Joey B. Banks, drums, received his first drum kit when he was six.  At nine he joined the Madison jr, Scouts drum and bugle corps.  A big part of his early development as a drummer was marching in drum corps from 1975-1979 with the Madison jr. Scouts and snare drum from 1980-86 with the Madison Scouts.  In 1987-1989, Joey B. studied at the Musicians Institute of Technology in downtown Los Angeles. He has performed with Luther Allison, Koko Taylor, Jimmy Johnson, Lonnie Brooks and Jim Schwall of the National act, Siegel/Schwall band.  In 1996 he had the pleasure of backing up two of the most influential R&B groups of all time, the Spinners and the Four Tops. Joey B. performs in his own groups, the Black N' Blues All Stars which features drummer the original funky drummer, Clyde Stubblefield, and some of the best funk, blues, and jazz players around the Madison/Milwaukee and Chicago area, and his cover band "Joey B's Playground".   Joey B. also currently performs as a sideman with some of Chicago's best blues performers out there today, players like Billy Flynn, Barrellhouse Chuck, Tom Holland, Pistol Pete, Billy Branch, Lindsey Alexander, and John Primer have all performed with Joey B. as the drummer of choice.  When Joey B. isn't playing with Charles Walker band, you can catch with the Madison band Honor Among Thieves, Tony Brown and the 608 Riddem section,or Grammy nominated guitarist Bobby Messano.