Pull up a chair.
Let me play you somethin’.
The man behind the music.
“The quintessential American blues man.”
Joe Roy picked up the guitar at six, growing up in a musical family. His mother, Mary Jackson, played lap steel and taught him the fundamentals of slide. His father, Keith Jackson Sr., played lead guitar with local country musicians and gave Joe Roy his first guitar.
Built on the road.
From Schenectady to stages around the world.
- 1992Releases the album Back to the Blues
- 1995Releases the album Hot Stuff
- 2006 · 08Twice wins Upstate New York’s “King of the Blues”
- 2009Plays the Lenox Lounge in Harlem
- 2010Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival, on the bill with Joss Stone and Maxi Priest, and a show at RIU Montego Bay
- 2012Releases the album So You Think It’s Easy Being Me
- 2013Inducted into the New York State Blues Hall of Fame at Saratoga City Tavern, Saratoga Springs, on August 11
- 2019Releases Brothers, a five-song blues EP
- 2025Strangecreek Music Festival, Harley Rendezvous, Dock Brown’s at Saratoga Lake
- 2026Wins Favorite Blues Artist at the Listen Up Awards
- 2027Abaco Jazz & Blues Festival Kickoff Gala Brunch, Marsh Harbour, Bahamas — Jan 5, upcoming
Front row seat.
Performances and conversations, straight from the stage.
Albums.
Blues with a story. Songs with some miles on them.
Streaming here soon. Until then, listen on:
In good company.
On stage and backstage.
Catch Joe Roy live.
No two nights sound exactly the same.
Next show
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Abaco Jazz & Blues FestivalKickoff Gala Brunch · Marsh Harbour, Bahamas
Recently playedStrangecreek Music Festival · Harley Rendezvous · Dock Brown’s, Saratoga Lake
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