Butterfield, Mose Allsion, and many more. He remains the quintessential blues player, always true to the music, himself and his audience.

Ray Lemelin cut his blues teeth on stages across Canada, playing guitar thousands of nights behind such stars as Sonny Rhodes, Albert Collins, Fenton Robinson, Valerie Wellington, Luther Johnson.

A veteran of the Canadian Blues scent, Ray is well known for his soulful vocal style and straight ahead guitar work. His mastery of the blues is evident in all his compelling stage presence as well as on his records and television and radio appearances.