Mikael Santana: News

For the last two years, Mikael Santana's new business ventures have required that he set all musical activity aside and concentrate on making a living. Thankfully, things are at a point where he has a little time to go down to Beale St. and catch up with old friends and make some new ones... and even "sit in" for a number or three.

Speaking of "old and new friends", bass player Slim Louis (who laid down the groove on Santana's first CD "Point of Departure") has returned to the Memphis area after several years of touring with Jason Ricci and New Blood. Slim can now be found playing regularly on Beale St. with Delta Highway. These guys are great and well worth checking out!

Welcome home, Slim, and continued success to you and the other "Delta Highwaymen".

At present Mikael Santana is serving as front man (or "Exhausted Ruler") of a conglomeration of Memphis musicians known as "The Sons Of The Desert".

In the tradition of the Laurel and Hardy film from which they took their name, The Sons Of The Desert are "having the time of their lives!". Performing original material as well as covers, their set list is comprised of blues, western swing, jump blues, rock-a-billy, and even a little jazz ... something's bound to be here to satisfy any musical craving. The present members of this chapter are: Mikael Santana (Harmonica, Vocals), "Slick" Joe Fick (Bass, Vocals), "Big Al" Rollag (Guitar), Dan "the Man" Shurtleff (Drums).