Mary Ellen Lykins & CC Adams Band
Description
The bold, powerful, gritty voice of Mary Ellen Lykins combined with Northwest music veterans Craig Adams on guitar, Mark Dodge on bass, Chris Leighton on drums, and the hot sax of Keith Stone bring you unique arrangements with roots in Blues, R&B, Rock and more.
Mary Ellen’s early career included stage performance in musical theater and classical music in Utah. With later inspiration by the likes of Etta James, Koko Taylor, Janis Joplin, Lucinda Williams, and Shemekia Copeland.
Mary Ellen Lykins and C.C. Adams have been collaborating on musical projects for 10 years. Everything from a nuanced guitar/vocal Duo to the five piece group and studio work. An album of all original songs written by CC Adams and Mary Ellen Lykins, “Let’s Play With Matches” was released in 2019.