Since March of 1993, the Chicago Rhythm and Blues Kings have been blasting out their own brand of R&B and blues. But this band's collective history harks back further than that. Prior to '93, they were the celebrated Mellow Fellows, the high-energy outfit that supplied for giant-sized soul/blues singer Big Twist until his tragic 1990 death. For more than a decade, Big Twist & the Mellow Fellows reigned as one of the hottest attractions on the midwest blues circuit.