The Wealthy Street Sheiks have been tearin’ it up together since 1971. Comprised of Jimmie Stagger and David “Doctor Hamfat” Marin, their juke-joint-rib-shack-
street-corner performances have rarely strayed very far from their muddy Delta roots. Combine Hamfat’s country-blues style harmonica and juke band washboard with Jimmie’s legendary guitar and mandolin... stir in their unique vocal styling and you get: A big greasy platter of down home fun!

The Sheiks have represented Grand Rapids' Blues internationally in Perugia, Italy by performing 13 shows in just 6 days time. They’ve shared the stage with the likes of Kenny Neal, C.J. Chenier, Billy Boy Arnold, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and a host of others for nearly 40 years. Jimmie and Hammie have recently shared their commitment to keeping Delta blues alive by presenting their live “Blues In The Schools” programs to scores of schools and hundreds of kids since 2005 under the sponsorship of the West Michigan Blues Society. They've also been called upon each year to entertain at the Starr Commonwealth Annual Foster Parent Appreciation Awards.

So if you ever wished those intimate good old “rent party, anything-goes, after-hours blues” were still around, look no further... it’s (still) the Wealthy Street Sheiks!