Ace Up My Sleeve

LIL RED & BIG BAD

The music of Lil’ Red and Big Bad is unique to New Orleans,

a mix of blues, R&B and rock’n roll delivered with a lot

of soul.

INTRODUCTION

Lil Red & Big Bad includes singer Nancy

Gros, lead guitarist Jeff Ruello and Willie Panker

on drums.

Jack Carter and David Hyde play Upright Bass,

Jimmy Carpenter and Derek Huston are on

Sax,

while Greg Villafranco and Tom Worrell are on

Piano.

Lil Red’s unique and

energetic way of delivering

her sultry vocal sound

has developed quite a

following.

LIL RED

Inspired by the

music of Irma

Thomas, Etta James,

Ruth Brown, King

Floyd, Dr. John and

other great R&B

musicians, singer

Nancy Gros formed

“Lil’ Red and Big

Bad” in 2005.

On October 8th,

2010, Lil’ Red won

the VBK (New

Orleans Blues

Society) Blues

Challenge, sending

her to represent

New Orleans in the

International Blues

Challenge (“IBC”),

in February 2011.

“It’s never too

late to fulfill

your dreams”,

says Red.

“I’m blessed to work with these guys. I’m really happy and proud.”

Lil Red…

Lil Red & Big Bad

vocalist Nancy Gros

accepts a check

after her band won

the New Orleans

Voodoo Blues

Challenge at Rock

‘n’ Bowl.

Local blues and

R&B ensemble Lil

Red & Big Bad won

the second annual

New Orleans

Voodoo Blues

Challenge at Rock

’n’ Bowl.

The band

performs regularly

on Frenchmen

Street, has toured

Colorado, and

opened the 2012

French Quarter

Festival on the

main stage.

“I’m trying to

get to the next

level.”

Lil Red…

“There’s nothing

like singin’ the blues.”