Who is Little Memphis Blues Orchestra?
Little Memphis Blues Orchestra (also known as L.M.B.O. or LiMBO) is the band formerly known as the Taylor Hicks Band, assembled by Taylor Hicks about two years before he won American Idol in 2006. The band was initially formed in Alabama, but has since based themselves throughout the Southern United States and, later (after American Idol), nationwide. The band features Brian Less on keyboard/piano/vocals, Sam Gunderson on lead guitar/vocals, Mitch Jones on bass guitar, Zippy Dietrich on drums/vocals, and Jeff Lopez on saxophone/backing vocals. The band toured the United States during the American Idol concert tour, playing numerous after-parties that sometimes featured Hicks on stage, along with Hicks's friends and fellow American Idol finalists, Elliott Yamin, Ace Young, Bucky Covington, and Chris Daughtry (they, along with Hicks, made up the top five men). One of the LiMBO "after-party" concerts was at WorkPlay Theatre in Taylor Hicks and LiMBO's hometown of Birmingham. This concert ...
