In a recordtime the band TEXAS TWO SHOES got the award "Best Bluesband of Limburg 1999". At the Bluesrock Festival Tegelen they were on stage with headliner Walter Trout.
Texas Two Shoes recorded four live CD's.
When the singer Phil Oliphant had to leave to the US in 2003 a new line-up started in 2004 :

Fred Lebens : by this great harpplayer from The Wicked Willie Bluesgroup and Texas Two Shoes also the new leadvocal was found, René Smith : former bluesy guitarplayer of Anno'66 & The Bluesdoctors, Don Dauphin : former drummer of  Anno' 66 and the  Bluesdoctores and Jan Halders : bassplayer of former Anno´ 66, Crossroad, The Bluesdoctors and Texas Two Shoes Bluesband.

In 2004 TEXAS TWO SHOES  changed the name into The Bluesdoctors and is going on with a new mix of  Swingblues and Bluesrock 

     

Texas Two Shoes (1998)                                                      "Guitar Roy" van der Putten

With the American/Texan singer Phil "Two Shoes" Oliphant, Simon Bullock from the UK (harp), Ed Soleil (drums), Jan Halders on bass and Marnix Valke wellknown from the Band Fake on guitar, an international swingblues band grew together in 1998. By jamming in Jan's homestudio TEXAS TWO SHOES was born. Texas Two Shoes Bluesband recorded four live CD's remixed at the studio of AIM MUSIC and still available. In the second period of this band Theo Kluyt of the Bourbon Bluesband became the bluesharpplayer. When Theo left the band, then Fred Lebens (harpplayer) of the Wicked Willy Bluesgroup and Guitar Roy van der Putten (leadguitar) of Texan Tail became the new members. During that period Texas Two Shoes had the sound where Phil always was looking for : "Time for the Real Blues".

Texas Two Shoes still available CD's to order by e-mail AIM MUSIC NL : "Roots of Blues" (1998) - "It's a Bluesparty " (1999) - "Springfestival" (1999) - "Live at the Maasband" (2000) - "Live at the Gijsbrecht" (2002).

 

    

 Ed Soleil                                        Jan Halders     Fred Lebens         Marnix Valke   Roy van der Putten

 

Phil Oliphant         (Texas Two Shoes 2003)

March 2003 Phil Oliphant had to leave to the USA with hif wife Anne and the little son Xavier