Chicago-born Gary Erwin, blues keyboard player, singer, and songwriter performs solo and also with Shrimp City Slim, has released seven CDs and plays throughout the Southeast United States and overseas.

His ongoing collaboration with superb singer Wanda Johnson has been taking his music to new audiences besides Macau. Together, their recent appearances outside the Southeast include the Pocono Blues Festival (2006), the Chicago Blues Festival (2007) and numerous European trips.