The ANDREW MICHAEL BLUES BAND is a four-piece blues and blues rock group based out of the Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada who write and perform original blues-rock music. Led by Andrew Michael Zaghloul on guitar/vox (2024 Fraser Valley Music Awards Blues Artist of the Year) with Don Addley on harmonica, Ron Johnson on bass and Kevin Rush on drums, this blues band is reimagining and reinventing blues rock through their music that is nitty, gritty, soulful and electric. 

 

BAND MEMBERS' BIO

ANDREW MICHAEL (ZAGHLOUL) 

(lead guitar/vocals)  

Andrew Michael is a 39 year-old British-born Canadian musician trained in Royal Conservatory of Music classical piano, drums and a blues and blues-rock guitarist since age 15. Growing up in the U.K. as a child, he was first introduced to early British blues artists like Gary Moore and Eric Clapton, then expanding his guitar playing styles to American blues styles including Delta blues, Chicago blues and Texas blues in his teenage years and adulthood. His musical influences include Son House, Skip James, Elmore James, Lightnin' Hopkins, Billy Gibbons, Gary Moore, B.B. King, Albert King and Jonny Lang - to name a few - and Andrew Michael continues to write and perform upbeat, electric and soulful blues music expressing his love and passion for the genre. A blues guitarist with a preference for Gibson Les Paul guitars run through tube amplifiers, Andrew Michael utilizes simple and effective blues guitar styles reflective of his  blues icons accompanied by soulful vocals. Playing alongside his good friends and some of the best lifelong musicians in the Fraser Valley, Andrew Michael loves leading the Andrew Michael Blues Band and will continue to do just that…

                                                                                                                          

DON ADDLEY 

(harmonica/back-up vocals) 

Harmonica with soul and grit, Don Addley is a harmonica player known for his deep, expressive tone and the unmistakable groove he brings to every performance. With a passion rooted in electric blues and rockabilly, Don has built a reputation for seamlessly blending traditional sounds with modern energy—breathing life and fire into every band he plays with. Over the years, Don has collaborated with multiple acts across genres, always enhancing the music with his soulful phrasing and intuitive rhythm. From smoky blues clubs to festival stages, his harmonica work stands out—raw, real, and emotionally resonant. Currently performing with the Andrew Michael Blues Band, Don continues to expand his musical reach, always staying true to one rule: If it’s got soul and a groove, he’s in!

 

KEVIN RUSH 

(drums) 

Kevin was born in Vancouver and has spent his lifetime working and playing in B.C. Canada. His first musical instruction was from Vancouver Symphony Orchestra drummer ‘The Great Montizambert’ at the age often. This gave him a foundation of rhythmic dance and drum rudiments, and his traditional grip on the sticks. He quickly moved to wearing headphones and playing along to vinyl records, influenced by John Bonham, Keith Moon, Ginger Baker, and Neil Peart, and soon after found some like minded musicians to play with. “My mother got us our first paying gig when I was fifteen” Kevin recalls, “and that got us out of the garage”. His main diet over the years has been hard rock and classic rock. Add a dash of classic country and a lot of time spent hanging out and playing in Vancouver’s ‘home of the blues’, the legendary Yale Hotel. With five decades of playing and recording under his belt, he is now the driving rhythm behind The Andrew Michael Blues Band.