Lou, Paul, Jim and Harold
Better Off With the Blues is an acoustic blues band in Salt Lake City. We are: Lou Borgenicht (harmonica and vocals), Harold Carr (standup bass), Jim Poulton (guitar and vocals), and Paul Rasmussen (guitar, mandolin and vocals).
Collectively our musical roots are eclectic – we’ve played in jazz, punk, Celtic, rock and roll, jug, bluegrass, old timey and folk bands, but we’ve always returned to the blues. Our blues influences are mainly traditional, but contemporary blues players can also get our attention.
Better Off With the Blues formed in 2008. The band’s repertoire has grown to include blues of Lightnin’ Hopkins, Howlin’ Wolf, Mississippi John Hurt, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Blind Blake, Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Willie Dixon, Robert Johnson, Blind Willie McTell, Skip James, Sleepy John Estes and Muddy Waters, as well as more contemporary music of Delbert McClinton and Tom Waits. We also play original music by members of the band.
Better Off With the Blues plays locally in Utah. See Upcoming Shows for our next performances.
See BOWB’s Facebook Page here.
Better Off With The Blues 
oh lord what evil have you done? blues in zion?
it’s like
i got the blues in zion, i ain’t lyin’ to you
got the blues in zion, sho ain’t lyin’ to you
all those jiviin’ white boys—Paul and Jim and Lou
(and ken. first verse still needs work.)
Music For a Living should be every musicians theme song. Great job, Paul. Wish we were closer and could come listen often….