Nominated for the prestigious 2016 Blues Blast Magazine award for best Live Blues Recording, the Jon Spear Band performs regularly in the mid-Atlantic area where they've opened for nationally touring acts including Debbie Davies, Delbert McClinton, Anson Funderburgh, the Iguanas, the Chris Duarte Group, Junior Brown and Memphis Gold. Known for their award-winning original songs, red-hot live shows, and unique arrangements of blues standards, the band’s three CDs have charted in the US, France, UK, Australia and Spain, including the annual top 100 Roots Music Report Contemporary Blues Chart for the past three consecutive years. The band’s debut CD “Old Soul” was a Washington Area Music Association nominee for best Blues/Traditional R&B Recording (WAMMIE), and their second "Live Music is Better" was a 2017 International Blues Challenge Finalist for Blues Foundation Best Self-Produced CD award. Based in Central Virginia, the band's members are Jon Spear (guitar and vocals), Andy Burdetsky (bass), John Stubblefield (drums) and Dara James (lead vocals and guitar plus harmonica).