Big Mike Ventimiglia

Big Mike and the Booty Papas

With musical relationships that span more than a quarter century, Big Mike and the Booty Papas bring a scorching blues sound to the Jubilee stage.

With Big Mike Ventimiglia up front on vocals and guitar, the Booty Papas are comprised of Glen "Cuzz" Hutchison on bass, Chris "CC" Crider on guitar and Greg "Stew Meat" Stewart on the tubs. Showcasing an infectious, down-home style, the band's spontaneity and energy during live shows have garnered them a large and ever-growing following. Big Mike and the Booty Papas have opened for such legendary musicians as Bob Dylan, Johnny Winter and Bo Diddley, to name a few. Their Jubilee performance was recorded at the 1999 W. C. Handy Festival in Henderson, Ky.

Jubilee is a KET production, produced and directed by H. Russell Farmer. The program is closed-captioned for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.