
Andy Baylor Blues & Roots
Fri, 03 Oct
|Richmond
Odeon Richmond Werner Martin’s 3CR Hot Damn Tamale present ANDY BAYLOR – MELBOURNE’S BLUES ‘N’ ROOTS MAESTRO


Time & Location
03 Oct 2025, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Richmond, 267 Swan St, Richmond VIC 3121, Australia
About the event
Andy’s been a driving force behind legendary acts like the Honeydrippers, Autodrifters, Dancehall Racketeers, Cajun Combo and Banana Oil. He has 18 solo albums alone, playing a half-dozen stringed instruments, singing, songwriting and illustrating with his own artwork.
Funky soul, R&B, western swing, jazz, Cajun, blues, hillbilly, country, country rock – name a roots music and Andy’s been there at the forefront.
Early on, during an extended working holiday in the US, Andy met and played with musical legends like David Grisman, Texan accordionist Flaco Jiménez, Cajun great Dewey Balfa and Bob Wills fiddler Johnny Gimble.
Back home in the '90s Baylor was in constant demand running the Cajun Combo, freelancing and playing with internationals like organist Jimmy McGriff and sax great Big Jay McNeely. With the Cajun Combo he backed Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Louisiana Red and Jimmy Witherspoon. He toured with Flaco, played fiddle with Slim Dusty and was…




