The Boneshakers

The Boneshakers: Where Funk Meets Blues Few bands carry a name with a story attached — The Boneshakers earned theirs from none other than Bonnie Raitt herself, a christening that tells you everything about the kind of respect this group commands before a single note is played. A Name Bestowed by Royalty When a living legend of American roots music takes a look at your band and decides what to call you, you've already arrived. Bonnie Raitt — slide guitar icon, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, and one of the most authentic voices in blues — dubbed this ensemble "The Boneshakers," and the name stuck for good reason. It's visceral, kinetic, and honest. It describes exactly what happens when Randy Jacobs and his bandmates take the stage. The Man at the Helm At the center of The Boneshakers is Randy Jacobs, a guitarist whose résumé reads like a who's-who of modern American music. A true celebrity musician's musician, Jacobs has spent decades lending his fretwork to recordings and stages alongside some of the biggest names in soul, funk, and R&B. His playing carries the weight of that experience — technically masterful without ever losing the feeling, the grit, the shake that the blues demands. As a bandleader, Jacobs brings that same sensibility to The Boneshakers: tightly arranged but never clinical, powerful but never without nuance. The Sound: Where Funk Meets Blues That tagline is more than marketing — it's a genre map. The Boneshakers occupy the fertile territory where deep blues tradition collides with the rhythmic propulsion of funk, creating something that bypasses the brain entirely and goes straight to the body. Think of the slow burn of a Delta blues riff suddenly lit up by a locked-in groove. Think call-and-response vocals over bass lines that don't ask permission. The Boneshakers don't choose between the soul of Muddy Waters and the pocket of James Brown — they insist on both, and they make it sound inevitable. Soulful to the Core What sets The Bonesh