THE BAND
The Boogie Chillun Blues Band plays dance blues infused with rock and soul.
Boogie Chillun is a Bay Area home grown, blues-based band made up of five local friends and musicians who live in Marin and Sonoma Counties. Featuring "King Jerry" Marquez on guitars and vocals, "T-Ray" Tom Cosgrove on bass, "Mad Dog Rex" Dana Miller on drums, "Catfish Jack" Chauvin on harmonica and "Iron Mike" Goldstein on guitars, the music of Boogie Chillun celebrates and pays homage to the great blues musicians without whom we would all be lost! You can see Boogie Chillun play live every Weds. evening at Mac's on 19th & Broadway in Fairfax and at other venues around the Bay, such as Peri's Tavern in Fairfax, the Old Western Saloon in Point Reyes and The Dugout Bar in San Anselmo.
The Boogie Chillun Blues Band short bios
“King” Jerry Marquez
Jerry Marquez is a songwriter, producer, recording engineer, and musician raised in Marin County during its musical heyday. His songs have been recorded by Cher, Rod Stewart, and W.A.S.P. He’s worked behind the board with artists including, James Cotton, Night Ranger, Carmine Appice, Sammy Hagar, and produced records for Jeff Watson and VAIN.
His band 2 Lane Blacktop was signed to Linda Perry’s Rockstar Records and produced by Bill Bottrell (Michael Jackson, Madonna, Sheryl Crow).
Now, he’s digging deep into the roots—fronting a Delta-blues–driven project: The Boogie Chillun Blues Band.
“Mad Dog” Dana Miller
Dana Miller has played with multiple local rock bands, including local legends Liquid Sky and 2 Lane Blacktop.
Dana and Jerry recorded an album together with producer Bill Bottrell in the 90s, and has played on multiple sessions and records, including English pop duo Alisha’s Attic for Mercury Records, which placed a song on the soundtrack of the hit film Bridget Jones’s Diary.
Dana toured with Shelby Lynn and fondly remembers his heart doing paradiddles when Tom Petty invited him to jam after a recording session.
“T-Ray” Tom Cosgrove
Prolific songwriter and veteran player Tom Cosgrove was a co-founder of Two Lane Blacktop with Jerry Marquez and fellow longtime collaborator dating back to The Romans and Oxygen during the 1970s. Tom played bass in the ‘80s band Elan, sang backup vocals with Y&T on the Theatre of Pain tour opening for Mötley Crüe, and took on bass duties with funk-metal outfit Cats Choir.
In the 90s Tom put his love for music on hold when his daughter Taylor was born, though he began his musical revival writing songs and playing again when his son Leo was born in 2011.
Today he feels fortunate to exercise his greatest passions — being a dad and song writing — and has found new love playing bass with The Boogie Chillun Blues Band, his first blues band.
“Catfish” Jack Chauvin
On a. smokin’ hot summer day in 1983, Tommy “3 Chord” Nevins handed Jack a harmonica—and that was it. Jack took a deep breath, exhaled and never looked back. Coming up during the Blues Revival, Jack soaked up the blues firsthand, meeting Muddy Waters’ harp man James Cotton in Chicago and multiple blues legends who frequented his family owned fish stand in Oakland, CA, where Jack earned his nickname “Catfish,” working beside his dad.
Some highlights of Jack’s musical journey include sitting in with Los Lobos and Charlie Musselwhite at the SF Blues Festival and closing out the 25th Kate Wolf Music Festival with Ruthie Foster.
Jack has been teaching music since 1997 at festivals and camps, as well as to private students and kids in schools and libraries. Whether he’s playing or teaching, Jack’s till chasing the blues and passing it on.
“Iron” Mike Goldstein
While his band mates were cutting their teeth and honing their chops on rock ’n’ roll, Iron Mike traded the troubadours path for a career teaching public high school in the East Bay and at Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley.
At Tam High he explored other artistic avenues, founding the popular AIM program, where for over 20 years students have been producing award winning documentaries. Mike also wrote, produced and directed the film Reunion, which premiered at the Mill Valley Film Festival, a 60-minute documentary homage celebrating 100 years of Tam High’s history.
Now retired from teaching, Mike is joyfully embarking on a second career learning and playing guitar in The Boogie Chillun Blues Band with his old friends.