"The Dukes are Great.....Fucking Great!"

(Pierre Robert, WMMR Radio, October 2007)

The play Hot, Funky, and Exciting Blues and Roots Music.  

A Philadelphia tradition, the Dukes have been performing their smokin' shows for over 25 years. 

If you want to hear some red-hot Blues and dance your ass off, check out the Dukes! We play in clubs, festivals, private parties, and corporate events up and down the East Coast.

C'mon inside the website and learn more about Philly's hottest Blues group...The Dukes.

  Ever wonder what got our John Colgan-Davis started on the Blues Harp?

Listen to the    broadcast where John revealed the event that triggered his 42-year musical journey into the Blues. Click HERE to listen to the radio broadcast on-line.

Buy our latest CD       Here!! 

Titled "3",  our new CD features some great new originals by John Colgan-Davis, and  new interpretations of classic Blues and R&B tunes from Otis Rush, Etta James, Junior Wells, James Brown  and others. Check out these sample MP3s:

   Messin with the Kid - Junior Wells         Think - James Brown 

   I'm Goin Away Babe- John Colgan-Davis