jerry mack and

 the terraplanes

 

The Terraplanes are a rhythm &

 blues powered vehicle that will

take you along the entertainment

highway to a swinging place

where you can jump and shout.

They play an irresistible mixture of

 house rockin’ blues and uptown

swing, R&B, soul, and roots rock

‘n roll, influenced by the music of

 Chicago, New Orleans, Memphis,

 Detroit, Texas and the Mississippi

Delta. Their performance song list

spans a wide variety of popular

 covers and originals guaranteed to

 wear a hole in your dancing shoes.

 

The Terraplanes were formed in

1993 and established themselves as

 the blues housekeepers of the Ann

 Arbor Bluestage at the Blind Pig.

Their tenure as hosts enabled them

 to lead the faithful in a serious

dues-paying performance fest of

 R&B based standards and originals

that have drawn thousands of

believers and hundreds of fabulous

 guest musicians in a transcendent,

 trans-cultural celebration of roots

 based music. They entertain fans at

 many clubs and festivals in the

 Southeast Michigan area. They have

 also been cited for their

“bluesability” in the Ann Arbor News,

 Agenda, Current Magazine, and

 Renaissance Times.

 

The name “Terraplane” was

borrowed from the song

“Terraplane Blues” penned by the

great blues legend Robert Johnson

 in 1936. The song is a lyrical

suggestion associating the

mischievous behavior of his partner

 with that of the performance of his

 car, a Terraplane, which was the

name given to a line of

aerodynamically designed vehicles

 produced by the Essex Motor

Company in the mid-1930s.