Bump & Logie do their thing at 2 p.m.
Winner of Best Acoustic Duo at the 2008 PBPS Blues Challenge, Bump and Logie is the duo of William “Bubba” Klinefelter and Lorenzo Meacham. The two talented musicians began their careers playing bars and clubs in their native Greensboro in the mid- 1980s, and eventually joined forces.
“We crossed paths many times playing in different band situations,” Klinefelter said. “I would be on one side of town playing in a night club and he would be on the other.”
Klinefelter, also known as “Big Bump,” has taken a three-pronged approach to his collaboration with Lorenzo or
“Logie.” Klinefelter, a guitarist, has played with the band, the Stun Gunz, since 1985. When Logie was added to the mix, Klinefelter created Bump & Logie and the After Hours Blues Band — the electric version of Big Bump & Logie.
When Lorenzo isn’t singing and playing acoustic guitar, it becomes Big Bump & the Stun Gunz. To further complicate matters, Klinefelter’s wife, Shiela plays the bass in his band and has branched off to form Ladies Auxiliary. Chuck Cotton accompanies Big Bump & Logie on the drums. He’s one of the anchors of the group and frequently plays with Bob Margolin. Big Bump, Logie, Shiela and Chuck are all recipients of the festival’s Keeping the Blues Alive Award. The multi-talented Logie plays acoustical guitar and washboard and sings most of the band’s songs. It is his signature sound that helps define the various groups he and Bubba bring to the local music scene.
“Logie can shout the blues and he can sing the blues,” Klinefelter said. “He’s got a voice that can do a lot of different styles from gospel to country or whatever he wanted to do. He can bring it forth. He’s good at working the crowd and getting the audience participating in whatever’s going on onstage. He can sing everything from children’s songs to old smoky bar room songs. He’s very charismatic, he’s got a great blues voice and good at making up lyrics on the spot.” Bump & Logie haven’t recorded an album since their 1999 record After Hours, but Klinefelter said he’s “tossing around” a few new song ideas. He’s most proud of a song he co-wrote with Pinetop Perkins entitled, “I’d rather quit her than hit her,” which made it on to Perkins record that was nominated for a Grammy.
