A.J. Love is a guitarist devoted to playing & promoting traditional Chicago Blues music. Based in Madison WI, Love is strongly influenced by Eddie Taylor, Robert Lockwood Jr., Louis Myers, Earl Hooker, Otis Rush, B.B. King and other greats.
Love has been hired for shows to play with John Primer, Rockin' Johnny Burgin, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Nick Moss and Willie Higgins and has been fortunate enough to be mentored by both Rockin' Johnny Burgin and Billy Flynn...
Look for a new CD from A.J. Love, featuring Martin Lang on harmonica and Grammy Award winning drummer Kenny Smith, coming soon. Real deal stripped down raw Chicago Blues and nothing but the Blues.
"I'm very fortunate to have such great teachers," says Love, "and I want to do right by the legacy of the Blues."
Love currently performs in the southern Wisconsin area as well as in Chicago.
"I'm an old man who thinks like a young man, and A.J. is a young man who thinks like an old man." -- John Primer
"I love the way A.J. plays Blues, there's not an ounce of rock in his playing..." - Rev Raven
