Nick Donoussis

Born and raised in Thessaloniki - Greece he first got involved with music in the late '70s. With his school buddies he co-founded Ghetto, playing rock' n roll in the world later to be known as "indie" rock. During 1983-1984 he co-founded BLUES GANG-BLUES WIRE, the most significant Blues band in Greece at the time.A long discography , thousands of concerts in Greece and many appearances in European blues festivals ,along with hundreds of collaborations with blues legends such as John Hammond jr. ,Carey and Laurie Bell, Katie Webster , Big Time Sarah , Angela Brown and opening gigs for Albert King, Buddy Guy and many, many others. In 1996, Nick left the band and founded NICK AND THE BACKBONE .