Jimmi and the Band of Souls are a high-energy, soulful award winning blues and American roots band from Minnesota.

They play boogie-woogie. They play slow and lonely. They play toe tappin’, deep groovin’ and hard drivin’. They’ll lift your spirits with their contagious energy.

The band is committed to hosting at least one benefit a year. In 2022, they raised over $11,000 for the people of Ukraine. In 2023, they hosted a benefit for the Takoda Institute, a Native American school in Minneapolis. “It’s about giving back,” says Jimmi. “While we have breath, let’s use our talents to create community and build a better world for all of us.”

Jimmi and the Band of Souls are Jimmi Langemo (vocals, guitar, slide guitar, harmonica, mandolin, banjo, percussion), Charlie "Sugar Chuck" Lacy (guitar, slide guitar), Tom Kochie (backing vocals, guitar, slide guitar), Mick Zampogna (organ, piano, accordion), Steve "Dancin’" Hansen (backing vocals, bass) and Brian Engen (drums).

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Their album, The Devil You Know, was voted best blues album in Minnesota in 2011.

Representing Minnesota, they were semi-finalists in the International Blues Challenge in 2015.
Tom Kochie, one of their guitarists, was voted into the Minnesota Blues Hall of Fame in 2022.
- They are representing Minnesota in the 2024 International Blues Challenge.

Discography

Jimmi and the Band of Souls

Jimmi and the Band of Souls performance reel for 2023 featuring Charlie "Sugar Chuck" Lacy on guitar, Tom Kochie on guitar, Brian Engen on drums, Steve "Dancin'" Hansen on bass, Daryk Narum on sax and Jimmi Langemo on vocals, guitar, harmonica and congas. (Video shot and edited by Kyra Rahn. Video shot at Park Center, Hayward, WI.)